Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
The prisoners of Kingston Pen, 1843-1890 by Linda Yip on Past Presence.
Saskatchewan World War 2 Biographies by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy.
Did Your Ancestors Come From Ireland (Eire)? on Library and Archives Canada Blog.
Cadastre – Original Indicator Tables by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy.
Irish Census Substitutes by Donna Moughty on Irish Genealogy.
10 Free Resources for Irish Genealogy Online by Elizabeth M. O’Neal on Heart of the Family.
FindMyPast adds new collections for Clare and Dublin by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News.
The Last Record of Thomas Kirk by Michael on Family Sleuther.
More about Scotland’s kirk session registers by Chris Paton on Scottish Genes.
Don’t Overlook the Obvious Sources of Genealogical Information! by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
The 106 year old postcard by Marian Bulford on Genealogy Ensemble.
Latest DNA Painter updates: highlighting a match & more by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog.
Podcast
MSS-097-Lesser-Used French-Canadian Resources at Ancestry.com-Part 2 hosted by Sandra Goodwin on Maple Stars and Stripes.
Articles
Winnipeg musician gets social media boost after CNN anchor discovers cousinly connection by Cory Funk, CBC, Manitoba.
Stories of Irish Islanders in P.E.I.’s Bygone Days by Reginald (Dutch) Thompson, CBC, Prince Edward Island.
Local historian Stuart Lyall Manson publishes new book: “Sacred Ground: Loyalist Cemeteries of Eastern Ontario,” The Seeker, Cornwall, Ontario.
Genetic genealogy pushes Toronto detectives close to identifying killer in 2 cold cases from 1983 by Ronna Syed, CBC, Canada.
Genealogical sleuthing leads to Irish freedom fighter, Exile McBride, buried in Brockport by Gary Craig, Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York.
How to Create A Beautiful Family History Website by David A. Fryxell, Family Tree Magazine, United States.
Aberdeen archivist animates Victorian criminal using Deep Nostalgia tool by Emma Morrice, Evening Express, Scotland.
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.
