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Tag Archives: Family Tree Maker
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 — July 25, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Best Genealogy Sites for Irish Research: National Archives of Ireland by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots. A Recipe for Canadian Family History by Janice Nickerson on Ancestry Canada Blog. Using … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, Family Tree Maker, Find A Grave, genealogy for kids, Ireland, Ontario
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Family Tree Maker to boldly go where no one has gone before
In 1989, one of today’s most popular family tree software programs, Family Tree Maker, was created, and now, this year, a 30th anniversary edition will be introduced. In a Facebook post, Software Mackiev president Jack Minksy made his announcement in … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — March 17, 2018
The pot of genealogy gold this week. Blogs New FamilySearch layout reveals many new online holdings by Chris Paton on The GENES Blog. British History Online – a genealogy gem of a website by Linda Elliott on Mad About Genealogy. … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, DNA, Family Tree Maker, FamilySearch
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 30, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Using historical censuses to research Canadian families with Lisa Dillon from the Université de Montréal on Connecting Stats, Stories and People. Saskatchewan Ancestors: Saskatchewan Historic Newspapers Online by Candice McDonald on … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — April 29, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Religious Records Part 7 – The Territories by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Find an Ancestor to Canada in Poor Law Union Records by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, Family Tree Maker, Huguenots, Louis Riel, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario Genealogical Society Conference 2017, Ottawa, Yukon
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 18, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Finding Lost Loyalists: Research Approaches by Leah Grandy on Atlantic Loyalist Connection. Montreal Cemeteries by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble. Canada 150 – Story of Manitoba by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, blogs, British Home Children, cemeteries, DNA, Family Tree Maker, Irish, Loyalists, Montreal, New Brunswick, newspapers, Ontario, UEL, United Empire Loyalists
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 26, 2016
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Who is That?!: Help with Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Given Names by Leah Grandy on Atlantic Loyalist Connections (University of New Brunswick). Canadian Public Libraries Genealogy Databases and How should DNA … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, DNA, Family Tree Maker, genealogy gifts, gifts, library, Loyalists, Manitoba, naturalization, photos, UEL, Ukrainians, United Empire Loyalists, 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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Interview with Software MacKiev president about future of Family Tree Maker
Genealogist Tamura Jones interviewed Jack Minksy, president of Software MacKiev, about his company’s recent purchase of Family Tree Maker from Ancestry and about the future of the popular software program. You can read the interview here. Mr. Minksy’s short-term plan … Continue reading
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