Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blog posts
Canada Day reflections: on accrediting, Western Canadian genealogy, and diverse ideas for celebrating by Linda Yip on Past Presence.
Ancestry Adds Aberdeenshire Burials by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Scottish Indexes expands sasines index coverage by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES.
Irish Registry of Deeds Index Project: July 2024 update by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News.
Come wander in the vaults with me by John Grenham on Irish Roots.
Without the Parish: Researching in England Without Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials Part 3 – Wills & Probate by Jessica Morgan on Family Locket.
What’s in a Name? by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots.
Handwritten Text Recognition by Claude 3.5 Sonnet by Nicole Elder Dyer on Family Locket.
Videos vs. Blog Posts by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star.
Items You Can’t Preserve by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day.
Nusbaum Album: Santa Fe Photographs by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey.
Power-Up Your DNA Analyses by Dr. Leah Larkin on The DNA Geek.
Articles
New tool puts access to old residential schools online by Kathleen Martens, APTN News, Canada.
You Are Never Too Old to Follow Your Dream by Beth Farrar, Women Writers, Women’s Books.
Digital archive maps history of ordnance surveying in Ireland by Laura Varley, SiliconRepublic.com, Ireland.
Diary of St Malachy’s College schoolboy offers fascinating look at daily life in Belfast around outbreak of First World War by Paul Ainsworth, Irish News, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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.
