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[[Image:Saskatchewan Homestead Application.png|thumb|right]] Records of land grants to homesteaders provide the names of all homesteaders in the province and incidental information such as the number of children and dates of land entry. A name index to entries prior to 1930 has been compiled. This index is available at the Saskatchewan Provincial Archives, Saskatoon Office. Microfilm copies are also available at the Reginal Office and at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. (See the “Archives and Libraries” section for addresses.)<br><br>
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==Online Records==
*{{RecordSearch|1916143|'''Saskatchewan Provincial Records, 1879-1987, Homestead Records'''}}, browsable records - at FamilySearch
*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-grants-western-canada-1870-1930/Pages/search.aspx '''Search: Land Grants of Western Canada, 1870-1930''']
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9209/ '''Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada, Homestead Grant Registers, 1872-1930'''], index & images ($)
*[https://glenbow.ucalgary.ca/archives-cpr-land-sales/ '''Glenbow Archives CPR Land Sales database'''] Sales of agricultural land by the Canadian Pacific Railway to settlers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, 1881 to 1927.
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9210/ '''Canada, Soldier Homestead Grant Registers, 1918-1931'''], index & images, at Ancestry ($)
*{{FSC|555323|item|disp='''The Hudson's Bay company's land tenures : and the occupation of Assiniboia by Lord Selkirk's settlers with a list of grantees under the Earl and the Company'''}}
*[http://www.saskhomesteads.com/ '''Saskatchewan Homestead Index''']&nbsp;This is a file locator database to the homestead files at the Saskatchewan Archives. It is searchable by name, location or by additional remarks. The site also gives directions for obtaining the file information once the appropriate file has been identified.
*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/aboriginal-heritage/metis/metis-scrip-records/Pages/find-scrip.aspx '''Métis Scrip Records''']


===Dominion Lands Act===
Records of land grants to homesteaders of Saskatchewan from 1870 to1930 provide the names of all homesteaders in the province and incidental information such as the number of children, dates of land entry, birthplace, and previous residence. A name index to entries prior to 1930 has been compiled and is available on the Internet at [http://www.saskhomesteads.com/search.asp www.saskhomesteads.com/search.asp]. This index is available at the Saskatchewan Provincial Archives, Saskatoon Office. Microfilm copies are also available at the Reginal Office and at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. (See the “Archives and Libraries” section for addresses.) For the microfilm numbers of the the index and homestead records available from the Family History Library, {{FHL|85217|title-id|disp=click here}}.  
*In 1869 Canada purchased land from Hudson's Bay Company which included the area that is now Manitoba.
*In 1872 the Dominion Lands Act was created to encourage settlement.
*Any male over the age of 21, or any female head of household, could apply for land.
*There was a $10 fee.
*The settler was granted 160 acres and had three years to clear at least 40 acres and build a permanent dwelling in order to keep the land.<ref>[[Manitoba Land Records, Part 1 - International Institute]]</ref>
*Collections:
:*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-grants-western-canada-1870-1930/Pages/search.aspx '''Search: Land Grants of Western Canada, 1870-1930''']
:*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9209/ Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada, Homestead Grant Registers, 1872-1930], index & images ($)
:*{{RecordSearch|1916143|'''Saskatchewan Provincial Records, 1879-1987, Homestead Records'''}}, browsable records - at FamilySearch
:*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9210/ '''Canada, Soldier Homestead Grant Registers, 1918-1931'''], index & images, at Ancestry ($)
:*[http://www.saskhomesteads.com/ '''Saskatchewan Homestead Index''']&nbsp;This is a file locator database to the homestead files at the Saskatchewan Archives. It is searchable by name, location or by additional remarks. The site also gives directions for obtaining the file information once the appropriate file has been identified.
:*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/aboriginal-heritage/metis/metis-scrip-records/Pages/find-scrip.aspx '''Métis Scrip Records''']
==Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan==
*[http://www.saskarchives.com/collections/land-records Land Records]
*[http://www.saskarchives.com/collections/land-records/history-and-background-administration-land-saskatchewan History and Background]
*[http://www.saskarchives.com/collections/land-records/homestead-files-saskatchewan-archives Homestead Files at the Provincial Archives]
*[http://www.saskarchives.com/collections/land-records/other-saskatchewan-land-records Other Saskatchewan Land Records]


===For Further Reading===
For access to land grants since 1930, it is necessary to know the legal description of the land. For further information, contact the Saskatchewan Archives Board, Saskatoon Office. A microfilm copy of the main documents for the homestead records is available at the Saskatchewan Archives Board, Regina Office and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The original records are at the Saskatchewan Archives Board, Saskatoon Office.
*[[Saskatchewan Land Records - International Institute]]


== References  ==
Historical abstracts and copies of land records and patents for grants are available from the land titles offices. All correspondence should be directed to the registrar at the land title office in the appropriate location: Battleford, Humboldt, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, and Yorkton.


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Records of land grants to homesteaders provide the names of all homesteaders in the province and incidental information such as the number of children and dates of land entry. A name index to entries prior to 1930 has been compiled. This index is available at the Saskatchewan Provincial Archives, Saskatoon Office. Microfilm copies are also available at the Reginal Office and at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. (See the “Archives and Libraries” section for addresses.)

Records of land grants to homesteaders of Saskatchewan from 1870 to1930 provide the names of all homesteaders in the province and incidental information such as the number of children, dates of land entry, birthplace, and previous residence. A name index to entries prior to 1930 has been compiled and is available on the Internet at www.saskhomesteads.com/search.asp. This index is available at the Saskatchewan Provincial Archives, Saskatoon Office. Microfilm copies are also available at the Reginal Office and at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. (See the “Archives and Libraries” section for addresses.) For the microfilm numbers of the the index and homestead records available from the Family History Library, click here.

For access to land grants since 1930, it is necessary to know the legal description of the land. For further information, contact the Saskatchewan Archives Board, Saskatoon Office. A microfilm copy of the main documents for the homestead records is available at the Saskatchewan Archives Board, Regina Office and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The original records are at the Saskatchewan Archives Board, Saskatoon Office.

Historical abstracts and copies of land records and patents for grants are available from the land titles offices. All correspondence should be directed to the registrar at the land title office in the appropriate location: Battleford, Humboldt, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, and Yorkton.

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at: