Saskatchewan Record Finder
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Saskatchewan Record Selection Table
This table can help you decide which records to search in Saskatchewan. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.
1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.
2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog.
Note: Records of previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.
| What you are looking for: | Try these records first: | Other useful records: |
| Age | Census, Vital Records, Church Records | Cemeteries, Military Records, Emigration and Immigration |
| Birth date | Vital Records, Church Records | Cemeteries,Newspapers, Census |
| Birthplace | Vital Records, Church Records | Census, Newspapers |
| City or parish of foreign birth | Church Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Genealogy, Biography, | Vital Records, Newspapers, History, Emigration and Immigration |
| Country of foreign birth | Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship | Church Records, Military Records, Vital Records, Newspapers |
| Death | Vital Records,Cemeteries, Probate Records, Church Records | Newspapers, Military Records, Obituaries |
| Ethnic background | Minorities, Native Races, Societies, Church Records, Census | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship |
| French terms | Language and Languages | Church Records, Vital Records, |
| Historical background | History, Historical Geography, Periodicals | Emigration and Immigration, Minorities |
| Immigration date | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship | Census, Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy, Land and Property |
| Living relatives (and adoptions) | Genealogy, Directories, Court Records, Obituaries | Census, Biography, Societies, Church Records, Probate Records |
| Maiden name, alias names | Vital Records,Church Records, Newspapers | Cemeteries; Military Records; Probate Records; Names, Personal |
| Marriage | Vital Records,Church Records, Census, Newspapers | Military Records, Probate Records, Land and Property, Cemeteries |
| Occupation | Census, Directories,Emigration and Immigration, Vital Records | Newspapers, Biography, Court Records, Business Records and Commerce |
| Parents, children, and other family members | Vital Records,Church Records, Census, Probate Records, Genealogy | Obituaries,Emigration and Immigration, Newspapers, Cemeteries |
| Physical description | Military Records, Biography | Vital Records, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration |
| Place-finding aids | Gazetteers, Maps, History | Historical Geography, Periodicals |
| Places of residence | Census, Land and Property | History, Military Records |
| Place (town) of residence when you know only the province | Census (indexed), Genealogy, Military Records,Vital Records, Land and Property | Biography, Probate Records, History, Emigration and Immigration, Directories |
| Political subdivision origins and boundaries | Gazetteers, Maps, Directories | History, Historical Geography |
| Previous research (compiled genealogy) | Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies | History, Biography |
| Record-finding aids | Archives and Libraries, Societies | Periodicals |
| Religion | Census, Church Records, History | Biography, Cemeteries, Obituaries |
| Social activities | History, Biography,Newspapers, Societies | Cemeteries, Directories, Obituaries |
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