Once you delve into Canadian sources, you\’ll find that some provinces are absolute gold mines for online records. Saskatchewan is not one of those provinces. It\’s a combination of the Province\’s privacy laws and the youth of the Province compared to some others. Only becoming a province in 1905 means there isn\’t the long historyContinue reading “Saskatchewan Ancestors: "Saskatchewan History" Magazine”
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Banking Ancestors and WWI on Canadiana
Sometimes you find the most interesting things on Canadiana. I stumbled across a unique resource today that had to do with employees of what is now the CIBC during World War I. From 1915 to 1919, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce published 11 pamphlets titled LETTERS FROM THE FRONT – Being a partial recordContinue reading “Banking Ancestors and WWI on Canadiana”
Examining Dentistry Records on Canadiana
courtesy of Pinterest https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/7740630580304819/ Health issues over the past weeks, and a mental health break from news and social media have kept me away from blogging. Thankfully, none of my health issues were COVID-19 related. One of them was some unexpected dental surgery. In the pre pandemic world, going to the dentist ranked very low onContinue reading “Examining Dentistry Records on Canadiana”
Manitoba Ancestors: Parish Records on Canadiana
This weekend while looking for online record sets for Manitoba, I stumbled across three microfilms of Parish records on Heritage, a sister site to the free site Canadiana. For those unfamiliar, Canadiana is a huge digitization project to provide free access to newspapers, serials, books and government publications. It\’s sister site Heritage is free access to digitizedContinue reading “Manitoba Ancestors: Parish Records on Canadiana”
Ontario Ancestors: Roman Catholic Church Records on Family Search
Those of us with Catholic ancestors in Canada may not always appreciate how lucky we are when it comes to online research. Compared with other religious sects, there\’s an amazing amount of church records already online. If your Catholic ancestors came from Quebec and the Maritimes, then you are no doubt very familiar with theContinue reading “Ontario Ancestors: Roman Catholic Church Records on Family Search”
Quebec Ancestors: Notarial Records on Family Search
Sometimes as a genealogist you\’re forced to pick and choose what sites and societies you subscribe to. If you\’re someone like myself, whose ancestry stretches across several regions and cultural groups, then it can be really difficult to stretch those genealogy dollars to get what you need. My personal ancestry covers PEI, Nova Scotia, NewContinue reading “Quebec Ancestors: Notarial Records on Family Search”
Newfoundland Ancestors: Newspapers and Magazines on Canadiana
One of the downsides to having Newfoundland ancestors is the lack of original sources online. If you have to research from a distance, it can be more challenging than some of the other provinces. Again, Canadiana comes to the rescue. On their site are several newspapers and magazines. The problem with Canadiana is that thereContinue reading “Newfoundland Ancestors: Newspapers and Magazines on Canadiana”
British Columbia Ancestors: Historical BC Government Gazette Online
Government Gazettes are a great resource. During the early years of Canada, these publications gave information on many aspects of the lives of our ancestors. They had notices of divorces, bankruptcies, and business dealings, just to name a few. I\’ve written before on the Canada Gazette, the publication of the federal government. But provincial governments publishContinue reading “British Columbia Ancestors: Historical BC Government Gazette Online”
Alberta Ancestors: Digital Directories on Canadiana
I can\’t stress enough how important it is to have Canadiana bookmarked on your internet browser. This fantastic free resource has a massive amount of digitized material relating to Canada. While looking for inspiration for my blog post this week, I used the following search term in the main search box: \”Alberta\” AND \”directory\” When youContinue reading “Alberta Ancestors: Digital Directories on Canadiana”
Saskatchewan Ancestors: Medical Journals on Canadiana
Every now and again I like to randomly search the website Canadiana, just to see what pops up. For those who don\’t know, Canadiana, and it\’s sister site Heritage, are free sites. They have an incredible amount of documents digitized. They run the gamut of official government records and correspondence relating to immigration, agriculture, wars, and settlementContinue reading “Saskatchewan Ancestors: Medical Journals on Canadiana”
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