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Tag Archives: France
This week’s crème de la crème — July 2, 2022
Some of the bijoux I found this week. Blogs Netherlands Free Online Historical Newspapers and Switzerland Free Online Historical Newspapers by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. Ask Yvette – Where to Find Dutch Records After 1811? by Yvette Hoitink … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged Chinese Canadians, France, Franco-Americans, genealogy for kids, methodology, Netherlands, newspapers, PERSI, Quebec, Switzerland
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 18, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsSurprise Canadian Records from MyHeritage and More newspapers and BMD abstracts available at Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Library of Congress Digital Collections and 13,000 United … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950 US census, 23andMe, Acadian, books, Canada, cemeteries, Christmas, DNA, France, Ireland, Jamaica, Library of Congress, Maine, MyHeritage, newspapers, paleography, United States, yearbooks
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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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New collections on FamilySearch include France and Italy
FamilySearch added four new collections and expanded many others during the past week. The new collections are: France, Eure, Census, 1836 323,633 records. Germany, Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1580-1974 14,780 records. Italy, Lecce, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1901-1941 … Continue reading
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Tagged FamilySearch, France, Germany, Hawaii, Italy, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 13, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsThe Pick of the Irish Research Sites by Alison Spring on The Frugal Family Historian. Ancestry uploads seven new Irish collections by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News. Yes, Dog Licenses by Donna … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, Ancestry, DNA, France, Ireland, MyHeritage, MyHeritage Deep Nostalgia, Norway, Ontario, triangulation, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 27, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsOntario Concession and Lot in the 1871 Census of Canada and Finding the Concession and Lot in Ontario in the 1901 Census by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. “Female Ancestors Are … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Canadians, China, DNA, England, Family Tree Maker, FamilySearch, France, Ireland, land records, maps, MyHeritage, Ontario, photos, RootsTech, South Africa, Ukraine
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 13, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsSearching the Second Heir and Devisee Commission Case Files Database by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. French Genealogy Education Resources, Part 1: Free FamilySearch Learning Center Courses by Amberly Beck on … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, African Americans, Ancestry, books, DNA, France, land records, maps, methodology, newspapers, Ontario, Scotland, social history, United States
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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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New collections on FamilySearch — France, Germany, England and the United States
In the past couple of weeks, Family Search added the following new indexed record collections. France, Isere, Parish and Civil Registration, 1540-1900 8,331,658 records France, Eure, Parish and Civil Registration, 1526-1902 4,134,825 records Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Diocese of Münster, Catholic … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy
Tagged England, FamilySearch, France, Germany, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 5, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsHighland Archives catalogue goes online by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. Grenham’s Third Law of Irish Genealogy by John Grenham on Irish Roots. Dutch Genealogy News for November 2020 by Yvette Hoitink … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, cemeteries, census, DNA, family history writing, France, genealogy gifts, gifts, Ireland, MyHeritageDNA, Netherlands, Scotland, writing, yearbooks
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