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Tag Archives: Ukraine
This week’s crème de la crème — September 21, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsEfforts to get Ukrainian archive records online advances nationwide by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. Easier Searching of Merchant Seaman Records at TNA and ProbateTV by John Reid … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, Ancestry, DNA, England, family history writing, housing, merchant marines, probate, Ukraine, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 25, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWestern Canadian migration before the CPR: Tracing the voyage of the Princess Royal, London to Fort Victoria (1858-59) by Linda Yip on Past Presence. The speed of moving Ukrainian archives into … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Chronicling America, DNA, FamilyTreeDNA, medals, newspapers, photos, Ukraine
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 2, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsMy Recent Experience with England Probate Records and Automated Handwriting Interpretation by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Wiki site details records of Ukrainian archives on a user-friendly and searchable site by Vera … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, England, FamilySearch, GenealogyBank, Ireland, methodology, MyHeritage, newspapers, RootsTech, Ukraine
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 3, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsUpper Canada Land Books and Toronto Trust Cemeteries on FamilySearch – Updated by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Criminals in Aberdeenshire? and Probate for England and Wales by John Reid … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, Ancestry, bloggers, blogs, cemeteries, DNA, England, FamilySearch, legacy, Ontario, Scotland, Toronto Trust Cemeteries, Ukraine, Wales, wills
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 2, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsResearching Your Scandinavian Ancestors Part 3: Research Planning and Initial Research by Torhild Shirley on Family Locket. MyHeritage adds Scotland, Court of Session Processes, Acts and Decrees, 1560-1930 and Disaster! Keep It … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadians, AI, DNA, FamilySearch, Scotland, Sweden, Ukraine
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 7, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsScottish vaccination records by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. Dutch Genealogy News for September 2023 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. FamilySearch advances efforts to digitize Ukrainian archive records by Vera Miller … Continue reading
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Tagged AncestryDNA, DNA, family history writing, maps, Netherlands, Scotland, Ukraine, Vimy Ridge, writing, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 1, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts1931 Census of Canada – C, B, or F? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. New to Chinese Canadian genealogy: C.I.44 records of registration by June Chow on Library and Archives … Continue reading
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Tagged 1931 Canada Census, Canada, Chinese Canadians, DNA, DNA Painter, heirlooms, legacy, Scotland, Ukraine, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 25, 2023
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsTop tips for researching Ukrainian and Russian resources on Genealogy Indexer by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. Military Monday: WW2 POW personnel cards indexed at TNA by John … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, Britain, DNA, DNA Painter, France, Geneanet, Ireland, military, RootsIreland.ie, Russia, Scotland, Ukraine, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 31, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this last week of the year. Blog postsMilitary Monday: What’s the Difference between the CVWM and CWGC Databases? by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Success in finding death record gives closure on lost child … Continue reading
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Tagged AncestryDNA, books, Canada, DNA, FamilySearch, military, Russia, Ukraine
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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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