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Tag Archives: DNA Painter
This week’s crème de la crème — November 6, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsRequesting Second World War Files from LAC in Oct 2021: what you need to know now by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Explore the No. 2 Construction Battalion by Andrew Horrall on Library … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged 1921 Census of England and Wales, 23andMe, Ancestry, AncestryDNA, DNA, DNA Painter, family history writing, Findmypast, Indigenous, Loyalists, methodology, Netherlands, writing, WWII, WWII service files
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 2, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsAll 50 States Completed — Digitized County History Links by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree. Isle of Tiree kirk session records from 1775-1865 indexed by Chris Paton on … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, British Columbia, citizenship, DNA, DNA Painter, family history writing, FamilySearch, Filae, Findmypast, Netherlands, newspapers, Scotland, Ukraine, United States, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 14, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs1921 Census and Addresses in Ontario by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. WPA Digitized Records & the DAR Library + More! by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1921 Canada census, 23andMe, adoption, Allen County Public Library, Ancestry, Canada, Connecticut, DAR Library, DNA, DNA Painter, legacy, methodology, organizing, societies, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 26, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsGetting a Sense of Community through the Community Stories Collection by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Vital Records Newly Available by Diane Boumenot on One Rhode Island Family. Arizona: Digitized County Histories … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged Canada, DNA, DNA Painter, enslaved, GenealogyBank, Ireland, Loyalists, methodology, newspapers, Newspapers.com, Rhode Island, United Empire Loyalists, yDNA
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 12, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsGoing to Court with The Eastern Law Reporter by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Alberta Prairie Towns – pride in their history by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. My … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Alberta, Canadiana, DNA, DNA Painter, FamilySearch, GenealogyBank, Ireland, Library and Archives Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, United States, WATO, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 5, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsCelebrating 150 Years of the Royal Canadian Artillery by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. No. 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree. British Columbia Ancestors: Medical Life … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, books, British Columbia, British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa, Canada, Canadiana, census, DNA, DNA Painter, Family History Library, Genealogy Quebec, Ireland, methodology, mtDNA, MyHeritageDNA, Netherlands, United States, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 17, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsCWGC: Appeal for Relatives by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Families of Old Canada: Dukesang Wong, Chue Ah Louie, and Yip Sang by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Dedicated Co … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese Canadians, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, DNA, DNA Painter, France, Ireland, methodology, United States, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 20, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsThe prisoners of Kingston Pen, 1843-1890 by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Saskatchewan World War 2 Biographies by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Did Your Ancestors Come From Ireland (Eire)? on … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA Painter, Findmypast, Ireland, Kingston Penitentiary, kirk session, Netherlands, Ontario, prison, Saskatchewan, Scotland, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 6, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsHow to Search for Enfranchisement Records by Jasmine Charette on Library and Archives Canada Blog. History and memory of the seigneurial regime in Quebec by Olivier Guimond on Borealia. LAC Departmental Plan 2021-22 … Continue reading
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Tagged Cyndi's List, DNA Painter, Indigenous, Ireland, Library and Archives Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, photos, Quebec, residential schools, RootsTech, social history
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 23, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsIndex to Ontario Wills on OnLand by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. Very Exciting! All Naval Conscription Registers to Be Digitized by Anne Morddel on The French Genealogy Blog. Irish Genealogy Research … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA Painter, FamilySearch, France, Internet Archive, OnLand, Ontario, wills
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