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This week’s crème de la crème — February 15, 2025
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsHow an Ottawa journalist found my lost family village by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Canadian Pacific Steamships Limited by Penny Allen on UK to Canada. The strong efforts to post … Continue reading
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Tagged BlueSky, Canada, China, Chinese Canadians, DNA Painter, England, FamilySearch, FamilyTreeDNA, full-text, MyHeritage, social media, Ukraine, WATO
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 5, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsPast-Presence roundup: what’s new? by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Forthcoming on Ancestry by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Researching the Revision Books at the Valuation Office or PRONI by Donna Moughty … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Ancestry, books, China, Chinese Canadians, Dick Eastman, DNA, Ireland, legacy, Michigan, Netherlands, PERSI
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 7, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFinding on the Ground: An Ontario Concession/Lot on a Map by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Immigration before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 3 by Candice McDonald on Finding Your … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, Canada, China, collateral genealogy, DNA, Google My Maps, immigration, Internet Archive, Ireland, land records, methodology, Netherlands, New France, newspapers, Ontario, ontario land records, photos, United States, US civil war
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 27, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsOntario Concession and Lot in the 1871 Census of Canada and Finding the Concession and Lot in Ontario in the 1901 Census by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. “Female Ancestors Are … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Canadians, China, DNA, England, Family Tree Maker, FamilySearch, France, Ireland, land records, maps, MyHeritage, Ontario, photos, RootsTech, South Africa, Ukraine
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 19, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsSecond World War RCAF Operations Record Books and Second World War RCAF Operations Record Books by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. “Annexed by Their Own Act”: The Nova Scotian Exodus by … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, AncestryDNA, British Columba, China, DNA, Findmypast, immigration, Ireland, Japan, legacy, Library of Congress, Mayflower, Netherlands, newspapers, Nova Scotia, occupations, recipes, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 2, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsVisiting the Provincial Archives of Nova Scotia by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree. Finding Context with BC Newspapers by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Travels in … Continue reading
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Tagged British Columbia, China, Google, newspapers, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Archives, Quebec
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