Source:http://domainfat.com/c2tlbGV0b24gY2xvc2V0IG1lbWU/# This week\’s post is not about record sources. It\’s more of an opinion piece. It\’s been one I\’ve been wanting to write about for awhile. A few days ago, a genealogy friend and I were discussing the \”less than upstanding citizens\” in our respective trees. Actually, the conversation was less about the ancestors themselves,Continue reading “Skeletons in the Closet”
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Finding Ancestors with the Federal Voter\’s Lists
Source: Ancestry.ca Last post when I was talking about City Directories, I had mentioned about looking at the Federal Voter\’s Lists for my grandmother\’s family. What are the voter\’s lists? These were directories of all persons eligible to vote, put together by Office of the Electoral Officer for Canada. They were broken down by province orContinue reading “Finding Ancestors with the Federal Voter\’s Lists”
Getting Lost in City Directories
This post is a little later in the week than normal. That\’s because I finally broke a major brick wall in my family history research by using city directories. I took a day trip to the Archives of Ontario on April 19th with members of the Kawartha Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. My purposeContinue reading “Getting Lost in City Directories”
Religious Records Part 7 – The Territories
To wrap up the series on religious records, we are in this post looking at the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. YukonAccording to the Canadian Encyclopedia entry on the Yukon, 50 percent of the people had no religious affiliation, 46 percent claimed Christian denominations, and 1 percent claimed Native spirituality. There was nothing else listed for theContinue reading “Religious Records Part 7 – The Territories”
Religious Records Part 6 – Alberta and British Columbia
This post we\’re finishing up the provinces by looking at Alberta and British Columbia. AlbertaThough there were Catholic priests in Alberta in the beginning, it was the Wesleyan Methodists that first started consciously performing and recording baptisms, marriages and burials in Alberta. Through the years, the diverse ethnic groups that settled the west brought theirContinue reading “Religious Records Part 6 – Alberta and British Columbia”
History Blogs
I have been rather lax about my history posts, and I apologize. The \”job that pays for genealogy\” and my courses have left me with less time than I originally planned for blogging. I realized that two blog posts a week was a little ambitious, given my current schedule. So, my Canadian history posts willContinue reading “History Blogs”
Religious Records Part 5 – Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Moving across Canada, this post looks at Religious Record sources for Manitoba and Saskatchewan. ManitobaAccording to the Canadian Encyclopedia, the largest religious denomination practiced in Manitoba is Catholicism, with United Church and Anglican being second and third. The Manitoba Historical Society has a page about the early churches in Winnipeg here. FamilySearch has a browse onlyContinue reading “Religious Records Part 5 – Manitoba and Saskatchewan”
Religious Records Part 4- Quebec and Ontario
In our travel across Canada, we\’re going to take a look this post for religious records in Quebec and Ontario. QuebecThose of you who research in Quebec know that religious records play a much more important role here than in the other provinces. Up until the 1900\’s church records were the official form of civilContinue reading “Religious Records Part 4- Quebec and Ontario”
Religious Records Part 3 – Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
Last post we started our trek across Canada in search of Religious Records, by looking at Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island. Now we\’re going to look at Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Nova ScotiaFor a brief outline of the religious history of Nova Scotia, take a look at anglicanhistory.org\’s page on The Church of EnglandContinue reading “Religious Records Part 3 – Nova Scotia and New Brunswick”
Religious Records Part 2 – Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island
In this section we will be looking at Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island. For the sake of convenience, I\’ll be referring to the various sects of Protestant as simply Protestant for this post and the future ones as we go across Canada. NewfoundlandIf you would like a historical timeline of the church inContinue reading “Religious Records Part 2 – Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island”
Finding Your Canadian Story 