To Frances, Is there much info yet coming out of Alberta? I had family up that way from about 1905-1920. Jennifer Pierce Elk Grove CA Stake Frances Swendsen wrote: >Michele, >Where in Canada did your ancestors move to? If it is Ontario, Ancestry.com >has Ontario birth, marriages and deaths and they are very good. There are >some good immigration records, depending on the years you are searching. >Frances >Calgary, Alberta > >-----Original Message----- >From: lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com >[mailto:lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of >JCBrooks@aol.com >Sent: June 24, 2009 12:21 PM >To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com >Subject: [LDS-WC] How many members do genealogy > >I've been working for the past two days on the descendants of my 3gg >father. They were from an old line New England family who went to Canada >during >the Revolutionary War. Since "the book" was written on this family, so >many new records are now available to us. The Canadian census records are >every bit as good as the US census records and all indexed on ancestry.com. > >I am finding family after family of my cousins. I am checking both with >PAF Insight (quick first run) and then NFS...and none of them has temple >work completed. > >The article about a year ago in the Ensign that said we can pursue all the >descendants of our direct line is very possible using census records. And >since the US is terrible for birth records, I think finding a person twice >in the census is plenty of verification. > >Michele > > >In a message dated 6/24/2009 10:32:04 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >CURBEE@aol.com writes: > >even >those of us who have longstanding family trees can all of a sudden come >upon a >great 'harvest' of proper names after years of looking. it has happened to >me several times. > >**************Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the >grill. (http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000005) > >Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to >LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

To Jennifer, There are census, 1906, 1911 & 1916; land records, cemetery records. The Alberta Family History Society has a lot of good information - here is the link - http://www.afhs.ab.ca/ The Glenbow Museum here in Calgary has a good collection, especially for Southern Alberta - articles and photos - http://www.glenbow.org/ At out local Family History Center, we have a lot of books on Southern Alberta. I have keys to the center. If you email me what you are looking for, I can look in some books for you. My e-mail is frances.swendsen@shaw.ca I hope this helps. Frances -----Original Message----- From: lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jennifer Pierce Sent: June 24, 2009 6:16 PM To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] How many members do genealogy To Frances, Is there much info yet coming out of Alberta? I had family up that way from about 1905-1920. Jennifer Pierce Elk Grove CA Stake Frances Swendsen wrote: >Michele, >Where in Canada did your ancestors move to? If it is Ontario, Ancestry.com >has Ontario birth, marriages and deaths and they are very good. There are >some good immigration records, depending on the years you are searching. >Frances >Calgary, Alberta > >-----Original Message----- >From: lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com >[mailto:lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of >JCBrooks@aol.com >Sent: June 24, 2009 12:21 PM >To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com >Subject: [LDS-WC] How many members do genealogy > >I've been working for the past two days on the descendants of my 3gg >father. They were from an old line New England family who went to Canada >during >the Revolutionary War. Since "the book" was written on this family, so >many new records are now available to us. The Canadian census records are >every bit as good as the US census records and all indexed on ancestry.com. > >I am finding family after family of my cousins. I am checking both with >PAF Insight (quick first run) and then NFS...and none of them has temple >work completed. > >The article about a year ago in the Ensign that said we can pursue all the >descendants of our direct line is very possible using census records. And >since the US is terrible for birth records, I think finding a person twice >in the census is plenty of verification. > >Michele > > >In a message dated 6/24/2009 10:32:04 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >CURBEE@aol.com writes: > >even >those of us who have longstanding family trees can all of a sudden come >upon a >great 'harvest' of proper names after years of looking. it has happened to >me several times. > >**************Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the >grill. (http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000005) > >Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to >LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks - I'll try the link! Frances Swendsen wrote: >To Jennifer, >There are census, 1906, 1911 & 1916; land records, cemetery records. >The Alberta Family History Society has a lot of good information - here is >the link - http://www.afhs.ab.ca/ >The Glenbow Museum here in Calgary has a good collection, especially for >Southern Alberta - articles and photos - http://www.glenbow.org/ >At out local Family History Center, we have a lot of books on Southern >Alberta. I have keys to the center. If you email me what you are looking >for, I can look in some books for you. >My e-mail is frances.swendsen@shaw.ca > >I hope this helps. > >Frances > >-----Original Message----- >From: lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com >[mailto:lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jennifer >Pierce >Sent: June 24, 2009 6:16 PM >To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] How many members do genealogy > >To Frances, >Is there much info yet coming out of Alberta? I had family up that way >from about 1905-1920. > >Jennifer Pierce >Elk Grove CA Stake > >Frances Swendsen wrote: > > > >>Michele, >>Where in Canada did your ancestors move to? If it is Ontario, Ancestry.com >>has Ontario birth, marriages and deaths and they are very good. There are >>some good immigration records, depending on the years you are searching. >>Frances >>Calgary, Alberta >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com >>[mailto:lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of >>JCBrooks@aol.com >>Sent: June 24, 2009 12:21 PM >>To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [LDS-WC] How many members do genealogy >> >>I've been working for the past two days on the descendants of my 3gg >>father. They were from an old line New England family who went to Canada >>during >>the Revolutionary War. Since "the book" was written on this family, so >>many new records are now available to us. The Canadian census records are >> >> > > > >>every bit as good as the US census records and all indexed on >> >> >ancestry.com. > > >>I am finding family after family of my cousins. I am checking both with >>PAF Insight (quick first run) and then NFS...and none of them has temple >>work completed. >> >>The article about a year ago in the Ensign that said we can pursue all the >> >> > > > >>descendants of our direct line is very possible using census records. And >> >> > > > >>since the US is terrible for birth records, I think finding a person twice >>in the census is plenty of verification. >> >>Michele >> >> >>In a message dated 6/24/2009 10:32:04 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >>CURBEE@aol.com writes: >> >>even >>those of us who have longstanding family trees can all of a sudden come >>upon a >>great 'harvest' of proper names after years of looking. it has happened to >> >> > > > >>me several times. >> >>**************Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the >>grill. (http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000005) >> >>Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to >>LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> >> >without > > >>the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >>Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to >> >> >LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > > >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> >LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >> >> >> >> > >Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to >LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >