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 ===== Statistics from the 1951 Census  =====
 The 1951 census returns shows Alberta with a population of 993,501. Over 74 percent were Canadian born, and of these, almost 54 percent were born in Alberta. Eight percent were British-born; 11 percent were born in Europe; 6 percent were born in the U.S. Only .5 percent were reported to have been born in Asia or ‘other.’<ref>Borgstede, Arlene. "Alberta Immigration (National Institute)," ''National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Alberta_Immigration_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>
-== Canadian Border Crossing Records ==
+== Canadian Border Crossing Records  ==
 The United States kept records of people crossing the border from Canada to the United States. These records are called border crossing lists, passenger lists, or manifests. There are two kinds of manifests:
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 *''Detroit District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory: Arrivals at Detroit, Michigan, 1906–1954.''(117 rolls; Family History Library films {{FHL|484198|title-id|disp=1490449–565}}.) Only from Michigan ports of entry: Bay City, Detroit, Port Huron, and Sault Ste. Marie.
-== References ==
+== Bibliography  ==
-{{reflist}}
+*Brunvand, Jan Harold, ''Norwegian Settlers in Alberta''. National Museum of Man, National Museum of Canada, Ottawa, 1974. <br>No. 8 in the Mercury Series: Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies, details the project which studied the traditional culture and folklore of Norwegians settlers in the Camrose/New Norway/Viking area. Includes interviews with first to third generations. <br>
+*Dempsey, Hugh A. (ed), ''The Rundle Journals—1840-1848''. Historical Society of Alberta and Glenbow-Alberta Institute 1977. <br>
+*Frieson, Gerald,''The Canadian Prairies: A History''. University of Toronto Press; Toronto and London, 1984. <br>
+*Kaye, Vladimir, ''Dictionary of Ukrainian Canadian Biography of Pioneer Settlers of Alberta 1891-1900''. Ukrainian Publishers Asson of Alberta, 1984.<br>Recovered facts about Ukrainian families who came to Canada including family information about birth place, date of migration, place of settlement, marriage, children and time of death. <br>
+*Krontki, Joanna E.,&nbsp;''Local Histories of Alberta: An Annotated Bibliography'', 2nd ed. Department of Slavic and East European Studies, University of Alberta, and Central and East European Studies Society of Alberta, 1983. <br>Published as part of the Monographs, Papers and Reports: Central and East European ethno-cultural Groups in Alberta Study Project, co-ordinated by T. Yedlin, this book is a valuable resource for seeking ancestors in rural Alberta. Local histories of all descriptions are listed alphabetically by author or society, with details on their contents. These are then cross-referenced through five Subject Indexes: by place name; by ethno-cultural and religious groups; church histories and denominations; school, college and university histories; and hospital histories. A title index and appendix follow. Although the 1983 publishing date misses anything printed after this date, it does include the plethora of local histories compiled during and following Canada’s centennial. <br>
+*MacGregor, James, G., ''A History of Alberta''. Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, Alberta, 1972. <br>
+*Martynowych, Orest T., ''The Ukrainian Bloc Settlement in East Central Alberta, 1890-1930: A History''. Alberta Culture, Historica Sites Service, Occasional Paper No. 10, 1985. <br>
+*Palmer, Howard and Tamara (eds), ''Peoples of Alberta: Portraits of Cultural Diversity''. Western Producer Prairie Books, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1985. <br>Details the settlement patterns of fifteen ethnic groups, including minorities such as Asians, Jews, and Blacks. Also looks at the settlement by Ontarians in Alberta. <br>
+*Swyripa, Frances,''The Ukrainian Bloc in East Central Alberta 1976'' (Provincial Archives of Alberta Library). <br>Report submitted to the Director, Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, Alberta Culture. Written in six small volumes, this report looks in detail at Ukrainian settlement in Alberta.
+::• Volume 1 describes history of immigration, geographical areas of Ukrainian concentration, settlement, language, religion and communities. <br>
+::• Volume 2 describes communities along the Canadian National Railroad line (1905-1906) with businesses and economic development. <br>
+::• Volume 3 describes communities along the Northern Alberta Railroad line (1917) with businesses and economic development. <br>
+::• Volume 4 describes communities along the Canadian National Railroad line (1918-1919) (Edmonton to St. Paul des Métis) with businesses and economic development. <br>
+::• Volume 5 describes communities along the Canadian Pacific Railroad line (1927-1928) with businesses and economic development. <br>
+::• Volumes 2, 3, 4 and 5 include names of proprietors, churches, social and cultural organizations and activities. <br>
+::• Volume 6 lists rural communities alphabetically.<ref>Borgstede, Arlene. "Alberta Bibliography (National Institute)," ''National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Alberta_Bibliography_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>
+== References  ==
+{{reflist}}
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