Sean Vanderfluit

WieWasWie still has a free model, just with limited functionality. There are types of searches that you need to have a paid subscription to perform. OpenArchives has none of that, so it's now my first go-to site.

At tonight's #BCGS meeting, Brian Miki shared a personal passion project of his, ISAN, an app that helps turn your documents and photos into compelling stories! Check it out at isan-webapp.vercel.app/auth/login

#genealogy #FamilyHistory

So excited! It looks like it'll be another great season!

I've been using both for so long I can't even remember when I first accessed them! I know I was on WieWasWie long before it moved to a pay/subscription model.

Henry Lyman Cook (1803-1869)

My Gx3 Grandfather, Henry Lyman Cook, may or may not have been one of the earliest Mormon practitioners of polygamy. I'm going with may have, although it might be on a technicality rather than for theology. #52Ancestors #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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I have some Dutch ancestors who lived near the (now) German border, who occasionally crossed over for the odd baptism or marriage, so I'll need to check this new-to-me source. One source I have used for them was Matricula Online data.matricula-online.eu/en/

This week's crème de la crème - October 4, 2025 - Genealogy à la carte Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCatching Up After My English Research Trip; Canadiana by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections.  The UELAC by Brian McConnell, UE, on UE Loyalist H...

Another lovely Saturday, another basket of genealogy gems via
@genealogyalacarte.bsky.social!
#genealogy #FamilyHistory

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Omg #genealogy people there’s an Onion article about us!

YouTube video by The United Church of Canada The Archives - More than a Holding Operation

My sister, who was probably still working on her Masters in Library Sciences and Archival Studies at the time, sent me this 12 years ago saying "I've always thought there was a need for coral music and middle-age rap to reference Hollinger boxes."

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May all my family and friends observing the holy day have a meaningful fast. G’mar tov.

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Do you or a friend have an old license plate you no longer need? For 25 years I have been gifted license plates from all over the globe which line the walls of my garage. Today someone hand delivered a 1976 Newfoundland plate! RT #LicensePlate

Our 14-year-old is binging The Beachcombers on #APTN. He has well over a dozen recorded on our PVR.

I love how the thread noted how everyone hated the new theme song. I make similar comments whenever our son watches one of those episodes. 🤣

Jane Goodall, conservationist and chimpanzee researcher, dead at 91 | CBC News Jane Goodall, the world-famous primatologist, activist and environmentalist whose discoveries about chimpanzees forever changed what it means to be human, has died at 91.

When I suddenly saw a lot of apparently random posts about Jane Goodall in my feed, I should have realized. Primates of all kinds, including but not limited to humans, will miss her.

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RIP Jane Goodall. In addition to all her other wonderful qualities, she also had a sense of humour, and once even wrote a foreward to a collection of Gary Larson's Far Side cartoons.
#janegoodall #farside #garylarson

Is the editor having us on? 🤣

My Gx3 Grandmother, Charlotte Elizabeth Liggett, a Mormon, was in a polygamous relationship with my Gx3 Grandfather long enough to have one child, thus ensuring my existence. 😆 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #52Ancestors

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It is National Day for Truth & Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. It is a time to reflect on the historical & ongoing impacts of residential schools. The Survivors' Flag is displayed at City Hall in honour of this national observance.
Info: richmond.ca/NDTR
#RichmondBC

Today is the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day in Canada.

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How and Why to Cite Sources: An Interview with Elizabeth Shown Mills, Citation Guru - Family Tree Magazine We go behind the scenes with the author of “citation Bible” Evidence Explained.

In honour of the release of the 4th Edition of Evidence Explained, @familytreemag.bsky.social interviews Elizabeth Shown Mills about "the genealogical equivalent of flossing your teeth." #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Citations #BrushYourTeeth

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The Da Vinci Bloodline: Living Descendants Provide Clues to the Genius’s Genetic Secrets Scientists confirmed genetic continuity in Leonardo da Vinci’s male descendants. Work is underway to compare ancient remains and possibly recover his DNA. For more than five hundred years, Leonardo da...

"The Da Vinci Bloodline: Living Descendants Provide Clues to the Genius’s Genetic Secrets": A decades-long genealogical investigation has traced Leonardo’s family line across 21 generations.

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Proud to have collaborated with my son to contribute an article to the @bcgs.bsky.social journal, The BC Genealogist. It was going to be a solo effort, but I enlisted my son when we learned it would count towards his volunteer requirements for Scouting. #genealogy #FamilyHistory #BCGS #Holten

With this post about my Gx3 Grandfather, William Burgess Jr., I am now only seven weeks behind in the 2025 edition of @amyjohnsoncrow.bsky.social's #52Ancestors Challenge! 😂 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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Look who's back! #Elephind #genealogy #FamilyHistory #Newspapers

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I have no idea how they got this subtitle.

No hits for my search on Trove, but with this result I can't say I'm angry. I guess it couldn't Finn what I was looking for. #CrowdedHouse

OOO!!! More shiny gems!! #genealogy #FamilyHistory #HappySaturday

Two major Australian databases ease researching of USSR ancestors and relatives People who left the Russian Empire and Soviet Union for Australia can be tricky to research but two major databases could be the best way to research them. Trove, a free service of the National Lib…

Here are two huge databases that are musts for researching in Australia, no matter the ancestry. The post has a free downloadable guide for printing and downloading from the larger database. lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/t...

Their stories ended on the battlefields of WW1, but they won’t be forgotten. This weekend, I share the final tale from my Western Front research. Stay tuned! #Blog #WW1 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Ancestry and the NRS - when the corporate genealogy world turns ugly From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

Ancestry trying to force the National Records of Scotland to do what it couldn't achieve through negotiation and its deep pocket book, by siccing their lawyers on them. #genealogy #FamilyHistory #archives

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