Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
Acadian Research by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story.
New Pages: Farm and Farmers Directories by Miriam Robbins on Online Historical Directories.
Canadian history context for your family history by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections.
10 Tips for Doing On-Site Research in the Netherlands by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy.
5 Tips To Climb Your European Family Tree by Devon Noel Lee on Family History Fanatics.
Finding Enslaved Laborers at UVA Descendants… by Shelley Murphy on familytreegirl.
Final Issue of Going In-Depth Magazine by Jennifer Alford on The In-Depth Genealogist.
How to Preserve the Treasures in Your Home by Devon Noel Lee on Family History Fanatics.
Yankee Publishing Acquires Family Tree Magazine by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
MyHeritage Updates Theories of Family Relativity by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained.
Review: Tracing Your Ancestors Using DNA by Chris Paton on The GENES Blog.
Illinois Governor Signs Initiative to Protect Personal DNA Data by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
Articles
Robinson settlement of Peterborough was the end of an experiment by Elwood Jones, Peterborough Examiner, Ontario.
Century-old Quebec City church shut down because of structural decay, Presse canadienne, Canada.
Small Quebec town goes back to the 17th century, thanks to an American film crew, CBC, Montreal, Quebec.
Secret compartment in antique box creates 121-year-old mystery by Adam Sawatsky, CTV, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
74 years after WW II Italian campaign, Quebecer’s lost backpack to come home by Elysha Enos and Valeria Cori-Manocchio, CBC, Montreal, Quebec.
Acadien connection: David, Herbert Connection goes way back by Bruce Dubois, Vermilion Today, Louisiana.
Descendants of ‘prolific’ Somerset man to gather for reunion by Mike Longaecker, Hudson Star Observer, Red Wing, Minnesota.
National Archives may not survive unless funding doubles, warns council by Max Kowslowski, Canberra Times, Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Google Maps for the dead: Sydney’s Rookwood Cemetery launches GPS project in Australian first by Harriet Tatham, ABC Radio, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
New DNA technique could identify hundreds of babies buried in mass grave at Tuam Mother and Baby Home by Trevor Quinn, Irish Mirror, Dublin, Ireland.
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Thank you for sharing my post, Gail!