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Tag Archives: Ukraine
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
Posted in Crème de la crème
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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This week’s crème de la crème — August 27, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsCanadiana adds maps and Amazing Australian Resources by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Researching A Community of Enslaved People On A Plantation When All You Have Is Their First Name by Brian … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Canadiana, Cyndi's List, France, maps, Trove, Ukraine
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 20, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs postsFamilySearch Affiliate Libraries in Canada by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Men of the Dieppe Raid by Glenn Wright on Anglo-Celtic Connections. New website at the LAC by Christopher Moore on … Continue reading
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Tagged family history writing, FamilySearch, Fold3, LAC, legacy, Library and Archives Canada, National Archives US, Ukraine, United States, writing, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 23, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsDescendants of Loyalists Robert & Catherine Carlisle, Part 1: Children by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree. Those Other Franco-Americans: New Bedford, Part II by Patrick Lacroix on … Continue reading
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Tagged AncestryDNA, DNA, family history writing, Hungary, Ireland, Loyalists, newspapers, Ukraine, United States, Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland, writing, YouTube
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 28, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsUkrainian archives work hard to keep records safe and introduce a central portal by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. Family links to land by Stephanie Ryan on Genealogical Society … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, DNA, LivingDNA, research toolbox, Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, Ukraine
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State Archives of Kyiv Region continues to add digitized records to its website
There’s no end to the determination and resilience of Ukrainians. Case in point: Employees of the State Archives of Kyiv Region are working remotely to ensure archival documents are scanned. A couple of days ago, 4,290 additional files of WWII … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — March 12, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsResearching Outside of Dublin and Belfast by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots. Many Paths to Sources: Newspapers, Part 2 by Cari A. Taplin on Genealogy Pants. British Genealogy Brick Wall Breakthrough: A … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, England, family history writing, Ireland, maps, methodology, newspapers, photos, RootsTech, Ukraine, writing
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