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Tag Archives: organizing
This week’s crème de la crème — January 6, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered during this first week of the new year. Blog postsShips that stopped at Grosse Île Quarantine Station and Waiting for a file from LAC? ATIP Progress Report by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Dutch … Continue reading
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Tagged FamilySearch, Findmypast, Grosse-Ile, Library and Archives Canada, MyHeritage, Netherlands, newspapers, OCR, organizing
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 29, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNewfoundland and Labrador Death Certificates (1950-1968) by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Why are the 1931 census returns organized geographically? on Library and Archives Canada Blog. A well-documented city: more Toronto directories … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — February 25, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsA Reel Challenge for the 1871 Census of Canada by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Canadiana adds St John newspapers by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Aviation photographs from first … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — October 15, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsBeginner’s Guide: Finding Ontario Civil Birth Registrations by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. My trip to the archives: how I prepare and what I found by Linda Yip on Past Presence. … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — April 9, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsBurford Township…Lost in the Census of 1861 for Canada West by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. A treasure trove of London maps… by Teresa Basińska Eckford on Writing my past. National Archives … Continue reading
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Tagged 1861 Canada census, 1950 US census, Canada, city directories, England, Ireland, legacy, maps, organizing, research plan, WWII service files
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 31, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered during the last week of the year. BlogsNew Ukrainian database breaks down a brickwall on Christmas morning by Vera Miller on Finding Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. Why Family Historians Are Excited About the 1921 … Continue reading
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Tagged 1921 Census of England and Wales, organizing, photos, Ukraine
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 14, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs1921 Census and Addresses in Ontario by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. WPA Digitized Records & the DAR Library + More! by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree. … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — January 2, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered during the last week of 2020. BlogsGoodbye 2020 – Why It Was My Crazy Genealogy Year by Phil Isherwood on Seeing the Wood for the Trees. 2020: the year in review by Scott C. Steward … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, Franco-Americans, methodology, organizing, Quebec, year in review
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 20, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Manitoba Ancestors: Parish Records on Canadiana by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Radical German Loyalism in the American Revolution by Ruth Savidge on Atlantic Loyalist Connections. Using Directories to … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Britain, Canadiana, directories, First Nations, Ireland, Loyalists, Manitoba, organizing, slavery, social history, United Kingdom
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 1, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Metis Ancestors: Resources from the Glenbow Museum by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Converting Section-Township-Range-Meridian to Latitude-Longitude in Canadaby Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Captured in German Occupied … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, DNA, Ireland, Massachusetts, Métis, organizing, Saskatchewan, social history, WWII
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