Legacy Family Tree Webinars this week kicks off the first webinar in its 2026 O Canada series with Researching Métis Ancestors: Origins, Scrip, and Red River Records, presented by Christine Woodcock on Friday, April 17, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time.
In the late 18th century, Scotsmen traveled to York Factory to work with the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC). Women and children were not allowed to travel with the men. Being indentured for three to five years, these men often coupled with Cree women, creating the Métis Nation. HBC’s rival, the Quebec-based Northwest Company, sent their men to the Red River area to trap over the winter months. These men also coupled with the Cree women, adding French blood to the Métis. In this presentation, we will discuss 1) Who are the Métis? 2) Researching Métis Scrip 3) Researching ancestors from the Red River 4) Resources for research.
A four-page syllabus for this webinar is available for members to download.
To watch the live webinar, you must register. It will likely be available to watch for free for up to seven days afterward in the Webinar Library. After that, only members will be able to watch it.
Four other webinars will complete this year’s O Canada series, although one of them is about researching in the UK.
June 12
Land Records of Upper Canada: Part 1 Crown Land Petitions, Part 2 Heir & Devisee Commission Files, Part 3 Land Registry Office Records by Janice Nickerson
August 21
Migration Pathways Between Canada and the United States You Haven’t Considered by Kathryn Lake Hogan
October 16
Fleet Marriages: Tracing Clandestine Weddings in the UK by Sarah Pettyfer
December 18
Famine Migration to Quebec: 1845-1865 by Mary-Alice Wildasin
There’s also a Canadian topic in the MyHeritage series.
June 23
Top 10 Canadian Collections at MyHeritage by Kaye Prince-Hollenberg
