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Tag Archives: civil war
This week’s crème de la crème — September 7, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIncredible database eases searches for small Russian towns and villages by Vera Miller on Finding Lost Russian & Ukrainian Families. Dutch Genealogy News for September 2024 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 18, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs postsVarious search tool improvements on ScotlandsPeople currently being worked on by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. Civil War Resource: Grand Army of the Republic Records by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 9, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsBritish Columbia Regional Digitized History by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Accessing the 1912 Goad’s Fire Insurance Map on the New VanMap by Kira Baker on The City of Vancouver Archives Blog. … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 17, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsEtienne Campeau and his Confirmation in 1664 by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Acadian Refugee Households at Camp d’Esperance 1756-1761 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained. Our slave-owning ancestors, part 2 by … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 24, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFinding Canadian Ancestors in UK County Archives by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. University Ancestors: The University of British Columbia Handbook by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Family Story. Genealogy … Continue reading
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Tagged British Columbia, Canada, census, civil war, DNA, England, family history writing, Lorine McGinnis Schulze, Ontario, Russia, triangulation, United States, US civil war, writing, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 10, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsGenealogy Reference – Winnipeg, Manitoba by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Quaker Ancestors: Canadian Friends Historical Association by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Carignan Soldiers or Soldat Carignan … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 19, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsTen Free Family History Websites by Alison Spring on The Frugal Genealogist. A Land Records Challenge by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. The Lives and Letters of the Black Loyalists – … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Canadians, black loyalists, civil war, DNA, FindAGrave, Germany, Ireland, land records, Loyalists, Ontario, societies, triangulation, United Empire Loyalists, US civil war
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 14, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsSecond World War: Researching the Canadian Fallen – Resources by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Using NARA’s Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers by Jessie Kratz on Pieces of … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 18, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Gems from the Notarial Records in Quebec: the Inventory after Death by Diane Tourville on GenSpotters. Founding Families of Québec : A History Lesson on the Origins of Our Ancestors on … Continue reading
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Tagged cemeteries, civil war, DNA, Irish, Maine, notarial records, notaries, notary records, Ontario, Quebec, Toronto
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 21, 2015
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs How Our Ancestors Died by Dr. Terrence Punch on GenealogyandFamilyHistory. Police by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: Beyond the BMD. Franco-Americans of Lewiston-Auburn 150 year history by Juliana L’Heureux on The Franco-American … Continue reading
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