Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
British Columbia Regional Digitized History by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Accessing the 1912 Goad’s Fire Insurance Map on the New VanMap by Kira Baker on The City of Vancouver Archives Blog.
A new life in Canada – from England – 1924-1933 by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy.
Tips to Locating Civil War Medical Records by Kathleen Brandt on a3Genealogy.
Was Your Ancestor an Employee of the Ferme Générale? by Anne Morddel on The French Genealogy Blog.
Ebay Discoveries and Setting Up Searches by John Michael Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day.
Start with a Title: Appeal to Your Audience by Kelly Wheaton on Wheaton Wood.
The Non-Writers’ Writing Guide to Write Your Family History by Prudence on The Creative Family Historian.
Estating the obvious… by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist.
Can You Upload DNA To Find My Past? (Explained) by Margaret O’Brien on Data Mining DNA.
Articles
Pictou County’s Vangie Way remembered for genealogical research, kindness by Adam MacInnis, Saltwire,
YWCA donates archive to college’s Franco-American Collection, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine.
‘These are our ancestors’: Descendants of enslaved people are shifting plantation tourism by Ariel Felton, Washington Post, DC.
Surviving kin of Chicago’s famous O’Leary family ready for new chapter following harrowing past. ‘I think it’s time for closure.’ by William Lee, Chicago Tribune, Illinois.
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.
