Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blog posts
Western Canadian migration before the CPR: Tracing the voyage of the Princess Royal, London to Fort Victoria (1858-59) by Linda Yip on Past Presence.
The speed of moving Ukrainian archives into the 21st century accelerates by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family.
How to Find All the Digitized Titles in Chronicling America Version 2.0 by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt.
Tact for those recently bereaved? by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Preserving Our Ancestor’s Military Medals and Ribbons by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist In The Archives.
Testing Ancestry’s Photo Facial Recognition by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name.
This Free AI Service Upscales Grainy Photos Into Digital Delights by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
Y-DNA Included with FTDNA Family Finder Results by Mercedes Brons on Who Are You Made Of?
Articles
Public to get rare look at Canadian treasures housed by Library and Archives Canada by Annie Bergeron-Oliver, CTV News, Ottawa, Ontario.
‘I’m your mammy’s little boy’ by Lyndsey Telford, BBC News, Northern Ireland.
Quebec man upset after he finds his father’s unauthorized obituary on site by Daniel J. Rowe, CTV News, Montreal, Quebec.
Toronto police identify woman found dead in 2017 by tracing DNA to Switzerland by Rianna Lim, Canadian Press, Toronto, Ontario.
National Famine Way Commemorative Walk to begin on Monday, IrishCentral, Dublin, Ireland.
Auburn man appeals murder and sexual assault convictions in Alaska cold case, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine.
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.
