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Tag Archives: methodology
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
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
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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This week’s crème de la crème — June 3, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts1931 Census of Canada – A Release Fiasco? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. 540 Free Online Historical Photo Archives from Canada by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1931 Canada Census, citations, FamilySearch, Ireland, Library and Archives Canada, methodology, MyHeritage, photos, The National Archives, War of 1812
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 11, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCanadiana adds University of Regina Student Publication Collection by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Dutch Genealogy News for January 2023 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. Finding and Using Digital Collections … Continue reading
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Tagged Audrey Collins, Canadiana, FamilySearch library, FamilyTreeMaker, Google, Gramps, legacy, methodology, Netherlands, photo scanning, Saskatchewan, scanning, societies
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 17, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsScotlandsPeople continues to sort out the bugs and The National Records of Scotland needs to reset its relationship with its user base by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. Where the bodies … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, FamilySearch, Findmypast, France, Holocaust, methodology, Poland, Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, societies
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