On 3 May 2006 at 10:54, Kinfind@aol.com wrote: > Is there an Index of "Germans to Canada" available? I > wondered if it may be similar to Glazier & Philby's > "Germans to America"? Nope. > > I am searching for Friederich Edward Schneider b. about 1820 > and his wife Henrietta Drews Schneider b. about 1824 who > emigrated from area of Strelkau, Lippusch and Berent, > Prussia we believe about 1882 to 1885. That after archiving of lists began in Canada so there's some hope... Funnily enough, I just posted this identical message earlier today. The National Archives of Canada (NAC) holds immigration records from 1865 to 1935. Unfortunately the records before 1925 are not indexed. To find a passenger you will need to know an exact date of arrival. There is no easy way to search Canadian arrival records for this unindexed period other than reading microfilm Ships are on the reel, in order of arrival. You can find the details at this URL http://www.archives.ca/02/020202_e.html If you want to order filmed passenger lists (remember they aren't indexed!), a list of NAC microfilm numbers for passenger lists to Canada 1865-1922 can be found at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/filmnos_can1865.shtml If you want to try your luck searching transcribed ships passenger lists online, passenger lists for Ships to Canada after 1865 are freely available at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tocanp05.shtml You can also try TheShipsList.com at http://www.theshipslist.com/ They have been indexing arrivals from Newspapers and have many passenger lists online There are search engines to search online free databases on multiple websites for ships to Canada at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/search_shipscanada.shtml The Ontario Archives has just put a new database online - an index to the assisted immigration registers created by the Toronto Emigrant Office between 1865 and 1883. The registers are a chronological listing of those new immigrants who were assisted by the government to travel to many different destinations across southern Ontario. Over 29,000 entries have been transcribed from the registers. http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/db/hawke.htm Good luck! -- Lorine McGinnis Schulze * Olive Tree Genealogy (Ships Passenger Lists) http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ * Naturalization Records http://naturalizationrecords.com/ * Images of Ships Lists http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/ otg@csolve.net or olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com