My locations of interest are no where near where I live. I was researching from a distance even pre pandemic. Because of this, I’ve gotten pretty good at ferreting out digitized records in unusual places. Don’t get me wrong, on site researching is still best. Only a fraction of what’s out there is online. AndContinue reading “Alberta Ancestors: Homestead Records on Internet Archive”
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Alberta Ancestors: Issues of University of Alberta\’s " The Gateway" Online
Was your ancestor connected to the University of Alberta? Then you absolutely should be looking at the campus publication The Gateway. Still in publication, it was founded in 1910. Best of all, all issues have been digitized and are available online for free! The publication focuses on issues relevant to students. According to their website,Continue reading “Alberta Ancestors: Issues of University of Alberta\’s " The Gateway" 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”
Alberta Ancestors: The Wainwright Public Library Newspaper Archives
Many public libraries across the country are in the process of digitizing newspapers. Not all of them offer access to non library card holders though. One exception is the Wrainwright Public Library. Wainwright, Alberta is located about 200 km southeast of Edmonton. Google Image The Wainright Public Library partnered with Wainwright Main Street Project, BattleContinue reading “Alberta Ancestors: The Wainwright Public Library Newspaper Archives”
Alberta Ancestors: Early Alberta Newspapers Online
One of the downsides of Canadian research is the lack of a central repository for newspapers. If you have ancestors in Alberta in the early 1900\’s, you\’ll want to look at the University of Calgary\’s collection of early Alberta newspapers. The website has a total collection of over 600 microfilms of various newspapers around theContinue reading “Alberta Ancestors: Early Alberta Newspapers Online”
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”
52 Ancestors: Week 34 – Finding Coroner\’s Reports
Week 33\’s theme for the 52 ancestors series of posts is \”tragedy\”. When you have an ancestor who died in unusual circumstances, there might have been a coroner\’s, or chief medical examiner\’s, inquest. These inquests looked into these kinds of deaths. Because the coroner could interview people and look at evidence that would not qualifyContinue reading “52 Ancestors: Week 34 – Finding Coroner\’s Reports”
52 Ancestors: Week 9 – The Canadian Court System and where to find records
Week 9 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks has the prompt \”At the Courthouse\”. If you\’re new to Canadian research, it is important to know a little about the Canadian Court System to find the records you need. There are two main court systems that genealogists concern themselves with. The Provincial/ Territorial Courts, and theContinue reading “52 Ancestors: Week 9 – The Canadian Court System and where to find records”
52 Ancestors: Week 8 – Photographs on Peel\’s Prairie Provinces
This week\’s 52 Ancestors prompt is photos. They are one of my favourite things in the world, especially when it comes to genealogy. Who hasn\’t looked at an old photo of an ancestor and looked for similarities to themselves? Even a photo of a house your ancestor lived in can make them more than namesContinue reading “52 Ancestors: Week 8 – Photographs on Peel\’s Prairie Provinces”
52 Ancestors: Week 5 – Don\’t Forget to Check Out Libraries
This week\’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks prompt is \”At the Library\”. Libraries are such an over looked resource for genealogy. There is so much focus given to Museums, Historical Societies and websites such as Ancestry and Family Search. People seem to forget that libraries can hold wealth of information as well, especially local history. A lotContinue reading “52 Ancestors: Week 5 – Don\’t Forget to Check Out Libraries”
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