Tag Archives: Ancestry

This week’s crème de la crème — May 16, 2026

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFamilySearch vs. Ancestry by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Did Canada Just Make You a Citizen? How a New Law Turned My Genealogy Research Into a Citizenship Application by Colleen Kennedy on … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 1, 2026

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsPunjabi Patrika : Local Newspapers as Windows into the Past by Minghui Zhou on Digitizers’ Blog. New Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) website launched by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 18, 2026

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsLAC Departmental Plan 2026-2027 and Are You Ready? Irish Census Release by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. What to expect from the 1926 Irish Free State census by Chris Paton on … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 14, 2026

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsSome of Your LAC Links May No Longer Work and Library and Archives Canada Eliminates ATIP Fee by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. What is ATIP and why is it so … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 7, 2026

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsThe 1926 census? Wait ’till you see the redaction! by John Grenham on Irish Roots. Free Genealogy Websites: U.S. National Archives by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree. Finding … Continue reading

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Ancestry updates two Quebec collections

On Wednesday, Ancestry updated two of its most important collections of Quebec records for family historians: Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1637-1935 and Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968. Quebec’s notary documents are unique in North America, and they … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 21, 2026

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsReading the Tea Leaves at LAC by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. New at the Archives – The Harada Family Records on Outside the Box — The Richmond Archives Blog. Research Guides … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 14, 2026

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIllustrated Historical Atlases of Ontario Counties Online by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Black Loyalist Research by Brian McConnell on UE Loyalist History. Annual update for IrishGenealogy.ie – but still … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 7, 2026

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAncestry Updates Ontario Births and Deaths, Royal Newfoundland Regiment Service Files and Get More Hits from Full Text Search by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Bill C-3 (2025) and Searching for … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 31, 2026

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFree Searchable Database Reveals Hard-to-Find Details on Soviet-era Persecution Victims by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. FamilySearch Full Text Search Basics by Lisa on The Shy Genealogist. FamilySearch Full Text … Continue reading

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