Cheryl Levy
@cheryl-levy.bsky.social
PLCGS Genealogist, Researching #FamilyHistory, Discovering Unique #Heritage, Sharing Forgotten Stories.
#genealogy #PLCGS #IIGS #FP2H #Forever
#genealogy #PLCGS #IIGS #FP2H #Forever
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#genealogy #familyhistory #onlineeducation
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#genealogy #familyhistory #onlineeducation
Cheryl’s Top Picks for a 15-Course Bundle
I am a graduate of the International Institute of Genealogical Studies, and have earned my PLCGS in Canadian Records (2016) and DNA & Genetic Genealogy (2024). I am currently working on my Professiona...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Have you taken advantage of 10% Discount on 15-course bundle at International Institute of Genealogical Studies? Use coupon code: SURPRISE10. expires 30 Nov 2025. Need help choosing courses? Check out my 15 Top Picks.
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#genealogy #familyhistory #onlineeducation
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#genealogy #familyhistory #onlineeducation
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Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant) was one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the late-18th and early-19th centuries.
A gifted diplomat, he spent his life fighting for the right for his people to remain on ancestral lands.
This is his story.
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A gifted diplomat, he spent his life fighting for the right for his people to remain on ancestral lands.
This is his story.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant) was one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the late-18th and early-19th centuries.
A gifted diplomat, he spent his life fighting for the right for his people to remain on ancestral lands.
This is his story.
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A gifted diplomat, he spent his life fighting for the right for his people to remain on ancestral lands.
This is his story.
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Sharing our current Pre-Holiday Sale from the International Institute of Genealogical Studies.
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Invest in your dreams!
Earn your professional genealogy certification without breaking the bank!
Save 10% on 15+ courses with code Surprise10
Valid to Nov 30, one use per person.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Sharing our current Pre-Holiday Sale from the International Institute of Genealogical Studies.
Invest in your dreams!
Earn your professional genealogy certification without breaking the bank!
Save 10% on 15+ courses with code Surprise10
Valid to Nov 30, one use per person.
GenealogicalStudies.com
Invest in your dreams!
Earn your professional genealogy certification without breaking the bank!
Save 10% on 15+ courses with code Surprise10
Valid to Nov 30, one use per person.
GenealogicalStudies.com
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On Aug. 16, 1896, four individuals were stopped along Rabbit Creek in northern Canada. In the water, one of them saw something that changed Canada forever: gold.
That discovery sparked the Klondike Gold Rush.
This is the story of some of those involved in that discovery.
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That discovery sparked the Klondike Gold Rush.
This is the story of some of those involved in that discovery.
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August 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
On Aug. 16, 1896, four individuals were stopped along Rabbit Creek in northern Canada. In the water, one of them saw something that changed Canada forever: gold.
That discovery sparked the Klondike Gold Rush.
This is the story of some of those involved in that discovery.
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That discovery sparked the Klondike Gold Rush.
This is the story of some of those involved in that discovery.
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Tasks performed daily - part of the social history of the time period adding understanding to our research. Placing them in time & place brings ancestors to life. What were their living conditions? What part did they play in their community?
#genealogy #familyhistory #socialhistory #occupations
#genealogy #familyhistory #socialhistory #occupations
1751 advertising trade card of “nightman” Robert Stone who, after dark, would carry away the contents of household backyard privies in his horse-drawn cart and “decently perform all he undertakes” www.artinsociety.com/watchmen-gol...
August 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Tasks performed daily - part of the social history of the time period adding understanding to our research. Placing them in time & place brings ancestors to life. What were their living conditions? What part did they play in their community?
#genealogy #familyhistory #socialhistory #occupations
#genealogy #familyhistory #socialhistory #occupations
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On this day in 1930, the first British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games) were held in Hamilton, Ontario.
The Games featured 11 nations and 400 athletes competing in 59 events. Canada finished second behind England with 54 medals.
The Games featured 11 nations and 400 athletes competing in 59 events. Canada finished second behind England with 54 medals.
August 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
On this day in 1930, the first British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games) were held in Hamilton, Ontario.
The Games featured 11 nations and 400 athletes competing in 59 events. Canada finished second behind England with 54 medals.
The Games featured 11 nations and 400 athletes competing in 59 events. Canada finished second behind England with 54 medals.
What’s a SIG? In Genealogy Groups, It’s a Special Interest Group (SIG). How do you find them? Watch this video to see how I searched for German SIGs
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#IIGS #GeneaStudies #genealogy #familyhistory #Germangenealogy #GermanSIG #onlineeducation
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#IIGS #GeneaStudies #genealogy #familyhistory #Germangenealogy #GermanSIG #onlineeducation
Internet Tools: How to find genealogy society special interest group help
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April 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
What’s a SIG? In Genealogy Groups, It’s a Special Interest Group (SIG). How do you find them? Watch this video to see how I searched for German SIGs
youtu.be/lAxZj_H0eDY
#IIGS #GeneaStudies #genealogy #familyhistory #Germangenealogy #GermanSIG #onlineeducation
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#IIGS #GeneaStudies #genealogy #familyhistory #Germangenealogy #GermanSIG #onlineeducation
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Family history connects us in powerful ways. 💫
Tag or share this with someone who needs a little reminder of their roots.
#GenealogyQuotes #DiscoverYourRoots
Tag or share this with someone who needs a little reminder of their roots.
#GenealogyQuotes #DiscoverYourRoots
April 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Family history connects us in powerful ways. 💫
Tag or share this with someone who needs a little reminder of their roots.
#GenealogyQuotes #DiscoverYourRoots
Tag or share this with someone who needs a little reminder of their roots.
#GenealogyQuotes #DiscoverYourRoots
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Characters are more powerful to the reader when they move and react in the writing to show their emotions through their actions to the reader. - Wrtr #amwriting #author #writer #Writing ~ #authorsky
February 17, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Characters are more powerful to the reader when they move and react in the writing to show their emotions through their actions to the reader. - Wrtr #amwriting #author #writer #Writing ~ #authorsky
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As an author: Sometimes your writing goes where it wants to, no matter what you try to do. And sometimes, when it does it's amazing, wonderful, and inspiring. - Wrtr #amwriting Be Writing. #author #writer #writing ~ #authorsky
March 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
As an author: Sometimes your writing goes where it wants to, no matter what you try to do. And sometimes, when it does it's amazing, wonderful, and inspiring. - Wrtr #amwriting Be Writing. #author #writer #writing ~ #authorsky
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🔗 Websites vanish. Links break. But knowledge can live on with your help. Use the Wayback Machine’s Save Page Now tool to archive webpages that are important to you. 🕰️ 💾
📌 Try it now: web.archive.org/save
📌 Try it now: web.archive.org/save
March 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🔗 Websites vanish. Links break. But knowledge can live on with your help. Use the Wayback Machine’s Save Page Now tool to archive webpages that are important to you. 🕰️ 💾
📌 Try it now: web.archive.org/save
📌 Try it now: web.archive.org/save
Encouragement before my first Writing Sprint for the Family History Writing Challenge 2025. (Feb 1-28)
It’s not too late to join!
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It’s not too late to join!
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February 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Encouragement before my first Writing Sprint for the Family History Writing Challenge 2025. (Feb 1-28)
It’s not too late to join!
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It’s not too late to join!
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Today is February 1st. Remember those Goals you worked on at the beginning of January? How are you doing? Here are some suggestions for Genealogy Goals for 2025. It’s not too late to make new goals!
#genealogy #familyhistory #IIGS @GeneaStudies
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#genealogy #familyhistory #IIGS @GeneaStudies
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2025 Genealogy Goals
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February 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Today is February 1st. Remember those Goals you worked on at the beginning of January? How are you doing? Here are some suggestions for Genealogy Goals for 2025. It’s not too late to make new goals!
#genealogy #familyhistory #IIGS @GeneaStudies
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#genealogy #familyhistory #IIGS @GeneaStudies
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I didn’t realize there were so many US Colonial Lineage Societies! Their database collections and resources just might hold the key to solving a brick wall.
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US Colonial New England Ancestors
YouTube video by Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies
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January 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I didn’t realize there were so many US Colonial Lineage Societies! Their database collections and resources just might hold the key to solving a brick wall.
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Great resource for US Colonial research.
My @americanancestors.bsky.social #Genealogy lecture "Researching the Great Migration of New England 1620-1640" is now available from Legacy Family Tree webinars familytreewebinars.com/webinar/rese..., is free for the next week. Honored to have over 1,700+ attend, please watch and RT
Researching the Great Migration of New England 1620-1640 - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
This lecture details the resources available for researching your New England ancestors who arrived during the Great Migration from England from 1620-1640....
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January 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Great resource for US Colonial research.
Ever feel like a Detective? Research involves developing investigative skills. We need to think like detectives and glean every clue to uncover the keys to unraveling our family history mysteries. #genealogy #familyhistory #researchlikeadetective
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5 Steps to Researching Like a Genealogy Pro
Learn how to develop and execute a genealogy research plan like the pros and you'll have your family tree research on track in no time!
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January 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Ever feel like a Detective? Research involves developing investigative skills. We need to think like detectives and glean every clue to uncover the keys to unraveling our family history mysteries. #genealogy #familyhistory #researchlikeadetective
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I am looking forward to participating in Lynn Palermo’s Family History Writers Challenge again this year. So helpful and encouraging! ❤️
Yay! Lynn Palermo is back with her 15th annual Family History Writing. genealogyalacarte.ca?p=44747
Family History Writing Challenge returns for the month of February - Genealogy à la carte
Starting on February 1, Lynn Palermo will bring back her free month-long Family History Writing Challenge for the fifteenth year. Those who sign up will receive daily motivational emails and will be a...
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January 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I am looking forward to participating in Lynn Palermo’s Family History Writers Challenge again this year. So helpful and encouraging! ❤️
Reposted by Cheryl Levy
Lots of good reading in these #genealogy blog posts. genealogyalacarte.ca?p=44757
This week's crème de la crème - January 25, 2025 - Genealogy à la carte
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsLegislative Acts and Ontario Genealogy by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. MyHeritage Names & Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com for Canada a...
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January 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Lots of good reading in these #genealogy blog posts. genealogyalacarte.ca?p=44757
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Learn about Canadian gazetteers resources in this free 20-minute video - Genealogy à la carte
The International Institute of Genealogical Studies’ latest video popped up in my YouTube feed yesterday, and it looks good. Cheryl Levy, the Institute’s Director of Canadian Studies, provides a 20-mi...
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January 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Overview of the Methodology Courses at the International Institute of Genealogical Studies. They are the foundation of our certificate programs.
#genealogy #familyhistory #onlinecourses #methodology
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#genealogy #familyhistory #onlinecourses #methodology
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The Foundations of Methodology
YouTube video by Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies
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January 28, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Overview of the Methodology Courses at the International Institute of Genealogical Studies. They are the foundation of our certificate programs.
#genealogy #familyhistory #onlinecourses #methodology
youtu.be/eLtVuCtM1-c?...
#genealogy #familyhistory #onlinecourses #methodology
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Thanks to all the #Genealogy #FamilyHistory bloggers who provided their links, here is my blog post with the listing (to date) of bloggers who are active on BlueSky. You can click the links to read their blogs! climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/01/gene...
Genealogy Bloggers on BlueSky
Genealogy research and commentary by Marian Burk Wood, speaker and author of "Planning a Future for Your Family's Past," available from Amazon.com.
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January 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Thanks to all the #Genealogy #FamilyHistory bloggers who provided their links, here is my blog post with the listing (to date) of bloggers who are active on BlueSky. You can click the links to read their blogs! climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2025/01/gene...
I have missed #genchat! Looking forward to getting back into the conversations.
#genealogy #familyhistory
#genealogy #familyhistory
One more week until #genchat on Bluesky!
Today’s tip: take a look at the #genchat website! It has the schedule, how it works, the history of #genchat & some badges for your blog! There’s even some information if you’re interested in being a guest expert. www.genchatgenealogy.com
Today’s tip: take a look at the #genchat website! It has the schedule, how it works, the history of #genchat & some badges for your blog! There’s even some information if you’re interested in being a guest expert. www.genchatgenealogy.com
#genchat
Where genealogy meets social collaboration! #genchat is a genealogy-based chat that just moved from Twitter/X to Bluesky & continues on Mastodon - won't you join us? Follow on Bluesky: @g...
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January 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I have missed #genchat! Looking forward to getting back into the conversations.
#genealogy #familyhistory
#genealogy #familyhistory
Happy New Year to All My BlueSky Followers!
Looking forward to connecting with the #genealogy community on BlueSky in 2025. 😁
Looking forward to connecting with the #genealogy community on BlueSky in 2025. 😁
December 31, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Happy New Year to All My BlueSky Followers!
Looking forward to connecting with the #genealogy community on BlueSky in 2025. 😁
Looking forward to connecting with the #genealogy community on BlueSky in 2025. 😁
Researching the Social History of our ancestors… tells the rest of the story! ❤️
December 22, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Researching the Social History of our ancestors… tells the rest of the story! ❤️