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My Gx4 Grandmother Maartje Gomes was born on Texel and had centuries-deep roots on the island, so it must have been hard when she moved with her family to Den Helder on the mainland. #51Ancestors #genealogy #FamilyHistory deckofancestors.com/2026/07/30/5...

When my buddy and I visited Whitby, I wasn't feeling well that day and had a terrible sore throat. I was worn out and couldn't take any more climbing, so I sat on one of those benches while my friend went and checked out the ruins of Whitby Abbey, visible in the background.

Writing about my Gx4 Grandfather, Jan Teunisz de Waard, I inadvertently learned that another Gx4 Grandfather, Cornelis Dirksz Bakker, was Mennonite. More on Cornelis another time. He'll be Week 28 of the #52Ancestors Challenge, and this is Week 22. #genealogy deckofancestors.com/2026/07/30/5...

Flipping through what I realized was the wrong set of registers to find information about one ancestor, I stumbled upon the discovery that my Great x4 Grandfather, Cornelis Bakker, was Mennonite. Had no idea any were in my tree. That would've come as a huge surprise to my very Catholic grandmother!

For the rest of this year's #52Ancestors Challenge, I'll be writing about the paternal set of my Great x4 Grandparents, all of whom were Dutch. I'm starting with Cornelia Pieters Kooij of Texel. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory deckofancestors.com/2026/07/28/5...

What, me procrastinate? I've only been blogging for four and a half years, but I finally got around to getting rid of the Wordpress domain. I'm now at deckofancestors.com

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This week's crème de la crème courtesy @genealogyalacarte.bsky.social of Genealogy à la Carte #genealogy #FamilyHistory genealogyalacarte.ca?p=47831

This week's crème de la crème - July 25, 2026 - Genealogy à la carteSome 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 Searchi...genealogyalacarte.ca

Heading to a family reunion. The Steeves are gathering in Steveston! #FamilyHistory #genealogy #Steeves www.steeveshousemuseum.ca/genealogy-an...

This is a brilliant and novel way of presenting a family tree! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Please turn your attention to this public service announcement from @jmendelsohn.bsky.social. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

It was such a busy weekend and Monday that I'm only getting to the most recent crème de la crème today!! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory via @genealogyalacarte.bsky.social genealogyalacarte.ca?p=47784

This week's crème de la crème - July 18, 2026 - Genealogy à la carteSome of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWeir(d?)Times at Library and Archives Canada and Your Stripped Bare Guide to Citing & Using History Sources by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connection...genealogyalacarte.ca

Fat lot of good this list does for me. 🤣 Up until changes in Dutch citizenship laws in the late 80s or early 90s, I might have qualified, but I thought the document I needed didn't exist. I only stumbled across it many years after it was too late. www.travelandleisure.com/countries-of...

These 18 Countries May Let You Claim Citizenship Through Your Grandparents or Great-GrandparentsA new report highlights nations that offer citizenship through ancestry, though applicants should expect extensive paperwork and documentation.www.travelandleisure.com

This is fascinating. Reading elsewhere online, I learned that the last surviving former resident visited in 2024, the year before he passed away at age 100.

I don't know who these people are, but I'm glad this isn't one of my pedigree charts. #Genealogy

With Week 20, I come to William Burgess, the last of my maternal Gx4 Grandparents. He might have spent his whole life in New York but for joining a two-year-old church in 1832, which took him to Ohio, Illinois, and then Utah. #52Ancestors #Genealogy deckofancestors.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/5...

It's been decades since I seriously used one, but I still know how to use one.

While all day I've known it's Saturday, it just dawned on me that it's Saturday. As in it's-time-for-a-new-crème-de-la-crème-Saturday over at @genealogyalacarte.bsky.social's Genealogy à la carte! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory genealogyalacarte.ca?p=47755

This week's crème de la crème - July 11, 2026 - Genealogy à la carteSome 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 – Arch...genealogyalacarte.ca

When it comes to numbers of descendants, Charlemagne and Genghis Khan are usually the first names to be mentioned, but they've got nothing on Confucius. #genealogy blog.myheritage.com/2012/08/conf...

I've been waiting for this for four years. While my grandparents' marriage registration became available in 2022 (75 years after their marriage), it was not available right away. Today I discovered that it's finally been scanned and placed online. No surprises, but it's cool to see. #genealogy

You probably forgot I was even doing the #52Ancestors Challenge. I haven't! Here's my post about my Great x3 Grandmother, Violate Stockwell. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory deckofancestors.wordpress.com/2026/07/04/5...