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Tag Archives: WorldCat
This week’s crème de la crème — November 5, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCanadiana Serials Update and Findmypast weekly update by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. 6,700 Free Online Canada City Directories by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. Two more record sets … Continue reading
Posted in Crème de la crème
Tagged Canada, Canadiana, dating photos, DNA Painter, FamilySearch, Ireland, legacy, Netherlands, photos, WorldCat
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 17, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCanada Online Historical Newspaper Links and Poland Free Online Historical Newspapers by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. Durham Region Surrogate Courts—Unlocked… Part 2 by Jane MacNamara on Where the … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, DNA, FamilyTreeDNA, France, Jewish, legacy, newspapers, Ontario, photos, Poland, WorldCat
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 3, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsResearching Quebec When Church and State Were One by Tracey Arial on Genealogy Ensemble. Have you tried the new LAC website? by John D. Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. 200 years of collecting … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, British Library, Cyndi's List, DNA, Google, LAC, Library and Archives Canada, military, newspapers, photos, Quebec, WorldCat
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 12, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsToronto Trust Cemeteries on FamilySearch by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Library and Archives Canada Access to Information Act Report and Improved Probate Service Website for England and Wales by John … Continue reading
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Tagged cemeteries, England, Holocaust, Ireland, Library and Archives Canada, National Library of Ireland, Ontario, PERSI, Toronto, Wales, wills, WorldCat
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 11, 2010
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsIan Wilson and Leslie Weir on Library and Archives Canada and TheGenealogist releases Battle of Britain RAF Operations Record Books by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Historical French American Newspapers … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, Franco-Americans, Ireland, LAC, Leslie Weir, Library and Archives Canada, methodology, Newspapers.com, online newspapers, research plan, WorldCat
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This week’s crème de la crème — December 29, 2018
Some of the bijoux I discovered this final week of the year. Blogs Finding Genealogically Relevant Ebooks Online? by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star. 25 Years of Dutch Genealogy by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. Franco Bakers Brought the Tastes … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas cards, Dutch, FamilySearch, Netherlands, social history, WorldCat
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This week’s crème de la crème — August 18, 2018
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Finding a locality in Ireland with church records by Donna M. Moughty on Donna’s Irish Genealogy Resources. A Parisian Artisan Among Your Ancestors? – Try Eclat de Bois by Anne Morddel … Continue reading
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Tagged AncestryDNA, DNA, France, Ireland, Irish, libraries, WorldCat
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 4, 2017
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Tracing Your Canadian Military Ancestors by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. Find Canadian Genealogy Articles by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Canada Bound – British Home Children – Genealogy … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadians, archives, blogs, British Home Children, cemeteries, DNA, family history writing, Irish, land grants, Library and Archives Canada, maps, military, notary records, obituaries, Ontario, Pier 21, Quebec, societies, WorldCat, writing, WWI
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BAnQ’s contribution to WorldCat reaches 2.4 million records
A genealogical resource has become bigger. The Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) announced earlier this week it has contributed 2.4 million records to WorldCat, the world’s most comprehensive global network of data about library collections. The contribution, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, OOCL, WorldCat
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