Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
Finding Canadian Ancestors in UK County Archives by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy.
University Ancestors: The University of British Columbia Handbook by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Family Story.
Genealogy at a Glance: Ontario, Canada, Genealogy Research by Lorine McGinnis Schulze: Review by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
Questions Asked in the 1950 U.S. Census by Lisa Cooke on Genealogy Gems.
More than 8 million records posted to massive World War II soldier database for the former USSR and Database reveals details on citizens, evacuees and soldiers from the Siege of Leningrad by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family.
Reinventing Themselves by Janice Hamilton on Writing Up the Ancestors.
These Walls Do Talk: Civil War Signatures Discovered Beneath Layers of Wallpaper and Paint by Jenny Ashcroft on Fold3 Blog.
Digital Files May Last Much, Much Longer than Paper or Microfilm by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletters.
What to Say to DNA Matches and What to Say to AncestryDNA Matches: Templates and Tips by Jennifer on The Occasional Genealogist.
How Do I Figure Out if I Have a Full or Half Relationship with a DNA Match? by Robin Wirthlin on Family Locket.
A Triangulation Checklist Born From the Question; “Why NOT Use Close Relatives for Triangulation?” by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained.
Articles
Wildfire guts Cape Town library’s priceless collection of African history, literature and film, CBC, Canada.
New technology could identify thousands of unknown soldiers who died in World War II by Carol Hills, The World, Boston, Massachusetts.
Genetic Mapping by Emma Gilchrist, Maisonneuve, Montreal, Quebec.
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.
