http://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_03500_49/1?r=0&s=1 In Part 1, I gave a brief history of the RCMP and a quick overview of their website. In Part 2, we looked at the LAC\’s RCMP records. For Part 3, we\’ll now take a look at Family Search\’s browse only collection, Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police obituary card index and notices, 1876-2007. To finishContinue reading “Celebrating 100 years of the RCMP Part 3 – Family Search and Other Sources”
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Celebrating 100 Years of the RCMP Part 2- Records at Library and Archives Canada
Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan, 1878; NWMP Headquarters until 1882.http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayEcopies&lang=eng&rec_nbr=3711122&rec_nbr_list=3723709,3379430,3379427,3379428,3379429,3711122,4921978,3855779,3714948,3711794&title=Fort+Walsh%2C+Saskatchewan%2C+1878%3B+NWMP+Headquarters+until+1882.+&ecopy=e008128929-v6 Our national police force under the name Royal Canadian Police Force turned 100 this month. Last post, I gave a bit of history on the RCMP and gave an introduction to their website. This post, I\’m going to look at what Library and Archives Canada holds onContinue reading “Celebrating 100 Years of the RCMP Part 2- Records at Library and Archives Canada”
Celebrating 100 Years of the RCMP Part 1- A Brief History and the RCMP Website
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en February 1st marked the 100th anniversary of our National Police force, the RCMP, in it\’s present form. The institution itself is almost 150 years old. In 1920, the Royal Northwest Mounted Police absorbed the Dominion Police and become the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In celebration of this milestone in our history, I\’m going toContinue reading “Celebrating 100 Years of the RCMP Part 1- A Brief History and the RCMP Website”
Metis Ancestors: Resources from the Glenbow Museum
If you have Metis ancestors, then you know finding resources for them can be difficult. One of the sites you should be book marking is the online collection at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary. This online collection contains genealogies with source citations. Metis in Canada are the descendants of marriages between Indigineous and non Indigenous people. ForContinue reading “Metis Ancestors: Resources from the Glenbow Museum”
Quebec Ancestors: Church Indexes on Family Search
Those with Quebec ancestors are lucky in the fact there are a tremendous amount of church records digitized online. This is especially true for Catholic ancestors. But if you\’re having trouble finding a record, you might want to look at Family Search\’s browse only collection Quebec Index to Civil Copy of Church Records, 1642-1902. One ofContinue reading “Quebec Ancestors: Church Indexes on Family Search”
Manitoba Ancestors: Browsing Early Manitoba through Census records
One of the problems with ancestors in Canada\’s West is finding early records. Thanks to the Hudson\’s Bay Company, those with Manitoba ancestors can find them pre 1870. Family Search has a browse only collection online called Manitoba Census Indexes, 1831-1870. This collection has index cards of the Red River Settlement covering from 1831 to 1869.Continue reading “Manitoba Ancestors: Browsing Early Manitoba through Census records”
52 Ancestors: Week 49 – Fall Fairs
Week 49\’s prompt for the 52 Ancestors challenge is \”Craft\”. A big part of Canadian culture, especially in rural areas, is the fall fairs or exhibitions. Along with livestock and agricultural displays, there were often craft competitions. People of all ages submitted their crafts for judging. There were competitions for woodworking, art, sewing, and knittingContinue reading “52 Ancestors: Week 49 – Fall Fairs”
52 Ancestors: Week 48 – Deportation Records at the LAC
The prompt for Week 48 of 52 ancestors if \”thief\”. Not all of our ancestors were upstanding citizens. Genealogists and Family Historians tend to be thrilled finding these ancestors, because they make for interesting stories for others. Let\’s face it, our relatives who haven\’t been bit by the genealogy bug tend to get all glassyContinue reading “52 Ancestors: Week 48 – Deportation Records at the LAC”
52 Ancestors: Week 47- Revolutionary Soldier Records at the PANB
Week 47 of 52 Ancestors has the theme \”Soldier\”. This post I decided to look at a database on the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick\’s website. If your Loyalist ancestor went to New Brunswick, you\’ll want to check out the database Records of Old Revolutionary Soldiers and Their Widows. After the Revolutionary War that gave theContinue reading “52 Ancestors: Week 47- Revolutionary Soldier Records at the PANB”
52 Ancestors: Week 46 – Poorhouses
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/canadian-illustrated-news-1869-1883/Pages/image.aspx?Image=58537&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f026019%2ff4%2f58537-v6.gif&Ecopy=58537 Week 46 of 52 Ancestors is \”poor\”. One can\’t think of the poor in history without the dreaded \”poorhouse\” or \”workhouse\” coming to mind. Most people associate these with Britain, but Canada had them too. These institutions had the official names of \”Houses of Industry\”. They also went by names such as \”Poor Asylum\”.Continue reading “52 Ancestors: Week 46 – Poorhouses”
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