Some of the bijoux I discovered during the end of 2014 and beginning of the new year.
Blogs
Black Loyalists: Southern Settlers of Nova Scotia’s First Free Black Communities by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
Irish Genealogy in North America – 2014 In Review by Joe Buggy on Townload of Origin.
How to find 19th century Irish poor removals from Britain by Chris Paton on The British GENES Blog.
What did Our Ancestors Face? Settlers’ & Emigrant Guides by Kimberly Powell on About Genealogy.
2015 ~ The Year for My Canadian Ancestors by Pam Schaffner on Digging Down East.
Tuesday’s Tip – SlideShare.net has Some Genealogy Presentations by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings.
Ten 19th Century Occupations That You’re Not Likely to Encounter Today on Family History Daily.
Say good bye to frustration in the new year in 10 steps by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family.
New Year’s Genealogy Resolutions for 2014 – Did I Achieve Them? by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy.
30 Days to Becoming Unforgettable Challenge and 30 Days to Becoming Unforgettable Challenge — Day 1: The Gathering by Valerie Elkins on Family Cherished.
Articles
Village of Beaubassin ‘hallowed ground’ by Aaron Beswick, Halifax Chronicle Herald.
Failed bid for Cumberland County, USA by Aaron Beswick, Halifax Chronicle Herald.
Ship railway that sank by Aaron Beswick, Halifax Chronicle Herald.
Human bones discovered on Gaspé peninsula ‘witnesses to a tragic event’ by Ingrid Peritz, Globe and Mail, Toronto.
Stewart Hall in Pointe-Claire – Then & Now Montreal by Dick Nieuwendyk, Montreal Times.
L’influence du Canada-français sur le Midwest américain by Pierre Girard, Le Droit, Ottawa.
World War One Christmas truce footballer honoured with plaque, BBC News, Nottingham.
French town tries to save first world war soldier’s room for posterity by Kim Willsher, The Guardian, London, England.
Thank you for the shout out about the 30 days to Becoming Unforgettable Challenge! Love your blog!