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This week’s crème de la crème — August 17, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsDutch Genealogy News for August 2024 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. Criminals in Your Family Tree: How to Deal with the Most Common Problems by Maddy on Family Wise Ltd. Preserving … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — October 21, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew on Canadiana Heritage and The Financial Health of Canadian Genealogical Societies 2022 UPDATE by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Acadian Deportation: Tips for tracing ancestors forcibly removed from New … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged 23andMe, Acadian, Canadiana, citations, DNA, family history writing, France, Franco-Americans, immigration, Italy, Mayflower, military, Quebec, social media, societies, Vimy Ridge, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 15, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsPuzzling through 1931 Census sub-districts – Part 2 on Library and Archives Canada Blog. When my house became a museum – celebrating the new Chinese Canadian Museum by Linda Yip on Past … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged 1931 Canada Census, Ancestry, census, Chinese Canadians, DNA, DNA Painter, Evernote, FindAGrave, funeral cards, genealogy conferences, Northern Ireland, online learning, social media
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 7, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsPlans for 1931 Census of Canada release by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Dutch Genealogy News for December 2022 and Records that became public in 2023 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch … Continue reading
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Tagged 1931 Canada Census, books, Canada, DNA, genealogy kindness, Ireland, Netherlands, social media, software, United States, USCIS
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 27, 2020
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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Tagged British Columbia, census, diaries, DNA, England, Ireland, MyHeritage, preservation, Quebec, social media, theses
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How to set up a YouTube channel
Genealogists and genealogical societies, who are curious about creating a YouTube channel, will discover tips in the Search Engine Journal article, YouTube for Beginners: How to Set up Your Channel. The article has advice about setting up your channel, making it … Continue reading
Posted in Online learning
Tagged social media, YouTube
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New Facebook page on Franco-American and French Canadian ancestry
David Vermette, author of A Distinct Alien Race: The Untold Story of Franco-Americans, has created a Facebook page where he will share “ongoing bits of research, blog posts and previews, insights, process talk about ongoing writing and speaking, and all … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, Franco-Americans, social media
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More Facebook groups and pages for Canadian genealogy
If you are not taking advantage of Facebook to help you with your genealogy research, you’re missing out on a terrific, free resource. Facebook is like a virtual genealogical society. You join groups about your areas of interest where you … Continue reading
Tweet with the new DNA emoji
Next time you tweet about DNA kits and tests and genetic genealogy, you may want to add the new DNA emoji. The DNA strand was one of several emojis recently released. To add an emoji to your tweet, click on … Continue reading
Why your genealogical society needs a social media policy
Every once in a while, someone posts a comment on Facebook asking, “Does your genealogical society have a social media policy?” Few say their society has one. Some say they are working on it. If your society has a presence … Continue reading
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Tagged best practices, social media, social media marketing plan
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