Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
The best online library of sources for Irish history I’ve ever seen and The Financial Health of Canadian Genealogical Societies 2018 by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Canadians and the Chinese Labour Corps in the First World War by Glenn Wright on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Illinois Digital Archives by Jay on Fountaindale Public Library Genealogy & Research Blog.
New Angus Antiquarian Burial Grounds website by Chris Paton on The GENES Blog.
Guide to finding the mystery family villages of Russia and Ukraine by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family.
Quick tip – Dutch Emigrants to Australia database by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy.
3 Unexpected Things I Learned in Downsizing by Amy Johnson Crow on Amy Johnson Crow.
DNA Research Logs: How to Keep Track of Genetic Genealogy Searches by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket.
Using a Research Log in a DNA Research Project by Diana Elder on Family Locket.
DNAPainter Instructions and Resources and Hit a Genetic Genealogy Home Run Using Your Double-Sided Two-Faced Chromosomes While Avoiding Imposters by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained.
Big changes at Living DNA by Debbie Kennett on Cruwys news.
Articles
Couple helps Ontarians connect with their Irish roots by Meghan Balogh, Kingston Whig-Standard, Ontario.
A Saskatchewan writer’s family story is now a film by an Oscar-nominated director by Donny Kerslake, CBC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Awkward family reunion alert: Trudeau, Blanchet distant cousins, says Ancestry.ca by Adam Kovac, CTV, Montreal, Quebec.
Irish birth, marriage and death certificates now available online for free, IrishCentral, New York, New York.
Shaking the family tree by Pat Harriman, UCI News, Irvine, California.
Ancestry launches consumer genetics tests for health, intensifying rivalry with 23andMe by Matthew Herper, STAT, Boston, Massachusetts.
Ancestry’s DNA Health Screening to Require a Physician’s Order by Kristen V. Brown, Bloomberg, New York, New York.
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.
