Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blog posts
Western Canada Online Genealogy Chats June 2025 by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy.
Understanding Day School Records at Library and Archives Canada by Marc St. Denis on Library and Archives Canada Blog.
Canadiana Updates and Sunday Sundries: Talks from the Irish Genealogical Research Society by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Digitisation of Church of Ireland records by Claire Bradley on Claire Bradley.
Update coming to the free newspapers on Chronicling America by Paula Stuart-Warren on Genealogy by Paula.
Free California digital newspaper archive by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History.
FamilySearch Catalog marks Full-Text search collections and Major update to FamilySearch England Jurisdictions 1851 Map by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star.
When the Index Is Wrong – A Search Tip by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me.
Building a FAN club from a will . . . by Teresa Basińska Eckford on Writing my past.
Don’t Forget Your Records! Archival Records in Your Emergency Planning on South Peace Regional Archives.
My First Dive into Exploring the New FamilySearch Community Page and Book Review of “Storytelling for Genealogists: Turning Family Lineage into Family History” by Doug Tattershall by Jon Marie Pearson on The Simple Living Genealogist.
For Genealogists: Cemetery Photo Tips by Gena Philibert-Ortega on GenealogyBank Blog.
Forgotten Ancestors: Remembering James Hallsey by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree.
Increase Your Ancestor’s DNA Coverage and Expand Your Opportunity for Discovery by Rick T. Wilson, PhD on MyFamilyPattern.
The Truth About DNA and Famous Connections by Paul Woodbury on Legacy Tree Genealogists.
The End of an Era: Uploads at MyHeritage by Dr. Leah Larkin on The DNA Geek.
Articles
Searching Records on FamilySearch: Your Complete Guide by Rick Crume, Family Tree Magazine, Dublin, New Hampshire.
How to Interview Your Family Members Like an Oral Historian by Nisa Khan, KQED, San Francisco, California.
UK Government launches newly digitised historic editions of world’s oldest English language daily newspaper, Northern Ireland.
23andMe back on the auction block after former CEO makes 11th-hour bid by Johana Bhuiyan, The Guardian, 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.
