Wednesday, September 10, 2003

Updated Pages:

  • Timeline of Canada
  • Réponses
  • Famous Canadians / Canadiens et Canadiennes Célèbres
  • Links / Liens


    Please welcome these new CanadaGenWeb Hosts:
  • Doug McLaren as the new host of Nipissing GenWeb, Ontario
  • Michael Ross Murphy as the new host of Outaouais GenWeb, Québec
  • Dawn Ellis as the new host of GaspePeninsulaGenweb, Québec
  • Bob Mckinnon as the new host of Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia


    EasternShoreGenWeb (Nova Scotia) has added obituaries, local trivia, church listings and misc. trivia re inhabitants in the area. Visit the site at: http:/www.rootsweb.com/~nsjeddor


    Canadian Genealogy News (not affiliated with CanadaGenWeb):
  • Family History Makes An Important Leap Forward in Calgary (Canada): AFHS Re-opens Library in Calgary, Alberta
  • Conference 2003: The Basics and Beyond! (British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa)
  • Post-1901 Canadian Census Project News, by Gordon Watts
  • Upcoming Family History & Heritage Events (world-wide)


    New Additions to ArchiviaNet:
  • Biophil - Stamp Creators Database
  • Maps, Plans and Charts


    Canadian Genealogy Centre Adds New Database: July 22, 2003 (Ottawa) — The Canadian Genealogy Centre, the Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal, and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Ottawa announce the release of a new database on the Canadian Genealogy Centre Web site. Of interest to a wide number of Canadians, this database contains the names of thousands of immigrants to Canada who became naturalized in the early 20th century. read the rest of the article here, or visit the database here

  • Wednesday, June 18, 2003

    CanadaGenWeb was named one of the "101 Best Web Sites" by Family Tree Magazine!

    Newfoundland/LabradorGenWeb has moved to a new home at
    http://www.genweb.ca/, be sure update your links & bookmarks.

    Marshall Price will be taking over BC GenWeb (
    http://www.rootsweb.com/~canbc/) from Hugh Armstrong. Thank you for your years of dedication Hugh, you'll be missed! Welcome to CGW Marshall, hope you'll enjoy your stay!

    Updated Pages:

  • Dates historiques
  • Timeline of Canada
  • Canadiens et Canadiennes Célèbres
  • Famous Canadians
  • Links
  • Projects
  • Friday, January 24, 2003

    1906 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Alberta Released

    The National Archives of Canada has just released the 1906 Canadian Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Like the 1901 Census it is searchable by area.

    This information was obtained from the Global Gazette:
    The press release from Canadian government ministers Allan Rock and Sheila Copps is loaded onto the Global Gazette website now. That press release has a link into the actual 1906 Canadian Census records online.
    The link for the press release is
    http://globalgazette.net/gazed/gazed89.htm
    The link for Gordon Watts column of earlier this morning is at http://globalgazette.net/gazce/gazce89.htm
    This email notification may be redistributed at will

    Wednesday, January 08, 2003

    Saskatchewan and Its Peopleby John Hawkes. 1924 Book transcription and indicing project by Julia Adamson is underway.
    http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk/SaskatchewanAndItsPeople/index.html

    Film T-5471 Report of Admissions at the Port of Gretna, Manitoba for the Month of April, 1910 transcribed by Jim Bundy and submitted to Sask Gen Web
    http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk/bordercrossing/

    Howard Family Tree and Autobiography of Ralph John Wesley Howard settlers in the North Bend District (Frenchman Butte area), which is just northeast of Lloydminster, Sk recently submitted by Patrick K. Best and Carol Vulliamy to the Lloydminster Gen Web
    http://www.rootsweb.com/~sklloydm/Howard/index.html

    From: Julia Adamson, Saskatchewan GenWeb, http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk