Tag Archives: The National Archives

This week’s crème de la crème — June 3, 2023

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts1931 Census of Canada – A Release Fiasco? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. 540 Free Online Historical Photo Archives from Canada by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 9, 2021

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsMillions of Free Scanned Church Records from Moscow Posted Online by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. Dutch Genealogy News for December 2020 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. TNA … Continue reading

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Use The National Archives’ converter to find out your ancestors’ buying power

On November 18, 1841, a warrant was issued for the arrest of an 18-year-old agricultural labourer from a large and very poor family in Occold in Suffolk, England. He was accused of “feloniously” stealing a box of money from the … Continue reading

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‘Introducing 19th-century paupers’ letters’ webinar on YouTube

If you missed the live broadcast of The National Archives’ 30-minute webinar, Introducing 19th-century paupers’ letters, presented by Dr Peter Jones from the University of Leicester, you can now watch it on YouTube.  

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TNA wants stories about your suffrage ancestors in the UK

In preparation for the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in February 2018, The National Archives (TNA) in Kew, England is asking the public to share stories of their suffrage ancestors: • Did your ancestor have a distant suffrage connection? • … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 22, 2014

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Fichier Origine by Sandra Goodwin on Maple Stars and Stripes. Franco-American research from New Hampshire and Adrien Ringuette genealogy book collection gift to Centre Franco-Americain by Juliana L’Heureux on The Franco-American … Continue reading

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TNA to create a Twitter flashmob for Explore Your Archive week

To generate a buzz and interest in its Explore Your Archive campaign, The National Archives (TNA) wants to create an online flashmob on Twitter from November 10 to 16, 2014. While this is a UK and Ireland-based initiative, people around … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 16, 2014

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Upper Canada Land Petitions at LAC and 1871 Census of Canada and Other Schedules by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Finding Loyalist Petition Papers on Library and Archives Canada (LAC) … Continue reading

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100 years ago today Britian and Canada entered the First World War

Today, August 4, marks 100 years since Britain and Canada entered the First World War. The Canadian Armed Forces will hold a ceremony today at the National War Memorial in Ottawa at 11:00 a.m. to mark the 100th anniversary of the … Continue reading

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