Tag Archives: Nova Scotia

This week’s crème de la crème — June 12, 2021

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsGoing to Court with The Eastern Law Reporter by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Alberta Prairie Towns – pride in their history by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. My … Continue reading

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More than 1.5 million US military records, 1916-1939, added to FamilySearch

A free new collection of military records is now available on FamilySearch, and it’s bound to send many genealogists down the research rabbit hole. This past week, FamilySearch added United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939, a … Continue reading

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New and expanded records collections on FamilySearch include Nova Scotia, Ontario, Kansas and Michigan

During the past week, FamilySearch has added two new record collections and expanded many others. The new record collections are: Kansas, Military Discharge Records, ca.1862 – ca.1999 740 indexed records. Michigan, Military Discharge Records, ca.1847 – ca.1965 1,010 indexed records. … Continue reading

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New record collections on FamilySearch — Week of February 1

FamilySearch added three new record collections and expanded many others this past week. Among the expanded collections is Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001 with 7,177 records. The new collections are: Norway Census, 1870 267,848 records United States, Colorado, Military Discharge … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 19, 2020

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsSecond World War RCAF Operations Record Books and Second World War RCAF Operations Record Books by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. “Annexed by Their Own Act”: The Nova Scotian Exodus by … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 29, 2020

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsBanking Ancestors and WWI on Canadiana by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Nelson Daily News Goes Online by Stuart Hill on UBC Library Digitizers’ Blog. Death and Suicide in New … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 11, 2020

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Ontario Parish Registers: LAC and Héritage, “Old School” Research With a Modern Twist, New Brunswick Parish Registers: LAC and Héritage and Nova Scotia Parish Registers: LAC and Héritage by Ken McKinlay … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 29, 2020

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Researching 20th Century Ancestors with the 1940 National Registration File by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Alberta Legal History by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Lists of … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 2, 2019

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsVisiting the Provincial Archives of Nova Scotia by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree. Finding Context with BC Newspapers by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Travels in … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 13, 2019

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Halifax Municipal Archives: A Local History Research Centre by Susan McClure on Halifax Public Libraries Blog. Finding Ancestors in Yukon Newspapers by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. BC-related Dictionaries … Continue reading

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