Tag Archives: preservation

This week’s crème de la crème — November 11, 2023

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWe still give birth, get married and die under the Poor Law by John Grenham on Irish Roots. 42 Newspapers from the North Carolina Collection by Geoff Schilling on DigitalNC Blog. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 27, 2020

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Archives at Selkirk College, B.C. by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. How to Find Protestant Abjurations in Quebec by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble. Update from LAC Reference Services … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 24, 2019

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsA Black Hole No Longer – Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Basics of Researching Your Loyalist Ancestors by Devon Noel Lee on Family History Fanatics. … Continue reading →

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Conservators offer expertise to help flood victims salvage photos and heirlooms

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Gail Dever

Do you have questions about what to do with your flood-damaged family treasures? The NCR Conservators for 2017 Flood Victims Facebook group wants to answer them – in English or French. As of yesterday, more than 4,100 residences in Quebec had … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 10, 2016

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs How to Access Canadian WW2 Service Records by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Legacy News. Who is That?!—Part 2: Help With Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Surnames by Leah Grandy on Atlantic Loyalist … Continue reading →

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How to preserve your old family letters

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Gail Dever

If you own old family letters that are being stored in a box in the garage or were tossed in a drawer or shoe box, and you wonder if there is a better way to preserve them, you should read … Continue reading →

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Join the ’31 Days’ challenge to share your genealogy research tips

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Gail Dever

To mark Family History Month and American Archives Month in the US and Family Month in Ontario, at least three genealogy bloggers are writing daily throughout October to share their knowledge and tips with us. While the 31 Days initiative … Continue reading →

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Free e-book on preserving your genealogy records “after you’re gone”

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Gail Dever

Have you thought about what will happen to your genealogy research, files, and photos after you are gone? Thomas MacEntee has written an e-book, After You’re Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research, with plenty of suggestions on how to ensure … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 13, 2014

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Gail Dever

Some of the genealogy bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs News from Library and Archives Canada by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Saint John Almshouse Records by Joe Buggy on Townland of Origin. I have mold! (…or is … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 6, 2014

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Gail Dever

Here are some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Online Resources for Your Loyalist Research Project by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Walking in the Footsteps of My Mother — Inside Taftville’s Ponemah Mill by Bernice L. … Continue reading →

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