Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
Probate Records Part 3 – Nova Scotia and New Brunswick by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story.
Finding Your Ancestors in Saskatchewan and Genealogy Reference – Canadian University Publishing by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy.
The Arrival of the Hutterites in Alberta by Simon Evans and Peter Peller on RETROactive.
Utilizing Trench Maps: Part 2 – Map References & Case Studies by Steve Clifford on Doing Our Bit.
Sordid Tale of the Steamer The Montreal by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life.
FamilySearch digitises New York Naturalisation records and Yet more free Church of Ireland Gazette editions online by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News.
Grand Mémorial – One Site for All of France’s World War One Soldiers by Anne Morddel on The French Genealogy Blog.
Book Review: A Cold Welcome by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy.
Bringing Your Ancestor to Life by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy.
Preserving Old Black Paper Photo Albums by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist In The Archives.
Finding Ross Ancestors in Tain by Nancy E. Loe on Sassy Jane Genealogy.
Proposed DNA Standards in Genealogical Research by Brenda Dougall Merriman on Brenda Dougall Merriman.
How to Transfer Your AncestryDNA Test to Other Databases by Leah Larkin on The DNA Geek.
Another attempt with Genome Mate Pro by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy.
Articles
Started in childhood, Lynn Jones’ Black history archive now draws researchers from across Canada by Yvette D’Entremont, Toronto (Ontario) Star.
Book focuses on history of Early Skye settlers, Journal Pioneer, Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
Descendants track their French connections back to Detroit’s birth by Bill Loomis, Detroit (Michigan) News.
Wetaskiwin City Archives has place in city’s future: staff by Stu Salkeld, Pipestone Flyer, Millet, Alberta.
Restoring Canada’s oldest Methodist church won’t be cheap by Kate Spencer, United Church Observer, Canada.
Britain’s first ever police mugshots of Victorian criminals are unearthed 150 years on by Alexander Robertson, Daily Mail, London, England.
No petty people, the Ulster Presbyterians by Patsy McGarry, Irish Times, Dublin, Ireland.
Coming soon to Mormon genealogical database: records of gay couples and same-sex parents by Peggy Fletcher Stack, Salt Lake City (Utah) Tribune.
For more gems like these throughout the week, join the Genealogy à la carte Facebook group. When you submit your request to join, you will be asked to answer two questions about your family history research.
