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Tag Archives: MyHeritage
This week’s crème de la crème — January 11, 2025
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCensus of the Prairie Provinces, 1926 now on Ancestry…sort of by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Making Acadianness in Northern Maine, Part 1 by Patrick Lacroix on The Acadiensis Blog. Full-Text … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — November 23, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsDiscovering the Resilient Spirit of Canada’s Early French Settlers by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. More WWII Morning Reports using the NARA Catalog by Dr. Margaret M. McMahon on A Week … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, books, England, family history writing, France, GEDmatch, Italy, LiveMemory, MyHeritage, Netherlands, New France, writing, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 9, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsResearching Those Who Served Canada in the First and Second World Wars and The Harry Creagen Fonds of Canadian RFC and RNAS Airmen by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Second … Continue reading
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Tagged Advantage Archives, citations, England, Facebook, Ireland, military, MyHeritage, South Africa, WWII
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MyHeritage publishes France’s Tables of Successions and Absences, 1890–1970
MyHeritage has published a new record collection, France, Tables of Successions and Absences, 1890–1970, that provides an index of deceased or officially missing people from various French departments, spanning 80 years of history. It includes 26 million records. This collection … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 14, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFamilySearch Experimental Labs Search of UK and Ireland Records by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. All-singing, all-dancing barony maps by John Grenham on Irish Roots. Introduction to Indian Genealogy, Colonial Records: … Continue reading
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MyHeritage acquires Quebec genealogy company MesAïeux.com
MyHeritage announced today the acquisition of MesAïeux.com, a family history service specializing in French Canadian genealogy. The website is available in French and English, and the English side of the site is called, MyFolks. MesAïeux.com offers an online family tree builder … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 24, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsA Trip to the Lincolnshire Archives – Part 4: The Treasures We Found by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Trouble at FindMyPast? by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. IGRA Announces Partnership With MyHeritage … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 3, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFinding a War Bride in the Directorate of Movements Microfilms by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. A trip to the Lincolnshire Archives – part 2: a brief guide to researching … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Asia, Canada, Canada war brides, DNA, England, estate planning, family history writing, FamilySearch, legacy, MyHeritage, Quakers, scams, societies, war brides, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 27, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsMyHeritage adds Canada Newspapers from OldNews.com™ by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. A trip to the Lincolnshire Archives, Lincoln, UK – part 1: The story begins by Linda Yip on Past … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 20, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAtlas of Historical County Boundaries by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name. Without the Parish: Researching in England Without Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials Part 5- Manor Rolls by Jessica … Continue reading
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