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Tag Archives: Ontario
More free links to Ontario newspapers now available on The Ancestor Hunt
Kenneth R. Marks of The Ancestor Hunt has updated his lengthy list of links to historic Ontario newspapers that are available online for free. He has compiled his list from newspapers that are available on several websites, including Canadiana, Google … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — October 19, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsTrent Valley, Ontario Records NEW on Ancestry by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. 28,320 Free Online City Directories from the United States by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. 7 … Continue reading
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Tagged AncestryDNA, city directories, DNA, Ontario, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 12, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew Ontario Newspapers Online by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. “Porter Talk”: Podcasting and the Power of Oral History by Stacey Zembrzycki on Active History. Court Records Added to FamilySearch AI … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, AI, AncestryDNA, FamilySearch, Library and Archives Canada, methodology, newspapers, Ontario, oral history, railway porters
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 31, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts***** FamilySearch Experimental Labs Search of Canadian Probate Records and Origins of the People Map by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. FamilySearch Full-Text Searching of Ontario Probate and Land Records by … Continue reading
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Tagged FamilySearch, FamilyTreeDNA, land records, maps, MyHeritageDNA, Ontario, probate, recipes
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 18, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsVanishing River Street by Jane E. MacNamara on Where the story takes me. Search Multiple Maine Historical Newspaper Collections at Once and How to Find Where Newspapers are Available with Chronicling … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, DNA, family history writing, Maine, mtDNA, newspapers, OnLand, Ontario, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 4, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsOntario Assessment Rolls and the Militia by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Canada’s 2026 Census and England and Wales Probate by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives … Continue reading
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Tagged census, Chronicling America, DNA, England, FamilySearch library, Ireland, Ontario, photos, Scotland, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 27, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsBeginner’s Guide: Finding Ontario Civil Death Registrations [Update] by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Intro to German Genealogy: Practical Tips for Family History Research by Beccy Martin on Legacy Tree … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, Deerfield, DNA, family history writing, Germany, MyHeritage Reimagine, Ontario, Russia, writing
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Newspapers.com adds more than 60 newspapers from British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario
This month, Newspapers.com has added more than 350 newspapers, including more than 50 from British Columbia, six from Alberta and two from Ontario. The majority of the new additions are for 25 American states, along with a number of Black … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, British Columbia, Newspapers.com, Ontario
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 10, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsHow to navigate Order-in-Council records, part one: real life at LAC by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Finding on the Ground: Northern Ontario Districts by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, AncestryDNA, archives, Canada, legacy, Library and Archives Canada, Netherlands, Ontario, photo books, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 3, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsUpper Canada Land Books and Toronto Trust Cemeteries on FamilySearch – Updated by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Criminals in Aberdeenshire? and Probate for England and Wales by John Reid … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, Ancestry, bloggers, blogs, cemeteries, DNA, England, FamilySearch, legacy, Ontario, Scotland, Toronto Trust Cemeteries, Ukraine, Wales, wills
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