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Tag Archives: Irish
This week’s crème de la crème — August 31, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsWhat do we lose when records are digitised? by John Grenham on Irish Roots. Spot the Differences – Index – Transcription – Original by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. 7 Tips … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, Irish, organization, organizing
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 13, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Halifax Municipal Archives: A Local History Research Centre by Susan McClure on Halifax Public Libraries Blog. Finding Ancestors in Yukon Newspapers by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. BC-related Dictionaries … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadian, books, British Columbia, Chronicling America, directories, DNA, Google Earth, Halifax, Internet Archive, Ireland, Irish, newspapers, Nova Scotia, Ottawa, PRDH, taxes, Yukon
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 6, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Loyalist History On the Ground in Kings County, New Brunswick, Part 2 by Leah Grandy on Atlantic Loyalist Connections. Irish Workhouse Drawings online, and Tipperary workhouses booklet published by Chris Paton … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, family history writing, Ireland, Irish, Loyalists, Mitochondrial DNA, research trip, UEL, United Empire Loyalists, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 22, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Top 12 tips on getting the most out of Newspapers.com (for Canada, for free) by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Diaries Found at Provincial Archives by Candice McDonald on Finding Your … Continue reading
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Tagged diaries, Ireland, Irish, New Brunswick, newspapers, Newspapers.com, Ontario, postcards
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 15, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Researching the History of Your House in Toronto by Barbara Myrvold on Local History & Genealogy (Toronto Public Library). In Memory of: Resetting children’s gravestones at Woodland by Robyn Lacy on Take a Walk … Continue reading
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Tagged cemeteries, Ireland, Irish, methodology, Montreal, Ontario
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 8, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Oldest photos in Open Collections by Risa Hatanaka on UBC Digitization Centre. French-Canadian “dit names” and nicknames by François Desjardins on Généalogie et histoire du Québec. The Revision Books at PRONI by Donna … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, British Columbia, dit names, England, Ireland, Irish, PRONI, prostitution, Quebec, UBC, UBC Archives, University of British Columbia
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 1, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs How to Find Old Pictures of Ontario Online by David on Local History & Genealogy (Toronto Public Library). What’s After Griffith’s? by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots. Recognition for finding … Continue reading
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Tagged citations, DNA, Griffith's Valuation, Ireland, Irish, obituaries, Ontario, photos
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 25, 2019
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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Tagged Canada, Canadiana, Creative Commons, DNA, France, Griffith's Valuation, Holocaust, Ireland, Irish, LAC, Library and Archives Canada, Mitochondrial DNA, photos, societies
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 18, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs 25 Archives in Toronto by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Extended Embargo Period for Ontario Birth Records and Honouring Alison Hare by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Irish … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Hare, archives, books, City of Toronto Archives, DNA, family history writing, Franco-Americans, GEDmatch, Ireland, Irish, legacy, Mitochondrial DNA, New Hampshire, Ontario, Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives, photos, Russia, Toronto, wills, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 30, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs 52 Ancestors: Week 12 – 12 Sites to Further your Canadian Research by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. University of Alberta Digitization; still waiting on LAC and Guy Berthiaume announces … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Canada, DNA, Dr. Guy Berthiaume, Facebook, Guy Berthiaume, Ireland, Irish, online learning, photos, Russia, theses, University of Alberta
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