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Tag Archives: Germany
This week’s crème de la crème — April 5, 2025
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFold3 Update on Digitization of War of 1812 Pension Files by Paula Stuart-Warren on Genealogy by Paula. More free cemetery databases are helping to find graves in Eastern European by Vera Miller … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged Ancestry, FamilySearch, Fold3, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, New York, PastPerfectOnline, Poland, Russia, War of 1812
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This week’s crème de crème — June 15, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts Attention Library and Archives Canada and Cite Your Sources: Getting Help Online by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Ancestry.com Is Using AI Technology To Help Black Americans Trace Their Family … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, Black Americans, DNA, England, family tree software, Germany, Ireland, Legacy Family Tree, Library and Archives Canada, Minnesota, Netherlands, newspapers, Scotland, WWII service files
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 27, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsBeginner’s Guide: Finding Ontario Civil Death Registrations [Update] by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Intro to German Genealogy: Practical Tips for Family History Research by Beccy Martin on Legacy Tree … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, Deerfield, DNA, family history writing, Germany, MyHeritage Reimagine, Ontario, Russia, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 30, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsSearching for Sanborn Maps by Amelia Raines on Library of Congress Blog. How to Research Your German Ancestors Without Going to Germany by Mercedes Brons on Who Are You Made Of? Review of … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Ancestry, Germany, maps, MyHeritage, RootsTech, United States
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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 — October 14, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFinding French Ships’ Crew Lists of the Late 18th and Early 19th Centuries – in Britain by Anne Morddel on The French Genealogy Blog. Free Italian Military Records for WWI and WWII by DiAnn … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, Ancestry, Canada census, FamilyTreeDNA, FindAGrave, France, Germany, immigration, Italy, military, 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 — October 8, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts ***** Military Monday: First World War Personnel Files Hidden in Plain Sight and Canadian Community Digital Archives by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Researching Canadian Soldiers of the First World … Continue reading
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Tagged AncestryDNA, Canada, Canadian Community Digital Archives, Chicago, DNA, Findmypast, France, Germany, Ireland, Library and Archives Canada, military, MyHeritageDNA, Netherlands, newspapers, WWI
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MyHeritage adds millions of Jewish historical records
MyHeritage yesterday announced the publication of 5.8 million records from 28 collections of Jewish historical records. The collections span the 18th to 21st centuries and contain vital records such as birth, marriage, death, as well as tax, voter, immigration, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Belarus, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Jewish, Latvia, MyHeritage, Poland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States
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University of Winnipeg looking for collections of German immigration stories and personal papers
The University of Winnipeg’s German-Canadian Studies program is setting up an archive of German-Canadian documents that will be hosted by University of Winnipeg Archives. To help build the collection, they are calling for collections of personal papers, diaries, photographs and letters of … Continue reading
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Tagged German-Canadian Studies, Germany, University of Winnipeg
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