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Tag Archives: National Library of Ireland
This week’s crème de la crème — March 11, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsLibrary and Archives Canada Reduced $18.5 million in 2023-24 Budget by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Kudos to NCHRO! by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist. Major update adds 5.7 million … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, family history writing, FamilySearch Wiki, Ireland, Jewish, LAC, Library and Archives Canada, National Library of Ireland, Netherlands, North Carolina, Russia, wikis, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 12, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsToronto Trust Cemeteries on FamilySearch by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Library and Archives Canada Access to Information Act Report and Improved Probate Service Website for England and Wales by John … Continue reading
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Tagged cemeteries, England, Holocaust, Ireland, Library and Archives Canada, National Library of Ireland, Ontario, PERSI, Toronto, Wales, wills, WorldCat
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NLI reaches 50 million views on Flickr
The National Library of Ireland’s (NLI) announced yesterday it is celebrating 50 million views of its photos on Flickr with a special caption competition. Even if entering the competition is not your cup of tea, you may want to take a … Continue reading
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Tagged Flickr, National Library of Ireland, photos
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NLI to launch Irish Catholic parish registers website today
Today, the National Library of Ireland (NLI) will launch its website Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI. Soon we will have free online access to 390,000 digitized microfilm images of Catholic parish registers. Some of the records apparently date from … Continue reading
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NLI to launch free online access to Catholic parish register microfilms July 8
Ireland Reaching Out reminds us that we need wait only another week for what is described as the “single biggest development for Irish genealogy.” On July 8, the National Library of Ireland is scheduled to launch a dedicated website that … Continue reading
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National Library of Ireland’s Catholic parish registers to go online July 8
Claire Santry has posted good news on her blog, Irish Genealogy News, about July 8 when the National Library of Ireland will make its collection of Catholic parish register microfilms freely available online on a dedicated website. I love her … Continue reading
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National Library of Ireland announces its most significant ever digitization project for Irish genealogy
If you stayed off the internet yesterday and didn’t talk to any of your genealogy buddies, you probably missed hearing about what is perhaps the most siginificant digitization project ever in Irish genealogy. This news calls for fireworks — provided … Continue reading