Tag Archives: United Kingdom

New collections on Ancestry include exit visas for war brides leaving Canada and UK WWII military service records

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Gail Dever

Ancestry added four new collections on Monday, including one held at Library and Archives Canada. Canada, Orders in Council Exit Visas Including War Brides, 1942-1946 contains requests for exit visas for women and children who planned to leave Canada during … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 28, 2025

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts“Genealogy” and “census” are missing in the LAC 2025-26 Departmental Plan by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Underground Railroad in Canada Helped Thousands Find Freedom by Laurie Bradshaw on FamilySearch … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 3, 2025

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsVast searchable database reveals the records sitting in boxes at former USSR archives by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. Dutch Genealogy News for April 2025 and 12 Ways … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 27, 2024

Posted on July 27, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsMyHeritage adds Canada Newspapers from OldNews.com™ by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. A trip to the Lincolnshire Archives, Lincoln, UK – part 1: The story begins by Linda Yip on Past … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 13, 2024

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsRecent Ulster Historical Foundation online records additions by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland: 1922 Fire – Anniversary gifts for genies: Part II by Claire Santry on … Continue reading →

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MyHeritage adds millions of Jewish historical records

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Gail Dever

MyHeritage yesterday announced the publication of 5.8 million records from 28 collections of Jewish historical records. The collections span the 18th to 21st centuries and contain vital records such as birth, marriage, death, as well as tax, voter, immigration, and … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 20, 2020

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Manitoba Ancestors: Parish Records on Canadiana by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Radical German Loyalism in the American Revolution by Ruth Savidge on Atlantic Loyalist Connections. Using Directories to … Continue reading →

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