169 Potential Unmarked Graves Found at the Former Canadian St. Bernard’s Indian Residential School

The following teaser is from: https://www.king5.com – one of my favorite news sources. A team from the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology conducted a search in October 2021 at the former site of St. Bernard’s Indian Residential School. GROUARD, Continue reading 169 Potential Unmarked Graves Found at the Former Canadian St. Bernard’s Indian Residential School

Library and Archives Canada Launches Portal for Residental Schools 1885-1996

The following is from the Library and Archives Canada website: Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is launching a single portal to provide access to photos related to Residential Schools, taken between 1885 and 1996. Some 150,000 Aboriginal children attended over Continue reading Library and Archives Canada Launches Portal for Residental Schools 1885-1996

Online Historic Digitized Canadian Newspapers

Bowling Green State University has links to digitized Canadian newspapers that are freely available on the Internet. The site is broken down into eleven tabs covering the twelve Canadian provinces. They are: Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland & Continue reading Online Historic Digitized Canadian Newspapers

Stories & Pictures Wanted for a History Book of the Town of Hanna, Alberta

Hanna was founded as a village in 1912 and while it has a museum, the town is lacking a proper archive. Ed Jensen and a centennial committee are trying to co-ordinate another historic book on Hanna, which will include the Continue reading Stories & Pictures Wanted for a History Book of the Town of Hanna, Alberta

Ontario Adoption Records to Open on June 1

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 Continue reading Ontario Adoption Records to Open on June 1

Ancestry.ca Announces World-first Online Launch of 1916 Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Alberta

The following was written by Ancestry.ca staff: More than 1.7 million names indexed and fully searchable – 38,000+ images of original documents In a world first, Ancestry.ca, Canada’s leading family history website, today launched online the 1916 Census of Manitoba, Continue reading Ancestry.ca Announces World-first Online Launch of 1916 Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Alberta