Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
Tips to Find Ancestors with Frustratingly Common Surnames on Ancestral Findings.
Mind Mapping for Genealogy by Jennifer Dix on California Genealogical Society and Library Blog.
An austere and lofty bunch by John Grenham on Irish Roots.
Tips: What’s a genealogist to do in the dog days of summer? by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
Scan your photos: Six scantastic flatbed tips & tricks by Sherrie Jenkins on The Photo Organizers.
The road to peace: Canada’s Hundred Days by Emily Monks-Leeson on Library and Archives Canada Blog.
Murder or Accident? Headless Body of David Scollie of Otonabee Ontario by Barbara J. Starmans on The Social Historian.
Color Clustering: Creating Color Clusters and Color Clustering: Identifying “In Common” Surnames by Dana Leeds on The Enthusiastic Genealogist.
Two Common Genetic Genealogy Questions Answered! by Lisa Lisson on Are You My Cousin?
The rules of DNA testing by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist.
Articles
A century after they died, how four soldiers’ remains were identified by Roy MacGregor, Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario.
On this day 100 years ago, Canadian troops led the First World War’s final charge by J.L. Granatstein, Maclean’s, Toronto, Ontario.
People tend to ‘cherry pick’ their genetic ancestry: UBC study, CBC, British Columbia.
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Gail, It’s always appreciated when you choose one of my posts for your list. Thank you. 🙂
The absolute best tip I’ve seen in the past couple years by Sherrie Jenkins on The Photo Organizers-Six Scantastic Tips for Flatbed Scanner. I am going to haul out all my family treasures and scan them for posterity and the tips will save hours of time…Thanks Gail