Tag Archives: National Library of Scotland

This week’s crème de la crème — September 20, 2025

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsLAC to a provide a “simplified and more secure login experience”? by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Almost Destroyed: Chinese Canadian records at Library and Archives Canada by June Chow on … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 19, 2025

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsA Gold Mine for Genealogists-UBC Library Students Digital Projects by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Snapshots of British Columbia’s Ghost Towns: Part 2—Barkerville’s Chinatown by Jill Henderson on Digitizers’ … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 10, 2025

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFamilySearch Labs: Full-Text Search by Dr. Margaret M. McMahon on A Week of Genealogy. New Canadian Collections on MyHeritage and More Maps from the National Library of Scotland, with Canadian Coverage by John … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 17, 2024

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsRolling years of civil BMD records added to IrishGenealogy.ie by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News. NLS adds high resolution Irish maps by John D. Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. A Gotcha … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 30, 2023

Posted on September 30, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIrish Ordnance Survey maps join National Library of Scotland maps platform by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. Living London by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. 100 Best Free Online Genealogy Websites … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 3, 2021

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsThe Irish in New France by Sharon Callaghan on Ancestry Blog. Quebec Ancestors: The Montreal Fire Club at the McGill University Archives by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Quebec birth, … Continue reading →

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Maps of your ancestors’ British hometown — yesterday and today — on National Library of Scotland’s website

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Gail Dever

The National Library of Scotland has a new interactive tool on its website that overlays old maps of Great Britain with satellite imagery and allows you to see how the country has changed from when some of your ancestors lived there … Continue reading →

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