https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador Researching family history in Newfoundland presents unique challenges. Though European colonization of \”The Rock\” goes back farther than even Quebec City, Newfoundland did not become a province of Canada until 1949. For a complete history and overview of the province, you can check out the Canadian Encyclopedia\’s entry on Newfoundland and Labrador here. Because theyContinue reading “Newfoundland and Labrador Ancestors: The Maritime History Archive Part 1”
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Saskatchewan Ancestors: Saskatchewan Historic Newspapers Online
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Saskatchewan Newspapers are one of the more entertaining avenues of research. The obvious reason for using them is to find birth, marriage, and death notices. You can learn so much more from them though. If your ancestor did something newsworthy (good or bad) you can find them among the pages that we seem to forgetContinue reading “Saskatchewan Ancestors: Saskatchewan Historic Newspapers Online”
Alberta Ancestors: The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Alberta If you have Alberta ancestors, then you\’ll want to check out the website Our Future, Our Past: The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project. The non profit project ran from 1999 to 2010, digitizing various media relating to Alberta\’s history and culture. It\’s the impressive collaboration between: University of Calgary University of Alberta Glenbow Museum Nickle ArtsContinue reading “Alberta Ancestors: The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project”
Criminal Ancestors: The Penal Press
Kingston Penitentiary Source : By P199 – Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9566448 Do you have a criminal ancestor that was jailed in Canada? Did you ever wonder what life was like for them? I stumbled onto a great website this week that needs sharing. The Penal Press is a website that has issues of prison newsletters from acrossContinue reading “Criminal Ancestors: The Penal Press”
Nova Scotia Ancestors: Lunenburg County GenWeb
Lunenburg is more than just the home of The Bluenose. One of the major immigration groups in Canada came just after the Acadian Expulsion. In an effort to boost the non Catholic population in Nova Scotia, England recruited settlers from southwest Germany, and the Montbeliard region of what is now France and Switzerland. This group ofContinue reading “Nova Scotia Ancestors: Lunenburg County GenWeb”
Focus on an Archive: Lindsay Public Library Reference Section
When you think of great research places, a place like the Lindsay Branch of the City of Kawartha Lakes Public Library system would not immediately come to mind. With a population of just over 20,000, Lindsay is part of the amalgamated City of Kawartha Lakes (formerly Victoria County). It has a unique combination of bothContinue reading “Focus on an Archive: Lindsay Public Library Reference Section”
Acadian Ancestors: Using the Nova Scotia Archives
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Acadia Acadian Day was this week here in Canada. I\’m not going to get into the long and complicated history of the Acadians in Canada. Long story short, the Acadians were some of the earliest settlers of Canada, settling in what is now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. They would become victimsContinue reading “Acadian Ancestors: Using the Nova Scotia Archives”
New Brunswick Ancestors: A Look at the PANB County Guides
The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick (PANB) is one of my favourite websites to use. Compared to other provincial archives\’ sites, it\’s very genealogist friendly. But did you know that there is so much more information on it than what you can find under the \”Search\” tab? One of the great resources they have isContinue reading “New Brunswick Ancestors: A Look at the PANB County Guides”
Research Your Ancestors in the Canada Gazette
When I did my series of blog posts on Divorce, I mentioned the Canada Gazette. This is a fantastic but not well known resource. It is the official newspaper of the Canadian government, and will be celebrating its 166th birthday this coming October. That\’s right, it has been in existence since before Confederation. A Brief History The UnionContinue reading “Research Your Ancestors in the Canada Gazette”
Exploring Canada: The NWT Legislative Building
On our visit to the Northwest Territories, a lovely lady named Vi at the 60th Parallel Visitor Information Centre told us that the NWT Legislative Building is a must see. It is conveniently located just down the street from the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. As luck would have, we arrived just as theyContinue reading “Exploring Canada: The NWT Legislative Building”
Finding Your Canadian Story 