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This week’s crème de la crème — November 2, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFinancial Health of Canadian Genealogical Societies 2023 – update by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. David Rumsey Historical Map Collection – Maps and genealogy research and Inside Barlinnie, Scotland’s Biggest Prison … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — August 10, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsMyHeritage Adds England & Wales, Probate and Administration Registrations 1996-2023 and Welcome The London Archives by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Visiting the Lincolnshire Archives: Tips for Genealogists, part 3 by … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 3, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFinding a War Bride in the Directorate of Movements Microfilms by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. A trip to the Lincolnshire Archives – part 2: a brief guide to researching … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Asia, Canada, Canada war brides, DNA, England, estate planning, family history writing, FamilySearch, legacy, MyHeritage, Quakers, scams, societies, war brides, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 20, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAtlas of Historical County Boundaries by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name. Without the Parish: Researching in England Without Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials Part 5- Manor Rolls by Jessica … Continue reading
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Savoir faire — BIFHSGO shares its goals for 2024 to 2026 with its members and the public
Kudos to the board of directors at the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) for spending considerable time this winter developing a strategic plan for the next two years. Double kudos to BIFHSGO for publicly sharing their … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 11, 2023
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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Tagged AI, artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, DNA, Ireland, Leeds Method, MyHeritage, Netherlands, North Carolina, preservation, societies, Sweden
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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
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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 — 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
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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 — January 14, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsMyHeritage Publishes Exclusive Huge Collection of Israel Immigration Records by Talya on MyHeritage Blog. New Geneagem — Emigrant Guides: Travel Brochures from the Past by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 24, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs postsFree Canada High School and College Yearbooks Online by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. New: Global Name Translation™ for DNA Matches by Erica on MyHeritage Blog. Donate Your Family … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, copyright, MyHeritage, societies, United States, WWI, yearbooks
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