The monthly figure has just been released from FamilySearch.org for the Saskatchewan Provincial Records, 1879-1987.
Currently, there are 192,459 records browsable, with another 13,864 has just been added. The website is https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1916143
The website says that the "Various documents housed in the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, including homesteads, voter lists, pioneer questionnaires, biographies, military and municipal records, teacher registries, township registers, and Henderson Directories. This collection is being published as images become available".
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Sunday, October 2, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Update – The Canada Gazette (1841-1997)
This past Monday (September 26th), the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) commemorated the 170th anniversary of the Canada Gazette by making accessible the digitized back issues of this official publication at www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/canada-gazette.
A Nation's Chronicle: The Canada Gazette is also available at www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/canada-gazette/index-e.html
The press release says that it is often referred to as “the official newspaper of the Government of Canada.”
The database is searchable by keywords (for example – keywords such as divorce, immigration, and naturalization), and not by a person's name.
For example, from 1867 to 1968, the website says that "a person wishing to obtain a divorce was first required to place a notice of intent to petition the government for an Act of Divorce in the Canada Gazette and in two newspapers in the district or county where the petitioner resided. It was to appear for a six-month period".
An explanation of the Divorce Laws in Canada is given at www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/022/022-906.008-e.html
Here is a sample of the divorce records found in the Canada Gazette -
"NOTICE is hereby given that Dame Beatrice Evelyn Tutill, housewife, of the City and District of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, wife of Walter Joseph Bobineky, taxi driver, of the City of Montreal and District of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, will apply to the Parliament of Canada, at the next or following session thereof, for a bill of divorce from her husband, the said Walter Joseph Bobinsky, on the ground of adultery.
Dated at Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, this 9th day of July, 1947.
N.W. JACOBS,
Solicitor for the Applicant"
Source: A Nation's Chronicle: The Canada Gazette, Library and Archives Canada. APPLICATIONS FOR DIVORCE Part I (1947-1997), volume 81, number 30, 26 July 1947, p. 7
Information about Immigration and Citizenship at the Library and Archives Canada is at
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-908.011-e.html
An example from the Canada Gazette is -
Vanderveen, Clarence- certificate of naturalisation No. 72000, series A, granted at Ottawa, Ontario, on July 28, 1930.
Source: A Nation's Chronicle: The Canada Gazette, Library and Archives. Canada DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF CANADA,THE CANADIAN Citizenship ACT Part I (1947-1997), volume 83, number 29, 16 July 1949, p. 4
A Nation's Chronicle: The Canada Gazette is also available at www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/canada-gazette/index-e.html
The press release says that it is often referred to as “the official newspaper of the Government of Canada.”
The database is searchable by keywords (for example – keywords such as divorce, immigration, and naturalization), and not by a person's name.
For example, from 1867 to 1968, the website says that "a person wishing to obtain a divorce was first required to place a notice of intent to petition the government for an Act of Divorce in the Canada Gazette and in two newspapers in the district or county where the petitioner resided. It was to appear for a six-month period".
An explanation of the Divorce Laws in Canada is given at www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/022/022-906.008-e.html
Here is a sample of the divorce records found in the Canada Gazette -
"NOTICE is hereby given that Dame Beatrice Evelyn Tutill, housewife, of the City and District of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, wife of Walter Joseph Bobineky, taxi driver, of the City of Montreal and District of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, will apply to the Parliament of Canada, at the next or following session thereof, for a bill of divorce from her husband, the said Walter Joseph Bobinsky, on the ground of adultery.
Dated at Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, this 9th day of July, 1947.
N.W. JACOBS,
Solicitor for the Applicant"
Source: A Nation's Chronicle: The Canada Gazette, Library and Archives Canada. APPLICATIONS FOR DIVORCE Part I (1947-1997), volume 81, number 30, 26 July 1947, p. 7
Information about Immigration and Citizenship at the Library and Archives Canada is at
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-908.011-e.html
An example from the Canada Gazette is -
Vanderveen, Clarence- certificate of naturalisation No. 72000, series A, granted at Ottawa, Ontario, on July 28, 1930.
Source: A Nation's Chronicle: The Canada Gazette, Library and Archives. Canada DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF CANADA,THE CANADIAN Citizenship ACT Part I (1947-1997), volume 83, number 29, 16 July 1949, p. 4
Friday, September 30, 2011
The National Holocaust Monument
Canada is going to erect The National Holocaust Monument in the National Capitol Region (Ottawa-Gatineau) of Canada. .
Although construction has yet to start on the Monument, as the press release says “it will bring Canadians of all faiths together to remember the millions of innocent men, women and children counted among its victims. The Monument will help ensure the memory of the Holocaust is never lost. The hope is that by teaching current and future generations of Canadians the roots and causes of this atrocity, future acts of genocide will be prevented”.
Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research in Canada http://www.holocausttaskforce.org/memberstates/member-canada.html
The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre http://www.mhmc.ca/en
The Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society http://vhec.org/index.html
Although construction has yet to start on the Monument, as the press release says “it will bring Canadians of all faiths together to remember the millions of innocent men, women and children counted among its victims. The Monument will help ensure the memory of the Holocaust is never lost. The hope is that by teaching current and future generations of Canadians the roots and causes of this atrocity, future acts of genocide will be prevented”.
Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research in Canada http://www.holocausttaskforce.org/memberstates/member-canada.html
The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre http://www.mhmc.ca/en
The Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society http://vhec.org/index.html
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Holy Cross Roman Catholic, Halifax, Nova Scotia
The ChronicleHerald.ca, an online newspaper http://thechronicleherald.ca/HCW/1265125.html, has a story in the paper about Halifax’s oldest Roman Catholic cemetery.
The story says “Five years ago, Holy Cross, which is a final resting place for 25,000 people, had reached a state of disrepair. Many of the 2,500 tombstones near the corner of South and South Parks streets had been toppled and broken as a result of vandalism, weathering and neglect. In addition, the cemetery’s 150-year-old chapel was crumbling”.
The cemetery had been established in 1843.
The project was helped by the Charitable Irish Society of Halifax and An Cumann, a non-profit Irish association.
Holy Cross Cemetery Trust http://www.holycrosscemeteryhalifax.ca/history/index.html A volunteer organization which has worked over the past years to restore Holy Cross Cemetery and its historical Chapel, started and completed on the 31st of August, 1843 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Find a Grave http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=cem&FScemeteryid=639382 There are two records on this site – the burial of Charles Robertson, and Sir John Sparrow David Thompson.
The story says “Five years ago, Holy Cross, which is a final resting place for 25,000 people, had reached a state of disrepair. Many of the 2,500 tombstones near the corner of South and South Parks streets had been toppled and broken as a result of vandalism, weathering and neglect. In addition, the cemetery’s 150-year-old chapel was crumbling”.
The cemetery had been established in 1843.
The project was helped by the Charitable Irish Society of Halifax and An Cumann, a non-profit Irish association.
Holy Cross Cemetery Trust http://www.holycrosscemeteryhalifax.ca/history/index.html A volunteer organization which has worked over the past years to restore Holy Cross Cemetery and its historical Chapel, started and completed on the 31st of August, 1843 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Find a Grave http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=cem&FScemeteryid=639382 There are two records on this site – the burial of Charles Robertson, and Sir John Sparrow David Thompson.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Hands-on Early Ontario Land Records Course
Toronto Ontario Genealogical Society has added new course to their 2011 schedule -
This course will provide an introduction to the land granting process and the main types of Crown Land Department records, and how to use the various finding aids and collections at the Archives of Ontario to document your ancestor's acquisition of (or attempt to acquire) land in Upper Canada. Hands-on practice following several case histories through the records will help you proceed confidently with your own searches. Registrants must have e-mail and Internet access, and will be expected to do some assigned background reading before each class. Spaces are strictly limited. Please reserve early.
Prerequisite: Basic course or equivalent experience.
Schedule: Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 PM, October 18, 25, and November 1, 2011 (a three week course).
Location: Archives of Ontario, 134 Ian MacDonald Blvd, Toronto M7A 2C5 (York University)
Instructor: Jane MacNamara
Fee: $50 ($45 for OGS members).
Registration information, and what other courses are available, please go to the Toronto Branch website at http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/courses.html.
This course will provide an introduction to the land granting process and the main types of Crown Land Department records, and how to use the various finding aids and collections at the Archives of Ontario to document your ancestor's acquisition of (or attempt to acquire) land in Upper Canada. Hands-on practice following several case histories through the records will help you proceed confidently with your own searches. Registrants must have e-mail and Internet access, and will be expected to do some assigned background reading before each class. Spaces are strictly limited. Please reserve early.
Prerequisite: Basic course or equivalent experience.
Schedule: Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 PM, October 18, 25, and November 1, 2011 (a three week course).
Location: Archives of Ontario, 134 Ian MacDonald Blvd, Toronto M7A 2C5 (York University)
Instructor: Jane MacNamara
Fee: $50 ($45 for OGS members).
Registration information, and what other courses are available, please go to the Toronto Branch website at http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/courses.html.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
African Nova Scotian Diaspora: Selected Government Records of Black Settlement, 1791-1839
Here is a press release that I received from the Nova Scotia Archives -
"The Nova Scotia Archives is pleased to present a significant new online resource features unique documents reflecting the struggles and survival of African Nova Scotians, as the world marks the United Nations' International Year for People of African Descent.
It contains over 500 digitized and fully searchable government documents relating to early African Nova Scotian immigration and emigration. Many of the documents are rich in the names and reflect the experiences of Black Refugees who came here at the close of the War of 1812.
Lauren Oostveen
Public Information Officer
Nova Scotia Archives
Department of Communities, Culture & Heritage
6016 University Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia
CANADA B3H 1W4
Ph:902-424-6073
oostvelj@gov.ns.ca
Monday, September 26, 2011
New/Improved Canadian Websites and Blogs Week 4
Here are some of the websites, and blogs that I have come across the week ending Sept 25, 2011
Major Boutron et compagnies http://majorboutroncompagnies.blogspot.com Genealogy about Estienne Boutron Major from Franche Comté to Nouvelle-France, and his lineage in North America, particularly in Quebec, Ontario, Michigan, and Louisiana.
Gumbo Genealogy http://gumbogenealogy.blogspot.com An Acadian genealogy with individual family histories, and Louisiana genealogy .
Rock of Ages: Grave Concerns http://leprechaunrabbit.wordpress.com The President of the Alberta Genealogical Society, known as "The Leprechaun Rabbit", has a blog about the cemeteries of Alberta.
Evans Books: Publications by Gwen Barry www.booksbygwen.ca I received an email from fellow Ottawa genealogist, Bonnie Miller, about this site in which Gwen Barry has published books on her own family lines and the history of Megantic County, Quebec. As Bonnie says, “What was even more useful for me was the free extensive genealogy database of the early families who lived there and where they eventually migrated to, as well as the links and references to other sources”.
Following the Ancestral Trail of Notable Canadian Families: Mitchell, Pearson, McKelvey & James http://web.me.com/jonathan_mitchell Jonathan Mitchell follows the Irish immigrant in the Canadian countryside.
Recensement de l'Acadie de 1671 (Census of Acadie, 1671) www.zonecousinage.com/recensement/acadie1671.html Site is in the French language, and gives the person's name, their age, and occupation.
AncestorStalker: A Leader In Professional Genealogical Research http://services.ancestorstalker.com Offers genealogy including DNA analysis for a fee. $
Irish Family History And Genealogy Contributed By Guest Bloggers And Brought To You By TheWildGeese.com http://thewildgeesegenealogy.blogspot.com This brand new sites invites people to write about their Canadian and other Irish Ancestors. It will focus on Irish Family History, and this week it is about a Nova Scotian Irish family.
Luxegen Genealogy and Family History www.luxegen.ca/category/genealogy Written by Joan Miller, with an emphasis on the prairie provinces and Quebec with surnames - Kerr, Wilson, Henderson, Irvine, Woodland, Aumack, Miller. Catch Joan's latest interview on Geneabloggers radio, plus “Genealogists – Capture Your Family’s Interest”, her latest blog post.
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