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You will need some understanding of the historical events that affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends may help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. Records of these events, such as land and military documents, may mention your family. | You will need some understanding of the historical events that affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends may help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. Records of these events, such as land and military documents, may mention your family. | ||
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Your ancestors’ lives will be more interesting if you learn about the history they may have been part of. For example, in a history you might learn about the events that occurred the year your great-grandparents were married. | Your ancestors’ lives will be more interesting if you learn about the history they may have been part of. For example, in a history you might learn about the events that occurred the year your great-grandparents were married. | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
Some of the significant events in the history of [[Portal:Manitoba|Manitoba]] include: | Some of the significant events in the history of [[Portal:Manitoba|Manitoba]] include: | ||
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'''*1869:''' Rupert’s Land was bought from the Hudson’s Bay Company and organized into the Northwest Territories. The problems over the terms of this transfer caused the Red River Rebellion under Louis Riel. | '''*1869:''' Rupert’s Land was bought from the Hudson’s Bay Company and organized into the Northwest Territories. The problems over the terms of this transfer caused the Red River Rebellion under Louis Riel. | ||
'''*1870:''' | '''*1870:''' The Province of Manitoba was formed, comprising only the vicinity of Winnipeg. | ||
'''*1873:''' Winnipeg was incorporated as a city. | '''*1873:''' Winnipeg was incorporated as a city. | ||
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'''*1886:''' Canadian Pacific Railway’s main line reached Manitoba. | '''*1886:''' Canadian Pacific Railway’s main line reached Manitoba. | ||
'''*late 1800s– early1900s''' | '''*late 1800s– early1900s''' Manitoba’s population grew due to the flood of settlers from Ontario, the British Isles, the Ukraine, Germany, Iceland, and other countries | ||
Germany, Iceland, and other countries | |||
'''*1912:''' The Province of Manitoba was enlarged to its present boundaries. | '''*1912:''' The Province of Manitoba was enlarged to its present boundaries. | ||
==Historical Sources== | == Historical Sources == | ||
These are two of many historical sources: | |||
These are two of many historical sources: | |||
*''A Short History of Canada'' <ref> Morton, Desmond. ''A Short History of Canada''. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1983. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=614713&disp=A+short+history+of+Canada%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 971 H2md].)</ref> | *''A Short History of Canada'' <ref>Morton, Desmond. ''A Short History of Canada''. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1983. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=614713&disp=A+short+history+of+Canada%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 971 H2md].)</ref> | ||
*''The Atlantic Provinces: The Emergence of Colonial Society, 1712–1857'' <ref> MacNutt, W. S. ''The Atlantic Provinces: The Emergence of Colonial Society, 1712–1857''. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1965. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=382319&disp=The+Atlantic+provinces%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 971.5 H2mws].)</ref> ) | *''The Atlantic Provinces: The Emergence of Colonial Society, 1712–1857'' <ref>MacNutt, W. S. ''The Atlantic Provinces: The Emergence of Colonial Society, 1712–1857''. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1965. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=382319&disp=The+Atlantic+provinces%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 971.5 H2mws].)</ref> ) | ||
The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has some published national, provincial, and local histories. See the Locality Search of the [[Family History Library Catalog Surname Search|Family History Library Catalog Surname Search]] under: | The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has some published national, provincial, and local histories. See the Locality Search of the [[Family History Library Catalog Surname Search|Family History Library Catalog Surname Search]] under: | ||
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::CANADA - HISTORY [PROVINCE] - HISTORY | ::CANADA - HISTORY [PROVINCE] - HISTORY | ||
::[PROVINCE], [COUNTY] - HISTORY | ::[PROVINCE], [COUNTY] - HISTORY | ||
::[PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [CITY] - HISTORY | ::[PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [CITY] - HISTORY | ||
::[PROVINCE], [CITY] - HISTORY | ::[PROVINCE], [CITY] - HISTORY | ||
==Canadian Sources== | == Canadian Sources == | ||
Encyclopedias also include excellent articles on the history of Canada. Many books and articles on Canadian history are listed in these annotated bibliographies: | Encyclopedias also include excellent articles on the history of Canada. Many books and articles on Canadian history are listed in these annotated bibliographies: | ||
*''A Reader's Guide to Canadian History. I. Beginnings to Confederation.'' | *''A Reader's Guide to Canadian History. I. Beginnings to Confederation.'' <ref>Muise, D. A., ed. ''A Reader's Guide to Canadian History. I. Beginnings to Confederation.'' Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1982. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=364825&disp=A+Reader%27s+guide+to+Canadian+history%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 971 H23r v. 1])</ref> | ||
*''A Reader's Guide to Canadian History. II. Confederation to the Present.'' <ref>Granatstein, J. L., and Paul Stevens, eds. ''A Reader's Guide to Canadian History. II. Confederation to the Present.'' Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1982. (FHL book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=364825&disp=A+Reader%27s+guide+to+Canadian+history%20%20&columns=*,0,0 971 H23r v. 2])</ref> | |||
=== Local Histories === | === Local Histories === | ||
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Bibliographies that list histories for some provinces are in the Locality Search of the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] under: | Bibliographies that list histories for some provinces are in the Locality Search of the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] under: | ||
::[PROVINCE] - BIBLIOGRAPHY | ::[PROVINCE] - BIBLIOGRAPHY | ||
::[PROVINCE] - HISTORY - BIBLIOGRAPHY | ::[PROVINCE] - HISTORY - BIBLIOGRAPHY | ||
In the late 1800s and the early 1900s, Manitoba’s population grew due to the flood of settlers from Ontario, the British Isles, the Ukraine, Germany, Iceland, and other countries. | |||
=== Boundary Changes === | |||
[[Manitoba, Canada, Boundary Changes and Maps|Manitoba, Canada, Boundary Changes and Maps]] | |||
== Sources == | |||
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