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Tag Archives: New England
This week’s crème de la crème — October 15, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsBeginner’s Guide: Finding Ontario Civil Birth Registrations by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. My trip to the archives: how I prepare and what I found by Linda Yip on Past Presence. … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged BC archives, British Columbia, Chinese Canadians, family history writing, Ireland, New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, organizing, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 16, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsLibrary and Archives Canada now offers Monday – Friday service and LAC Departmental Plan 2022-23 by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. New Brunswick’s Loyalist Experiment: Examining the Lives of William Burtis, Robert … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950 US census, blog writing, burials, Google Translate, headstones, Italy, LAC, Library and Archives Canada, Loyalists, military, New Brunswick, New England, Quebec, United Empire Loyalists
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 19, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFamilySearch Adds 1871 Census of Canada, Schedule 2 and CEF Infantry Battalions by John D. Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Locating Records with MemoryNS by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Over 100 … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, Canada census, Canadian Expeditionary Force, CEF, FamilySearch, Massachusetts, New England, Nova Scotia, obituaries, Scotland, Vermont, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 18, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Alberta Ancestors: The Wainwright Public Library Newspaper Archives by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Exploring our family history resources by Emily Dutton on The National Archives Blog. The Local … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, blog writing, DNA, family history writing, Findmypast, National Archives, New England, newspapers, Norway, war diaries, WWI, YouTube
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 15, 2018
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Archives of Ontario data sets online, LAC’s Aurora Shines, and Financial Health of Canadian Genealogical Societies – Update by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. College and University Historical Student Newspaper … Continue reading
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Tagged AncestryDNA, Archives of Ontario, border crossings, Canada, Christmas, Christmas cards, DNA, England, Ireland, Irish, Irish workhouse, Library and Archives Canada, New England, newspapers, photos, Poor Law Unions, PRONI, societies, student newspapers, United States, workhouse
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English captives and prisoners remaining in New France
The latest newsletter from the American Canadian Genealogical Society (ACGS) features its newest publication, English Captives & Prisoners Remaining in New France, by Professor Roger W. Lawrence, co-founder of the society. Professor Lawrence spent 30 years researching the captives of … Continue reading
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Tagged American Canadian Genealogical Society, books, New England, New France
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 14, 2016
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Notaries, A Friend Give an Explanation by Pennie Redmile on Life From The Roots. Ontario Online Historical Newspapers Summary, Manitoba Online Historical Newspapers Summary and Saskatchewan Online Historical Newspapers Summary by … Continue reading
Stolen map by Samuel de Champlain recovered
A map compiled by French explorer and the “Father of New France” Samuel de Champlain and believed to be among dozens stolen more than a decade ago from the Boston Public Library has been recovered. The 1612 map was found … Continue reading
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Tagged New England, New France, Samuel de Champlain
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