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Tag Archives: Franco-Americans
This week’s crème de la crème — June 10, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts1931 Census of Canada – Initial Searchable Index by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Dutch Genealogy News for May 2023 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. How the genealogy world … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged 1931 Canada Census, Canada, Franco-Americans, Netherlands
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 22, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAncestry adds Canada, Royal Canadian Air Force Crash Cards, 1939-1945 and Digitized Resources from the Cheltenham (Gloucestershire) Local History Society by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. United States Social Security NUMIDENT records … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, DNA Painter, FamilySearch, Franco-Americans, military, National Archives US, photo books, Scotland, United States, volunteering, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 9, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsNew Blog Series: Improving your online experience by Karen Linauskas on Library and Archives Canada Blog. Finding Ancestors in Manor Land (Seigneurial) Records by Tracey Arial on Genealogy Ensemble. Dutch Genealogy News for … Continue reading
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Tagged England, France, Franco-Americans, Jewish, land records, Library and Archives Canada, methodology, MyHeritage, MyHeritageDNA, Netherlands, newspapers, Quebec, seigneuries
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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
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Tagged Chinese Canadians, France, Franco-Americans, genealogy for kids, methodology, Netherlands, newspapers, PERSI, Quebec, Switzerland
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Online books on Franco-American history
Patrick Lacroix, director of the Acadian Archives at the University of Maine at Fort Kent, has written a blog post, Free Online Books on Franco-American History, about books on French-Canadian migrations and Franco-American communities. It’s sure to interest many genealogists.
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Tagged books, Franco-Americans
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 29, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFamilySearch + LAC = Canada, 1851 Census Success by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Behind the Archives’ Door: The Newspaper Project on Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives. Learning about Acadian “blind spots” … Continue reading
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Tagged 1851 Canada Census, Acadian, Ancestry, British Newspaper Archive, Carribean, DNA, family history writing, FamilySearch, FamilyTreeDNA, Franco-Americans, Holocaust, legacy, Library and Archives Canada, Maine, newspapers, Ontario, PERSI, probate, Scotland, theses, thesis, writing
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‘Franco-Americans’ added to Canadian Encyclopedia
One of the newest additions to the online Canadian Encyclopedia is Franco-Americans, written by David Vermette, author of A Distinct Alien Race: The Untold Story of Franco-Americans, Industrialization, Immigration, Religious Strife. This is a brand new article about the almost … Continue reading
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Franco American Digital Archives website launched
The Franco American Digital Archives/Portail franco-américain is now live after several months of testing a beta version. The online, bilingual website makes Franco American records more searchable and accessible to researchers, educators, students, genealogists, and the general public. It addresses … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 15, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsWorking for the Government: Federal Civil Service Lists on Canadiana by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Census and history: Four blog posts to read before you start your research on … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Canadiana, census, DNA, Franco-Americans, Germany, Ireland, Loyalists, photos, United Empire Loyalists, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 2, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered during the last week of 2020. BlogsGoodbye 2020 – Why It Was My Crazy Genealogy Year by Phil Isherwood on Seeing the Wood for the Trees. 2020: the year in review by Scott C. Steward … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, Franco-Americans, methodology, organizing, Quebec, year in review
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