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This week’s crème de la crème — May 8, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsNewfoundland Ancestors: Newfoundland Methodist Church Conference by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Using the New York City Police Census 1890 by Jackie Corrigan on As Canadian as can be. 1950 Census: … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, family history writing, FindAGrave, GEDmatch, Germany, Ireland, Mitochondrial DNA, Newfoundland, poor laws, poorhouse, Russia, Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, United States, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 24, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFinding Canadian Ancestors in UK County Archives by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. University Ancestors: The University of British Columbia Handbook by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Family Story. Genealogy … Continue reading
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Tagged British Columbia, Canada, census, civil war, DNA, England, family history writing, Lorine McGinnis Schulze, Ontario, Russia, triangulation, United States, US civil war, writing, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 9, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsMillions of Free Scanned Church Records from Moscow Posted Online by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. Dutch Genealogy News for December 2020 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. TNA … Continue reading
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Tagged census, copyright, DNA, England, FamilyTreeDNA, Ireland, military, MyHeritage, Netherlands, New Brunswick, online learning, photos, Russia, Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, The National Archives, United States, Wales, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 14, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsSecond World War: Researching the Canadian Fallen – Resources by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Using NARA’s Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers by Jessie Kratz on Pieces of … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese, civil war, DNA, FamilySearch, FamilyTreeDNA, Flickr, Franco-Americans, military, photos, Russia, US civil war, WWI, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 10, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsPrince Edward Island Ancestors: Looking for Ancestors in Probate Records on Family Search by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. WWII – Little Norway in Canada by Penny Allen on UK … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, England, FamilySearch, Ireland, New York, newspapers, Prince Edward Island, Russia, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 26, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsYukon Ancestors: Find your Yukon ancestors with the Yukon & Alaska Genealogy Centre by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. W.R. Chorley’s Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second … Continue reading
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Tagged brick walls, census, DNA, Ireland, maps, Mayflower, Netherlands, photos, Russia, suffrage, Toronto Public Library, United States, WWII, Yukon
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 15, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsBest Genealogy Sites for Irish Research: PRONI by Donna Moughty on Irish Genealogy. Charles Goad Fire Insurance Plans of Scottish Towns, 1880s-1940s and How Much Should You Pay for an Online Presentation? by … Continue reading
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Tagged Ireland, maps, methodology, Russia, Scotland, Ukraine
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 25, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs BAnQ Advitam by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble. NYPD Unearths Over 100 Years Of Photos Documenting NYC’s History by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy. Arolsen Archives quietly adds 13 … Continue reading
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Tagged BAnQ, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, COVID-19, family history writing, New York, Russia, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 11, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Ontario Parish Registers: LAC and Héritage, “Old School” Research With a Modern Twist, New Brunswick Parish Registers: LAC and Héritage and Nova Scotia Parish Registers: LAC and Héritage by Ken McKinlay … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadiana, DNA, family history writing, Ireland, LAC, Library and Archives Canada, Netherlands, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Russia, Scotland, smallpox, transcribing
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 18, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsManitoba Ancestors: Browsing Early Manitoba through Census records by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Kingston Lower Burial Ground Project by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Your ancestor was … Continue reading
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Tagged BillionGraves, cemeteries, DNA, family history writing, genealogical proof standard, GoogleTranslate, Kingston, Manitoba, methodology, Ontario, Pinterest, Russia, Ukraine, writing
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