Tag Archives: 1926 Census of the Prairie Provinces

This week’s crème de la crème — January 11, 2025

Posted on January 11, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsCensus of the Prairie Provinces, 1926 now on Ancestry…sort of by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Making Acadianness in Northern Maine, Part 1 by Patrick Lacroix on The Acadiensis Blog. Full-Text … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 4, 2019

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Why is that written there? Insights into the Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, 1926: Instructions to Commissioners and Enumerators by Sara Chatfield on Library and Archives Canada Blog. RootsIreland adds 34,000 Waterford … Continue reading →

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FamilySearch releases searchable 1926 Canada Census of Prairie Provinces

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Gail Dever

 O, Canada! Let the excitement begin. In advance of the expected March deadline, FamilySearch late yesterday released the index of the 1926 Census of Prairie Provinces for Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The free database provides a searchable index of two million names … Continue reading →

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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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Finding your ancestors more quickly in the 1926 Census of the Prairie Provinces

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Gail Dever

For those who cannot wait until March when Library and Archives Canada and FamilySearch are expected to make the 1926 Census of the Prairie Provinces searchable, Winnipeger Jackie Corrigan has great advice on her blog, As Canadian as can be, … 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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