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Tag Archives: National Archives US
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 — 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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US National Archives improves online catalogue
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in the United States yesterday officially launched a redesigned online catalogue. The new catalogue should make it easier and more intuitive for researchers to find what they are looking for, and potentially discover … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 29, 2022
Some of the treats — not tricks — I discovered this week. Blog postsExplore the new Library and Archives Canada site (Oct 2022) by Linda Yip at Past Presence. Free Online Ontario City Directories, Free Online Nova Scotia City Directories, … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, city directories, England, Manitoba, MyHeritage, National Archives US, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Poland, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Scotland, Ukraine, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 20, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs postsFamilySearch Affiliate Libraries in Canada by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Men of the Dieppe Raid by Glenn Wright on Anglo-Celtic Connections. New website at the LAC by Christopher Moore on … Continue reading
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Tagged family history writing, FamilySearch, Fold3, LAC, legacy, Library and Archives Canada, National Archives US, Ukraine, United States, writing, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 30, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsChronic delays at Library and Archives Canada by John D. Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Irish Registry of Deeds Index Project: more updates and guides by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News. Uncovering … Continue reading
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Tagged AncestryDNA, audiocassette, cemeteries, DNA, DNA Painter, England, Google Books, Ireland, Italy, LAC, legacy, libraries, Library and Archives Canada, National Archives US, negatives, Netherlands, newspapers, photos, Scotland, United States, Wales, WATO
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Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero to retire
After 12 years as the 10th archivist of the United States under three presidents, David S. Ferriero announced he plans to retire in April. Mr. Ferriero, 76, has been head of the National Archives and Records Administration since he was … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 30, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsIndex to Court Records on the BAnQ (Quebec Archives) Website Reveals Nefarious Life in Quebec City by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. Valuable Resource: Women’s Institute Tweedsmuirs by Megan Lockhart on Oxford … Continue reading
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Tagged BAnQ, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Canada, Canadiana, National Archives US, Scots Covenanters, theses, Tweedsmuir, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 5, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsMore Newspaper Finds at BAnQ by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. Those Other Franco-Americans: New York State by Patrick Lacroix on Query the Past. Free Online Divorce Record Collections for the New England States … Continue reading