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This week’s crème de la crème — December 28, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this holiday week. BlogsOur Recorded Webinar With Thomas MacEntee On November 12, 2019 Is Available For Online Viewing Via The Link In This Post by Tony Kierna on Tony’s Genealogy Blog at the Schaumburg Township … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, organizing
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 31, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsWhat do we lose when records are digitised? by John Grenham on Irish Roots. Spot the Differences – Index – Transcription – Original by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. 7 Tips … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, Irish, organization, organizing
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 20, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsWills and Administrations in Ireland Prior to 1858 by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots. New address for IWM’s Lives of the First World War by Chris Paton on The GENES Blog. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, DNA, Germany, Ireland, MyHeritage, organizing, United States, Vermont, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 15, 2018
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Finding “Unknown” Children in Findmypast Parish Records by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. A Beginner’s Guide to Online Canadian Historical Images by Andrea Eidenger on Unwritten Histories. Creating a Reference … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, Evernote, Findmypast, HathiTrust, Ireland, Irish, organization, organizing, photos, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 4, 2018
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Canada’s Newspaper Heritage at LAC on Library and Archives Canada Blog. Showing Library and Archives Canada the way and Book: The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic … Continue reading
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Tagged Ireland, Irish, Montreal, newspapers, organizing, photos, Polaroid, Scotland
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 12, 2018
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Halifax, Nova Scotia City Directories Online by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. The King’s Daughters and the PRDH database on Généalogie Québec. One Click or Less: Redesigning the National … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, filles du roi, Halifax, NARA, Nova Scotia, organizing, PRDH
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 6, 2018
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Manitoba Online Historical Newspapers Summary, New Brunswick Online Historical Newspapers Summary, and Saskatchewan Online Historical Newspapers Summary by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. C19th editions join online Church of Ireland … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, blogs, DNA, Facebook, family history writing, FamilySearch, Filles à marier, Manitoba, New Brunswick, New York Public Library, newspapers, organization, organizing, Quebec, Saskatchewan, social media, Twitter, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 7, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this first week of the new year. Blogs Digitized Canadian Trench Newspapers: Part 1 of 3 by Steve Clifford on Doing Our Bit. Using the GRO Index Search – Another Example by Wayne Shepheard … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, blogs, British Home Children, DNA, filles du roi, GRO, National Archives US, New York, newspapers, Ontario, organizing, photos, research logs, research plan, Thunder Bay, underground railroad, WWI, Yukon
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Jump-start your genealogy with Thomas MacEntee’s free handout
Just in time for the new year, Thomas MacEntee has offered his handout, 10 Ways to Jumpstart Your Genealogy in 2017, for free to subscribers of his Genealogy and Technology E-News newsletter — and he has given permission me to … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 3, 2016
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Loyalist Records Online: An Overview and Using the Records Loyalists Left Behind: The Search for Henry Anguish by Paula Dumas on Isles Abroad. From the Archives: Finding Your Ancestor in the … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, Armenians, blogs, education, France, Great Famine, heirlooms, Irish, Irish Famine, Klondike Gold Rush, Loyalists, New France, occupations, Ontario, organizing, Saskatchewan, United Empire Loyalists, Yukon
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