Tag Archives: France

This week’s crème de la crème — May 2, 2020

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Newfoundland Ancestors: Online Newspapers at Memorial University of Newfoundland by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Canadians forever at rest in Rome’s Non-Catholic Cemetery by Penny Allen on UK to … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 22, 2020

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFinding the Case Files – Using LAC and Héritage to find Japanese Canadian genealogical documents by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Celebrating 100 years of the RCMP Part 3 – Family Search … Continue reading →

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Consumer DNA tests likely to remain prohibited in France

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Gail Dever

Hopes that consumer DNA kits will soon go on sale in France have been dashed. The French Senate voted last week against allowing the sale of genetic genealogy tests. The bill still has to go before the National Assembly, but … Continue reading →

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France approves genetic genealogy tests

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Gail Dever

The French Senate adopted at first reading yesterday the amendment to a bill to authorize genetic genealogy tests in France. Right now, consumer DNA tests are illegal there. The bill states that testing a person’s DNA may be done for … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 16, 2019

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsResearching French Emigré Ancestors in the Archives Nationales by Anne Morddel on The French Genealogy Blog. Franco-American history about business entrepreneurs by Juliana L’Heureux on Franco-American News and Culture. Were 19th Century … Continue reading →

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France rejects bill to legalize consumer DNA tests

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Gail Dever

Genealogists who hoped to one day soon see a big increase in the number of DNA matches in France had their hopes dashed Friday when members of France’s National Assembly rejected all amendments in a bill to legalize consumer DNA … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 25, 2019

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Ancestors in Natural Resources on Canadiana by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Comments on the LAC 3-Year Plan by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. German Holocaust Archive … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 4, 2019

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Why is that written there? Insights into the Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, 1926: Instructions to Commissioners and Enumerators by Sara Chatfield on Library and Archives Canada Blog. RootsIreland adds 34,000 Waterford … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 2, 2019

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs The National Archives of France by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble. Sources for researching people in the 1900s by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. University of Manitoba Digital Collections by John D. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 19, 2019

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Canadian WW2 Service Files: Part 1 – War Dead (1939-1947) by Steve Clifford on Doing Our Bit. Update to the Quebec City Prison Database by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. Bulletin des … Continue reading →

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