Saskatchewan Church Records
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Denominations
Christian sub-affiliation (2011):[1]
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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:
Finding the Records
Look for online records.
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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- 1846-1957 - Saskatchewan, Catholic Church records, 1846-1957, List of parishes
- 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.
- 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.
Consult available finding aids.
These aids generally provide lists of records that are known to exist and information on their location.
Correspond with or visit the actual churches.
Some records are still held in the local churches. Contact the current minister to find out what records are still available.
- Make an appointment to look at the records. Or ask the minister of the church to make a copy of the record for you.
- To find church staff available, you might have to visit on Sunday.
- Ask for small searches at a time, such as one birth record or a specific marriage. Never ask for "everything on a family or surname".
- A donation ($25-$40) for their time and effort to help you would be appropriate.
- If the church has a website, you may be able to e-mail a message.
- See the Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy for help with composing letters.
Addresses
- Canadian Church Directory
- Each denomination page offers an online address directory of local churches for that denomination.
Check the church records collections in archives and libraries.
Some church records have been deposited for preservation in government archives or in libraries. Watch for links to digitized, online records offered by the archives. Some archives provide research services for a fee. For others, if you cannot visit in person, you might hire a researcher.
Here you will find archive information unique to the province. Many more archives are kept by denomination. For denominational archives, go to Searching for Church Records by Denomination.
Archives
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
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
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
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
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
Saskatchewan Conference
United Church of Canada
St. Andrew’s College Library
1121 College Drive
Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W3
CANADA
Telephone: 306-966-8983
Go to the Wiki article for your ancestors' denomination to find more archives.
There are frequently additional, nationwide or regional archives for each denomination. Find the article for your ancestors' denomination and follow the instructions there to access these sources. This is especially important if local archives are not given above.
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Correspond with genealogical or historical societies.
Some church records have been given to historical societies. Also, historical societies may be able to tell you where the records are being held. To find a society near you, consult these lists:
Carefully compare any record you find to known facts about the ancestor
You will possibly find many different people with the same name as your ancestor, especially when a family stayed in a locality for several generations, and several children were named after the grandparents or aunts and uncles. Be prepared to find the correct church records by organizing in advance as many of these exact details about the ancestor as possible:
- name, including middle name and maiden name
- names of all spouses, including middle and maiden name
- exact or closely estimated dates of birth, marriage, and death
- names and approximate birthdates of children
- all known places of residence
- occupations
- military service details
Carefully evaluate the church records you find to make sure you have really found records for your ancestor and not just a "near match". If one or more of the details do not line up, be careful about accepting the entry as your ancestor. There are guiding principles for deciding how to resolve discrepancies between records that are seemingly close. For more instruction in evaluating evidence, read the Wiki article, Evaluate the Evidence.
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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.