Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
Manitoba Online Historical Photos Research, Alberta Online Historical Photos Research, Saskatchewan Online Historical Photos Research, New Brunswick Online Historical Photos Research, and Nova Scotia Online Historical Photos Research by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt.
Probate Records Part 7: The Territories and some Final Tips by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story.
Introducing Trove by Shauna Hicks on The In-Depth Genealogist.
Legacy Tree Onsite: Guide to French Genealogy & Family History Resources by Amber on Legacy Tree Genealogists.
Parliamentary Archives Online – Great Source for Genealogy Research by Linda Elliott on Mad About Genealogy.
The Irish Jewish Family History Database by Chris Paton on The GENES Blog.
Finding Austrian Ancestors in Ladis by Nancy Loe on Sassy Jane Genealogy.
Familypedia: the Biggest Genealogy Site You Probably Never Heard Of by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
Vertical files vs Manuscript Collections: What’s the Difference? by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist In The Archives.
Teach me how: Handle and Preserve Family Photographs and Documents
by Paula Arasaki on (UBC) Digitizers’ Blog.
Just Order the Darn Record by Mary Kircher Roddy on Searching for Stories.
Old address book online breaks down brickwall on a family photo by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family.
Your DNA could help Commemorate the Missing of the Great War by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Ancestors: What Constitutes Proof? by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy.
Goodbye NPE, Hello SDS – some causes of Surname or DNA Switches by Maurice Gleeson on DNA and Family Tree Research.
Articles
Irish-Montrealers rally to save remains of St. Bridget’s Refuge from development, CBC, Montreal, Quebec.
Japanese-Canadian artist Emma Nishimura breaks her family’s silence about being interned during WWII by Bria John, CBC, Toronto, Ontario.
Brighton’s Own: Some history on the History Guy by Vic Schukov, Brighton (Ontario) Independent.
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.
I discovered Trove last year and it’s amazing!!