Tag Archives: WWI

This week’s crème de la crème — September 7, 2024

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIncredible database eases searches for small Russian towns and villages by Vera Miller on Finding Lost Russian & Ukrainian Families. Dutch Genealogy News for September 2024 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. … 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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WWI soldier’s remains identified as Lieutenant Francis Hemsley

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Gail Dever

After eleven-and-a-half years, a Canadian First World War soldier has been “found.” In 2012, human remains were found in Vendin-le-Vieil, France. It has been confirmed that these remains are those of Lieutenant Francis Henry Hemsley. Dr. Sarah Lockyer, forensic anthropologist … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 10, 2024

Posted on February 10, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsHow to navigate Order-in-Council records, part one: real life at LAC by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Finding on the Ground: Northern Ontario Districts by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 18, 2023

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsRed River Ancestry website and Métis Scrip by Lianne Kruger on IFamily History. Military Monday: For Evermore and LAC Departmental Results Report 2022–2023 by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Far in … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 4, 2023

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsMilitary Monday: For posterity’s sake by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Indigenous Peoples in the First World War: researching forgotten veterans by Ethan M. Coudenys on Library and Archives Canada Blog. The French-Canadian … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 21, 2023

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew on Canadiana Heritage and The Financial Health of Canadian Genealogical Societies 2022 UPDATE by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. The Acadian Deportation: Tips for tracing ancestors forcibly removed from New … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 7, 2023

Posted on October 7, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsScottish vaccination records by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. Dutch Genealogy News for September 2023 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. FamilySearch advances efforts to digitize Ukrainian archive records by Vera Miller … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 19, 2023

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsUlster Settlers Database and Historic England Archive: Aerial Photo Explorer by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Ancestry adds Index to soldiers treated in Belfast hospital, 1914-16 by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy … Continue reading →

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Remains of WWI soldier Sgt. Arthur Melvin identified

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Gail Dever

The remains of Sergeant Arthur Melvin, a Canadian soldier killed in 1917 during the First World War, have been identified. Previously buried as an unknown soldier, his name will now be engraved onto his headstone. The Department of National Defence … Continue reading →

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