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==Online Records== | ==Online Records== | ||
*'''1752-1810''' [https://guides.library.utoronto.ca/c.php?g=716480&p=5239687 Early Modern Canadian Newspapers Online 1752-1810] at University of Toronto — index & images ($) | |||
*'''1752-2007''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10835/canada-newspapers-1752-2007?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=feb20historicalrecords&utm_content=feb20historicalrecords Canada Newspapers, 1752-2007] at MyHeritage - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1800 Onward''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50094/ Canada, Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's to current] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | |||
*'''1800s-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62227/ Canada, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*'''1800s-current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62226/ Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/newspapers/newspaper-collection/Pages/indexes-to-canadian-newspapers.aspx Indexes to Canadian Newspapers] | *[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/newspapers/newspaper-collection/Pages/indexes-to-canadian-newspapers.aspx Indexes to Canadian Newspapers] | ||
*[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/canada-gazette/index-e.html Canada Gazetteer] Index | *[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/canada-gazette/index-e.html Canada Gazetteer] Index | ||
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==Nationwide Newspapers == | ==Nationwide Newspapers == | ||
[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/canada-gazette/index-e.html The ''Canada Gazette'': A Nation's Chronicle] (also referred to as "the official newspaper of the Government of Canada"). The Library and Archives | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/canada-gazette/index-e.html The ''Canada Gazette'': A Nation's Chronicle] (also referred to as "the official newspaper of the Government of Canada"). The Library and Archives Canada offers ''searchable'', digital images of this valuable newspaper from '''1841–1998'''. Search for a wide range of legal notices, such as treaties, proclamations, notices of bankruptcy, official appointments, and notices of events involving public officials. Especially popular are their naturalization notices. | ||
==Newspapers by Province or Territory == | ==Newspapers by Province or Territory == | ||
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Find names and locations of newspapers in these printed sources available at many libraries in North America: | Find names and locations of newspapers in these printed sources available at many libraries in North America: | ||
Newspapers in Microform: Foreign Countries. . . . Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1984. ( | Newspapers in Microform: Foreign Countries. . . . Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1984. (FS Library book {{FSC|672085|title-id|disp=011.35 N479f 1983; seven microfiche 6085887}}.) This lists, by geographic location, newspapers on microform and about 210 Canadian repositories where they are available. Most can be borrowed through interlibrary loan. | ||
Union List of Canadian Newspapers Held by Canadian Libraries. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, 1977. ( | Union List of Canadian Newspapers Held by Canadian Libraries. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, 1977. (FS Library book {{FSC|205194|title-id|disp=971 B35u}}.) This lists 5,000 Canadian original and microform versions of newspapers and 125 Canadian libraries where the newspapers are available. | ||
Gale Directory of Publications: An Annual Guide to Newspapers, Magazines, Journals, and Related Publications (formerly Ayer Directory of Publications). Annual. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1869–. ( | Gale Directory of Publications: An Annual Guide to Newspapers, Magazines, Journals, and Related Publications (formerly Ayer Directory of Publications). Annual. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1869–. (FS Library book {{FSC|1472442|title-id|disp=970 B34a}}.) This lists newspapers currently published in Canada and the United States. Most newspaper publishers will not search their files for you, but some will copy an article if you give a specific date and event. | ||
Names and addresses of current Canadian daily and weekly newspapers are also in: | Names and addresses of current Canadian daily and weekly newspapers are also in: | ||
Canadian Almanac and Directory. Toronto: Canadian Almanac and Directory Publishing Co., annual. ( | Canadian Almanac and Directory. Toronto: Canadian Almanac and Directory Publishing Co., annual. (FS Library book {{FSC|824618|title-id|disp=971 E4ca}}.) | ||
Canadian Sourcebook. Don Mills, Ont.: Southam Inc., annual. ( | Canadian Sourcebook. Don Mills, Ont.: Southam Inc., annual. (FS Library book {{FSC|1208642|title-id|disp=971 B5c}}.) Editions before 1998 were called: | ||
Corpus Almanac & Canadian Sourcebook. Don Mills, Ont.: Corpus Information Services, annual. ( | Corpus Almanac & Canadian Sourcebook. Don Mills, Ont.: Corpus Information Services, annual. (FS Library book {{FSC|1208642|title-id|disp=971 B5c}}.) | ||
For the location in Canada and content of various newspaper indexes, see: | For the location in Canada and content of various newspaper indexes, see: | ||
Burrows, Sandra, and Franceen Gaudet. Checklist of Indexes to Canadian Newspapers=Liste de contrôle des index de journaux canadiens. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, 1987. ( | Burrows, Sandra, and Franceen Gaudet. Checklist of Indexes to Canadian Newspapers=Liste de contrôle des index de journaux canadiens. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, 1987. (FS Library book {{FSC|541639|title-id|disp=971 B32b}}.) | ||
Most provinces have guides to newspapers and the [[Canada Archives and Libraries|archives]] and libraries that hold them. The | Most provinces have guides to newspapers and the [[Canada Archives and Libraries|archives]] and libraries that hold them. The FamilySearch Library does not collect Canadian newspapers but does acquire published indexes and abstracts of obituaries, marriages, and other vital information found in newspapers. Newspaper indexes and abstracts are listed in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
[PROVINCE] - NEWSPAPERS | [PROVINCE] - NEWSPAPERS | ||
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*Canada Gazette -[http://www.gazette.gc.ca/ ''The Canada Gazette''] (1998-2007)<br> | *Canada Gazette -[http://www.gazette.gc.ca/ ''The Canada Gazette''] (1998-2007)<br> | ||
*Library and Archives Canada - [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/canadian-newspapers/index-e.html Special Editions of Canadian Newspapers | *Library and Archives Canada - [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/canadian-newspapers/index-e.html Special Editions of Canadian Newspapers ] <br> | ||
*Canadian War Museum - [http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/newspapers/intro_e.shtml Democracy At War: Canadian Newspaper and the Second World War]<ref name="taylor">Taylor, Ryan, "Obtaining Canada Newspaper Resources | *Canadian War Museum - [http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/newspapers/intro_e.shtml Democracy At War: Canadian Newspaper and the Second World War]<ref name="taylor">Taylor, Ryan, "Obtaining Canada Newspaper Resources - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012).</ref> | ||
Newspapers are also being digitized and made available on the internet. | Newspapers are also being digitized and made available on the internet. The [http://bcdlib.tc.ca/links-subjects-newspapers.html British Columbia Digital Library] lists over 40 websites of Historical Newspapers which include newspapers in Austria, Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. | ||
Many historic newspapers are available to search and browse at [https://news.google.com/newspapers Google News Archive]. | Many historic newspapers are available to search and browse at [https://news.google.com/newspapers Google News Archive]. | ||
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The most recent change in birth announcements deals with parents who have different last names, either because they are not legally married or because the mother has retained her birth name. | The most recent change in birth announcements deals with parents who have different last names, either because they are not legally married or because the mother has retained her birth name. | ||
:''Abicht-Warder: Walter and Hilary are pleased to announce the | :''Abicht-Warder: Walter and Hilary are pleased to announce the birth of Alexander Harry Lewis Abicht on August 11, 2002, at Kingston General Hospital, Alexander is the grandson of Marshall and Betty Warder of Kingston and Harry and Helga Abicht of Waterloo. ''('''Globe and Mail, 24 August 2002''')<br> | ||
It is helpful that the baby’s last name is clearly stated (which it often is not), since in modern families there may be some uncertainty on the subject. The residences of the grandparents will make some future genealogist happy, since it makes tracing them easier. | It is helpful that the baby’s last name is clearly stated (which it often is not), since in modern families there may be some uncertainty on the subject. The residences of the grandparents will make some future genealogist happy, since it makes tracing them easier. | ||
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Actual accounts of the wedding may include descriptions of the flowers and clothing, the bride’s dress getting detailed attention. <br> | Actual accounts of the wedding may include descriptions of the flowers and clothing, the bride’s dress getting detailed attention. <br> | ||
:''The bride was daintily attired in a gown of lilac georgette, with white accessories and madonna hat. | :''The bride was daintily attired in a gown of lilac georgette, with white accessories and madonna hat. She was attended by Mrs George harris, who wore an attractive swagger suit. ('''Medicine Hat News, '''11 October 1935)''}} <br> | ||
The unusual vocabulary (‘daintily attired’) is again in use. Some of the words—georgette, swagger suit—might require use of a thirties fashion dictionary. Extensive reading of weddings from the past reveals that many brides did not wear the huge white dresses which are universal today, but chose something more affordable, or which might be used again. The | The unusual vocabulary (‘daintily attired’) is again in use. Some of the words—georgette, swagger suit—might require use of a thirties fashion dictionary. Extensive reading of weddings from the past reveals that many brides did not wear the huge white dresses which are universal today, but chose something more affordable, or which might be used again. The fabrics vary from time to time also, with satin popular in the 1930s, peau-de-soie everywhere in the 1960s and new man-made textiles appearing now. <br> | ||
An ad for Eaton’s from the same issue of the ''Medicine Hat News'' offers “Attractive celanese crepe affairs with long bias cut skirts neatly belted with charming novelty belts. A bewildering variety of delightful styles—puffed and cape sleeves—velvet touches—contrasting colours. Sizes 4 to 20. Each $1.95.” Aside from the cost, this ad offers a number of unknown things to think about (celanese crepe, cape sleeves, bias cut skirts) and an interesting range of sizes. It can also provide a discussion point for a family history interview; one observer said that her mother (who died in 1940) was very fond of cape sleeves, and pictures of this woman from the 1930s show her almost always wearing them. <br> | An ad for Eaton’s from the same issue of the ''Medicine Hat News'' offers “Attractive celanese crepe affairs with long bias cut skirts neatly belted with charming novelty belts. A bewildering variety of delightful styles—puffed and cape sleeves—velvet touches—contrasting colours. Sizes 4 to 20. Each $1.95.” Aside from the cost, this ad offers a number of unknown things to think about (celanese crepe, cape sleeves, bias cut skirts) and an interesting range of sizes. It can also provide a discussion point for a family history interview; one observer said that her mother (who died in 1940) was very fond of cape sleeves, and pictures of this woman from the 1930s show her almost always wearing them. <br> | ||
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For a two o’clock funeral to appear in the same day’s paper, the account was certainly written ahead of time. There are several interesting points in this obituary: | For a two o’clock funeral to appear in the same day’s paper, the account was certainly written ahead of time. There are several interesting points in this obituary: | ||
* | * Mrs. May’s own name never appears in it | ||
* | * She had a stepmother (her father is named as surviving her, but not her mother, but among the floral tributes is one from ‘Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Crump’); since her mother died only the previous Tuesday, is it possible the parents were divorced? | ||
* | * Her one sister is named as Mrs. Thourlborn in the survivors, but as Mrs. Thurburn, a more likely possibility, among the flowers | ||
* | * ‘A beautiful pillow’ is a reference to a form of funeral flower now rarely seen; in those days there were a number of standard elaborate floral arrangements, often given by family members, but now usually considered too costly to produce | ||
* | * Mrs. May was buried from a funeral home, at a time when most funerals were still conducted at home | ||
==== Cards of Thanks ==== | ==== Cards of Thanks ==== | ||
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Genealogical societies realise the difficulties of accessing coroners’ records, and have already begun acting to make them easier to find. In British Columbia, those coroners’ records which are publicly available are being indexed and entered into a database in quite a professional manner, with even the causes of death being verified by someone who is medically qualified. More information about this project can be found in the Journal of the''Victoria Genealogical Society'', v. 24, no. 3. | Genealogical societies realise the difficulties of accessing coroners’ records, and have already begun acting to make them easier to find. In British Columbia, those coroners’ records which are publicly available are being indexed and entered into a database in quite a professional manner, with even the causes of death being verified by someone who is medically qualified. More information about this project can be found in the Journal of the''Victoria Genealogical Society'', v. 24, no. 3. | ||
With the advent of the internet, there has been a movement to begin recording obituaries online. One resource is [http://www.obitlinkspage.com/obit/canada.htm Canadian Obituary Links]. Many newspapers make their obituaries available in their online versions, but the online sources tend to disappear shortly afterward. If the newspaper is very large, it may be worth enquiring if they have compiled an online obituary index, and how to access it.<ref>Taylor, Ryan and Susanna de Groot. "Canada Newspaper Reports of Births, Marriages, and Obituaries | With the advent of the internet, there has been a movement to begin recording obituaries online. One resource is [http://www.obitlinkspage.com/obit/canada.htm Canadian Obituary Links]. Many newspapers make their obituaries available in their online versions, but the online sources tend to disappear shortly afterward. If the newspaper is very large, it may be worth enquiring if they have compiled an online obituary index, and how to access it.<ref>Taylor, Ryan and Susanna de Groot. "Canada Newspaper Reports of Births, Marriages, and Obituaries - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012).</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||