Permanent settlement in Manitoba began in the early 1800s. This course will demonstrate how the records created by the Hudsons Bay Company, the Dominion, provincial, and municipal governments help the researcher trace ancestors in Manitoba. Emphasis will be placed on how to access the records and how to use them effectively.
Although the focus will be on the major government and religious records, the course will demonstrate how to supplement these records by using land records, local newspapers, cemetery records, and community, school. and church histories. Other important resources to be discussed are the collections and programs of genealogical, historical, and ethnic societies in Manitoba.
Course Content
Module 1
Introduction
The Basics
The Research Plan - The 5W Approach
Copyright
The Internet
Recording Your Findings
Code of Ethics
Locating Places in Manitoba
Gazetteers
Maps
Current Maps
Major Research Centres
Archives
Libraries
Key Websites of Interest
Helpful Websites Not Identified Elsewhere
Module 2
Ethnic Settlement & Immigration Records
Ethnic Settlement
Canadian Immigration Records
Passenger Lists
Internet Immigration Programs & Lists
Border Crossing Records
Home Children, 1869-1932
Immigrants from the Russian Empire
Naturalization and Citizenship
Alternate Sources to Find Immigrants to Manitoba
Module 3
Land Records
Crown Land Records 1870-1930
Dominion Land Survey
Understanding the Terms
How to Read and Find Western Canada's Land Descriptions
How the Crown Land Was Allocated
Homestead Land
Documents in the Homestead File and How They Help Genealogists
Other Papers That May Be Found in a Homestead File
Crown Land Records at the Archives of Manitoba
Hudsons Bay Company Land
Hudsons Bay Company Farm Lands Register of Sales
Railway Lands 1879-1896
School Lands 1872-1930
Manitoba Act 1870
Colonization Companies 1881-1890
Land Grants to Veterans of South African (Boer) War 1898-1913
Soldier Settlement Act, 1917 and 1919
Manitoba Land Titles
The Old System
The New System
Manitoba Land Titles Offices
Module 4
Vital Records & Alternates
Vital Statistics
Church Records
Anglican Churches
Baptist Church
Jewish Religious Records
Lutheran Churches
Mennonite Church
Methodist Church
Orthodox Church
Presbyterian Church in Canada
Roman Catholic Church
United Church of Canada
Cemetery Records
Funeral Homes
Newspapers & Newspaper Indexes
Local Histories
School, Church & Organization Histories
Module 5
Census & Census Substitutes
Census Records
Pre-1870 Census Records
1870 Census of Manitoba
1881 Census of Canada Manitoba
1891 Census of Canada Manitoba
1901 Census of Canada Manitoba
Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906
1911 Census of Canada Manitoba
Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916 Manitoba
1921 Census of Canada
Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926 Manitoba
1931 Census of Canada
Census Substitutes
Inventory of Archival Material
Directories
Assessment and Tax Rolls
School Registers
Voters Lists
National Registration File of 1940
Surveys
Module 6
Court & Military Records
Manitoba Court Records
Manitoba Justice
Provincial Court
Court of Queen's Bench
Military Records
Red River Rebellion (1870)
Veterans of the North West Rebellion 1885
Veterans of the South African (Boer War) 1898-1913
World War 1
Post World War 1 Records
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