Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
NYC Historical Vital Records Go Online! by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist.
Part 7: Pennsylvania Germans: Church Records by Alice Childs on Family Locket.
760 Free Online Immigration Record Collections from the United States by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt.
Randy Majors Updates Historical Counties and Drawing Tools by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
Many Paths to Resources: Newspapers, Part 3A by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants.
How about a Library and Archives Canada name change? by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Roots.
The NRS was wrong to deny access to historic records – Information Commissioner by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES.
Ordnance Survey Captures Bygone Times in Aberdeen on Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives Blog.
Help from Facebook Group Member & 1851 Census Ireland Breakthrough/Ordnance Survey Map dates by Annette Kapple on AK’s Genealogy Research.
FamilySearch.org Update: Looking at the Latest Changes by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star.
How to Use the FAN Club to Solve Your Genealogy Brick Walls by Julie Tarr on Genealogy in Action.
Indexing Re-invented by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry.
My Sister Is Gone, But Still I Smile and Writing the Tough Stuff: Writing Challenge by Kelly Wheaton on Wheaton Wood.
Ireland’s 2022 Census: Leaving a message to your descendants by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News.
Using DNA Before You Head to Ireland by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots.
Articles
Volunteers Unite to Archive Ukrainian Cultural Heritage, Sucho.org (Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online).
University of Alberta initiative aims to protect Ukrainian archives, research by Stephen David Cook, CBC, Edmonton, Alberta.
Digitizing of century-old glass negatives underway at Brant Museum by Brian Thompson, The Expositor, Brantford, Ontario.
Historic photos found in dumpster show good times of Windsor’s yesteryears by Trevor Wilhelm, Windsor Star, Ontario.
Digital History Tools: Making Timelines by Krista McCracken, Active History, Ontario.
Find archives of Black life in Chicago through new online resource at UChicago Library, University of Chicago Library News, Illinois.
How to Leave Your Photos to Someone When You Die by Harry Guinness, Wired, San Francisco, California.
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.
