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Passenger lists, 1865-1935 – Canada

admin — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:47:35 +0000

This collection of passenger lists is available from the official Canadian Genealogy Centre.

Passenger lists (RG 76) were the official record of immigration during this period; there are no immigrant applications or files.

The lists contain information such as name, age, country of origin, occupation and intended destination. They are arranged by port and date of arrival, with the exception of some years between 1919 and 1924, when an individual Form 30A was used.

The Government of Canada did not keep records of people leaving the country; there are no passenger lists for departures from Canadian ports.

If your ancestors arrived in Canada by ship between 1865 and 1935, this is a great place to start searching.

For more information see:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-908.003-e.html

Census Finder – Canada

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:51:43 +0000

Try this massive resource if you’re looking for census information about Canada. At the time of writing they’ve got loads of links to censuses in all the Canadian provinces except Nova Scotia.

Most of the resources on offer there are free so you can have a good browse around and see what you can find.

For more information see:
http://www.censusfinder.com/canada-census-records.htm

New Brunswick – Post Adoption Disclosure Services

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:49:38 +0000

The service maintains a Post Adoption Disclosure Register for adult adoptees (those age 19 or over), birth parents and adult birth siblings who want to contact each other. Contact can be facilitated when adoptees and birth relatives are matched with each other because both have placed their names on the register. Both adoptees and birth relatives can also request searches for the person they are seeking.

In addition, the service provides non-identifying information about each other to adoptees, adoptive parents and birth relatives.

For more information and links to free PDF downloads see:
Government of New Brunswick – Post Adoption Disclosure Services web page

Canada – automated genealogy project

admin — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:51:07 +0000

If you’re looking for links to various Canadian censuses a good place to start is the Canada automated genealogy website.

The project is run by volunteers who are collecting information from other sources, such as microfilm, and adding it to their online databases.

Remember it’s an ongoing project which is staffed by volunteers so be patient if what you need isn’t there yet. At the time of writing they had completed the following:

1901 Census
1911 Census

Ongoing projects include
1906 Census
1851 Census

There are several other resources on their website including links to some military and other records of interest to the genealogist.

For more information see:
http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/

PEI – Post-Adoption Services

admin — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:20:01 +0000

Adoption Disclosure Services are available to adult adoptees, both family members and adoption families, whose adoption was legally finalized on P.E.I. The service includes written non-identifying background information, a reciprocal search register, and an active search service on behalf of adult adoptees for their birth parents and birth siblings who were adopted as well. Counselling services are available and referral services to other provinces and states will be made if applicable.

At the time of writing, their website had very little online functionality or interactivity. It contains addresses of where you may place your name on the voluntary Adoption Disclosure Registry.

For more information see:
http://www.gov.pe.ca/infopei/index.php3?number=18537〈=E

Adoption Records in Ontario

admin — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:38:41 +0000

The government of Ontario has complied a list of answers to frequently asked questions about adoption in Ontario, such as how to place your name on the voluntary Adoption Disclosure Register.

If you were adopted in Ontario and you’re trying to trace your birth family this is a good place to start.
Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services: Adoption Information

Adoption Records – Alberta

admin — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:51:39 +0000

The newly redesigned website of Alberta’s Children’s Services can help adoptees trace their birth families.

The Alberta Post Adoption Registry maintains the sealed adoption records for all granted adoptions completed in the province of Alberta. This program provides reunion services and information to adult adoptees, adoptive parents and birth family. There are no fees for the registry services.

For more information see:
http://child.alberta.ca/home/602.cfm

Manitoba – Post-Adoption Registry

admin — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:27:42 +0000

The Manitoban Post-Adoption Registry provides non-identifying information, search and reunion services to eligible family members who were involved in an adoption that was granted in Manitoba. The Registry is operated by the Child Protection Branch of the Department of Family Services and Housing.

The link below leads to their page with answers to commonly asked questions about the laws and process of searching to reunited adoptees with their birth family.
http://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/childfam/registry.html

Saskatchewan – Post Adoption Registry

admin — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:17:41 +0000

The Saskatchewan Post Adoption Registry was established in 1982. Since then it has handled hundreds of requests for information or contact from those involved in the adoption process.

Services provided free of charge through the Post Adoption Registry include: provision of non-identifying information, search and contact, passive registration, specific documents, and special search services. For more information and a free PDF about their services:
http://www.cr.gov.sk.ca/adoption/post

British Columbia – Adoption Registry

admin — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:05:42 +0000

The British Columbia Adoption Reunion Registry helps people over 19 who were adopted in B.C. to trace their birth family.

The Adoption Reunion Registry provides search, information, and intermediary and counselling services to those whose lives have been affected by a B.C. adoption.

For more information about their services and how to register with them:
http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/adoption/reunion/index.htm