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Canadian Vital Records Databases Posted at FamilySearch.org

Filed in British Columbia, Canada, Church Records, Digital Documents Online, FamilySearch, Internet Genealogical Research, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Online Databases, Online Searchable Indexes, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Vital Records on Apr.14, 2011

CANADIAN VITAL RECORDS POSTED AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG – UPDATED AS OF 6 May 2013. The following Canadian Vital Records Databases are now posted at FamilySearch.org. I update this listing as new material is posted. Note that many of the “number of records” are marked as AFTER a specific date. That means that additional records, in some [...]

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Ontario Adoption Records to Open on June 1

Filed in Adoption issues, Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Ontario on May.27, 2009

On the first of June, Ontario will join the other Canadian Provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, and Newfoundland in opening their adoption records. Although the government has given adoptees as well as birth parents the ability to opt-out of having their records disclosed, thus far only about 2500 (equally split between birth parents and [...]

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Erin’s Sons: Irish Arrivals in Atlantic Canada 1761-1853 – Volume II – New From GPC

Filed in Book Reviews, Canada, Ireland, Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island on Mar.17, 2009

Book Review: Erin’s Sons: Irish Arrivals in Atlantic Canada 1761-1853, Volume II; by Terrance M. Punch, FRSAI Just in time for Saint Patrick’s Day, I got a copy of Terrance Punch’s latest book on Irish immigration to Atlantic Canada – and it’s loaded with information you won’t find elsewhere. Volume II of Erin’s Sons covers [...]

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Canadian Documents Showing Aboriginal Persons Needed

Filed in Canada, Help!, Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island on Jan.09, 2009

John Reid (Anglo-Celtic Connections) is reporting this morning that Janice Nickerson is needing documents for an upcoming book – and she’s willing to pay for them. The deadline is January 25. Janice is looking for: “A copy of a Civil Registration, Will or Estate Record, Newspaper item, School Record, Land and Property record, Notarial record [...]

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