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Tag Archives: Ukrainians
Petition to save WWI-era Ukrainian internee cemetery in Quebec
Between 1914 and 1920, Canada interned 8,579 men, women and children as “enemy aliens.” Most of these internees were from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and primarily ethnic Ukrainians. One such internment camp was Spirit Lake, near Amos in northern Quebec — more … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — February 11, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs The Other Directories: Society Blue Books by Jane E. MacNamara on Where the story takes me. Browsing the 1666 Quebec Census and Exploring the lives of First Nations’ Ancestors Through Investigations of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1666 census, 1917 Halifax Explosion, blogs, Canada, Canada war brides, census, directories, FamilySearch, First Nations, Google, Halifax, Huron, Irish, Loyalists, Manitoba, Métis, New France, Ontario, Quebec, societies, Ukrainians, United Empire Loyalists, Wendat
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Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies launches digital archive collection
The University of Alberta’s Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) has launched a website that provides free access to a number of digitized publications about Ukrainians in Canada. The online resources on the website that will interest genealogists include: • 33 … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — November 26, 2016
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Who is That?!: Help with Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Given Names by Leah Grandy on Atlantic Loyalist Connections (University of New Brunswick). Canadian Public Libraries Genealogy Databases and How should DNA … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, DNA, Family Tree Maker, genealogy gifts, gifts, library, Loyalists, Manitoba, naturalization, photos, UEL, Ukrainians, United Empire Loyalists, WWII
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Consider adding these Canadian history booklets to your genealogy toolbox
Library and Archives Canada offers a digitized series of historical booklets on its website that should be in the genealogy research toolbox of family historians who research their Canadian ancestors. Published by the Canadian Historical Association (CHA), from 1953 to … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadians, Canadian Historical Association, Library and Archives Canada, New France, Quebec, research toolbox, social history, Ukrainians, Upper Canada
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 13, 2016
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Enjoying the Story of Westmount by Tracey Arial on Genealogy Ensemble. Atlantic Canada’s Irish Immigrants: a fish and timber story by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Ghost towns, roads … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, blogs, brick walls, Dutch, Franco-Americans, Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Irish, Maine, Montreal, Nova Scotia, Polish, Quebec, Ukrainians, United States, Westmount, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 20, 2016
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs British Home Children by Christine Woodcock on The In-Depth Genealogist. Laundry Babies – Black Market Baby BMH 5-7-66 by Linda Seccaspina on lindaseccaspina. The unseen enemy: Canadian internment camps in World … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, British Home Children, Canadian genealogists, Eastern Townships, internment camps, Irish, New France, photos, Picasa, Quebec, research plan, societies, Ukrainians, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 14, 2015
Genealogy is about family. It is about reaching out and connecting with people around the world. Today, the world reaches out to mourn with the families in France who are suffering tremendous loss. My sincere condolences to all who lost … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — April 4, 2015
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Contractor to the British Army by Janice Hamilton on Writing Up the Ancestors. Find FREE Genealogy Education Resources by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings. If I had to start again, this is … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — January 17, 2015
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Research in France on a Carignan Soldier, Part 2 by Gail Moreau-DesHarnais on The French Genealogy Blog. Where Do I Find Ontario Birth Registration Records? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadians, CNA, Eastman, eBay, Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Macneil, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Régiment Carignan-Salières, Ukrainians, WDYTYA, WWI
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