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Tag Archives: Franco-Americans
This week’s crème de la crème — May 11, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsDocumenting Loyalists in the Family Tree: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 U.S. Resources and Part 4 Canadian Resources by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree. Discovering my … Continue reading
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Tagged bloggers, British Home Children, DNA, family history writing, Franco-Americans, Ireland, Loyalists, Netherlands, Russia, Scotland, United Empire Loyalists, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 16, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsHow to navigate Order-in-Council records part four: online at Ancestry by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Eatons staff who served in WWI by Dr. Gillian Leitch on Gilliandr’s Blog. 5 Historical Women’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, AI, Ancestry, Apple Notes, Canada, Eatons, Evernote, FamilySearch, Franco-Americans, Ireland, RootsTech
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 17, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsRolling years of civil BMD records added to IrishGenealogy.ie by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News. NLS adds high resolution Irish maps by John D. Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. A Gotcha … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadians, Franco-Americans, Ireland, National Library of Scotland
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 4, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsMilitary Monday: For posterity’s sake by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Indigenous Peoples in the First World War: researching forgotten veterans by Ethan M. Coudenys on Library and Archives Canada Blog. The French-Canadian … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, DNA, Franco-Americans, Indigenous, Ireland, military, Scotland, United States, WWI, WWII, Y-DNA
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 21, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew on Canadiana Heritage and The Financial Health of Canadian Genealogical Societies 2022 UPDATE by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Acadian Deportation: Tips for tracing ancestors forcibly removed from New … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, Acadian, Canadiana, citations, DNA, family history writing, France, Franco-Americans, immigration, Italy, Mayflower, military, Quebec, social media, societies, Vimy Ridge, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 30, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIrish Ordnance Survey maps join National Library of Scotland maps platform by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. Living London by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. 100 Best Free Online Genealogy Websites … Continue reading
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Tagged AncestryDNA, DNA, Franco-Americans, grave markers, Ireland, London, maps, National Library of Scotland, United States
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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 29, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNewfoundland and Labrador Death Certificates (1950-1968) by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Why are the 1931 census returns organized geographically? on Library and Archives Canada Blog. A well-documented city: more Toronto directories … Continue reading
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Tagged 1931 Canada Census, city directories, deeds, FamilySearch, Findmypast, Franco-Americans, interview, Newfoundland, newspapers, organizing, podcasts, Toronto
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 10, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts1931 Census of Canada – Initial Searchable Index by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Dutch Genealogy News for May 2023 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. How the genealogy world … Continue reading
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Tagged 1931 Canada Census, Canada, Franco-Americans, Netherlands
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 22, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAncestry adds Canada, Royal Canadian Air Force Crash Cards, 1939-1945 and Digitized Resources from the Cheltenham (Gloucestershire) Local History Society by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. United States Social Security NUMIDENT records … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, DNA Painter, FamilySearch, Franco-Americans, military, National Archives US, photo books, Scotland, United States, volunteering, WWII
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