Tag Archives: Library of Congress

This week’s crème de la crème — April 20, 2024

Posted on April 20, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsMore collections added to FamilySearch Labs by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. What’s New Online at the Library of Congress: April 2024 by Carlyn Osborn on The Signal. Exploring New Hampshire … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 21, 2023

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts16,200 Free Online Canada Collections Available in 6 Genealogy Record Categories and Storied – The Next Chapter in Family History by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. How to find … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 30, 2022

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWhat’s new online at the Library of Congress – Summer 2022 by Carlyn Osborn on The Signal (Library of Congress). Irish Newspaper Archives adds the Roscommon Herald by Claire Santry on … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 18, 2021

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsSurprise Canadian Records from MyHeritage and More newspapers and BMD abstracts available at Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Library of Congress Digital Collections and 13,000 United … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 19, 2020

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsSecond World War RCAF Operations Record Books and Second World War RCAF Operations Record Books by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. “Annexed by Their Own Act”: The Nova Scotian Exodus by … Continue reading →

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Library of Congress’ newly digitized WWI newspaper clippings collection includes Canadian articles

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Gail Dever

My heart swells and chokes me when I think of dear mother opening that cable and reading merely “We regret to inform you that on June 2, 1917, Pte. Leonard Young, 530640, was dangerously wounded.” That was all they knew … Continue reading →

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Library of Congress and Bibliothèque nationale de France announce collaboration on international digital content

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Gail Dever

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Laurence Engel, president of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, yesterday announced a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Bibliothèque nationale de France to provide digital content for a new online space for collections relating to shared … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 10, 2018

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Newfoundland Ancestors: Newfoundland’s Grand Banks by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Canada Now Has a National British Home Child Day on chamelionfire1. Home Child Bonuses by John D. Reid on … Continue reading →

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