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Findmypast adds more than 500,000 British and British Empire military records

This past week, there were 512,275 additions on Findmypast from Britain and the British Empire, including promotions, medals and service records. British Empire Awards & Medals 1917-2023Stretching back to the First World War, this new set contains the names of … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 26, 2024

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFree searchable database details victims of Russian pogroms by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. Dutch Genealogy News for October 2024 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. Far too … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 25, 2023

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsTop tips for researching Ukrainian and Russian resources on Genealogy Indexer by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. Military Monday: WW2 POW personnel cards indexed at TNA by John … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 19, 2022

Some if the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsMilitary Monday: British and Canadian Army Service Numbers for WW2 by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Saskatchewan Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links, Manitoba Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 3, 2022

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsResearching Quebec When Church and State Were One by Tracey Arial on Genealogy Ensemble. Have you tried the new LAC website? by John D. Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. 200 years of collecting … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 27, 2021

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFinding on the Ground – A Rural Route Address in Ontario by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. What coud LAC do to better serve Canadian Genealogists? and LAC and Canada’s Sad … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 12, 2020

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsAlberta Ancestors: Issues of University of Alberta’s ” The Gateway” Online by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. The cemeteries of New Westminster, BC, from the BC Pen to Woodlands, and … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 20, 2020

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Manitoba Ancestors: Parish Records on Canadiana by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Radical German Loyalism in the American Revolution by Ruth Savidge on Atlantic Loyalist Connections. Using Directories to … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 2, 2020

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Newfoundland Ancestors: Online Newspapers at Memorial University of Newfoundland by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Canadians forever at rest in Rome’s Non-Catholic Cemetery by Penny Allen on UK to … Continue reading

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Canadians contributed to new British Red Cross digital archive of WWI volunteers

The British Red Cross yesterday launched a digital archive of WWI volunteers, and Canadian volunteers are among those who contributed to this online collection of more than 244,000 personnel index cards. According to the British Red Cross’ announcement, “The collection … Continue reading

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