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*[[Determining the Church Your Ancestor Attended in Canada|'''Determining the Church Your Ancestor Attended in Canada''']] | |||
*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?|'''What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?''']] | |||
*[[Canada Church Records#Searching for Church Records by Denomination|'''Searching for Church Records by Denomination''' ]] | |||
*[[Canada Church Records#Searching for Church Records by Canadian Province|'''Searching for Church Records by Canadian Province''']] | |||
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==Denominations== | |||
'''Christian sub-affiliation (2011)''':<ref>"Statistics Canada: Religion for the Population in Private Households of Canada, National Household Survey, Statistics Canada, 2019, url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?, accessed July 16, 2019.</ref> | '''Christian sub-affiliation (2011)''':<ref>"Statistics Canada: Religion for the Population in Private Households of Canada, National Household Survey, Statistics Canada, 2019, url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?, accessed July 16, 2019.</ref> | ||
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*Other Christian 16.9% | *Other Christian 16.9% | ||
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==Information Found in the Records== | |||
To effectively use church records, become familiar with their content. Click on these links to learn about a specific record type: | |||
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*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?#Baptisms or Christenings|Baptisms or Christenings]] | |||
*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?#Marriages|Marriages]] | |||
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*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?#Funerals or Burials|Funerals or Burials]] | |||
*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?#Membership Lists|Membership Lists]] | |||
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*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?#Minutes or Historical Narrative|Minutes or Historical Narrative]] | |||
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==Finding the Records== | |||
===Look for online records.=== | |||
'''Ancestry.com, FindMyPast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local [https://familysearch.org/locations/ family history center] or the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_Library Family History Library] in Salt Lake City, Utah. | |||
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Online databases are <span style="color:Red">'''incomplete'''</span>. This can lead to two common errors: | |||
#'''Near matches:''' Researchers might <span style="color:Red">'''mistakenly accept an entry very similar to their ancestor'''</span>, thinking it is the only one available. Only use information that matches your ancestor in date, place, relationships, and other details. | |||
#'''Stopping research''': Researchers might <span style="color:Red">'''assume the database proves church records do not exist'''</span>. Actually the record is still out there, just not in this <span style="color:Red">'''incomplete'''</span> collection of records. Keep searching! | |||
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*'''1661-1959''' - {{RecordSearch|1520604|Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959}} Index only. | |||
*'''1661-1949''' - {{RecordSearch|1520608|Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949}} Index only. | |||
*'''1664-1955''' - {{RecordSearch|1520609|Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955}} Index only. | |||
===Look for digital copies of church records listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. === | |||
[[File:Family History Library.jpg|right|thumb|<center>'''Family History Library'''<br>'''Salt Lake City, Utah'''</center>]] | |||
*The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] (FHL) has microfilmed and/or digitized records for churches in the Canada. | |||
*Online church records can be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the province or a town. | |||
*If you find a record that has not yet been digitized, see [https://beta.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-that-a-microfilm-be-digitized '''How do I request that a microfilm be digitized?'''] | |||
*Some records might have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a [https://familysearch.org/locations/ '''Family History Center'''] near you, and/or by members of supporting organizations. | |||
*To find records: | |||
:::a. Click on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=302&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Canada%2C%20Saskatchewan%22 '''records of Canada, Saskatchewan''']. | |||
:::b. Click on '''Places within Canada, Saskatchewan''' and a list of towns will appear. | |||
:::c. Click on your town or the town where the church was, if different. | |||
:::d. Click on the '''"Church records"''' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles. | |||
:::e. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the listing for the record. [[File:FHL icons.png|75px]]. The magnifying glass indicates that the record is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the records. | |||
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Denominations[edit | edit source]
Christian sub-affiliation (2011):[1]
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Information Found in the Records[edit | edit source]
To effectively use church records, become familiar with their content. Click on these links to learn about a specific record type:
Finding the Records[edit | edit source]
Look for online records.[edit | edit source]
Ancestry.com, FindMyPast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local family history center or the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Online databases are incomplete. This can lead to two common errors:
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- 1661-1959 - Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959 Index only.
- 1661-1949 - Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949 Index only.
- 1664-1955 - Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955 Index only.
Look for digital copies of church records listed in the FamilySearch Catalog.[edit | edit source]
- The Family History Library (FHL) has microfilmed and/or digitized records for churches in the Canada.
- Online church records can be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the province or a town.
- If you find a record that has not yet been digitized, see How do I request that a microfilm be digitized?
- Some records might have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a Family History Center near you, and/or by members of supporting organizations.
- To find records:
- a. Click on the records of Canada, Saskatchewan.
- b. Click on Places within Canada, Saskatchewan and a list of towns will appear.
- c. Click on your town or the town where the church was, if different.
- d. Click on the "Church records" topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles.
- e. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the listing for the record.
. The magnifying glass indicates that the record is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the records.
Archives[edit | edit source]
The Saskatchewan Archives Board
- This is the the repository for the following church records:
- Diocese of Qu’Appelle Archives (Anglican)
- Diocese of Saskatoon Archives (Anglican)
- Saskatchewan Conference of the United Church of Canada (which includes the Congregational Methodist Church and part of the Presbyterian churches which were combined in 1925), and
- Microfilm copies of some other church records.
- Access to baptismal, marriage and death records is subject to permission of the donors.
Anglican[edit | edit source]
The Archivist, Trevor J. D. Powell
Diocese of Qu’Appelle Archives
1501 College Avenue
Regina, SK S4P 1B8
CANADA
Telephone: 306-787-4066
Fax: 306-787-1975
Mr. Douglas Bocking
Diocese of Saskatoon Archives
P.O. Box 1965
Saskatoon, SK S7K 3S5
CANADA
Diocese of Saskatchewan Archives
P.O. Box 1088
2030 - 2nd Avenue West
Prince Albert, SK S6V 5S6
CANADA
Telephone: 306-763-2455
Fax: 306-764-5172
Catholic[edit | edit source]
Regina Archdiocese
2522 Retallack Street
Regina, SK S4T 2L3
CANADA
Gravelbourg Diocese
P.O. Box 690
Gravelbourg, SK S0H lX0
CANADA
Telephone: 306-648-2615
Prince Albert Diocese
1415 - 4th Avenue West
Prince Albert, SK S6V 5H1
CANADA
Telephone: 306-763-2778
Saskatoon Diocese
106 - 5th Avenue North
Saskatoon, SK S7K 2N7
CANADA
Telephone: 306-242-7831
Lutheran[edit | edit source]
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada—Saskatchewan Synod
707-601 Spadina Crescent East
Saskatoon, SK S7K 3G8
CANADA
Telephone: 306-244-2474
Manitoba-Saskatchewan District
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
1927 Grant Drive
Regina, SK S4S 4V6
CANADA
Archives of the Central Canada Synod Lutheran Church in America
c/o Lutheran Theological Seminary
114 Seminary Crescent
Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X3
CANADA
Presbyterian[edit | edit source]
Clerk of the Synod of Saskatchewan
Presbyterian Church in Canada
c/o First Presbyterian Church
2127 Albert Street
Regina, SK S4P 2V1
CANADA
United Church of Canada[edit | edit source]
Saskatchewan Conference
United Church of Canada
St. Andrew’s College Library
1121 College Drive
Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W3
CANADA
Telephone: 306-966-8983
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- ↑ "Statistics Canada: Religion for the Population in Private Households of Canada, National Household Survey, Statistics Canada, 2019, url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?, accessed July 16, 2019.