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Here, there are a number of databases that you can consult, all relating to records stored at Library and Archives Canada. The following categories of databases are available for use: | Here, there are a number of databases that you can consult, all relating to records stored at Library and Archives Canada. The following categories of databases are available for use: | ||
{{Block indent|*Directory of Resources<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Births, Marriages and Deaths including acts of divorce and marriage bonds<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Census and Enumerations<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Immigration and Citizenship including home children and passenger lists<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Land including grants and petitions<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Military<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|*People including directories and post offices and postmasters}} | |||
Everyone will likely find a different database that has something in it for them. For example, as a reference archivist at the Provincial Archives of Alberta, I used the Western Land Grants database on a daily basis. This is because this database lists the names of people who were given land grants in Western Canada, along with the land description. Because the Provincial Archives of Alberta hold microfilmed copies of the original land records, by knowing where a person lived, a patron could then go to look up the original land grant records. | Everyone will likely find a different database that has something in it for them. For example, as a reference archivist at the Provincial Archives of Alberta, I used the Western Land Grants database on a daily basis. This is because this database lists the names of people who were given land grants in Western Canada, along with the land description. Because the Provincial Archives of Alberta hold microfilmed copies of the original land records, by knowing where a person lived, a patron could then go to look up the original land grant records. | ||
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