Category: 2019
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Richard Lee Norton’s 200th Birthday
Today marks the birth of Richard Lee Norton in Norfolk, England, my great great grandfather. His father Jeremiah Norton was a shipwright who likely was away from home for months at a time, and his mother Elizabeth Sharp kept the house running. The family lived in Kings Lyn, Norfolk but also seem to have connections…
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What I Found in a WWII Canadian Service File
While I was working on the book I was compiling for the Jordan family I learned that William or Syd as he was known had served in WWII. I filled out the paperwork from Libray and Archives Canada, sent away for the file, and waited. Yesterday it arrived, an initial look through of the file…
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Searching for Mrs. Bridgeford of Quebec City
I am trying to solve the mystery of the Bridgeford family and their connection to the Jordan family of Quebec City. I don’t have a lot of information to go on, not even a date. The limited information I have is from a reply to an inquiry sent by Mrs. Jordan to a Sister at…
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1926 Prairie Province Census Index Released by Family Search
Breaking news, Family Search has added the index for the 1926 Canadian Prairie Province Census. Some of the indexes are linked to the images, but not all. If the image is there it will appear on the right side if no image appears, there are a couple of steps to take to find it. Use…
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Browse the 1926 Canadian Prairie Census NOW
The number of people that are interested in the release of the 1926 Prairie census is telling by the amount of people that look at my posts about it. I had to let you know, we now have access to the census. They have added the Canadian 1926 Prairie census to their catalog at Family…
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