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Tag Archives: archives
This week’s crème de la crème — September 14, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFamilySearch Experimental Labs Search of UK and Ireland Records by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. All-singing, all-dancing barony maps by John Grenham on Irish Roots. Introduction to Indian Genealogy, Colonial Records: … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, Australia, DNA, England, FamilySearch, Franco-Americans, India, Ireland, MyHeritage, MyHeritageDNA, newspapers, Scotland
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 10, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsHow to navigate Order-in-Council records, part one: real life at LAC by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Finding on the Ground: Northern Ontario Districts by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, AncestryDNA, archives, Canada, legacy, Library and Archives Canada, Netherlands, Ontario, photo books, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 2, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsAll 50 States Completed — Digitized County History Links by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree. Isle of Tiree kirk session records from 1775-1865 indexed by Chris Paton on … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, British Columbia, citizenship, DNA, DNA Painter, family history writing, FamilySearch, Filae, Findmypast, Netherlands, newspapers, Scotland, Ukraine, United States, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 31, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsOntario Ancestors: School and Teacher Directories on Internet Archive by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Early Canadian Military Reports 1864-1925 by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. Untold Moments of WWII … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, Ancestry, archives, books, Canada, directories, FindAGrave, floppy disks, Google Books, Halifax Municipal Archives, military, MyHeritageDNA, negatives, newspapers, Ontario, photos, United States, WWII
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Ontario’s Northumberland County receives federal funding for new archives and museum facility
If your ancestors lived in Brighton, Cobourg, Colborne, or elsewhere in Northumberland County, Ontario, there is good news for you. As Northumberland County moves closer to the launch of construction on its new Golden Plough Lodge & Northumberland County Archives … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 12, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. (Not a turkey in the bunch.) BlogsWWII Honours & Awards Indexed on Library and Archives Website and Why I Follow Genealogy News Bloggers by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. French Canadian and Acadian … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, DNA, DNAPainter, FindAGrave, Ireland, Library and Archives Canada, newspapers, nursing, Quebec, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 5, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsMore Newspaper Finds at BAnQ by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. Those Other Franco-Americans: New York State by Patrick Lacroix on Query the Past. Free Online Divorce Record Collections for the New England States … Continue reading
Tennessee State Library and Archives creates search engine to work like Ancestry’s
The Tennessee State Library and Archives has taken a page from Ancestry and other online services and made it easier for genealogists and historians to search for records on their website. Inspired by the way Ancestry searches multiple record groups … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 18, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs 25 Archives in Toronto by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Extended Embargo Period for Ontario Birth Records and Honouring Alison Hare by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Irish … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Hare, archives, books, City of Toronto Archives, DNA, family history writing, Franco-Americans, GEDmatch, Ireland, Irish, legacy, Mitochondrial DNA, New Hampshire, Ontario, Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives, photos, Russia, Toronto, wills, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 26, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Canadian WW2 Service Files Part 2: Died (1948-present) by Steve Clifford on Doing Our Bit. Canadian Directory Search by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Diversity is evident in Franco-American ancestry … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, Canadian directory, copyright, family history writing, Franco-Americans, military, photos, podcast, societies, writing, WWII
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