Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blog posts
LAC Departmental Plan 2026-2027 and Are You Ready? Irish Census Release by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections.
What to expect from the 1926 Irish Free State census by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES.
The finale of the upgrade spree! by John Grenham on Irish Roots.
Post-Independence naming changes by Claire Bradley on CBGenealogy.
What’s New at Ancestry: Turning Names into Stories at RootsTech 2026 on Ancestry Blog.
Trying Out Ancestry.com’s “Census Compare” Feature by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings.
The Best Place to Build Your Family Tree (and Keep Your Sanity Intact) — WikiTree by Janice Brown on Cow Hampshire.
Find the Faces Faster: Why Facial Recognition Is a Game-Changer for Family Photos by Maureen Taylor on The Photo Detective.
An Archiving Success on the Wayback Machine by Nancy Gilbride Casey on Leaves on the Tree.
Using Steve Little’s AI Genealogy Research Assistant V8.5.1c To Develop a Research Plan: Learning from Randy Seaver by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
Articles
Katy Perry’s path to Canadian citizenship: date a prime minister. Yours: check your family tree by Riley Cohen, CIC News, Toronto, Ontario.
Journalist plans to create new archive of residential school survivor stories — before it’s too late by Samantha Schwientek, CBC News, Canada.
Philadelphia finalizes new ancestry agreement allowing millions of Philadelphia historical records online by Jensen Toussaint, MSN, Redmond, Washington.
A chance for the descendants of Holocaust victims to reclaim a piece of the past by Cathryn J. Prince, Forward, United States.
New search engine reveals if ancestors were in Nazi party by Bethany Bell, BBC, Vienna, Austria.
How to Search the 1901 and 1911 Irish Censuses for Free by Rick Crume, Family Tree Magazine, Dublin, New Hampshire.
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.
