Regional Research Issues
  • Genealogical Research in Alberta

    This lecture discusses the major genealogical source collections in the province that all genealogists should become familiar with in order to effectively explore all the important source records of genealogical significance in Alberta.

  • Genealogical Research in British Columbia

    This lecture discusses the major genealogical source collections in the province that all genealogists should become familiar with in order to effectively explore all the important source records of genealogical significance in British Columbia.

  • Genealogical Research in Manitoba

    This lecture discusses the major genealogical source collections in the province that all genealogists should become familiar with in order to effectively explore all the important source records of genealogical significance in Manitoba.

  • Genealogical Research in New Brunswick

    This lecture discusses the major genealogical source collections in the province that all genealogists should become familiar with in order to effectively explore all the important source records of genealogical significance in New Brunswick.

  • Genealogical Research in Newfoundland & Labrador

    This lecture discusses the major genealogical source collections in the province that all genealogists should become familiar with in order to effectively explore all the important source records of genealogical significance in Newfoundland and Labrador.

  • Genealogical Research in Nova Scotia

    This lecture discusses the major genealogical source collections in the province that all genealogists should become familiar with in order to effectively explore all the important source records of genealogical significance in Nova Scotia.

  • Genealogical Research in Ontario

    This lecture discusses the major genealogical source collections in the province that all genealogists should become familiar with in order to effectively explore all the important source records of genealogical significance in Ontario.

  • Genealogical Research in Prince Edward Island

    This lecture discusses the major genealogical source collections in the province that all genealogists should become familiar with in order to effectively explore all the important source records of genealogical significance in Prince Edward Island.

  • Genealogical Research in Quebec

    This lecture discusses the major genealogical source collections in the province that all genealogists should become familiar with in order to effectively explore all the important source records of genealogical significance in Quebec.

  • Genealogical Research in Saskatchewan

    This lecture discusses the major genealogical source collections in the province that all genealogists should become familiar with in order to effectively explore all the important source records of genealogical significance in Saskatchewan.

  • Genealogical Research in the Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories

    This lecture discusses the major genealogical source collections in the three Canadian territories that all genealogists should become familiar with in order to effectively explore all the important source records of genealogical significance in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunvut.

  • An Overview of Advanced Genealogical Research in Scotland

    This lecture discusses the major and some important secondary genealogical source collections in the state that all genealogists should become familiar with in order to effectively explore all the important source records of genealogical significance in Scotland and the Scottish Islands.

  • An Overview of Advanced Genealogical Research in Ireland

    This lecture discusses the major and some important secondary genealogical source collections in the country that all genealogists should become familiar with in order to effectively explore all the important source records of genealogical significance in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

  • An Overview of Advanced Genealogical Research in England & Wales

    This lecture discusses the major and some important secondary genealogical source collections in the state that all genealogists should become familiar with in order to effectively explore all the important source records of genealogical significance in England and Wales.

  • Dear Sheumas: Mother and I Miss You! Scottish Migrations Abroad – Precipitants and Patterns (1500-1900 AD)

    Canada and many other countries were heavily affected by the immigration of the Scots. This lecture discusses the precipitants and patterns over the past 500 years that led to extensive Scottish migration to North America, Australia, India, South Africa, and other worldwide locations.

  • Civil Registration in Canada & Its Impact on Genealogical Research

    Civil registration in Canada has had huge impacts on conducting genealogical research in the country – some good and some bad for genealogists. The lecture discusses the history and rationale for civil registration, along with what its focus was, who it impacted & why in Canada, and how that impact reshapes our research on a regular basis in this country.

  • Locating and Using Canadian Census Records to Propel Your Research

    One of the most used (and sometimes least understood) record collections in Canada are census records. Many of the major census enumerations we all know about, however there are numerous others, as well as census-substitutes, that were created and which are housed locally and regionally, un-digitized, that may hold clues to your ancestors whereabouts and family structure in this country.

  • Lack of Sources in Canada: Using Homestead Records to Extend Your Search Results

    With the young age of Canada, and the haphazard collection, many non-extant, in this country, one that holds significant important because of he wealth of information that they can provide on immigrant ancestors and their families are various forms of homestead record collection and land records created in Canada. This lecture discusses many of those, how to access them and how to interpret their contents in helping one build their family tree.

  • The Scottish Clan System – Were My Family Scottish Clansmen?

    This lecture discusses the Scottish clan system and how it affected the development of Scotland, including the relevant genealogical records that it sometimes created. The discussion also looks how the clan system affected life in Scotland and how it sometimes resulted in forced immigration of many to other countries.

  • Adventure, Free Land, Gold! Northwest Migration of Immigrants

    Often amongst the immigrants at ports in Europe, England, Scotland, and Ireland was the call of “adventure, free land, and gold” to be found in Canada. This lecture discusses that cry by the masses seeking a better life, and how those immigrants made the migration to Canada to find their adventure, aspirations of free land, and to sometime meet the though of gold riches that the country could provide them with. In many ways it established the mosaic of this country for which it is known today.

  • Migration Routes of the Fur Traders and Voyageurs

    The lecture will look at the various migration routes of the fur-traders and voyageurs (both French and English) that set out to primarily work the lucrative fur trade that British North America offered, but also how it impacted settlement in this region.

  • Digging Up the Past: A Review of the Repositories & Available Records in Western Canada

    We will take a look at the host of many repositories that are available to researchers in Western Canada that hold thousands of genealogical collections for a region that is young and sporadically settled only since the mid-1800’s. Most of these collection are not consistently kept and the absolute majority have never been digitized.

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