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| == Getting started with Canadian research == | | | link1=[[North America|North America]] |
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| Welcome to the Canada page.
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| This Portal Page will introduce you to useful articles to help you locate your Canadian ancestors. As you scroll down this page, you will see portions of the page that will lead you to other pages that may be of interest.
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| The "[[Canada#Featured_Content|Featured Content]]" section highlights a subject that may be new or just needs a little extra attention. "[[Canada#Did_you_know.3F|Did you know?]]" calls attention to things about Canada that may be lesser-known.
| | Guide to '''Canada ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. |
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| Links to all of the provinces and territories are included in a portion of this page with the title of "[[Canada#Provinces_and_Territories|Provinces and Territories]]."
| | Canada is a country in North America bordered by the [[United States Genealogy|United States]]. It was formerly a colony of [[France Genealogy|France]] and [[England Genealogy|Great Britain]]. The official languages are English and French.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Canada," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada, accessed 24 March 2016.</ref> |
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| The list of "Topics" at the right side of this page leads you to articles about record types and other pertinent research subjects. | | |<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Canada Online Genealogy Records]]</span> |
| | | |<span class="community_button">[[Online Research Help|Online<br>Research Help]]</span> |
| We wish you success in the research of your Canadian ancestors. Good hunting!!
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| == Provinces and Territories ==
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| Following is a list of the provinces and territories of Canada. Each present a unique challenge in tracing ancestral connections. Clicking on the name of your locality of interest will lead you to a Portal Page for that province or territory which, in turn, will lead to additional information.
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| *[[Portal:Alberta|Alberta]]
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| *[[Portal:British Columbia|British Columbia]]
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| *[[Portal:New Brunswick|New Brunswick]]
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| *[[Portal:Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland and Labrador]]
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| *[[Portal:Northwest Territories|Northwest Territories]]
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| *[[Portal:Nova Scotia|Nova Scotia]]
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| *[[Portal:Nunavut|Nunavut]]
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| *[[Portal:Ontario|Ontario]]
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| *[[Portal:Prince Edward Island|Prince Edward Island]]
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| *[[Portal:Quebec|Quebec]]
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| *[[Portal:Saskatchewan|Saskatchewan]]
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| *[[Portal:Yukon Territory|Yukon]]
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| == Research Tools == | | ==Canada Map== |
| | | Click on the map below to go to the province or territory's Wiki article listing more information. |
| It is sometimes difficult to locate a place name in Canada. The Geographic Names Board of Canada has a web site which will help you identify place names throughout Canada, and will give you information about the type of geographical feature listed. [[Geographical Names of Canada|read more...]]
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| | | == Provinces and Territories == |
| *(helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
| | Genealogy records are kept on the provincial level in Canada. Click on a province below to go to the Wiki article listing more information. |
| *(language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)
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| In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:<br>
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| | | | <li>[[Alberta, Canada Genealogy|Alberta]]</li> |
| *[[Edit a page|Expand an article]] or [[Special:Shortpages|short page]]
| | <li>[[British Columbia, Canada Genealogy|British Columbia]]</li> |
| *[[How to author an article in the Wiki|Create a new article]]<br>
| | <li>[[Manitoba, Canada Genealogy|Manitoba]]</li> |
| *[[How to categorize an article|Categorize articles]]<br>
| | <li>[[New Brunswick, Canada Genealogy|New Brunswick]]</li> |
| | | <li>[[Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Genealogy|Newfoundland & Labrador]]</li> |
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| *[[Create an external link|Add external links to articles]]
| | <li>[[Nova Scotia, Canada Genealogy|Nova Scotia]]</li> |
| *[[Create an internal link|Add internal links to articles]]
| | <li>[[Nunavut, Canada Genealogy|Nunavut]]</li> |
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| | <li>[[Ontario, Canada Genealogy|Ontario]]</li> |
| | | <li>[[Prince Edward Island, Canada Genealogy|Prince Edward Island]]</li> |
| | <li>[[Quebec, Canada Genealogy|Quebec]]</li> |
| | <li>[[Saskatchewan, Canada Genealogy|Saskatchewan]]</li> |
| | <li>[[Yukon, Canada Genealogy|Yukon]]</li> |
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| | | ==References== |
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| The British Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of Great Britain and its dependencies, certain former British dependencies that are now sovereign states and their dependencies, and the associated states (states with full internal government but whose external relations are governed by Britain). See http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0813057.html
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| '''Canadian Military History & Records for World War I'''
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| *[http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history/firstwar/canada Canada and the First World War – Veteran Affairs Canada]
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| *[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/cef/index-e.html Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918) – Library & Archives Canada]
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| *To get the records of someone that served for Canada in WWI, Start by following the above link. Go to the search screen and type in the name you have. If there is a match, you may be able to see images of the of the individuals attestation papers. In order to aquire the persons full service files, you need their regimental number, as well as their full name. You can then visit Library & Archives Canada yourself, have LAC make copies for you, or contact a free-lance researcher to assist you.<br>
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| **[http://www.cefresearch.com/matrix/ Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group "The Matrix Project"]
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| **[http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/index.asp Canadian Great War Project]
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| == Did you know? ==
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| *The 1916 Census for Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta is now available at Library and Archives Canada. Go to their [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html site] to learn more.
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| *Every five years, the nation sets aside one day to conduct the census—a count of all people and households in Canada. The census is the most complete source of information about the population that we have.
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| *The [http://www.glenbow.org/collections/search/findingAids/index.cfm Glenbow Museum] has scanned images of diaries, letters, minute books, scrapbooks, and other unpublished archival records for over 3,000 individuals, families, clubs, businesses, schools, and organizations in Calgary, southern Alberta and Western Canada. For example, there are Will Parker's letters to his father in England, in which he tells of getting typhoid fever and joining the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.<br>
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| *There is a team of volunteers available to assist with lookups all across Canada. You can search or browse by province at the [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canghl Genealogy Helplist Canada].
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| *If you are interested in being the [[Portal:Moderation|moderator]] for Canada, please contact a [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Special:Emailuser/JensenFA Sysop].
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| *The [http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazgw/gazgw-0107.htm 1916 Census] was transferred to Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
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| *Digital images of the pages of the 1881 census of Canada are available through [http://collectionscanada.ca/databases/census-1881/index-e.html Library and Archives Canada].
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| *[http://www3.telus.net/public/cv910081/GenLoc Genealogy and Local History for All Conference] Services to Multicultural Communities Conference, 6-7 August 2008, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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| *[[Canada Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
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| *[[Canada Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Canada Business Records and Commerce|Business Records and Commerce]]
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| *[[Indians of Canada|Canadian Indians]]
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| *[[Canada Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| *[[Canada Census|Census]]
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| *[[Canada Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[Canada Court Records|Court Records]]
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| *[[Canada Directories|Directories]]
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| *[[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| *[[Canada Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
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| *[[Canada Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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| *[[Canada Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
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| *[[Canada History|History]]
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| *[[Canada Land and Property Records|Land and Property Records]]
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| *[[Canada Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
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| *[[Canada Maps|Maps]]
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| *[[Canada Military Records|Military Records]]
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| *[[Canada Minorities|Minorities]]
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| *[[Canada Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]
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| *[[Canada Native Races|Native Races]]
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| *[[Canada Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
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| *[[Canada Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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| *[[Canada Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
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| *[[Canada Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Canada Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| *[[Canada Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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| *[[Canada Record Selection Table|Record Selection Table]]
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| *[[Canada Societies|Societies]]
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| *[[Canada Vital Records|Vital Records]]
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| *[[Canadian Websites|Websites]]
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