When we find a military ancestor, it\’s natural to imagine them doing heroic deeds and ending up with a chest full of medals. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Our ancestors were regular people just like we are, and didn\’t always distinguish themselves in good ways. Library and Archives Canada has an interesting onlineContinue reading “Military Ancestors: Courts Martial Records of the First World War at LAC”
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Probate Records Part 7: The Territories and some Final Tips
In this last segment, we\’re going to take a look at The Canadian Territories. The YukonProbate in the Yukon used to be handled by the Territorial Court. Today it is handled by the Yukon Supreme Court. It sits mainly in Whitehorse, but does travel to other communities if needed. The central registry for Supreme CourtContinue reading “Probate Records Part 7: The Territories and some Final Tips”
Probate Records Part 6: Alberta and British Columbia
In this installment of Probate Records, we\’re going to look at sources in Alberta and British Columbia. If you missed the earlier installments, you can find them here: Part 1: An introduction to the records Part 2: Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island Part 3: Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Part 4: Quebec and Ontario PartContinue reading “Probate Records Part 6: Alberta and British Columbia”
Probate Records Part 5 – Manitoba and Saskatchewan
In this series of blog posts, we are travelling west across Canada looking at probate. This post we\’re looking at Manitoba and Saskatchewan. If you\’re just joining in, you an find earlier posts here: Part 1 gives a short overview of probatePart 2 looks at Newfoundland and Prince Edward IslandPart 3 looks at Nova Scotia andContinue reading “Probate Records Part 5 – Manitoba and Saskatchewan”
Probate Records Part 4: Quebec and Ontario
The past few posts we\’ve been travelling across Canada looking at sources for Probate Records. Part 1 gave a brief overview of the records, Part 2 talked about Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island, and in Part 3 we talked about Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. This post we\’re looking at Quebec and Ontario. Both provinces are unique compared toContinue reading “Probate Records Part 4: Quebec and Ontario”
Probate Records Part 3 – Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
This is the third in a series of posts about Probate Records. In Part 1 I gave an quick overview of Probate Records and what information they can give us. In Part 2 we looked at Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. Now we\’re going to look at Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Nova ScotiaFrom what I could find, thereContinue reading “Probate Records Part 3 – Nova Scotia and New Brunswick”
Probate Records Part 2: Newfoundland and PEI
Last post we talked about the information you can get from.a probate file. Most of Canada follows English Common Law\’s process of probate and administration. The FamilySearch Wiki has a good tutorial of the process here.This post, we\’re going to look at how to get probate/administration records in Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. NewfoundlandIt was not mandatory thatContinue reading “Probate Records Part 2: Newfoundland and PEI”
Probate Records Part 1: A Forgotten Resource
When we do searches for our ancestors, we tend to concentrate mainly on their birth, death, and the years in between. What we sometimes forget about, is the record set that comes after death: probate records. Simply put, probate records are the court records that have to do with the distribution of your ancestor\’s effectsContinue reading “Probate Records Part 1: A Forgotten Resource”
Immigrant Ancestors: Border Entry Records at the LAC
We all know that ship\’s lists to Canada are one of the best resources for finding our immigrant ancestors. but what if your ancestor isn\’t listed? What if your ancestor came from the United States? Not only American citizens moved up into Canada. There were others that took ship across the ocean to an AmericanContinue reading “Immigrant Ancestors: Border Entry Records at the LAC”
Railway Ancestors: Railways Employees (Employees Provident Fund) at the LAC
Railways are an important part of the Canadian Heritage. They were what connected our country. It was the promise of a railroad that convinced British Columbia to join Confederation. The Canadian National Railway was the first Crown Corporation in Canada. There are few family trees that do not have a railway connection somewhere. Your ancestorContinue reading “Railway Ancestors: Railways Employees (Employees Provident Fund) at the LAC”
Finding Your Canadian Story 