Tag Archives: War of 1812

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 — August 21, 2021

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFinding on the Ground: Ordering from OnLand by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Immigration Before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 4 by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Coming … Continue reading

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New on BAnQ website — War of 1812 militiamen’s land requests

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) added the an online index to its website in November. War of 1812 militiamen’s land requests in Lower CanadaThe new online database is an index of the requests for land made by 14,554 … Continue reading

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Your top 15 online genealogy collections in 2016

Looking back over the past twelve months at what captured genealogists’ attention, it seems this was not the best year for exciting new Canadian collections. With the exception of Library and Archives Canada’s ongoing digitization of Canadian Expeditionary Forces service … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 2, 2016

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Newfoundland and the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme on Library and Archives Canada Blog. Newfoundland and the Somme by James Fleming on The National Archives Blog. A Fine … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 19, 2016

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Canadian Census Tips by Denise Larson on Genealogy and Family History. Books about Canadian genealogy and Saskatchewan Resources by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Talbot Settlement Maps of Elgin … Continue reading

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Website and books for young people about War of 1812

Don Cummer, author of three books of fiction for young readers about the War of 1812, has created a website devoted to his books about two boys, Jake and Eli, whose friendship is tested by the war — and the … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 5, 2015

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Maps of Maritime Canada by Sheilagh Doerfler on Vita Brevis. New War of 1812 Database Online and Blog Post No. 3000 and Almost 13 Years of Blogging! by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on … Continue reading

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Third novel in War of 1812 series for young readers available in stores today

Blood Oath is the third novel in a series for young readers about the War of 1812, written by Don Cummer, and it is available in stores today. It will be launched in Ottawa on Wednesday, September 8. The books … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 20, 2015

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Finding an Ancestor in WW1 RAF Service Records Online by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy. Toronto Genetic Genealogy Videos by Maurice Gleeson and Disruptive Innovation in Genealogy by John … Continue reading

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