Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Remembrance Day Blogs and Articles
Ancestry free access to Canadian military records by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Participate in the Indexing of the Canadian World War I Personal Records by Jean-Yves on Geneanet Blog.
World War II Posters: 5 Things They Told Canadians To Do by Ann on Local History & Genealogy.
Why I’ll Wear a Poppy on Veterans Day by Denise May Levinick on The Family Curator.
Preserving Our Ancestor’s Military Medals and Ribbons by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist In The Archives.
Where can Langley find out about family military history? by Heather Colpitts, Aldergrove Star, British Columbia.
Vancouver Island man helps reunite Parksville family with a piece of history, BC Local News, British Columbia.
‘No regrets’: The story of a war bride who moved to Canada by Ryan Flanagan, CTV, Canada.
‘A hero without a name’: Requesting help from Cambridge to solve a 75-year-old mystery by Doug Coxson, Cambridge Times, Ontario.
92-year-old reunited with family’s lost WW I medals by Adam Carter, CBC, Toronto, Ontario.
26 names added to Sarnia cenotaph after 7 years of research, CBC, Windsor, Ontario.
Three Cork brothers who died fighting for Canadians in WWII to be commemorated today by Sean O’Riordan, Irish Examiner, Blackpool, Cork, Ireland.
Aspiring lawyers whose careers were cut short by war called to the bar by Michael Macdonald, CTV, Canada.
Blogs
Franco-American information now on the Salem State University digital commons by Juliana L’Heureux on Franco-American News and Culture.
French Canadians in Eastern Ontario 1816-2002 on Genealogy Ensemble.
Scanning Vernon’s Directories at LAC by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Digging deeper into early town histories by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
Tips for Navigating Civil Registration Records from England and Wales by Jamie on Legacy Tree Genealogists.
Dutch Genealogy News for October by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy News.
Searching Maiden Names by Nancy Loe on Sassy Jane Genealogy.
Don’t Want to Lose (Parts of) Your Genealogical Data? by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
Planning a Family Reunion -Enjoying the Family Reunion, 2019 by Gillian Leitch on Gilliandr’s Blog.
Your Privacy is our Top Priority by Eric Heath on Ancestry Blog.
Shameful DNA reporting by PBS by Kitty Cooper on Kitty Cooper’s Blog.
Articles
Preserving Scugog’s past for the future by Chris Hall, Port Perry Star, Ontario.
A judge said police can search the DNA of 1 million Americans without their consent. What’s next? by Jocelyn Kaiser, Science Magazine, Washington, DC.
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.
Gail, Thank you for including my post on this week’s list. City directories are a treasure of information for genealogists.