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Tag Archives: NARA
Ancestry announces largest archive collaboration to date with the National Archives and Records Administration in the US
Ancestry yesterday announced a new multi-year agreement with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in the United States to digitize, index and publish tens of millions of NARA records on their platforms over the next five years. This will … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, NARA, National Archives and Records Administration
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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 — May 13, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWhy we are excited about the 1931 Census by Sara Chatfield on Library and Archives Canada Blog. Coffee Chat Series: Canadian voters lists for Asians and other disenfranchised folks by Linda Yip … Continue reading
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Tagged 1931 Canada Census, Ancestry, Canada, ChatGPT, Internet Archive, Ireland, NARA, National Archives US, Netherlands, Russia
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 12, 2018
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Halifax, Nova Scotia City Directories Online by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. The King’s Daughters and the PRDH database on Généalogie Québec. One Click or Less: Redesigning the National … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, filles du roi, Halifax, NARA, Nova Scotia, organizing, PRDH
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National Archives virtual genealogy fair begins Tuesday
Tomorrow, Wednesday, and Thursday will be your chance to attend a genealogy conference for free and from home. The National Archives in Washington, DC will host its second Virtual Genealogy Fair from October 28 to 30. The live broadcasts begin … Continue reading
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Tagged NARA, National Archives
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Crème de la crème — October 11, 2014
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Blacked Out: Infusing Colour to Remembrance Day Celebrations by Natasha Henry on Teaching African Canadian History. Genealogy Should Be Free – Say What??? and Warning! Opinion re Ken Burns Remarks on … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, Canada GenWeb, cemeteries, colourised photos, Finding Your Roots, genealogical proof standard, genealogy for kids, Hudson's Bay building, Lennox and Addington County Museum and Archives, Montreal, Morrin Centre, NARA, The French Canadian Cultural Alliance of the Great Lakes, United Empire Loyalists, websites, WWI
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US National Archives to host second vitual conference
About once a week, I check Angela McGhie’s blog, Adventures in Genealogy Education, to find out if anything new is coming that may interest me, and I am glad I did yesterday. Ms. McGhie writes that the National Archives in … Continue reading