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Tag Archives: Prince Edward Island
This week’s crème de la crème — November 19, 2022
Some if the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsMilitary Monday: British and Canadian Army Service Numbers for WW2 by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Saskatchewan Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links, Manitoba Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Britain, Canada, DNA, DNA Painter, Ireland, Manitoba, methodology, military, New Brunswick, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, United States, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 29, 2022
Some of the treats — not tricks — I discovered this week. Blog postsExplore the new Library and Archives Canada site (Oct 2022) by Linda Yip at Past Presence. Free Online Ontario City Directories, Free Online Nova Scotia City Directories, … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, city directories, England, Manitoba, MyHeritage, National Archives US, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Poland, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Scotland, Ukraine, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 30, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsExploring First World War Files online at LAC: A Top 10 List by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Canadiana Serials Update by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. My Visit to the Wellington … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Ancestry, Belgium, British Columbia, Canada, Canadiana, DNA, Findmypast, Holocaust, Ireland, Loyalists, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, photos, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Russia, Saskatchewan, Scotland, slavery, United Empire Loyalists, United States, WWI, Yukon
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 4, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFree British Columbia High School and College Yearbooks Online, Free Quebec High School and College Yearbooks Online, Free New Brunswick High School and College Yearbooks Online, Free Prince Edward Island High School … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, AncestryDNA, British Columbia, DNA, FamilyTreeDNA, Ireland, legacy, Library and Archives Canada, MyHeritageDNA, Netherlands, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ukraine, US civil war, yearbooks
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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 — October 10, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsPrince Edward Island Ancestors: Looking for Ancestors in Probate Records on Family Search by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. WWII – Little Norway in Canada by Penny Allen on UK … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, England, FamilySearch, Ireland, New York, newspapers, Prince Edward Island, Russia, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 3, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsNewfoundland Ancestors: Directories online at Memorial University by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Canadians as POWs in the Second World War on Findmypast by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. … Continue reading
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Tagged AncestryDNA, cemeteries, cemetery photography, city directories, directories, Elephind, family histories, FamilySearch, Loyalists, methodology, Netherlands, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, newspapers, Prince Edward Island, UEL, United Empire Loyalists, WWII, yearbooks
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 21, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Prince Edward Island Ancestors: PEI Church Records on Family Search and Newfoundland Ancestors: Church records on Family Search by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Six historical newspapers added to … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, FamilySearch, Genealogy Quebec, Ireland, Library and Archives Canada, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, PRONI, Quebec
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Two more Prince Edward Island newspapers digitized
The University of Prince Edward Island has added two newspapers to its searchable and browsable online collection at IslandNewspapers.ca. With funding from the National Heritage Digitization Strategy, the university’s Robertson Library has digitized the Examiner (1847–1900) and the Island’s first French-language newspaper, L’Impartial … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 2, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs 52 Ancestors: Week 8 – Photographs on Peel’s Prairie Provinces by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Prince Edward Island reflections by Melanie McComb on Vita Brevis. Chinese Canadians – … Continue reading
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Tagged cemeteries, Chinese-Canadian, FamilySearch, Findmypast, handwriting, MyHeritageDNA, online learning, Peel's Prairie Provinces, Prince Edward Island
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