Tag Archives: Boer War

Additions to Findmypast — Glasgow and London records

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Gail Dever

Findmypast has added two new record collections and added more records to its London burials collection.  Shoreditch Settlement Examinations 1758-1802 This new collection of 10,782 records includes those who were “settled” in Shoreditch, London during the second half of the 18th … Continue reading →

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Findmypast — Anglo-Boer War and Scottish records

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Gail Dever

Last week at Findmypast, they increased the number of records for the Anglo-Boer War and added Scottish records from the small county of Nairnshire. Anglo-Boer War records 1899-1902 If your ancestor served in the Anglo-Boer War, you may find them here. … Continue reading →

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Findmypast — New military records

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Gail Dever

Findmypast Friday has added three military collections this week. British Army, Local Armed Forces’ Enrolment Forms, Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 This brand-new collection includes over 60,000 enrolment forms for those who enlisted in the British Army in South Africa during the Anglo-Boer War … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 11, 2017

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Britain’s Unmarked Canadian War Graves by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Military Ancestors: Boer War Ancestors by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Quebec’s Civil Copy of Parish … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 6, 2017

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Getting Lost in City Directories by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Canada 150 – Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: Beyond the BMD. … Continue reading →

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OGS conference — The Fallen app

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Gail Dever

At the Ontario Genealogical Society 2016 conference in Toronto this past weekend, the Passionate Genealogist Ruth Blair reminded me in her presentation, Using 21st Century Technology to Search for Canadians Who Served in the First World War, about a really … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 14, 2015

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Gail Dever

Genealogy is about family. It is about reaching out and connecting with people around the world. Today, the world reaches out to mourn with the families in France who are suffering tremendous loss. My sincere condolences to all who lost … Continue reading →

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