Category: Vital Records
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Where Are the Marriage Records for Saskatchewan?
Yesterday I went to the Saskatchewan Vital Records website to see if they had finally added the marriage index, and I was sad to see that nothing had changed. The website still indicates that they will work on the Marriage index when they have completed the Death index. Don’t get me wrong the site…
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A Death by Drink or Not?
Today marks the 124th anniversary of the death of Cornelius McMahon my mother’s great-grandfather. Cornelius left Ireland with his parents and siblings when he was in his 20s, the family had lived through most of the famine but decided to leave. He settled in Ayton, Grey Co., Ontario, married and had seven children. I was…
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How to Find Alberta Vital Records
Alberta has a bad rap for genealogical records, but it isn’t the black hole of the West as most people think. Well maybe isn’t as easy as its counterparts like Saskatchewan Vital Records or Manitoba but the records are there. Vital records are available at the Provincial Archives (PAA) for Births that are over 120 years…
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