With an historical focus so often on the great European migrations it can be easy to overlook more regional migrations which occurred throughout North American history. Namely, there have been many migrations between Canada and the United States, both during and after the colonial periods. Genealogy to Go! Migration: Canada and the United States focuses on this very topic. This guide provides background information on migration between the two countries and sources for tracing histories and records.
Genealogy to Go! Is the title for a series of guides similar to the Quicksheet and Genealogy-at-a-Glance series, many of which we have reviewed on this site. Each Genealogy to Go is a four-page, laminated guide printed in multiple colors on an off-white (nearly beige) paper stock. Each guide in the series covers information of genealogical and historical value, written specifically for the genealogy market.
Migration: Canada and the United States offers an overview of migration for each country. Each half of the guide provides an historical brief, then covers major migrations. The Canadian overview suggests that 25% of Americans can trace their ancestry to Canada. From the United States section one learns that prior to 1918 people moved freely across the border, with no official records being kept on migrants.
The independent migration subsections for each country include an historical synopsis plus listings for online and book resources. For example, Canada starts with the Acadian Migration. Conflict between the French inhabitant living in Acadie (the Colony of Nova Scotia) and the British eventually drove over 6,000 French Acadians south of the border, all the way down to French populated areas in what is now the Louisiana area. These people ultimately became know as Cajuns. There are seven online resources and six suggested books for this section. Each migration section follows the same pattern.
Contents
Canada
- Acadian Migration
- Migration to the “Boston States”(New England)
- French-Canadian Migration
- Migration to the Midwestern and Southwestern States
- Migration from Canada to the United States Due to War
United States
- New England Planters to Nova Scotia
- The United Empire Loyalists
- The United States Migration to Central Canada
- The US Migration to the Prairie Provinces & the Yukon
- Migration from the US to Canada as a Result of Wars
- Migration of Blacks from the US to Canada
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