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Kreativ Blogger Award – What’s the point?

When I first began blogging I noticed that there were various awards going around and I asked myself: What possible purpose could these awards serve?  After all you don’t get a cash prize or even a little statue like at the Oscars (though the icon is beautiful).

But now that I’ve been blogging for a whole three months (smile) I realize that blogging can sometimes be a very lonely business so anything that breaks us out of that isolation (i.e. Carnivals, Geneabloggers  and Awards) is a good thing!

So in the interests of enlarging our Geneablogging community (and of  increasing Canadian participation) I’ve decided to nominate 7 blogs that do not belong to our Geneablogger community and that are authored by eastern-Canadian bloggers or that have eastern-Canadian content. 

So,  drumroll please!

Acadian Roots          Aline Cormier blogs from Moncton, New Brunswick about Acadian traditions and life in contemporary New Brunswick. Aline’s blog is actually an adjunct to her big website which is also called Acadian Roots. 

Calhoun McNight Genealogy          Bill Calhoun hails from Woonsocket, Rhode Island but does blog about some Acadians and French Canadians.  Bill has something I haven’t seen anywhere else which are little genealogical charts with boxes that show information when you move your cursor over them. Ah – always something new to learn!

The Kings of Chazy Lake and Associated Families          This is a fascinating new project about some descendants of French-Canadian Roys, in which the author is creating “a set of interlocking blogs so that each family can be followed in its own blog while another focuses on the land and the history.”  This blog is a great model for collaboration.

Luxegen Genealogy and Family History          Joan Miller is an Alberta blogger researching many surnames including the Canadian Kerrs, Irvines, Millers and Hendersons. Interestingly, she also shares her knowledge of certain aspects of doing genealogy in Quebec. (Edit: In her comments below Joan shares that her Kerrs are her Quebec connection. At her blog you can see her Kreativ Award in a post entitled “Doubly blessed”)

Franco-American and Quebec Genealogy         I’ve corresponded before with this American family researcher who lives near me on the south shore of the St-Lawrence – but I didn’t realize till now that she has a blog of her own!  Her name is Muriel and she’s always ready to lend a helping hand to those researching their Quebec roots.

LaBauve Genealogy          Lynn Labauve of Gainesville, Florida shares fascinating tidbits of Acadian religious and secular traditions and foklore. Always a pleasure to read.

The Witzell Family of New Brunswick          A genealogy website for the descendents of Frederic Witzell and Esther LeBreton.  This is one of my favourite blogs because I enjoy websites that post original documents and because there is so little online about the areas of Shippegan, Miscou and Lameque, New Brunswick.

Note for the Above Recipients of the Kreative Blogger Award

Please consider passing on the Kreative Blogger Award to up to 7 worthy blogs.

Also, I invite you to drop by GeneaBloggers a portal/community for 300+ genealogy bloggers.

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I was nominated for this award by Pam over at  TaylorStales Genealogy  Pam describes herself as a mother of 8 and library specialist in the education field. I’ve been enjoying her blog since I started my own a few months ago. I admire her for her strong sense of family which shines through in her recounting of different family anecdotes.

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