World-First Launch - Historical Canadian Censuses, 1851-1916

A press release from Ancestry.ca

Media Alert - World-First Launch - Historical Canadian Censuses, 1851-1916

TORONTO, June 4 /CNW/ - On Wednesday June 10, 2009, please join Ancestry.ca, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and His Worship David Miller, Mayor of the City of Toronto, to celebrate world-first online launch of the complete Historical Canadian Censuses, 1851-1916.

The collection, which has been fully indexed and includes original document images, contains more than 32 million names and provides an historical snapshot of the growth of our great nation, from pre-Confederation to the middle of the Great War.

Ancestry.ca will also reveal the surprising results of a national survey on Canadian identity.

View historical documents - including census records for famous Canadians

Interview descendents of early Canadian settlers

Speak with genealogy experts

Delve into online records and search your own family history

Who:
David Miller, Mayor of Toronto
Josh Hanna, Senior Vice President, Ancestry International
Christopher Moore, Canadian historian, author and television
personality
Edward Hall and Liz Houghtling, descendents of Canadians in the Censuses

When:
Wednesday, June 10
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
(Speeches begin at 11:15 a.m.)

Where:
Gallery Room
Ontario Heritage Centre, 8 Adelaide Street East
At Adelaide, east of Yonge Street