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Tag Archives: Prince Edward Island
This week’s crème de la crème — July 21, 2018
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs British Columbia Online Historical Photos Research, Ontario Online Historical Photos Research, Quebec Online Historical Photos Research, Prince Edward Island Online Historical Photos Research, Newfoundland and Labrador Online Historical Photos Research, and Canadian Territories Online … Continue reading
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Tagged British Columbia, city directories, famine, Great Famine, Irish, land records, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, photos, PhotoScan, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, United States, Yukon
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 9, 2018
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Probate Records Part 2: Newfoundland and PEI by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Utilizing Trench Maps: Part 1 – Digitized and offline Resources by Steve Clifford on Doing Our Bit. … Continue reading
American discovers he’s an Arsenault from PEI — and writes 4,000-page family history
An American, who didn’t know he was an Arsenault until his late 30s, produced a 4,000-page, five-volume history of his family that has Acadian roots in Prince Edward Island, and he received a heritage award for his genealogical work. Scott Arsenault … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 17, 2018
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs How to Find Ancestors in Upper Canada (Ontario) Land Records by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy. Prince Edward Island Ancestors: The Island Register by Candice McDonald on Finding Your … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, DNA, France, Ireland, Irish, land records, Ontario, Ottawa, Prince Edward Island
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New Brunswick Great War Project — a research tool for genealogists and historians
Genealogists and historians will want to explore the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick’s latest online project about World War One, if only to search for family surnames and learn about the war through newspaper articles, service files, and vital statistics. … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — January 27, 2018
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Genealogy Tools – Prince Edward Island by Leanne Cooper on Leanne Cooper Genealogy. Talbot Settlement and Survey Maps 1793-1849 Online! by Cindi Foreman on My Moynahan Genealogy Blog. University of Toronto’s Discover … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, British Columbia, dating photos, DNA, family history writing, France, legacy, obituaries, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, societies, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 30, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Yukon Ancestors: yukongenealogy.com by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. RootsWeb Security Update by Tony Blackham on Ancestry Blog and Ancestry Had a Security Problem, Now Corrected by Dick Eastman on … Continue reading
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Tagged Belgian, blogs, cars, cemeteries, Digital Maine, Digital Public Library of America, DNA, Dutch, family history writing, Irish, MyHeritage, photos, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, technology, Yukon
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 21, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Where Are the Marriage Records for Saskatchewan? and Connecting Your DNA Matches Pt.2: The Clues by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. Prince Edward Island Ancestors: Island Newspapers by Candice McDonald on Finding Your … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, ArchiveGrid, Brenda Dougall Merriman, British Columbia, DNA, Facebook, Google Translate, Library and Archives Canada, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Swedish
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 2, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Focus on an Archive: Lindsay Public Library Reference Section by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Ontario Update by Sherri on CanadaGenWeb’s Cemetery Project. Kingston Trip – Part II: Discoveries … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, directories, DNA, Drouin Institute, fraternal organizations, Genealogy Quebec, Google, Kingston, masons, Montreal, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, online learning, Ontario, PRDH, Prince Edward Island, topographical dictionaries
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 22, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Ontario Update by Sherri on CanadaGenWeb’s Cemetery Project. 10 Clever Ways to Find More Ancestor Articles While Searching Old Newspapers Online by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. Match Categories at … Continue reading
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Tagged AncestryDNA, DNA, FamilyTreeDNA, Library and Archives Canada, Louis Riel, newspapers, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Toronto, YouTube
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