Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
Ian Wilson and Leslie Weir on Library and Archives Canada and TheGenealogist releases Battle of Britain RAF Operations Record Books by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Historical French American Newspapers Online by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt.
Best Genealogy Sites for Irish Research: RootsIreland.ie by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots.
Genealogy during Quarantine: Preparing for Archival Research at Home by Gena Philibert-Ortega on GenealogyBank.
Only on Microfilm? by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day.
How to Build a Research Plan by Phil Isherwood on Seeing the Wood for the Trees.
4 Things to Evaluate in Your Genealogy by Amy Johnson Crow on Amy Johnson Crow.
How I process Newspapers.com articles by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History.
The Problem of Family Not Wanting Your Genealogy Research by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy.
How to Sharpen Your DNA Detective Skills by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree.
Witnessing History Through Parish Registers: Smallpox in the Colonial Era by Marielle Côté-Gendreau on Généalogie et Histoire du Québec.
Proving a Family Legend by Dave Obee on Ancestry Canada Blog.
“Earliest Known Ancestors” at Family Tree DNA in 3 Easy Steps by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained.
Tool to find common ancestors at GEDmatch by Kitty Cooper on Kitty Cooper’s Blog.
Newfound in Newfoundland: Thanks to MyHeritage DNA, Daughter Finds Father Who Never Knew She Existed by Esther on MyHeritage Blog.
Articles
Pandemic prompts growth in family tree digging by Steven Meacham, Sydney Morning Herald, Australia.
Local company restores vandalized headstones at Notre Dame Cemetery for free by Michael Woods and Tyler Fleming, CTV, Ottawa, Ontario.
Supreme Court of Canada upholds genetic non-discrimination law by Olivia Stefanovich, CBC, Canada.
163 veterans’ graves have been located in the Smokies. A new database is helping honor them by Ryan Wilusz, Knoxville News Sentinel, Tennessee.
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.
