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Tag Archives: Olive Tree Genealogy
Olive Tree Genealogy website to remain online
Following Lorine McGinnis Schulze’s sudden death last week and the huge outpouring of sympathy from genealogists from around the world, her husband Brian Massey shared the news that he will continue to maintain her very popular and very useful Olive … Continue reading
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Tagged Lorine McGinnis Schulze, Olive Tree Genealogy
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Olive Tree Genealogy blog marks 16th anniversary
Congratulations to Lorine McGinnis Schulze on reaching the 16th anniversary of the longest-running genealogy news blog in Canada, Olive Tree Genealogy. She wrote the first blog post on February 3, 2003. Find out in her Sweet 16 blog post which two … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 21, 2018
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs 1851 and 1871 Canadian Census Non-Population Schedules and My Farming Families in 1871 Quebec – The John Deans by Anna Matthews on Tripping Over My Roots. How Do You Find Your Ancestors … Continue reading
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Tagged ArchiveGrid, Boston, Canada, cemeteries, census, DNA, FamilySearch, Massachusetts, National Archives US, Olive Tree Genealogy
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1930s photo album from Carillon, Quebec rescued
Do you have relatives who lived in the town once known as Carillon, Quebec in the 1930s?If so, you should take a look at the photo album genealogist and blogger Lorinne McGinnis Schulze rescued. On her blog, Olive Tree Genealogy, Lorinne … Continue reading
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Olive Tree Genealogy celebrates 20 years
Congratulations to my friend, Lorine McGinnis Schulze, who this week reached the 20th anniversary of her website, Olive Tree Genealogy, an essential recource for those of us researching our Canadian and American ancestors. Olive Tree Genealogy was among the first … Continue reading
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Darn! My genealogy superhero didn’t make it on the list, eh?
One of my favourite superheroes is Superman, created by Toronto-born Joe Shuster. And one of my favourite genealogy superheroes also happens to be Canadian. My genealogy superhero can leap over brickwalls with a single bound. She can type answers to … Continue reading
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Tagged Genealogy Superhero, Lorine McGinnis Schulze, Olive Tree Genealogy
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 28, 2015
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Missing Sub-Districts in the Canadian Censuses? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Montreal Emigrant Society by Joe Buggy on Townland of Origin. WooHoo! 19 Years and Counting for Olive Tree … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, brick walls, Canada census, Canadian Expeditionary Force, CEF, conservation, family history writing, France, Montreal Emigrant Society, Olive Tree Genealogy, societies, writing, WWI
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