Category Archives: Saskatchewan

More info on the 1926 Census of the Prairie Provinces

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Gail Dever

The interest in the soon-to-be released digitized 1926 Census of the Prairie Provinces continues to grow, along with information about it. Genealogist Dave Obee in British Columbia has provided on his web page, What will you learn from the 1926 census?, … Continue reading →

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We Are The Roots: Black settlers and their experiences of discrimination on the Canadian prairies

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Gail Dever

Winner of the 2018 Alberta Historical Resources Foundation 2018 Heritage Awareness award, We Are The Roots is a documentary that tells the stories of African American immigrants who settled in Alberta and Saskatchewan in the early 1900s. Thousands of advertisements were … Continue reading →

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Long-term agreement to preserve Francophone documentary heritage in Saskatchewan

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Gail Dever

As part of Saskatchewan’s Archives Week 2019 that ended yesterday, the Société historique de la Saskatchewan and the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan have signed a long-term collaboration agreement for the development of French-language archival services in the province. In 2014, the Société historique … Continue reading →

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Canada’s 1926 census of Prairie Provinces can be browsed on FamilySearch

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Gail Dever

While waiting for next month’s launch of the free searchable 1926 Census of the Prairie Provinces, genealogists can browse on FamilySearch what could possibly be all of the more than 45,000 pages that make up the census. This is the … Continue reading →

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Learning about your ancestors who travelled to western Canada in early 1900s

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Gail Dever

Colleen posted a good question on the Genealogy à la carte Facebook group earlier this week, and she receive great answers. She wanted to know if any passenger train lists exist in Canada. The short answer to Colleen’s question was … Continue reading →

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Archives on the move in Saskatoon and Montreal

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Gail Dever

Major changes are in the immediate future for the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan’s archival centre in Saskatoon and Montreal’s municipal archives. The Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan will close its Saskatoon centre to the public December 21. They are in the process … Continue reading →

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Historical society to open Franco-Saskatchewanian archival centre

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Gail Dever

The Société historique de la Saskatchewan (SHS) will open a new Franco-Saskatchewanian archival centre in winter 2019. The announcement was made Friday at the society’s annual general meeting. The archival centre will be located at the Carrefour Horizons community centre … Continue reading →

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69 years of ‘Saskatchewan History’ magazine online

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Gail Dever

The Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan has put online all of the back issues of Saskatchewan History magazine, from 1948 to 2017. The Winter 2017 issue was the last one published. Declining subscriptions, after 69 years, were cited as the primary reason why the … Continue reading →

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Saskatchewan historian Bill Waiser awarded Royal Society of Canada’s Tyrrell Medal

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Gail Dever

Bill Waiser, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the University of Saskatchewan (USask), has been awarded the prestigious J.B. Tyrrell Historical Medal by the Royal Society of Canada for outstanding contributions to the field of Canadian history. Professor Waiser, former faculty member … Continue reading →

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University of Saskatchewan Archives — Historic online images of postcards and people at work

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Gail Dever

Genealogists whose ancestors lived in Saskatchewan — and others — will want to take a look at the University of Saskatchewan Archives & Special Collections’ digital projects, particularly the 20th-century images and descriptive text about labour and postcards. If there … Continue reading →

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