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Tag Archives: DNA
This week’s crème de la crème — August 8, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWeir(d?) Times at Library and Archives Canada by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. “Graveyards of Eastern Newfoundland” Book Pre-Order is live! by Robyn Lacy on Spade & the Grave. Don’t Let America … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, LAC, Library and Archives Canada, methodology, Newfoundland, newspapers, Scotland, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 25, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsAcadian genealogists and citizenship by Ancestry.com by Christopher Moore on Christopher Moore’s History News. Teach Me How: Basic Advanced Searching by Katrina Yaskowich on Digitization Centre, University of British Columbia. Bibliotheque … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadians, AI, AncestryDNA, BAnQ, British Colummbia, DNA, Germany, Ireland, National Archives of Ireland, newspapers, photos, Scotland, Ukraine
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This week’s crème de la crème — July 11, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsArchives of the Church of St Andrew and St Paul, Montreal, and Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment of Canada) Archives and Museum, Montreal – Archives and Museums matter by Dr. Gillian Leitch … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Ancestry, DNA, FamilySearch research wiki, Indigenous, legacy, Library and Archives Canada, newspapers, Poland, Quebec
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 27, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsLate Loyalists and the Myth of One-Way Migration by Kathryn Lake Hogan on Looking4Ancestors. ScotlandsPeople adds dissenting prebyterian church session records and Recent National Library of Scotland mapping updates by Chris Paton … Continue reading
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Tagged 23andMe, AI, Ancestry, DNA, FamilySearch, Loyalists, Scotland, ScotlandsPeople
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 13, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsExpectations and the Canadian Birth Certificate, 2026 by Dr. Gillian Leitch on Gilliandr’s Blog. What Will Change Once Ādisōke Opens? by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Full-Text Search + Research = A … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — May 9, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsLibrary and Archives Canada recognizes Genealogy for Asian Canadians by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Leslie Weir in the Hot Seat by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Canadian Dual Citizenship: Who … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, DNA, Ireland, Library and Archives Canada, Scotland
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 25, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsDigitize New York Milestone: One Million Scans on New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Blog. Irish Land Commission’s Keane Index Cards Now Online and New Public Record Office of Northern Ireland … Continue reading
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Tagged 1926 Irish Census, Acadian, DNA, FamilySearch, FamilyTreeDNA, Ireland, maps, New York, TheGenealogist, Transkribus
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 4, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsPope Leo’s French-Canadian Ancestors by Jackie Hogue Corrigan on As Canadian as can be. New Acadian Genealogy Guide, by Judy Nimer Muhn on Genealogical Publishing. Genealogical research for citizenship, 2026 by Dr. Gillian … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadian, AI, Canada, DNA, FamilyTreeDNA, Ireland, NARA, photos, Quebec, Scotland, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — March 7, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsThe 1926 census? Wait ’till you see the redaction! by John Grenham on Irish Roots. Free Genealogy Websites: U.S. National Archives by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree. Finding … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, Cyndi's List, DNA, Ireland, legacy, military, Quebec, RootsTech, United States
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This week’s crème de la crème — February 14, 2026
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIllustrated Historical Atlases of Ontario Counties Online by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Black Loyalist Research by Brian McConnell on UE Loyalist History. Annual update for IrishGenealogy.ie – but still … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, DNA, FamilyTreeDNA, Ireland, Library of Congress, Loyalists, Ontario, photos, Ukraine, United Empire Loyalists, United States
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