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Tag Archives: rockstar genealogists
This week’s crème de la crème — October 28, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Halloween in Peel: A Look at Some Selected Records by Kyle Neill on Archives @ PAMA. Circle Of Life: Ontario Vital Records by Cindi Foreman on My Moynahan Genealogy. Eastern Canada … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, blogs, Carignan Regiment, Carignan-Salières Regiment, cemeteries, DNA, FamilySearch, filles du roi, Halloween, Montreal, Norway, Ontario, Quebec, rockstar genealogists
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Vote for your fave Rockstar Genealogists until October 21
John D. Reid has opened voting for the 2017 Rockstar Genealogist. John wrote on his blog, Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections, “By voting you help folks organizing a speaker program to know who is popular internationally and in different regions.” Voting will … Continue reading
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2017 ‘Rockstar Genealogist’ nominations are open
By popular demand, John D. Reid has opened nominations for the sixth annual Rockstar Genealogist. John wrote, “Rockstar genealogists are those who give ‘must attend’ presentations at family history conferences or as webinars, who when you see a new family … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 29, 2016
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Launch of First World War personnel records database on Library and Archives Canada Blog. First impressions: LAC’s new Personnel Records of the FWW by Steve Clifford on Doing Our Big. A … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — September 17, 2016
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Rockstar Genealogists 2016: International and USA, Rockstar Genealogists 2016: England, Scotland and Wales, Rockstar Genealogists 2016: Ireland, Rockstar Genealogists 2016: Australia/New Zealand, and Rockstar Genealogists 2016: Genetic Genealogy by John D. … Continue reading
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Canada’s top 10 Rockstar Genealogists
To paraphrase a line from Judy G. Russell, the International/USA/Genetic Rockstar Genealogist Gold award winner, I am in excellent company, eh. John D. Reid yesterday announced the top ten 2016 Rockstar Genealogists for Canada, and I am pleased to see … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian genealogists, rockstar genealogists
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2016 Rockstar Genealogist gold award winners… stunning
I was stunned. I was truly surprised when I read I had won the Gold award in the Canada category in this year’s Rockstar Genealogist vote organized by John D. Reid. Frankly, there were so many great Canadian genealogists nominated, … Continue reading
Vote for your favourite rockstar genealogist — and keep calm
John D. Reid yesterday launched his annual, fun — and sometimes controversial — rockstar genealogist poll on his blog, Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. According to John, “Rockstar genealogists are those who give ‘must attend’ presentations at family history conferences or as … Continue reading
Rockstar genealogist nominations
Blogger John D. Reid has issued his annual worldwide call for nominations for Rockstar Genealogists. John explains the nominations criteria on his blog, “Rockstar genealogists are those who give ‘must attend’ presentations at family history conferences or as webinars, who … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 26, 2015
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs What’s Wrong with the Rockstar Genealogist poll: and what’s right? by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. New Brunswick’s Oland Murder Trial Focuses on the Family’s Genealogy by Dick Eastman … Continue reading
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