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December 4, 2014

Throw Back Thursday: My Dad

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It's Throw Back Thursday, a day when many genealogists and bloggers post photos from earlier years. I love this photo of my dad, Cec...
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December 3, 2014

Crestleaf is having a Scavenger Hunt

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Crestleaf, a leading provider of free genealogy information and a free online collaboration tool for families to document their family hi...
December 2, 2014

Kiss Me, I'm Irish!

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I'm dancing for genealogy joy because I have Irish Catholic ancestors. Anyone else with Irish Catholic ancestors should likewise start r...
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December 1, 2014

New Amsterdam Collections, 1647-1674 online

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New Amsterdam Digital Gallery Now Available online as New Amsterdam Collections, 1647-1674 Images available onllne The Municipal ...
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November 30, 2014

Interview for Newspaper on Military History

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Recently I was interviewed by an Edmonton Newspaper for an article about Researching Military History. I was honoured to be consulted and pl...
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November 29, 2014

Identifyiing Old Photographs Part 3

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The following article was originally written by Lorine McGinnis Schulze and published on Olive Tree Genealogy at http://www.olivetreegeneal...
November 28, 2014

Book Review: The Tiny Portrait

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The Tiny Portrait by Heidi Carla is a wonderful children's book about a brother and sister who find a family treasure in their attic...
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November 27, 2014

American Thanksgiving

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Happy Thanksgiving to all those in the United States who are celebrating this holiday today. I often wonder which of my American ancesto...
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November 26, 2014

Finding an Ancestor in Almshouse Records

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Almshouse records are often overlooked in Genealogy Research but they can provide lots of great information on an ancestor. People were sen...
November 25, 2014

Lost & Found: Looking for Kenneth Dean Ostrander or Descendants

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Jane T. asked for help finding family to return a 1919 postcard and photo she recently purchased in an antique store. Here is her email I...
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November 24, 2014

Identifying Photographs Part 2

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The following article was originally written by Lorine McGinnis Schulze and published on Olive Tree Genealogy at http://www.olivetreegeneal...
November 23, 2014

Help Send a WW1 Soldier's Cap Badge Back to Family

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Michael L. wrote to me about a cap badge he found many years ago. Here is Mike's story: I am looking for descendants of a John Orr w...
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November 22, 2014

Photoduplication Services To be Discontinued at FamilySearch

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Genealogists will be disappointed to learn that  Photoduplication Services provided by FamilySearch are being discontinued as of December...
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November 21, 2014

Nursing Sister Philips WW1 Album 31 R

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This Photo Archive consists of a small autograph album (6.5" by 5.25") kept by Constance (Connie) Philips as a memento of her ti...
November 20, 2014

Immigrants to Upper Canada via New York 1817-1819

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I've been working on a project called Immigrants proceeding to Upper Canada via New York 1817-1819 Pass #17236 George Underhill, Shr...
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November 19, 2014

Manifest Markings: What was "British Bonus Allowed" on Canadian Passenger Lists?

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British Bonus Allowed The British Bonus was a commission paid by the Canadian government's Immigration Branch to steamship booking a...
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November 18, 2014

WW2 Letter re Death of A. F. Johnson Found in Street

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The letter details how Sgt Anthony Frederick Johnson, a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, went missing during an air operation in Ap...
November 17, 2014

Identifying Early Photographs

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The following article was originally written by Lorine McGinnis Schulze and published on Olive Tree Genealogy at http://www.olivetreegeneal...
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November 16, 2014

Oldest DNA Ever Found

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A femur found by chance on the banks of a west Siberian river in 2008 is that of a man who died around 45,000 years ago. Subjected to DNA ...
November 15, 2014

57 Graves Found Under Church Parking Lot

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Recently 57 century old graves were found when a church parking lot was dug up in Toronto Ontario Canada. The church was originally built in...
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