Life got in the way of blogging last week. So a week late, here is Part 4. In this post, I’m going to look at what I thought were the most interesting record sets in the collection Immigration Before 1865. Lists of immigrants from Londonderry County, Ireland, that were contained in the original Ordnance SurveyContinue reading “Immigration Before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 4”
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Immigration before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 3
The last couple of posts I’ve been highlighting pre 1865 Immigration records at Library and Archives Canada. For Part 3, I’m going to look at some of the post immigration records in the LAC’s database Immigrants before 1865. German settlers from New York in Markham Township, Upper Canada (1793 to 1808) This collection is digitizedContinue reading “Immigration before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 3”
Immigration before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 2
Last post, I gave a brief overview of the collection Immigrants Before 1865 on Library and Archives Canada. This post, I’m going to start looking at some of the record sets included that have been digitized. This post will be looking at passenger lists that have been digitized on the website Heritage. Foreign Protestants ofContinue reading “Immigration before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 2”
Immigration before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 1
It wasn’t until 1865 that Canada started routinely retaining passenger lists. Because of this, pre 1865 immigration records are difficult to find. The exceptions are if your ancestor came from a large immigration scheme, such as the Foreign Protestants. Even then, most of what is out there is piecing together fragments. And if your ancestorContinue reading “Immigration before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 1”
Was Your Ancestor a Ship Owner? Ship’s Registries at the LAC
Records of ownership are a good source of tracking your ancestor. The type that first comes to mind are land records. But if your ancestor owned ships, another good source are Ship’s Registries. While these do not give a lot of information on your particular ancestor, they can provide clues for follow up research. IfContinue reading “Was Your Ancestor a Ship Owner? Ship’s Registries at the LAC”
Brick Wall Ancestor Got You Down? Try Some Transcribing and Indexing
A lot of people have more time for genealogy these days. Us genealogists are handling the new measures better than most, because we have no problem staying in and losing hours in pursuit of our ancestors. My job is considered essential, so I still get up and go to work every day. However, I\’m stillContinue reading “Brick Wall Ancestor Got You Down? Try Some Transcribing and Indexing”
Maximize Your Searching with the New France Archives
A great many of us can trace our Canadian ancestry back to when we were a part of France. The French starting coming to North America in the 1500s, and the first permanent settlements started in 1604. The eastern part of what is now called Canada was called New France. The territory came to includeContinue reading “Maximize Your Searching with the New France Archives”
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”
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 42 – Finding Early Immigration Records at the LAC
Week 42\’s prompt is \”adventure\”. I can think of no bigger adventure for someone than starting a new life in another country. So for this post I decided to look at one of the immigration databases on Library and Archives Canada\’s website, Immigrants Before 1865. There was no regulated system of recording immigration to CanadaContinue reading “52 Ancestors: Week 42 – Finding Early Immigration Records at the LAC”
Finding Your Canadian Story 