High Fives - December 15, 2017

High Fives are articles or blog posts I have read during the week that I find interesting, and perhaps are pertinent to my research. Sometimes there are only a couple and sometimes there are quite a few.

Manitoba Ancestors: Hudson's Bay Company Archives

~by Candice McDonald at Finding Your Canadian Story

Since my husband’s ancestors were in the fur trade, I have been over this site many times.  Still, Candi managed to show me parts of the site I have never visited. Thanks!

The Secret Sign Language of The Ottoman Court

~by Amelia Soth at JSTOR Daily

Interesting post about a 17th Century sign language

English Cause Papers - Finding Your Ancestor Mentioned

~by Sharn White on Family History 4U

Informative post on Cause Papers. I never heard of them! Use the advanced search to stick to a county.


New Content and LAFRANCE Update on Genealogy Quebec

~by InstitutDruin at Généalogie Québec

They have also changed up their menu.


How to search historical newspapers online with Quebec Archives’ new search engine: Part 1

~by Gail Dever at Genealogy à la carte

I was waiting to publish today so I could add this post by Gail… I didn’t want anyone to miss it.  

For more exciting weekend reading, see what posts these bloggers liked...

Saturday – Gail Dever, Crème de la Crème

Sunday – Randy Seaver, Best of the Genea-Blogs