Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
New Ontario Digital Collections and Changes at the GRO by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Irish Administrative Jurisdictions by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots.
Useful Free Sources for Irish Genealogy by Eunice Jeffers on Jeffers Genealogy.
Guide for spelling Russian and Ukrainian names to break those solid brickwalls by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family.
2 of the Top 3 Paid Genealogy Sites Offer Millions of Records for Free by Linda Kush on Family History Daily.
Unlocking the Clues in Foreign Books by Mary Kircher Roddy on Searching for Stories.
RootsTech 2019 Syllabus Articles Are Available on Mobile App and Web Browser by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings.
11 tips for blogging your own genealogy story by Linda Yip on Past Presence.
How to Make Writing a Priority by Jessica Benjamin on Storied Genealogy.
Commercial researchers gain FTDNA access by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist.
Articles
Quebec church records show grandmothers were ‘essential to survival’ in early days of New France by Spencer Van Dyk, CBC, Montreal, Quebec.
‘Of course you know why I’m writing’: War letter from 1917 a tale of friendship and sacrifice by Nick Faris, National Post, Toronto, Ontario.
Government has no plans to release ‘treasure trove’ of historic documents by Marie O’Halloran, Irish Times, Dublin, Ireland.
Quinnipiac’s $1 million renovation to President’s estate after slashing Irish Great Hunger Museum funding, IrishCentral, New York, New York.
Delhi’s archives and records, dating back to 1803, go online, Hindustan Times, New Delhi, India.
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 quick questions about your family history research.
Have you seen Dick Eastman’s article on “Why Records are Removed from on line”?
No, I didn’t see it. When was it published?