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Tag Archives: Pier 21
This week’s crème de la crème — July 10, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsAlberta Ancestors: Homestead Records on Internet Archive by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Pier 21 by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Companie des cents — Associés of Nouvelle-France 1627-1663 by … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged Alberta, DNA, Family History Library, family history writing, FamilyTreeDNA, fur trade, GEDmatch, immigration, Netherlands, New France, newspapers, Pier 21, slavery, time capsule, writing
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Museum seeks family members of first passengers to arrive at Pier 21
The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia wants to connect with the families of the first immigrants to step on the pier on March 8, 1928. The 54 people, who arrived aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam, … Continue reading
Posted in Canada
Tagged Canadian Museum of Immigration, immigration, Pier 21, ship lists
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Canadian Museum of Immigration wants your stories about war brides, home children, refugees and all other immigrants
The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 wants to hear the stories of people who immigrated to Canada — through any port, at any time. Through the Share Your Immigration Story initiative, the museum wants to know everything about the … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — November 4, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Tracing Your Canadian Military Ancestors by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. Find Canadian Genealogy Articles by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Canada Bound – British Home Children – Genealogy … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged Acadians, archives, blogs, British Home Children, cemeteries, DNA, family history writing, Irish, land grants, Library and Archives Canada, maps, military, notary records, obituaries, Ontario, Pier 21, Quebec, societies, WorldCat, writing, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 29, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs University of Saskatchewan – Genealogies by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Research Your Ancestors in the Canada Gazette by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Most French Canadians … Continue reading
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Tagged Apps, ArchiveGrid, blogs, Canada Gazette, Canadian Museum of Immigration, cemeteries, DNA, filles du roi, Irish, LibraryThing, Montreal, Pier 21, Saskatchewan, technology
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LAC officially opens at Pier 21 in Halifax — and ‘Signatures’ magazine
Earlier this week, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) opened offices inside the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax. East coast residents will now have easier access to LAC reference specialists and will benefit from this collaboration by … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian Museum of Immigration, LAC, Library and Archives Canada, Pier 21
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 20, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Canada 150 – Graduates, Yearbooks and School News by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: Beyond the BMD. Research Like a Pro, Part 1: What’s Your Question? by Diana Elder on The Family … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged Alberta, Black Rock, blogs, Canada, Jewish, methodology, Montreal, Pier 21, societies, year
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 25, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Trace Your Roots at the Scotiabank Family History Centre by Caroline Michaud on Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Vital Statistics Part 6 – Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut by Candice McDonald … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged Black Canadians, black loyalists, blogs, Canadian Museum of Immigration, DNA, homesteading, Irish, McGill University, McGill University Library and Archives, Ontario, Pier 21
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 28, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs How to Find Alberta Vital Records by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. Vital Statistics Part 2- Nova Scotia and New Brunswick by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Canada … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Australia, blogs, Canadian Museum of Immigration, CEF, England, Geneanet, Huguenots, Internet Archive, Montreal, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pier 21, WWI
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Genealogy research services at Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
The staff at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax want family historians to know they offer general genealogy research services, in addition to helping find immigration records. The experienced researchers in the museum’s Scotiabank Family History Centre … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian Museum of Immigration, Pier 21, Scotiabank Family History Centre
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