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Tag Archives: New France
This week’s crème de la crème — November 23, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsDiscovering the Resilient Spirit of Canada’s Early French Settlers by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. More WWII Morning Reports using the NARA Catalog by Dr. Margaret M. McMahon on A Week … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, books, England, family history writing, France, GEDmatch, Italy, LiveMemory, MyHeritage, Netherlands, New France, writing, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 9, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWhy Irish Genealogy Is So Difficult by Will on Ancestral Findings. FindMyPast improves its Irish RC parish marriages collection by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News. 4 Keys to Italian Genealogy … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, African Americans, Findmypast, Ireland, Italy, New France, Quebec, Sweden
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 7, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFinding on the Ground: An Ontario Concession/Lot on a Map by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Immigration before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 3 by Candice McDonald on Finding Your … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, Canada, China, collateral genealogy, DNA, Google My Maps, immigration, Internet Archive, Ireland, land records, methodology, Netherlands, New France, newspapers, Ontario, ontario land records, photos, United States, US civil war
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 17, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsEtienne Campeau and his Confirmation in 1664 by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Acadian Refugee Households at Camp d’Esperance 1756-1761 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained. Our slave-owning ancestors, part 2 by … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadian, civil war, DNA, FamilyTreeDNA, funerals, New France, photos, Quebec
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 10, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsAlberta Ancestors: Homestead Records on Internet Archive by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Pier 21 by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Companie des cents — Associés of Nouvelle-France 1627-1663 by … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, DNA, Family History Library, family history writing, FamilyTreeDNA, fur trade, GEDmatch, immigration, Netherlands, New France, newspapers, Pier 21, slavery, time capsule, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 10, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsGenealogy Reference – Winnipeg, Manitoba by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Quaker Ancestors: Canadian Friends Historical Association by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Carignan Soldiers or Soldat Carignan … Continue reading
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Tagged Carignan Regiment, Carignan-Salières Regiment, civil war, DNA, family history writing, FamilyTreeDNA, Germany, Ireland, Manitoba, MyHeritage, New France, Quakers, Quebec, writing, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 27, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFinding on the Ground – A Rural Route Address in Ontario by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. What coud LAC do to better serve Canadian Genealogists? and LAC and Canada’s Sad … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Britain, DNA, family history writing, FamilySearch, Google Images, Holocaust, Jewish, land records, Library and Archives Canada, New France, newspapers, Ontario, ontario land records, PERSI, photos, Quebec, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 7, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsHow to search newspaper articles (and more) at BAnQ by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: Beyond the BMD. Manitoba Ancestors: Issues of “The Commercial” on Canadiana by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian … Continue reading
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Tagged BAnQ, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Canadiana, DNA, indexing, Ireland, Manitoba, New France, newspapers, Newspapers.com, photos, slavery, WWII, yearbooks
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 12, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsAlberta Ancestors: Issues of University of Alberta’s ” The Gateway” Online by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. The cemeteries of New Westminster, BC, from the BC Pen to Woodlands, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Britain, British Columbia, cemeteries, DNA, Italy, Louis Riel, maps, New France, Ontario, social history, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 8, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Slavery in New France in the 17th & 18th Centuries by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble. No. Not in Scotland. and ScotlandsPeople resumes certificate ordering service by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, methodology, New France, OneNote, photos, Quebec, Scotland, technology
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