Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blog posts
LAC: Frozen in Time and Massive Updates at FamilySearch by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections.
The Bilsky Family Album: Part I by David C. Martin on L’Dor V’Dor (Ottawa Jewish Public Archives Blog).
80 Years Later: Documenting the Loss and Honoring the Sacrifices of D-Day by Rachael Salyer on The Text Message (NARA Blog).
World War II Genealogy Research in The UK by Laura on Legacy Tree Genealogists.
Don’t dismiss FindMyPast’s newspaper hints… by Teresa Basińska Eckford on Writing my past.
Breaking Ancestry Brick Walls: Connect with Living Relatives by Jennifer on Rookie Genealogy.
Thumbing Through Your Ancestor’s Books and Preserving Our Ancestor’s Military Uniform by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist In The Archives.
Update to Heartfelt Losses by Marian Bulford on Genealogy Ensemble.
Exciting News: I’ve Started a YouTube Channel! by Dana Leeds on Dana Leeds.
Low Matches Lie by Dr. Leah Larkin on The DNA Geek.
Articles
‘No one wants a Nazi in their family’: a German prisoner of war, a secret affair and the mystery of my dad’s parentage by Leo Hickman, Guardian, London, England.
New WW2 archive unveils rare stories and artefacts from Scotland by Matthew Kidd, Scotsman, Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Irish Fenian invasion of Canada in 1866 by Dan Murphy, IrishCentral, New York, New York.
Interactive StoryMaps bring Galway’s unique heritage to life, IrishCentral, New York, New York.
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.
