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Tag Archives: Manitoba
This week’s crème de la crème — November 19, 2022
Some if the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsMilitary Monday: British and Canadian Army Service Numbers for WW2 by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Saskatchewan Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links, Manitoba Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged African Americans, Britain, Canada, DNA, DNA Painter, Ireland, Manitoba, methodology, military, New Brunswick, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, United States, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 29, 2022
Some of the treats — not tricks — I discovered this week. Blog postsExplore the new Library and Archives Canada site (Oct 2022) by Linda Yip at Past Presence. Free Online Ontario City Directories, Free Online Nova Scotia City Directories, … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, city directories, England, Manitoba, MyHeritage, National Archives US, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Poland, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Scotland, Ukraine, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 22, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIn Search of Red River Ancestors by Jackie Corrigan on As Canadian as can be. “We Were There Too” and Share It, Link It, or Lose It! by Marian B. Wood on … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, DNA Painter, England, Ireland, Jewish, legacy, Manitoba
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More than 5,000 digitized Don Coltman photos added to Vancouver Archives’ online collection
Thanks to funding from the British Columbia History Digitization Program (BCHDP) and the Friends of the Vancouver City Archives, an additional 5,122 photographs by commercial photographer Don Coltman are now digitized and freely available on the City of Vancouver Archives’ website. With this … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, City of Vancouver Archives, Manitoba, photos, Saskatchewan, Vancouver
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 30, 2021
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
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged Alberta, Ancestry, Belgium, British Columbia, Canada, Canadiana, DNA, Findmypast, Holocaust, Ireland, Loyalists, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, photos, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Russia, Saskatchewan, Scotland, slavery, United Empire Loyalists, United States, WWI, Yukon
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 28, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFinding on the Ground: Wrap Up by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Free Nova Scotia High School and College Yearbooks Online, Free Manitoba High School and College Yearbooks Online, Free Saskatchewan … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, African Americans, Alberta, Ancestry, directories, England, Ireland, land records, legacy, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, ontario land records, Russia, Saskatchewan, Scotland, yearbooks
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 29, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsProtestant Churches in Northern Quebec by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble. Manitoba Ancestors: Was Your Ancestor Memorable? by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Scottish Indexes adds 100,000 prison register entries and … Continue reading
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Tagged AncestryDNA, DNA, GoogleBooks, Ireland, Library and Archives Canada, Manitoba, Massachusetts, MyHeritageDNA, Quebec, research toolbox, Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, societies, transcribing, Ukraine, YouTube
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More than 1.5 million US military records, 1916-1939, added to FamilySearch
A free new collection of military records is now available on FamilySearch, and it’s bound to send many genealogists down the research rabbit hole. This past week, FamilySearch added United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939, a … Continue reading
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Tagged FamilySearch, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, WWI, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 10, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsGenealogy Reference – Winnipeg, Manitoba by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Quaker Ancestors: Canadian Friends Historical Association by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Carignan Soldiers or Soldat Carignan … Continue reading
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Tagged Carignan Regiment, Carignan-Salières Regiment, civil war, DNA, family history writing, FamilyTreeDNA, Germany, Ireland, Manitoba, MyHeritage, New France, Quakers, Quebec, writing, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 21, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsOntario Township Papers Online by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Do you have a Chinese Immigration certificate? by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Manitoba history and the penitentiary at Lower … Continue reading
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Tagged AncestryDNA, Chinese Canadians, DNAPainter, FamilySearch, Ireland, LAC, legacy, Library and Archives Canada, Luxembourg, Manitoba, Ontario, Presbyterian, Scotland, WWI uniforms
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