Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blog posts
LandedEstates.ie database expands into ROI’s three Ulster counties by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News.
Lost in London – Mapping London Addresses by Judith Batchelor on Genealogy Jude.
The 1851 Religious Census of Britain and Basic Scottish Gaelic terms for genealogists by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES.
Google Books Just Got Way Better by Lisa Louise Cooke on Lisa Louise Cooke.
Using Websites’ Catalogs: FamilySearch by Cari A. Taplin on Genealogy Pants.
Genealogy Toolbox by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Testifying at the Old Bailey by Teresa Basińska Eckford on Writing my past.
Pinpoint Important Places in Your Family Tree by DiAnn Iamarina Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree.
A Cautionary Tale About Works in Progress by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy.
Feeling a Bit Overwhelmed by Your Research? Here’s Why on Family History Daily.
Do Your Children Know? by Lisa Vonlanken on The Shy Genealogist.
Start Your Genealogy Christmas in July by Gena Philibert-Ortega on Legacy News.
Unto Death Do Us Part by Claire Lindell on Genealogy Ensemble.
Helen Mirren’s Surprising Link to Golda Meir Uncovered by MyHeritage by Esther on MyHeritage Blog.
Articles
Family member ‘incredibly emotional’ after grave of Canadian WW I soldier identified by Joel Dryden, CBC, Calgary, Alberta.
Remembering Chinatown by Avery Blaine, Galt Museum & Archives, Lethbridge, Alberta.
Cross-Canada train journey honours historic Mennonite migration, fulfils dying wish by Darren Bernhardt, CBC, Manitoba.
Africville 40th reunion marks long-awaited homecoming for former residents, descendants by Britnei Bilhete, CBC, Nova Scotia.
Gaining a perspective on war through digitised warfront newspapers, National Library of Finland, Helsinki, Finland.
Gloucester man descended from 1773 Boston Tea Party participant by Ethan Forman, Glouceter Daily Times, Massachusetts.
Free 1921 census records reveal the ‘Downton Abbey’ stories of National Trust properties by Rosemary Collins, Family Tree Magazine, Bristol, England.
Your Guide to Building and Searching Ancestry.com Family Trees by Gena Philibert-Ortega, Family Tree Magazine, Dublin, New Hampshire.
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.
