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This week’s crème de la crème — January 15, 2022

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsChanges to PERSI, New Ordnance Survey Maps from the National Library of Scotland, and What Motivates Family Historians by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. 90 new parishes on Genealogy Quebec by François … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 8, 2020

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Slavery in New France in the 17th & 18th Centuries by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble. No. Not in Scotland. and ScotlandsPeople resumes certificate ordering service by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 1, 2020

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs 10 Awesome Websites with Maps for Genealogy Research by Elizabeth M. O’Neal on Heart of the Family. When Is a Marriage Date Not the Date of Marriage? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 30, 2017

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Yukon Ancestors: yukongenealogy.com by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. RootsWeb Security Update by Tony Blackham on Ancestry Blog and Ancestry Had a Security Problem, Now Corrected by Dick Eastman on … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 29, 2017

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs University of Saskatchewan – Genealogies by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Research Your Ancestors in the Canada Gazette by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Most French Canadians … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 15, 2017

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Missing Canadian Census Images – a Workaround by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy. French Canadian Marriage Contracts by Arlene Eakle on AK’s Genealogy Research. New Brunswick & Quebec Update … Continue reading

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Facebook groups can now screen new members

The next time you submit a request to join a Facebook group, you may be asked to answer up to three questions. In the case of the Genealogy à la carte group, the short questionnaire will help speed up the … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 24, 2016

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Taking the Leap into Genetic Genealogy, 2016 by Gillian Leitch on Gilliandr’s Blog. Punch Drunk by John Grenham on Irish Roots. Research Plans, Mind Maps and a Case Study by Sue … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 2, 2016

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Newfoundland and the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme on Library and Archives Canada Blog. Newfoundland and the Somme by James Fleming on The National Archives Blog. A Fine … Continue reading

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OGS conference — The Fallen app

At the Ontario Genealogical Society 2016 conference in Toronto this past weekend, the Passionate Genealogist Ruth Blair reminded me in her presentation, Using 21st Century Technology to Search for Canadians Who Served in the First World War, about a really … Continue reading

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