Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
Explore Open Collections: BC Historical Documents by Risa Hatanaka on UBC Library Bloggers.
More than 100 years of BC’s provincial governmental papers now accessible online by Michelle Blackwell on UBC Library Bloggers.
Canadian Military Ancestors & History by Lorine McGinnis Shulze on Olive Tree Genealogy.
Refine Your Search by Record Group or Collection by Suzanne Isaacs on NARAtions.
SeekingMichigan.org is Moving by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
Research Like a Pro Using the FAN Club by Hazel Scullin on Family Locket.
Time of day matters with cemetery photos by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History.
Summer Genealogy Education and YouTube by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
Call Your Grandparents by Sarah Toye on Pier 21 Blog.
Enrich Family Histories With Often Repeated Phrases by Devon Noel Lee on Family History Fanatics.
REJECTED: Why Was Your Proposal Rejected for a Genealogy Conference by Amie Bowser Tennant on The Genealogy Reporter.
Book Review: Tracing Your Ancestors Using DNA, and more by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections.
23andMe – Fear of Speaking, Hair and Other Interesting Traits by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained.
mitoYDNA, THE new Y-DNA and mtDNA Database by Mags Gaulden on Grandma’s Genes.
Articles
‘Hebridean Pioneers’ re-launched at Montague library, The Guardian, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
International gathering of the Arsenaults on P.E.I., Journal Pionner, Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
Annual Africville Reunion brings the community back to their land by Victoria Walton, Halifax Today, Nova Scotia.
Archaeological study shines light on 180 forgotten pioneers by Brock Weir, The Auroran, Aurora, Ontario.
Horgan ‘hijacks’ family reunion, hosts private tour of legislature by Travis Paterson, Victoria News, British Columbia.
Leaking dome at National Records of Scotland causes massive damage to precious historical documents by Shan Ross, Edinburgh News, Scotland.
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Thank you for including me on your list this week.
Every time you publish one of these lists, it’s the highlight of my Sunday morning learning a dozen new things to discover over coffee.
Nice to hear!