Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
A Black Hole No Longer – Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots.
Basics of Researching Your Loyalist Ancestors by Devon Noel Lee on Family History Fanatics.
Japanese Canadian Communities in BC: Before Relocation by Risa Hatanaka on UBC Digitization Centre.
Understanding the linguistic variation in your ancestors’ names by François Desjardins on Généalogie et histoire du Québec.
The Masonic Temple: From Secrets to Success by Cheryl Mann with contributions from Ian Drysdale on The Official Blog of Heritage Winnipeg.
WDYTYA: Katherine Ryan goes in search of her English heritage by Kristen Hyde on Ancestry UK Blog.
Use ArchiveGrid To Find Old Documents & Family Records by Lisa Lisson on Are You My Cousin?
The Scottish Antiquary and What will it take? by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: Beyond the BMD.
Consistency Makes Your Family Tree More Professional by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree.
What the FGS/NGS Merger Could Mean for Societies by Amy Johnson Crow on Amy Johnson Crow.
The Family Jewels and Other Treasures by Lucy H. Anglin on Genealogy Ensemble.
British Man deserts wife in Canada 1913 by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy.
The gift by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist.
23andMe Connects Up with FamilySearch by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained.
Articles
Landmarks to light up in memory of the 15,000 Scots children shipped to Canada by Alison Campsi, The Scotsman, Edinburgh, Scotland.
When an Influx of French-Canadian Immigrants Struck Fear Into Americans by David Vermette, Smithsonian, Washington, DC.
Long lost records discovered in Petrolia by Melanie Irwin, CHOK News, Sarnia, Ontario.
Cousins spend 3 years making crosses for unmarked gravesites in Ucluelet, B.C. by Adam van der Zwan, CBC, British Columbia.
The 10th Archivist of the United States Talks Bringing the National Archives into the Future by Lia Assimakopoulos, Washington City Paper, District of Columbia.
The good cemeterian: Volunteer brings new life to forgotten cemetery by Brian Arola, Free Press, Mankato, Minnesota.
1,500 binders full of local history donated to Grand Rapids Public Library by Sheila McGrath, Grand Rapids Press, Michigan.
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.
