The Hudson's Bay Company Archives are accessible online at: http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/index.html Its archives are owned by the Government of Manitoba and administered as a division of the Provincial Archives of Manitoba in Winnipeg. They're a bit slow in responding to inquiries (6 to 8 weeks) but they're very thorough. You should receive an acknowledgement by email in a week or two after your initial inquiry. Make sure you provide all the information you have regarding dates, ships, locations, and any other pertinent information. I've accessed a lot of HBC info on my own family in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan going back to the 1700's. This is a HUGE archive, and most data is not in digital form. They receive a lot of requests so all searches are done manually. Hence the wait. Hope this helps, John Leclair General Delivery Stanley Mission, Saskatchewan, CANADA S0J 2P0 306-635-2091 ----- Original Message ----- From: software <software@yellowknife.com> To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] Sutherland / Red River SEttlement > I'm very interested in this topic. I lived in Churchill for eleven > years. The community of Churchill today is located on the east side of > the Churchill River. In 1813, the settlement was on the west side, at > and/or adjacent to Fort Prince of Wales. > > I don't recall ever seeing any cemetery on the west side, although logic > would say that there is at least one. Since there's no bridge or ferry > across the river, it isn't common for residents to go across. In > summer, one uses a small boat, and in winter, one uses a dog-sled. In > most instances, this crossing is only done by tourists and guides > wishing to visit the old Fort, and they seldom stray any distance from > that point. I have visited the rock inscribed by Samuel Hearne, which > is really the only other destination of great interest. > > As far as records of the passengers on the Prince of Wales, if it isn't > listed by ISTG, or on one of the Red River Settlement sites, I think the > best bet for finding it is at the Hudson's Bay Company archives at > Hudson's Bay House in Winnipeg. These archives may have been > transferred to (or be held in duplicate at) Manitoba Provincial Archives > on Vaughan Street in Winnipeg. I suggest making a call or writing to > the Provincial Archivist, and/or to Hudson's Bay House. Although "The > Bay" was sold to the Northwest Company about ten years ago, I think that > H.B. House still exists (it has been about 15 years since I lived in > Winnipeg, so I'm not sure). > > Patricia Sherman > > Bette Kosmolak wrote: > > > > Maggie :re: My gggggrandfather John Sutherland came on the > > Prince of Wales to Churchill in 1813. My understanding is > > he died soon after his arrival. > > > > If he died soon after his arrival, the odds are that he is > > buried in Churchill. If he died while on the way to the > > Red River Settlement however, then I suppose he could be > > almost anywhere on that route. ... > > > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > Visit the Canada GenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/ > See the Resources and Projects > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >