Tag Archives: Holocaust

This week’s crème de la crème — December 17, 2022

Posted on December 17, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsScotlandsPeople continues to sort out the bugs and The National Records of Scotland needs to reset its relationship with its user base by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. Where the bodies … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 12, 2022

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsToronto Trust Cemeteries on FamilySearch by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Library and Archives Canada Access to Information Act Report and Improved Probate Service Website for England and Wales by John … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 29, 2022

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFamilySearch + LAC = Canada, 1851 Census Success by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Behind the Archives’ Door: The Newspaper Project on Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives. Learning about Acadian “blind spots” … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 11, 2021

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsNative American Research Part 3: Indian Boarding Schools: Children Forcibly Removed from their Homes by Paula Stuart-Warren on Genealogy by Paula. Dutch Genealogy News for November 2021 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 30, 2021

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsExploring First World War Files online at LAC: A Top 10 List by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Canadiana Serials Update by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. My Visit to the Wellington … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 27, 2021

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFinding on the Ground – A Rural Route Address in Ontario by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. What coud LAC do to better serve Canadian Genealogists? and LAC and Canada’s Sad … Continue reading →

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Ancestry completes Arolsen Archives Collection with 19 million Holocaust records available for free

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Gail Dever

Ancestry has completed a significant philanthropic initiative to digitize and make searchable millions of Holocaust and Nazi persecution-related records. Building on its commitment to preserve at-risk history, there are now more than 19 million Holocaust records available for free and … Continue reading →

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Ancestry digitizes millions of Holocaust archives — and makes them available to the public permanently

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Gail Dever

As part of Ancestry’s philanthropic initiative to make culturally important records available to everyone, the genealogy company announced yesterday it has digitized millions of Holocaust and Nazi persecution-related archives. These new records are accessible globally to the public – members … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 25, 2019

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Ancestors in Natural Resources on Canadiana by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Comments on the LAC 3-Year Plan by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. German Holocaust Archive … Continue reading →

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Virtual museum about Holocaust and WWII resistance movements

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Gail Dever

Friday, January 27 was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, designated by the United Nations in 2005. It commemorates the genocide that resulted in the death of an estimated 6 million Jewish people, 200,000 Romani people, 250,000 mentally and physically disabled people, … Continue reading →

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