Tag Archives: Google

This week’s crème de la crème — May 6, 2017

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Getting Lost in City Directories by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Canada 150 – Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: Beyond the BMD. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 11, 2017

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs New Brunswick Online Historical Newspapers Summary, Nova Scotia Online Historical Newspapers Summary, and Prince Edward Island Online Historical Newspapers Summary by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. One Last Loyalist … Continue reading →

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Better quality translations on Google Translate

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Gail Dever

Lately, it has seemed Google Translate’s translations from French to English have been pretty good about 90 percent of the time. I wasn’t sure if the translation methodology had improved or if I was becoming more tolerant of odd phrasing. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 11, 2017

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs The Other Directories: Society Blue Books by Jane E. MacNamara on Where the story takes me. Browsing the 1666 Quebec Census and Exploring the lives of First Nations’ Ancestors Through Investigations of … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 11, 2016

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Ontario Genealogical Society Conference – 2016 – Reflections by Janet Iles on Janet the researcher. O Canada! by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist. Create Family History Videos and Discovering … Continue reading →

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Someone stole my toast! And 10 things I learned at the OGS 2016 conference

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Gail Dever

After three fun and education-filled days at the Ontario Genealogical Society’s conference in Toronto this past weekend, I am recovering. One of the best parts of the conference was meeting so many people — old friends and new. There was … Continue reading →

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Use Google to calculate the age of your ancestors

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Gail Dever

I don’t know about your desk, but mine is usually covered with lots of paper. Some of the paper is just scrap bits I use to write notes and calculate dates for my family history research. I often calculate how … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 5, 2015

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Tracking Peter Jordan in the Quebec City Directories by Patrica Greber on My Genealogy Life. Who Do You Think You Are? Recap: Those Record-keeping French! on the Ancestry Blog. “Who Do … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 23, 2015

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Ordering documents: what numbers do I need? and 1915: Would you follow this example? on Library and Archives Canada Blog. Finding Ancestors on 1851 Agricultural Census Canada and More Ways to … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 16, 2015

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Will genealogy societies always just be there? Not necessarily by David Pike on GlobalGenealogy. So What is a Genealogical Society? and NGS 2015 Conference Blog Compendium by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings. … Continue reading →

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