Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
The Archives of Ontario… How do I find what’s in it for me? by Jane MacNamara on Where the story takes me…
Is a Writing Group Right for You? by Lynn Palermo on The Armchair Genealogist.
Copyright and the volunteer author by Judy G. Russell on Legal Genealogist.
Societies: Preserving Your Genealogy Society by Laura Cosgrove Lorenzana on FGS Voice.
Creating a genealogy to-do list by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History.
A Source is a Source, of Course, of Course…or is it? by Shannon Combs-Bennett on The In-Depth Genealogist.
Articles
Toronto Halloween used to be about pranks. A look back at the city’s tricks, by Katie Daubs, Toronto Star.
Students learn about Canada’s history, people at city cemetery by Nick Martin, Winnipeg Free Press.
A life of great promise snuffed out at Ypres by François Cartier, Montreal Gazette.
New memorial near Saskatoon honours First World War internees by Jonathan Charlton, Saskatoon (Saskatchewan) StarPhoenix.
WWI propaganda posters on display at Art Gallery of Nova Scotia by Lois Legge, Chronicle-Herald, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Vet gets recognition ‘he deserves’ by Sarah Doktor, Simcoe (Ontario) Reformer.
P.E.I. family honours the past by Mary MacKay, The Guardian, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
What do we lose when records are digitised? by John Grenham, Irish Times.
Revealed at last: the legend of ‘axe murderess’ Hessie Gray, Coleraine (Northern Ireland) Times.
National Archives crowd-sources data to flesh out the nation’s World War I story by David Ellery, The Canberra (Australia) Times.
7 non-traditional ways to record your family’s history by Breanna Olaveson, Utah Valley, Provo, Utah.
Gail, I’m glad you liked my article about the Archives of Ontario. I’m constantly finding new treasures there.