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Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
This week’s crème de la crème — February 11, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCanadiana adds University of Regina Student Publication Collection by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Dutch Genealogy News for January 2023 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. Finding and Using Digital Collections … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged Audrey Collins, Canadiana, FamilySearch library, FamilyTreeMaker, Google, Gramps, legacy, methodology, Netherlands, photo scanning, Saskatchewan, scanning, societies
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 19, 2022
Some if the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsMilitary Monday: British and Canadian Army Service Numbers for WW2 by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Saskatchewan Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links, Manitoba Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Britain, Canada, DNA, DNA Painter, Ireland, Manitoba, methodology, military, New Brunswick, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, United States, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 29, 2022
Some of the treats — not tricks — I discovered this week. Blog postsExplore the new Library and Archives Canada site (Oct 2022) by Linda Yip at Past Presence. Free Online Ontario City Directories, Free Online Nova Scotia City Directories, … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, city directories, England, Manitoba, MyHeritage, National Archives US, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Poland, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Scotland, Ukraine, United States
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More than 5,000 digitized Don Coltman photos added to Vancouver Archives’ online collection
Thanks to funding from the British Columbia History Digitization Program (BCHDP) and the Friends of the Vancouver City Archives, an additional 5,122 photographs by commercial photographer Don Coltman are now digitized and freely available on the City of Vancouver Archives’ website. With this … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, City of Vancouver Archives, Manitoba, photos, Saskatchewan, Vancouver
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 30, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsExploring First World War Files online at LAC: A Top 10 List by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Canadiana Serials Update by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. My Visit to the Wellington … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Ancestry, Belgium, British Columbia, Canada, Canadiana, DNA, Findmypast, Holocaust, Ireland, Loyalists, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, photos, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Russia, Saskatchewan, Scotland, slavery, United Empire Loyalists, United States, WWI, Yukon
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 28, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFinding on the Ground: Wrap Up by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Free Nova Scotia High School and College Yearbooks Online, Free Manitoba High School and College Yearbooks Online, Free Saskatchewan … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, African Americans, Alberta, Ancestry, directories, England, Ireland, land records, legacy, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, ontario land records, Russia, Saskatchewan, Scotland, yearbooks
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 20, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsThe prisoners of Kingston Pen, 1843-1890 by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Saskatchewan World War 2 Biographies by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Did Your Ancestors Come From Ireland (Eire)? on … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA Painter, Findmypast, Ireland, Kingston Penitentiary, kirk session, Netherlands, Ontario, prison, Saskatchewan, Scotland, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 28, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsSaskatchewan Ancestors: The Greystone Yearbooks Online at the University of Saskatchewan Archives by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. How To Start Researching Your African American Female Ancestors by Lisa Lisson … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, directories, Google, Google Books, Google Scholar, land records, methodology, MyHeritage, Saskatchewan, societies, United States, yearbooks
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 5, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsChinese Immigration Act Case Files: Finding aids at LAC by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Japanese Canadian internment: Over 40,000 pages and 180 photographs digitized by the DigiLab by Gabrielle Nishiguchi on Library … Continue reading
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Tagged aboriginal, African Americans, AncestryDNA, Canada, Chinese Canadians, DNA, family history writing, First Nations, Indigenous, Ireland, Japanese Canadians, PRONI, Public Record Office of Ireland, Saskatchewan, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 6, 2020
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. If my parents were still alive, they’d be reminding me today is the anniversary of D-Day. BlogsSaskatchewan Archives and Genealogy News by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Quebec Ancestors: Notarial … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, Netherlands, notarial records, Quebec, Saskatchewan, United States
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