Tag Archives: John D. Reid

MyHeritage adds 345 Canadian newspaper titles

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Gail Dever

In John D. Reid’s latest YouTube video, Family Secret Revealed in Free Archival Canadian Newspapers Online: Canadawide Initiatives, he shares the good news that MyHeritage has added Canadian newspapers to its collection, and they’re full text searchable. He writes on his … Continue reading →

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Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections blog reaches huge milestone

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Gail Dever

Canada’s most prolific genealogy blogger, John D. Reid, has reached an extraordinary milestone that few of us can ever imagine achieving. This week, he wrote his 10,000th blog post. For 13 years, John has been writing daily posts on what … Continue reading →

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Watch ‘Using autosomal DNA to maximum effect’ on YouTube

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Gail Dever

I blame John D. Reid for my inability to get much done yesterday — with the exception of learning more about DNA research and exploring my own DNA matches. On his blog, Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections, John wrote about and provided … Continue reading →

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John D. Reid’s presentation about DNA and Richard III on YouTube

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Gail Dever

Last October, one of my best friends and I drove from Montreal to Ottawa to attend John D. Reid’s intriguing presentation, Did DNA Prove the Skeleton under the Leicester Car Park was Richard III?, at the British Isles Family History … Continue reading →

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Canadian blogger among the “rising stars” on Top 100 Genealogy Websites for 2014

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Gail Dever

Congratulations to John D. Reid whose blog Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections is ranked the third most popular Canadian genealogy website on GenealogyInTime’s list of Top 100 Genealogy Websites for 2014. John’s blog made a very impressive leap from #95 in 2013 … Continue reading →

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