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This week’s crème de la crème — July 6, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCanada Day reflections: on accrediting, Western Canadian genealogy, and diverse ideas for celebrating by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Ancestry Adds Aberdeenshire Burials by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Scottish Indexes … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Ancestry, AncestryDNA, Canada, DNA, England, Ireland, legacy, online learning, photos, Scotland, Scottish Indexes
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 16, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsHow to navigate Order-in-Council records part four: online at Ancestry by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Eatons staff who served in WWI by Dr. Gillian Leitch on Gilliandr’s Blog. 5 Historical Women’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, AI, Ancestry, Apple Notes, Canada, Eatons, Evernote, FamilySearch, Franco-Americans, Ireland, RootsTech
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 24, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIt Starts Here: Black Histories Research Guide at the Archives of Ontario by Melissa J. Nelson & Natasha Henry-Dixon on Active History. Digitize New York Is Growing on New York Genealogical … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Ancestry, Archives of Ontario, Black Canadians, DNAPainter, methodology, mindmapping, Netherlands, New York, RootsTech
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 10, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsHow to navigate Order-in-Council records, part one: real life at LAC by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Finding on the Ground: Northern Ontario Districts by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, AncestryDNA, archives, Canada, legacy, Library and Archives Canada, Netherlands, Ontario, photo books, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 27, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFamilySearch Catalog Update and Ontario Foul Ups by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. ScotlandsPeople annual records update and Scottish and Irish directories included in new TheGenealogist release by Chris Paton … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, British Newspaper Archive, DNA, FamilySearch, Findmypast, Internet Archive, newspapers, Northern Ireland, photos, Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, social history, TheGenealogist, transcribing
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 20, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAberdeenshire Collections: Acquisitions Recap 2023 by Kimberley Smith on Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives Blog. Andersonville Irish Project identifies more Irish Civil War soldiers by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News. … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Ancestry, FamilySearch, Genealogy Quebec, Ireland, Quebec, Scotland, US civil war, WikiTree
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 13, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsDutch Genealogy News for January 2024 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. Southwestern United States Research: Key Records and Repositories Part 1 – Understanding Federal, State, and Local Records and Southwestern … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadians, AI, Ancestry, British Library, FamilyTreeMaker, Feedly, Italy, methodology, MyHeritage, Netherlands, Quebec, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 30, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsSearching for Sanborn Maps by Amelia Raines on Library of Congress Blog. How to Research Your German Ancestors Without Going to Germany by Mercedes Brons on Who Are You Made Of? Review of … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Ancestry, Germany, maps, MyHeritage, RootsTech, United States
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MyHeritage release two groundbreaking features that transform genealogy using Artificial Intelligence
MyHeritage announced yesterday the release of two groundbreaking features that mark the next frontier in family history research: AI Record Finder™ and AI Biographer™. According to MyHeritage, AI Record Finder™ revolutionizes genealogy like ChatGPT revolutionized searching the internet. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, AI Biographer, AI Record Finder, MyHeritage
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 2, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsResearching Your Scandinavian Ancestors Part 3: Research Planning and Initial Research by Torhild Shirley on Family Locket. MyHeritage adds Scotland, Court of Session Processes, Acts and Decrees, 1560-1930 and Disaster! Keep It … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadians, AI, DNA, FamilySearch, Scotland, Sweden, Ukraine
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