This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SHARHAN,WHALEN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/7aB.2ACEAE/2294.2 Message Board Post: Hi Cliff, Sorry I can't be of any real help - but a few thoughts. What information are you searching for. Your Grandmother Clarie Caroline {Sharhan] WHAEN Was born in 1912 - Saskatchewan - You may be able to obtain her Birth Registratrion /Genealogical Registration/Long Form Certificate from the Govt of Sask Vital Statistics Dept. Depending on the requirements of the time - may show - the names of her parents etc. There is a fee. Marriage: The marriage Registration/Genealogical Registration.Long form Certificate - will have some personal infformation about both parties - including names of parents and maiden name of the mother. There is a fee. Death Registration in Ontario: Obtaining the Death registration- will show - date of birth,place of birth, names of parents - including mothers maiden name [ much depends on the knowledge of the informant].Obtain this from the Govt of Ontario - Vital Statistics dept. There is a fee. OBITUARIES - some are excellent -may give a little bit of history etc. Local History Books - Saskatchewan - The families may have submitted family histories/stories to this project. Searching the Online White Pages Directory MyTelus.com http://www.mytelus.com http://www411.ca finds 10 listings of the name in Canada. 2 in Ontario - all the rest in Alberta. Perhaps family connected - with information. National Archive of Canada - Western Land Grant http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02011102_e.html Cheers, Stella