One of the more startling revelations from the trip was learning about the Overseas Chinese - that's us. We folk of Chinese origin, we whose ancestors migrated from Sze Yup/Wuyi, China from about 1850-1949, we who are Chinese-something, be it Chinese Canadian, Chinese Hawaiian, Chinese Malay, Chinese South African, Chinese Thai, Chinese Singaporean and about 100… Continue reading Travels in China – the Overseas Chinese
Category: Genealogy How Tos
Travels in China – Introducing Dr. Selia Tan
I introduce you to one of the two experts on the tour, Dr. Selia Tan, and share some of her work.
Travels in China – the beginning
Part 1 of my multipart series on travelling to Sze Yup, Guangdong, China to find my family roots.
The uncle I didn’t know I had – finding Yim
I uncover the story of my unknown uncle Yim, through a variety of sources from original documents to the BC archives
Genealogy gold part 3: More tips on prairie local histories
I thought you might enjoy the fantastic tips and advice on prairie local history I have received since posting Genealogy gold part 1. On prairie local histories From Beverley: ...they are a great resource and those of us who live on the Prairies have long used them. One caution, if your relatives did not submit… Continue reading Genealogy gold part 3: More tips on prairie local histories
Genealogy gold part 2: finding local histories using Family Search & Facebook
How to use FamilySearch, WorldCat and Facebook to find a local history book, with a guest post from Jan Pennington
Genealogy gold, part 1: the who, what, why, where and how of local history books in the Canadian prairies
I share with you my techniques for finding digitized local history books, using 3 randomly chosen pioneers found in the 1916, 1921, and 1926 censuses
Top 12 tips on getting the most out of Newspapers.com (for Canada, for free)
I review Newspapers.com and offer tips and a list of how to make the most of your research time on the site
How I saved a lot of money on Ancestry’s World Deluxe Membership
In this post I talk about the risks and rewards of cancelling and renewing my subscription to Ancestry's World Deluxe membership
My fave Facebook groups for genealogy
In this post I'll share with you my secret weapon: my collection of 26 genealogy groups on Facebook. #1 - Simple Facebook searches Are you looking for a long lost cousin? Facebook is like the modern equivalent to the phone directory. #2 - Facebook groups Got a genealogy puzzle? There's a Facebook group out there… Continue reading My fave Facebook groups for genealogy