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This week’s crème de la crème — February 8, 2025
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIrish National Archives has a new site by Claire Bradley on Claire Bradley. Surprising Discoveries: Unearthing Records in Unexpected Places by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots. Dutch Genealogy News for … Continue reading
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Tagged Ireland, Irish National Archives, Legacy Family Tree, methodology
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 12, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew Ontario Newspapers Online by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. “Porter Talk”: Podcasting and the Power of Oral History by Stacey Zembrzycki on Active History. Court Records Added to FamilySearch AI … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, AI, AncestryDNA, FamilySearch, Library and Archives Canada, methodology, newspapers, Ontario, oral history, railway porters
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 8, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsLAC: Frozen in Time and Massive Updates at FamilySearch by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Bilsky Family Album: Part I by David C. Martin on L’Dor V’Dor (Ottawa Jewish Public Archives … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, FamilySearch, Findmypast, Ireland, Jewish, LAC, legacy, Library and Archives Canada, methodology, military, WWII, YouTube
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 20, 2024
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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Tagged Board for Certification of Genealogists, FamilySearch, Library of Congress, methodology, Netherlands, New Hampshire, newspaper, tax records, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 9, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAccessing Personnel Records of the First World War: A new database at Library and Archives Canada by Richard Yeomans on Library and Archives Canada Blog. How to navigate Order-in-Council records part three: … Continue reading
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Tagged FamilySearch, Ireland, legacy, Library and Archives Canada, methodology, MyHeritage, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, RootsTech, WWI service files
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 2, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsMy Recent Experience with England Probate Records and Automated Handwriting Interpretation by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Wiki site details records of Ukrainian archives on a user-friendly and searchable site by Vera … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, England, FamilySearch, GenealogyBank, Ireland, methodology, MyHeritage, newspapers, RootsTech, Ukraine
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 24, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIt Starts Here: Black Histories Research Guide at the Archives of Ontario by Melissa J. Nelson & Natasha Henry-Dixon on Active History. Digitize New York Is Growing on New York Genealogical … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Ancestry, Archives of Ontario, Black Canadians, DNAPainter, methodology, mindmapping, Netherlands, New York, RootsTech
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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 16, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew releases of C.I.9s for Vancouver and Victoria – 2023 by Linda Yip on Past Presence. More Drouin Collection rescanning on Genealogy Quebec on Généalogie et histoire du Québec. My First-Hand … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, Ancestry, BanyanDNA, Chinese Canadians, DNA, Drouin collection, Drouin Institute, family tree software, Genealogy Quebec, Germany, Ireland, LAC, Library and Archives Canada, maps, methodology, MyHeritage, NARA, National Archives US
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 26, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsThe 1931 Census: a reading list on Library and Archives Canada Blog. Introducing ConnecticutGenealogy.org, a FREE Searchable Database by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star. Free Database of Old Photos Opens Door to Finding … Continue reading
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Tagged 1931 Canada Census, AncestryDNA, blogs, Connecticut, DNA, Greece, LivingDNA, methodology, Russia
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