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Tag Archives: brick walls
This week’s crème de la crème — December 23, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWhy do we care about the C.I.9s? by Robert Louie on Past Presence. Records of Czechoslovakian refugees to the UK from 1939 to 1975 on The National Archives Blog. Government Proposals … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, Ancestry.ca, brick walls, Chinese Canadians, Czechoslovakia, family tree charts, Google, legacy
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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 — April 1, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Religious Records Part 3 – Nova Scotia and New Brunswick by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Resource Guide to Canadian Genealogy on Ancestral Findings. 100th Anniversary of the Battle of … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, brick walls, Cajun, Canada, Cape Breton, family history writing, Jeanne Mance, Louisiana, Montreal, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, research toolbox, Vimy, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 13, 2016
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Enjoying the Story of Westmount by Tracey Arial on Genealogy Ensemble. Atlantic Canada’s Irish Immigrants: a fish and timber story by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Ghost towns, roads … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, blogs, brick walls, Dutch, Franco-Americans, Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Irish, Maine, Montreal, Nova Scotia, Polish, Quebec, Ukrainians, United States, Westmount, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 9, 2016
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Gone Researching’s Cheat Sheet to the Digitized Upper Canada Land Books at the Héritage website on Gone Researching. Three Thousand Families by Ellen Maki on Finding Folk. Paris Funeral Announcements – … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, blogs, books, brick walls, Family Tree Maker, federal funding, heirlooms, MyHeritage, Paris, WDYTYA, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 25, 2015
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs New Brunswick Research Sites by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Newfoundland Military Records and Rockstar Genealogists at BIFHSGO by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Summer Reading – Book … Continue reading
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Tagged best practices, blogs, books, brick walls, cemeteries, DNA, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, research logs, societies, writing, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 20, 2015
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Finding an Ancestor in WW1 RAF Service Records Online by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy. Toronto Genetic Genealogy Videos by Maurice Gleeson and Disruptive Innovation in Genealogy by John … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadia, Acadians, blogs, brick walls, British Home Children, DNA, duel, Female Deaf and Dumb Institute, funeral home, online learning, organizing, Perth, RAF, Samuel de Champlain, United Empire Loyalists, War of 1812, WWI, WWI service files
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 13, 2015
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Access Canadian WW2 Military Service Files in a Few Easy Steps by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy. Canadian Resources I Use by Barbara Poole on Life From The Roots. … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadia, Acadians, Ancestry.com, bicycles, blogs, books, brick walls, Evernote, games, Ireland, newspapers, online learning, PEI, Prince Edward Island, PRONI, research plan, Saskatchewan, Skype, societies, timelines, WWII, WWII service files, YouTube
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 25, 2015
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs 21 Genealogy Research Brick Wall Breakthroughs on Crestleaf. Are You Getting Off Track? Losing your focus? by Diane Gould Hall on Michigan Family Trails. Registrations Indexes return by John Grenham on … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, blogs, brick walls, census, copyright, heirlooms, Irish, newspapers, photos, POW camp, WDYTYA, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 28, 2015
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Missing Sub-Districts in the Canadian Censuses? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Montreal Emigrant Society by Joe Buggy on Townland of Origin. WooHoo! 19 Years and Counting for Olive Tree … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, brick walls, Canada census, Canadian Expeditionary Force, CEF, conservation, family history writing, France, Montreal Emigrant Society, Olive Tree Genealogy, societies, writing, WWI
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