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Tag Archives: military
This week’s crème de la crème — November 4, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsMilitary Monday: For posterity’s sake by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Indigenous Peoples in the First World War: researching forgotten veterans by Ethan M. Coudenys on Library and Archives Canada Blog. The French-Canadian … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged 23andMe, DNA, Franco-Americans, Indigenous, Ireland, military, Scotland, United States, WWI, WWII, Y-DNA
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 21, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew on Canadiana Heritage and The Financial Health of Canadian Genealogical Societies 2022 UPDATE by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Acadian Deportation: Tips for tracing ancestors forcibly removed from New … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, Acadian, Canadiana, citations, DNA, family history writing, France, Franco-Americans, immigration, Italy, Mayflower, military, Quebec, social media, societies, Vimy Ridge, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 14, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFinding French Ships’ Crew Lists of the Late 18th and Early 19th Centuries – in Britain by Anne Morddel on The French Genealogy Blog. Free Italian Military Records for WWI and WWII by DiAnn … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, Ancestry, Canada census, FamilyTreeDNA, FindAGrave, France, Germany, immigration, Italy, military, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 22, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAncestry adds Canada, Royal Canadian Air Force Crash Cards, 1939-1945 and Digitized Resources from the Cheltenham (Gloucestershire) Local History Society by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. United States Social Security NUMIDENT records … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, DNA Painter, FamilySearch, Franco-Americans, military, National Archives US, photo books, Scotland, United States, volunteering, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 25, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsTop tips for researching Ukrainian and Russian resources on Genealogy Indexer by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. Military Monday: WW2 POW personnel cards indexed at TNA by John … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, Britain, DNA, DNA Painter, France, Geneanet, Ireland, military, RootsIreland.ie, Russia, Scotland, Ukraine, WWII
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Findmypast — New military records
Findmypast Friday has added three military collections this week. British Army, Local Armed Forces’ Enrolment Forms, Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 This brand-new collection includes over 60,000 enrolment forms for those who enlisted in the British Army in South Africa during the Anglo-Boer War … Continue reading
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Tagged Boer War, Findmypast, military
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 18, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsSenator Lorna Milne R. I. P. by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. 30 Irish Genealogy Video Seminars from RootsTech by James Colgan on Genealogy.ninja. I Attend Lectures at the National Archives … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, Ireland, military, Netherlands, RootsTech
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 4, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsBeginner’s Guide: Finding Ontario Civil Death Registrations by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Old City Maps & Aerial Photos by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy. R.J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation-Funded Underdocumented … Continue reading
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Tagged Ireland, maps, military, newspapers, Ontario, RootsWeb, scrapbooks, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 18, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs postsVarious search tool improvements on ScotlandsPeople currently being worked on by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. Civil War Resource: Grand Army of the Republic Records by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches … Continue reading
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Tagged civil war, DNA, eBay, family history writing, France, military, Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, United States, US civil war, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 31, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this last week of the year. Blog postsMilitary Monday: What’s the Difference between the CVWM and CWGC Databases? by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Success in finding death record gives closure on lost child … Continue reading
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Tagged AncestryDNA, books, Canada, DNA, FamilySearch, military, Russia, Ukraine
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