Discovering My Roots

21 November 2008 - More on 2009 Tour
The purpose of this guide is to suggest what record sources to search to answer specific research questions. Some research goals might have a number of record types to answer the same question. For example if you were looking for someone’s maiden name you might consult Vital Records, [...]

18 November 2008 - More on 2009 Tour
By Jim Onyschuk
Dealing with discrepancies and inconsistencies are a matter of course when doing genealogical research. Discrepancy Charts are logs which record the existence of contradictory information about [...]

28 October 2008
Census Records
Census Records For Western Canada 1881 - 1901
Census records provide one with the list of people who were living together on census day. Nominal census data was been taken in the years that end [...]

18 October 2008
Obtaining Canadian and American Vital Records
Vital records are the best places to look for dates of events such as births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. In addition, they often give information such as [...]

15 October 2008
WHERE TO START WITH THE PAPERWORK?
Fill in a pedigree chart, starting with yourself. You should gather all your Vital Records (birth, marriage, civil and church records). Then write down [...]

11 October 2008
INTRODUCTION
Tracing your ancestors need not be a daunting task. It is made much easier if you develop a research plan that begins with you and works back to the first ancestor who came to North America. [...]