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This attribute controls the content of the description and og:description elements. | Maps provide place-names relating to primary source documents which genealogists use to trace ancestry. There are three main avenues of research to guide genealogists, they are the names of their ancestors, the dates or date ranges of main events in the lives of their ancestors, and the associated place-names where those events occurred.
Original place-names in the plains and prairies of North America, received First Nation naming which generally referred to [Saskatchewan Historical Geography geo-physical features] of the land. Explorers arrived, and drafted early maps of the continent before the countries of Canada and the United States of America were formed upon the continent. When fur traders arrived, at times these same First Nations place name holders were also used. With the establishment of fur trader posts and forts, these places were named by the respective fur-trade agency constructing these establishments. Then, next with the arrival of immigrants, their respective settlement, colony, village, or town received a name from the first arrivals to the area. The establishment of a post office became marked on early maps with the Canadian Post Office Name as did the early railway sidings and rail stations with the official railway name. The naming of post office or railway may alter the original settlement name.
Métis people received 'scrip' which entitled them to land holdings from the Dominion Government, and as early as 1870 immigrants could apply for homestead applications for a $10 filing fee, Immigrants first settled on their homestead to fulfill their homesteader obligations to obtain their land title or "Dominion Land Grant." This first settlement pattern resulted in persons settling at a distance from each other.
Economic growth resulted in the formation of villages and towns where blacksmith shops, stores, post offices, banks, churches, town halls, &c arose. One room schoolhouse districts were created in rural districts. Towns created two and three room schools to serve the growing population. |
