Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
Visiting the Provincial Archives of Nova Scotia by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
Finding Context with BC Newspapers by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story.
Travels in China – the beginning by Linda Yip on Past Presence.
From Pascal to Noël: The impact of the calendar on your ancestors’ names by Marielle Côté-Gendreau on Généalogie et histoire du Québec.
Parish registers: Between negligence and strict ritual observance by Suzanne Galaise on GenSpotters.
Franco-American genealogy super ancestors by Juliana L’Heureux on Franco-American News and Culture.
Franco-Americans Since 1945: An Overview by Patrick Lacroix on Query the Past.
New Additions to Civil War Digital Collection on History For All the People.
Free e-Book and Quicksheets to Help You Become a Master Newspaper Researcher by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt.
Googling Your Genealogy For Great Finds by Devon Noel Lee on Family History Fanatics.
Long Lost Family and RootsTech London Wrap-up by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Roots.
RootsTech/London is a Roaring Success! by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
This Genealogy Project Has 2 Hidden Benefits by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree.
7 Traits that Make a Good Genealogist by Alona Tester on LoneTester.
NGS Board Selects Matt Menashes as Executive Director by UpFront with NGS.
Podcast
Canadian Colonial Censuses, 1666-1762+ hosted by Sandra Goodwin on Maple Stars and Stripes.
Articles
Goodwill Alberta seeks owners of war medals donated to Calgary store by Carly Stagg, CTV, Calgary, Alberta.
Look back over hundreds of years of Advertiser and Express history in new online archive by Georgina Bishop, Advertiser, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.
Genealogists petition for early release of 1926 Irish census by Dermot McEvoy, IrishCentral, New York, New York.
Allen County Public Library’s genealogist Curt Witcher receives Lifetime Achievement Award, Business Weekly, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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.
Thank you for including my post about my visit to the Nova Scotia Archives. I had a great time in Canada and it’s a fabulous resource. 🙂
Thank you very much for including my post, Gail! I learned so very much on my trip it’s hard to process it all into blogs. I want to blether on about every detail. What a game changer for my understanding of Chinese and Canadian genealogy. (Plus I took over 2500 pictures and videos… phew!)