Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
Oldest photos in Open Collections by Risa Hatanaka on UBC Digitization Centre.
French-Canadian “dit names” and nicknames by François Desjardins on Généalogie et histoire du Québec.
The Revision Books at PRONI by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots.
New and exciting content available online for free thanks to the Australian Joint Copying Project by Emma Jolley on National Library of Australia Blog.
The White Slave Trade and the Policing of the Late Victorian/Edwardian West End by Liz on London Life With Liz.
Articles
When the Irish arrived on the Otonabee by Elwood Jones, Peterborough Examiner, Ontario.
Human remains found in Gaspé are from 1847 shipwreck, Parks Canada confirms by Spencer Van Dyk, CBC, Montreal, Quebec.
Far-flung Acadians searching for who they are find answers in N.S. museum by Richard Woodbury, CBC, Nova Scotia.
Discovery reveals interment of thousands of infants in Winnipeg cemetery by Brenda Suderman, Winnipeg Free Press, Manitoba.
Homeless man rescues historical documents accidentally tossed by library by Trevor Wilhelm, Windsor Star, Ontario.
Live Long And Prosper: How Anne Wojcicki’s 23andMe Will Mine Its Giant DNA Database For Health And Wealth by Biz Carson and Kathleen Chaykowski, Forbes, Jersey City, New Jersey.
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.
