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Creating the bigger family map - thinking backwards -historical thinking
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Posted Feb 2, 2023 at GenDiary
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Ingrained family forgetfulness -blueprint for survival
Survival meant...fitting in adapting to changes in nationality -germanizing names looking forward through the future generation refusing to dwell on trauma and horror - inportance of archives( arolsen and yad vashem) Define archives - remnants of life before us. Continue reading
Posted Feb 2, 2023 at GenDiary
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Thinking well beyond Canada
my own family no one born and died in the same place Lithuania, Minsk, Chenigov, Poltava, Canada, Palestine, Argentina Continue reading
Posted Feb 2, 2023 at GenDiary
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Genealogical search toolkit
Surprisingly, I have found that there are only 4 kinds of basic information needed for tracing a person and their ancestors. I use resources / tools to determine: Name Place Dates: Birth and Death DNA matches Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2022 at GenDiary
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" I have enough living relatives that I don't like - why would you go digging up dead ones?"
Good quesiton, I respond to the friends and family and complete strangers who have asked it over the decades. ( From these discussions I have discovered that the majority of people I meet are only mildly interested in their family history.) I have responded to all with a theory that... Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2022 at GenDiary
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Why take a deep dive (privacy be damned) into the DNA gene pool?
National Geographic test - and video ( Mexico and Siberia examples) Connecting me to all humanity Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2022 at GenDiary
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Debunking family stories can be bitter sweet
My mother told me this anecdote about her childhood. Of course I believed her, and I was disappointed that no one had taken a photograph of the event. She said, " Our family immigrated to Palestine when I was a child. I do not remember much, but I do remember... Continue reading
Posted Sep 26, 2022 at GenDiary
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Where to start when the records are full of Ancestor lies, lies, lies
According to family stories, my grandmother immigrated to the New World with an aunt, whose name I was grateful someone had remembered. Starting point!!! She had lied about: Her name, Her age, her destination, her father's name. But, she did survive the journey in 1905; to the boat in the... Continue reading
Posted Sep 25, 2022 at GenDiary
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Real or longed for?
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Posted Sep 25, 2022 at GenDiary
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I start with what I know for sure - I exist
After that - every step of the way, as I methodically connect one person at a time / one crochet loop at a time, must be grounded in truth. Truth is truth - Whether an objective object, such as a passport or birth certificate, or a subjective whisper of a... Continue reading
Posted Sep 25, 2022 at GenDiary
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Archives: Being fearless in the face of the truth
Holocaust records Google books (Chinese-Japanese War) Continue reading
Posted Sep 25, 2022 at GenDiary
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No such thing perfection
Elements of the reserch process mistakes, changing your mind , being open Continue reading
Posted Sep 25, 2022 at GenDiary
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Genealogy in the social studies classroom
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Posted Sep 25, 2022 at GenDiary
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A net, not a tree, not a line
Crochet image Spider cluster web .... Embed from Getty Images Continue reading
Posted Sep 25, 2022 at GenDiary
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An intuitive approach to DNA analysis
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Posted Sep 25, 2022 at GenDiary
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Electronics and Robotics 10
Content Students are expected to know the following: design opportunities Ohm’s law electrical theory using parallel and series circuits breadboard circuitry production of simple circuits from schematic drawings electronic diagnostic and testing instruments function and application of components construction sequences involved in making a working circuit function and use of... Continue reading
Posted Mar 19, 2020 at STEM from home - Integrating digital components into my hands on classroom
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Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies 7
Drafting technical drawing, including sketching techniques and manual drafting techniques elements of plans and drawings simple computer-aided drafting programs Metalwork characteristics and uses of metals metalworking techniques and processes for example, bending, cutting, filing, drilling, soldering (with fume extractor) using hand tools for example, cordless and corded drills, rotary tool,... Continue reading
Posted Mar 19, 2020 at STEM from home - Integrating digital components into my hands on classroom
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Introduction
(if you prefer - go immediately to sample lesson) Genealogical research is an alchemy of subjective memory, and objective evidence that parallels any historical thinking process. Consider the fascinating cultural blend in your classroom. What historical events, or social injustices caused the ancestors of the students and teacher...to pull up... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2019 at Genealogy in the Socials Studies Classroom
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Connecting genealogical research to "Curricular Competencies" in the BC Curriculum 9 -10
View: the BC Social Studies Curriculum Worksheets: 1 : Historical Perspective : compare yourself to an ancestor 2 : Cause and Consequence in your Family History 3 : Persons or Events of Historical Significance to your Ancestors 4 : Primary Sources used in Searching for your Ancestors 5 : Ethical... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2019 at Genealogy in the Socials Studies Classroom
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Which of these World and Canadian Events affected your ancestors?
Major World Events 1850 -1900 * 1851: The Great Exhibition in London was the world's first international Expo or World Fair. * 1852: Frederick Douglass delivers his speech "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro" in Rochester, New York. * 1857: Sir Joseph Whitworth designs the first long-range sniper... Continue reading
Posted Oct 22, 2019 at Genealogy in the Socials Studies Classroom
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Élection fédérale au Canada
CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF CANADA GREEN PARTY OF CANADA LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY Continue reading
Posted Aug 28, 2019 at Salle de lecture de madame Leblond
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Le système de gouvernement canadien
Sénat Chambre des communes Visitez le Parlement Découvrez le Parlement Table des matières Page d’accueil Pages d’introduction Les institutions parlementaires Introduction Le système de gouvernement canadien Les institutions parlementaires du Canada Notes 1-50 Notes 51-100 Notes 101-150 Notes 151-200 Notes 201-204 Les législatures et les ministères Les privilèges et immunités... Continue reading
Posted Aug 28, 2019 at Salle de lecture de madame Leblond
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Internet Archive: over 500,000 French Language resources
The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge.... Continue reading
Posted Aug 28, 2019 at Salle de lecture de madame Leblond
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Europeana
Europeana travaille avec des milliers d'archives, de bibliothèques et de musées européens pour partager l'héritage culturel du continent à des fins d'éducation, de recherche ou pour le simple plaisir d'un public curieux. Le site Europeana Collections donne accès à plus de 50 millions de titres numérisés (livres, musique, œuvres d'art... Continue reading
Posted Aug 28, 2019 at Salle de lecture de madame Leblond
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'Unsplash' - copyright-free photos
Quote from site. "Unsplash grants you an irrevocable, nonexclusive, worldwide copyright license to download, copy, modify, distribute, perform, and use photos from Unsplash for free, including for commercial purposes, without permission from or attributing the photographer or Unsplash. This license does not include the right to compile photos from Unsplash... Continue reading
Posted Aug 28, 2019 at Salle de lecture de madame Leblond
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