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Tag Archives: Chinese Canadians
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 — December 16, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew releases of C.I.9s for Vancouver and Victoria – 2023 by Linda Yip on Past Presence. More Drouin Collection rescanning on Genealogy Quebec on Généalogie et histoire du Québec. My First-Hand … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, Ancestry, BanyanDNA, Chinese Canadians, DNA, Drouin collection, Drouin Institute, family tree software, Genealogy Quebec, Germany, Ireland, LAC, Library and Archives Canada, maps, methodology, MyHeritage, NARA, National Archives US
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 16, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsDrouin Collection rescanning on Genealogy Quebec on Généalogie et histoire du Québec. The startling details of a Chinese Case File, pt. 4 – How to get your ancestor’s file by Linda … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese Canadians, cookbook, Drouin collection, family history writing, Findmypast, Ireland, Quebec, Scotland, Scottish Indexes, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 19, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsUlster Settlers Database and Historic England Archive: Aerial Photo Explorer by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Ancestry adds Index to soldiers treated in Belfast hospital, 1914-16 by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, Acadians, adoption, Chinese Canadians, city directories, Clio, DNA, England, Franco-Americans, genetic genealogy, Germany, Ireland, Minnesota, photos, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 15, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsPuzzling through 1931 Census sub-districts – Part 2 on Library and Archives Canada Blog. When my house became a museum – celebrating the new Chinese Canadian Museum by Linda Yip on Past … Continue reading
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Tagged 1931 Canada Census, Ancestry, census, Chinese Canadians, DNA, DNA Painter, Evernote, FindAGrave, funeral cards, genealogy conferences, Northern Ireland, online learning, social media
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 1, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts1931 Census of Canada – C, B, or F? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. New to Chinese Canadian genealogy: C.I.44 records of registration by June Chow on Library and Archives … Continue reading
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Tagged 1931 Canada Census, Canada, Chinese Canadians, DNA, DNA Painter, heirlooms, legacy, Scotland, Ukraine, United States
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FamilySearch and Ancestry add Canada’s Chinese Exclusion Act records in time for centenary
One hundred years ago, on July 1, 1923, the Canadian government introduced a new Chinese Immigration Act, commonly known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, to stop Chinese immigration. The act was the culmination of widespread anti-Chinese racism and policies increasing in Canada since the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, Chinese Canadians, FamilySearch
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Government of Canada recognizes the national historic significance of the Exclusion of Chinese Immigrants
Steven Guilbeault, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, yesterday announced the designation of the Exclusion of Chinese Immigrants as an event of national historic significance under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemoration. On July … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 27, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsRelease of the 1931 Canadian Census by Jenny Ashcraft on Fishwrap. 1861 Census of Canada West – The Census That Keeps Giving Challenges by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Chinese … Continue reading
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Tagged 1861 Canada census, 1931 Canada Census, Chinese Canadians, England, houses, Netherlands, research toolbox
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 6, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts1931 Census of Canada – Are You Ready? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Prepping for the 1931 Canadian Census Release on June 1 by Marian B. Wood on Climbing … Continue reading
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Tagged 1931 Canada Census, Ancestry, Black Canadians, Canada, Chinese Canadians, DNA, LivingDNA, obituaries, WikiTree
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