Tag Archives: Newfoundland

This week’s crème de la crème — January 21, 2017

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Vital Statistics- Part 1 Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Borders, Groups, Statistics: Researching Immigrant Arrival at Pier 21 by Jan Raska on Pier … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 31, 2016

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this last week in 2016. Blogs Top 10 Genealogy Tips: A Year-end Wrap Up by Amy Johnson Crow on Amy Johnson Crow. My 2017 Genealogy Resolutions by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 21, 2016

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Internet Archive – Canadian Resources and Canadian Merchant Navy WW2 by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Finding your Ancestors in the Thetford Mines region of Quebec by Jacques Gagné … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 25, 2015

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs New Brunswick Research Sites by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Newfoundland Military Records and Rockstar Genealogists at BIFHSGO by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Summer Reading – Book … Continue reading →

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FamilySearch adds Newfoundland vital records, 1840-1949

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Gail Dever

FamilySearch has added 363,845 vital records for Newfoundland, 1840 to 1949. These are civil registrations, not church records. The collection includes images of births, delayed registrations of births, marriages, and deaths. Newfoundland, including the area of Labrador, became a province … Continue reading →

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FamilySearch adds Newfoundland church records 1753-1893

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Gail Dever

FamilySearch has added 191,573 church record transcripts for many churches in Newfoundland, from 1753 to 1893. These records contain baptism, marriage, and burial records. Since burial records were not systematically gathered for this collection, only a very small number are … Continue reading →

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FamilySearch adds 1935 and 1945 Newfoundland census

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Gail Dever

FamilySearch has added the 1935 and 1945 Newfoundland census returns to its website. The returns have been indexed and can be searched by name. (FamilySearch added the 1921 census returns in March.) Since Newfoundland did not become a Canadian province … Continue reading →

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Catherine Snow, last woman hanged in Newfoundland

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Gail Dever

When I recently saw the headline, Descendant of hanged woman pleased with outcome of event, in an article published in the St. John’s, Newfoundland Telegram three years ago, I had to read the rest of the article. The article begins: … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 17, 2015

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Research in France on a Carignan Soldier, Part 2 by Gail Moreau-DesHarnais on The French Genealogy Blog. Where Do I Find Ontario Birth Registration Records? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 27, 2014

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this Christmas week. Blogs Irish Newfoundland Connection by Joe Buggy on Townland of Origin. An expert guide to the Griffith’s Valuation by Fiona Fitzsimons on Findmypast. Genealogy Do-Over: Schedule of Topics by Thomas MacEntee … Continue reading →

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