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Canada To Search for Sir John Franklin’s Ships That Vanished in the Northwest Passage in 1848

August 16th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Canada, Disasters
TORONTO—For more than 160 years, the fate of British explorer Sir John Franklin and his men has remained locked in the frozen Arctic, but warming temperatures are threatening to change that. Canadian officials announced Friday they will lead a new search for Franklin’s two ships, their efforts driven by a desire to assert control over the [...]

250th Anniversary of the Deportation of Acadians from Prince Edward Island to Be Funded by the Government

August 13th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Canada, Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN, August 13, 2008 - The 250th anniversary of the Deportation of the Acadians from Prince Edward Island will be commemorated in Charlottetown, thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada. Senator Gerald J. Comeau, on behalf of the Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women and Minister for La Francophonie, [...]

Library and Archives Canada Launches the 1881 Canadian Census

August 7th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Canada, Census - Canada
Prompted by a blog done earlier today by Geoff Rasmussen in Legacy News, I see that the 1881 Canadian Census is now available at the Archives website. I did a search for Gerbers in Canada in 1881, and got 38 hits. Included was Paul Gerber, age 54, living with his family in Willoughby, Welland, Ontario. One [...]

1891 Canadian Census Launches Online at Ancestry

July 22nd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Ancestry.ca, Canada, Census - Canada
Although the following news release was written for a Canadian audience, who might be subscribing to Ancestry.ca specifically, keep in mind that anyone with an Ancestry World Deluxe membership can access this data at Ancestry.com. I spent a few minutes on the sites this morning (both Ancestry.com and Ancestry.ca), and although I was able to [...]

Divorce in Canada - Historically Speaking

May 21st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Canada
Diana Lynn Tibert writes an interesting column this week about divorce in Canada. Check it out in the May 20, 2008 edition of KingsRecord.com.

Ontario to Open Adoption Records

May 21st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Adoption Issues, Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Manitoba, Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario
After year’s of struggle, adoptees in Ontario are about to get access to their real names and those of their parents. Birth parents will also be able to ascertain the names of their children. Following is the official announcement with applicable links. McGuinty Government Helps Adoptees, Birth Parents Unseal Personal Information TORONTO, May 14 /CNW/ - NEWS A [...]