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Tag: manitoba

  • Indexing Manitoba Church Records at Family Search

    Indexing Manitoba Church Records at Family Search

    I was browsing through the Family Search genealogy site tonight and I see they have posted an indexing project for Manitoba. It is an indexing of Manitoba church records and appears to be new, when I looked at it there was 0% indexed. Under the description it states “This project includes birth or baptism, marriage,…

  • 1926 Prairie Province Census Index Released by Family Search

    1926 Prairie Province Census Index Released by Family Search

    Breaking news, Family Search has added the index for the 1926 Canadian Prairie Province Census. Some of the indexes are linked to the images, but not all. If the image is there it will appear on the right side if no image appears, there are a couple of steps to take to find it. Use…

  • Browse the 1926 Canadian Prairie Census NOW

    Browse the 1926 Canadian Prairie Census NOW

    The number of people that are interested in the release of the 1926 Prairie census is telling by the amount of people that look at my posts about it. I had to let you know, we now have access to the census. They have added the Canadian 1926 Prairie census to their catalog at Family…

  • You Can Help Index the 1926 Canadian Census

    You Can Help Index the 1926 Canadian Census

    I have been a little focused (alright obsessed) with the potential release of the 1926 Canadian prairie census. After writing some posts about it I have realized that I (and you) can index the census! It is available as an indexing project at Family Search, I just was on their site and checked. How do…

  • Hold On To Your Hats, The Census is Coming

    Hold On To Your Hats, The Census is Coming

    I have written two previous blog posts about the release of the 1926 Canadian census that covers the western prairie Provinces. 1926 Census to be Released this Year & 1926 Census When – No One Knows The information on Library and Archives Canada website about the ’26 census has not changed but we are not completely…

  • Sweethearts in the Old County Finally Marry in Canada

    Sweethearts in the Old County Finally Marry in Canada

    This week Amy Johnson Crow has us write about a Valentine. The article I found about my husband’s 2nd great grandfather fits the bill. Gottlieb Wiesner was born in Poland in 1858. It seems according to the news article from the Winnipeg newspaper that he was in the army before immigrating to Canada with his wife…