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This week’s crème de la crème — November 23, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsDiscovering the Resilient Spirit of Canada’s Early French Settlers by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. More WWII Morning Reports using the NARA Catalog by Dr. Margaret M. McMahon on A Week … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, books, England, family history writing, France, GEDmatch, Italy, LiveMemory, MyHeritage, Netherlands, New France, writing, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 16, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsResearching Ancestors: The Enemy Within? by Kathleen Brandt on a3Genealogy. WWII Morning Reports Using the NARA Catalog by Dr. Margaret M. McMahon on A Week of Genealogy. British Home Children – Emily Boys- … Continue reading
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Tagged civil war, DNA, DNAPainter, England, FamilySearch, Italy, NARA, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 28, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew Free to View on the British Newspaper Archive and FamilySearch Labs Experimental Search Watch by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. 10 Details Not to Miss on Italian Vital Records by DiAnn … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, AI, British Newspaper Archive, DNA, FamilySearch, Franco-Americans, Indigenous, Italy, military, Netherlands, occupations, South Africa
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 23, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCemetery project in Eastern Europe documenting millions of graves on databases by Vera Miller on Finding Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. 5 Tips for Success with Italian Vital Records by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, census, DNA, FamilyTreeDNA, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Y-DNA
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 13, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsDutch Genealogy News for January 2024 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. Southwestern United States Research: Key Records and Repositories Part 1 – Understanding Federal, State, and Local Records and Southwestern … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadians, AI, Ancestry, British Library, FamilyTreeMaker, Feedly, Italy, methodology, MyHeritage, Netherlands, Quebec, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 9, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWhy Irish Genealogy Is So Difficult by Will on Ancestral Findings. FindMyPast improves its Irish RC parish marriages collection by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News. 4 Keys to Italian Genealogy … Continue reading
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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 — 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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This week’s crème de la crème — September 2, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWhat are LAC’s intentions on Handwritten Text Recognition technology? by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The startling details of a Chinese Case File, pt. 3 – stories & tools for analysis … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, DNA Painter, family history writing, heirlooms, Italy, Library and Archives Canada, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 14, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsDrouin Collection rescanning on Genealogy Quebec by François Desjardins on Généalogie et histoire du Québec. Simple Tips for Understanding Italian Marriage Records by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree. 5 Photos … Continue reading
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