We have an international flair in Genealogy Weekly this week. There’s a new immigrant collection for Canada; digitized newspapers in Colorado; digitized WWI-era photos of Camp Atterbury in Indiana; and free access (and an expanded focus) for Fold3. Details and links below the video.
Show Notes:
Immigrants to Canada, Porters and Domestics, 1899-1949
- Available from Library and Archives Canada
- Records pertain to thousands of people whom Canada recruited from overseas (mainly the British Isles) to fill a labor shortage in the late 1800s/early 1900s
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
- Redesigned website
- Additional newspapers
Camp Atterbury, Indiana WWII Photos
- Approximately 300 WWII-era photos digitized by Indiana State Library
- Many people are identified by name
Fold3 – 2 Bits of News
- Free access to Native American collections through 15 November 2015
- Expanded focus to include international military collections
Hadn’t got as far as researching my Bashor line in Colorado so I clicked on the Colorado newspapers link. WOW, 3,484 results! Thanks, I’ll bookmark the link for later.
That’s great, Denise!