Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blog posts
Exploring the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives with the surprisingly detailed story of Thomas Thomas (1766-1828), governor of HBC by Linda Yip on Past Presence.
Some of me oul’ darlin’ databases are back online by John Grenham on Irish Roots.
Genealogy – Did You Know. . . FindMyPast’s Newspaper Clipping Collections by Teresa Basińska Eckford on Writing my past.
Exploring Open GeneaGPT and Exploring Genealogy Eyes GPT by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Leaving the Past to the Future: Preserving Memorabilia by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy.
Articles
She developed a passion for genealogy while finding her roots. Now she helps others find their own by Hunter Crowther, CTV News, Canada.
A window into the past: archive in Grande Prairie, Alta., gets a new home by Dennis Kovtun, CBC News, Edmonton, Alberta.
I discovered the truth about the four British Home Children in my grandmother’s family by Gail Dixon, Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine, Bristol, England.
Ireland’s Great Famine: Canadian indigenous aid to the Irish honored by Turlough McConnell, IrishCentral, Dublin, Ireland.
Major development project begins to preserve Ireland’s ‘precious’ National Archives by Fiona Audley, Irish Post, London, England.
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.
