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*[http://sabnewspapers.usask.ca/ Saskatchewan Historic Newspapers Online (SHNO)] Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan | |||
::The Provincial Archives houses the largest available collection of Saskatchewan weekly newspapers, and many of the major Saskatchewan daily newspapers. In most cases, these newspapers are available on microfilm, beginning with the Saskatchewan Herald (Battleford) which was first published in 1878. | |||
::Family historians may find a wealth of news in both daily and weekly newspapers, including: notices of births, engagements, marriages, and deaths; local news features, including reports about sporting events, social events, and local politics, which may mention the names of family members; advertisements for family-run businesses; and “comings and goings” columns which were common in small town newspapers and documented when people left or returned from trips, when special guests came to visit, and other such topics of local interest highlighting variations from the day to day routine of town life. | |||
*University of Alberta - [http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/ Peel’s Prairie Provinces - Find Newspapers]<ref name="taylor" /> | *University of Alberta - [http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/ Peel’s Prairie Provinces - Find Newspapers]<ref name="taylor" /> | ||
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Online Records[edit | edit source]
- Saskatchewan Historic Newspapers Online (SHNO) Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan
- The Provincial Archives houses the largest available collection of Saskatchewan weekly newspapers, and many of the major Saskatchewan daily newspapers. In most cases, these newspapers are available on microfilm, beginning with the Saskatchewan Herald (Battleford) which was first published in 1878.
- Family historians may find a wealth of news in both daily and weekly newspapers, including: notices of births, engagements, marriages, and deaths; local news features, including reports about sporting events, social events, and local politics, which may mention the names of family members; advertisements for family-run businesses; and “comings and goings” columns which were common in small town newspapers and documented when people left or returned from trips, when special guests came to visit, and other such topics of local interest highlighting variations from the day to day routine of town life.
- University of Alberta - Peel’s Prairie Provinces - Find Newspapers[1]
Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]
Regina location Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan:
Saskatchewan Archives Board
3303 Hillsdale Street ! NOTE moving to 2440 Broad Street !
Regina, Saskatchewan
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1665 Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3C6
Telephone: 306-787-4068
Email: info.regina@archives.gov.sk.ca
CLOSED Saskatchewan Archives Board - Saskatoon Office
All branches of the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan are now located in the City of Regina
This is the best source for newspapers; The weeklies on microfilm are available on interlibrary loan.[2]
The Saskatchewan Archives Board has weekly newspapers dating from 1878, and their collection is complete from 1943. These newspapers may contain information concerning births, marriages, and deaths. For events occurring prior to 1888 in Saskatchewan, they may be the only source of information. The archives have a selective index to obituaries (1930-1965). Other old newspapers can be found in Saskatchewan Provincial or Legislative Libraries, or in local archives. Many of these are also indexed.
University of Saskatchewan:
Microfilm copies of historical newspapers available from various cities across Canada are available for viewing within the library on their microfilm readers.
Saskatoon Public Library:
Microfilm copies of the various historical Saskatoon newspapers are available for viewing within the library on their microfilm readers.
Digital Issues Online[edit | edit source]
Indexes[edit | edit source]
Saskatchewan Published Indexes[edit | edit source]
- Laura Hanowski and John Marley. Births, deaths, marriages from Regina newspapers, 1883-1889. Regina: Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, 1990.
- Laura Hanowski and John Marley.Births, deaths, marriages from Regina newspapers, 1890-1899. Regina: Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, 1990.
- Saskatoon newspaper index, birth, death, and marriages, 1902-1907. Saskatoon: Saskatoon Branch, Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, 1996.
There is a lengthy list of published indexes including papers in Craik, Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, Biggar, Landis in Laura Hanowski’s Tracing your Saskatchewan ancestors: a guide to the records and how to use them (Regina: Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, 2000).
Saskatchewan News Index[edit | edit source]
The Saskatchewan News Index is a searchable index of stories published in Saskatchewan newspapers 1884-2000.
The Regina Public Library’s index begins 1992. There are paper indexes at the Saskatchewan Archives Board for obituaries, 1930-1976.
The Saskatchewan Genealogical Society collects obituaries which in 2001 numbered 700,000 names. They are also indexing birth, marriage and death notices from provincial newspapers. For details see their Bulletin (December 2001 issue).[2]
Websites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Taylor, Ryan, "Obtaining Canada Newspaper Resources (National Institute)," The National Institute for Genealogical Studies (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Obtaining_Canada_Newspaper_Resources_%28National_Institute%29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Taylor, Ryan, "Canada Newspaper Indexes and Abstracts (National Institute)," The National Institute for Genealogical Studies (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Canada_Newspaper_Indexes_and_Abstracts_%28National_Institute%29.
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