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Alberta Resources
« on: Wednesday 24 January 07 00:45 GMT (UK) »
NEW  FHS site has added some Alberta B & Ms to the site!!!  ( specify Alberta first try, not city / using the Canada Birth or marriage collections ) Note that these will be older births and most marriages are close to turn of the century with the odd ones  to mid century
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1520608


Index to some Alberta obits
http://www.canadiangenealogy.net/alberta/alberta_obituaries.htm

Alberta genealogy databases online
http://abgensoc.ca/databases.html

Alberta more recent obits :
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~abwcobit/Recent/InMemoriam/index.htm
directories & more  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~abwcobit/index.htm

Some directories Medicine Hat and Redcliff, Calgary Edmonton, Lethbridge
 http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/henderson.html

Southwestern Alberta obits...Index / dates only  ( region of Lethbridge)
http://www.ourheritage.net/index_page_stuff/Local_History_Links/Obits_to_1959/Obits_to_1959_Index.html

Recent Calgary obits:
http://www.legacy.com/CAN-CALGARY/Obituaries.asp?

Calgary newpaper BMDs on the AFHS site....1883-1899
http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/announcements/index.html
recent
http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/announcements/1989/index.html
http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/announcements/1992/index.html

Drumheller BMD
http://www.drumhellermail.com/bixby/dmindex.html

Lethbrige Herald indexes
http://lethbridgeags.theboss.net/LH.htm

Lethbrige Herald early 1900's on database
http://lethbridgeherald.newspaperarchive.com/SearchResults.aspx

Lethbridge census 1891
http://www.daveobee.com/resources/91lethae.html

Names to be found in publication "The Bend" ( if url won't work just change the letter in it)
 http://lethbridgeags.theboss.net/BendA.html

Edmonton Cemetery listings
http://webproxy.edmonton.ca/external/cemeteries/default.aspx

Edmonton dist.20 1906 census (also at http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/)
http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/census/1906/alberta/20/ab_20_27d_all_parent.pdf

Rootschat Lookups in Edmonton Alta area / please look at google maps before requesting
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,421859.0.html

Edmonton more recent obits 1964 to 82:
http://www.epl.ca/EPLObituaries.cfm

Calgary / Edmonton newspapers index
http://www.rootsweb.com/~abwcobit/

Alberta Cemeteries
http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/cemeteries/search.php
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Re: Alberta Resources
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 24 January 07 00:47 GMT (UK) »
Alberta newspaper archives online ( 20th century... use search bar)
http://www.google.com/search?q=alberta+edmonton&tbs=nws:1,ar:1&source=newspapers

Alberta Family Histories
http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/announcements/index.html

Alberta Homestead 
http://abgensoc.ca/homestead/index.htm
NEW!!!  post-1930 land grants!!!!
http://abgensoc.ca/land/search.php
You may find the district/range here:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canab/places/places.html
Western Land grants ( similar info but may also have image)
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/02011102_e.html

Alberta Genealogical Society
http://www.agsedm.edmonton.ab.ca/

Your ancestor may show up in this Prairie resource - use quotations for full name
If an unusual surname, surname only
http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/index.html
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Re: Alberta Resources
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 24 January 07 00:48 GMT (UK) »
Alberta Heritage Digitization Project
http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/
http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/search.aspx
Wow...newspapers to peruse!
http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/newspapr/

Alberta Pioneer Profiles!
http://www.pioneersalberta.org/pioneer_profiles.html

Better yet...Janice has found a publication....see below...in nos racine...

also a publication you can search on here:
http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/toc.aspx?id=1128
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Elder, Stewart, Johnston, Baskerville, Marks, Carson, Leitch, Bulloch, Thomson, Allen, Campbell, Gordon, Murray, Kelly, Chambers, Black, Cheyne, Youngson, Williamsdaughter, Anderson, Briggs, Pirie, Clark, Philp, Mannel, Lander, Rough, Lean, Bate, Brown, Oliver, Kitt, Shards, Bennet, Young, Petrie, Wylie, Herbertson, Martin, McAlister, Best, Ginn, Ross, McIntosh, McGillivray, Russell, Pettigrew, Fyfe, Barrie


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Re: Alberta Resources
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 03 February 07 04:00 GMT (UK) »
Our Roots - Pioneer Families of Southern Alberta
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1128

Our Roots - Alberta Newspaper Index
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1108

Our Roots - The Edmonton District of Northern Alberta
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=4075

Our Roots - The Prairie Dryland Disaster
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1136

Our Roots - Beauties & Industries of Alberta
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=4162

Glenbow Museum Archives
http://www.glenbow.org/collections/search/

Military Lists
http://www.rootsweb.com/~abwcobit/index.htm

Alberta Resources - (lots of links)
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/alberta.htm

Alberta - Genealogy Links
http://www.genealogylinks.net/canada/alberta/index.html

Interment - Alberta
http://www.interment.net/can/ab/index.htm

Elder, Stewart, Johnston, Baskerville, Marks, Carson, Leitch, Bulloch, Thomson, Allen, Campbell, Gordon, Murray, Kelly, Chambers, Black, Cheyne, Youngson, Williamsdaughter, Anderson, Briggs, Pirie, Clark, Philp, Mannel, Lander, Rough, Lean, Bate, Brown, Oliver, Kitt, Shards, Bennet, Young, Petrie, Wylie, Herbertson, Martin, McAlister, Best, Ginn, Ross, McIntosh, McGillivray, Russell, Pettigrew, Fyfe, Barrie

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Re: Alberta Resources
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 24 February 07 02:30 GMT (UK) »
"We search for information, but the burden of proof is always with the thread owner" J.J.

Canadian  census  transcribed  data  ©2005 www.AutomatedGenealogy.com

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Re: Alberta Resources
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 21 April 07 06:16 BST (UK) »
Acadia http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/5421/acadia.html
Airdrie Cityhttp://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/9794/airdrie.htm
Athabasca http://www.rootsweb.com/~abarchiv/athabasca/toc.html
Badlands and Drumheller http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/5421/genweb.html
Big Lakes
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eabbiglak/biglakes.html
Brazeau
http://ukrainiangenealogist.tripod.com/brazeau/
Calgary City http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Entodd/Alberta/calgarygenweb.html
Camrose
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eabcamros/
Cardston    
http://www.cardstongenealogy.com/
Clearwater    
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eabclearw/
East Peace
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eabepeace/eastpeacehome.html
Edmonton City http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Earkbios/edmonton/edmonton.htm
Flagstaff
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eabflagst/default.htm
Grande Prairie
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eabgrande/
Kneehill http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/9794/kneehill.htm
Lac Ste Anne
http://ukrainiangenealogist.tripod.com/lac-ste-anne/
Mackenzie http://www.rootsweb.com/~abmacken/mackenzie/mackenzie.html
Mountain View http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Earkbios/mtnview/
Parkland
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canab/countysites/parkland/parkland.html
Peace
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eabpeace/peacehome.html
Ponoka
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eabponoka/
Red Deer
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eabreddee/
Smoky Lake http://www.rootsweb.com/~abarchiv/smokylake/toc.html
Special Area #4
http://ukrainiangenealogist.tripod.com/special4/
Starland http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/7109/starland.html
Stettler
http://www.geocities.com/dotgwynn/genweb.htm
Strathcona http://www.rootsweb.com/~abarchiv/strathcona/toc.html
Sturgeon
http://ukrainiangenealogist.tripod.com/sturgeon/
Vermilion River http://www.rootsweb.com/~abvermil/index.htm
Warner
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwarne/about.html
Wetaskiwin http://ukrainiangenealogist.tripod.com/wetaskiwin/
Wheatland
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Entodd/Alberta/wheatlandcounty.html

Elder, Stewart, Johnston, Baskerville, Marks, Carson, Leitch, Bulloch, Thomson, Allen, Campbell, Gordon, Murray, Kelly, Chambers, Black, Cheyne, Youngson, Williamsdaughter, Anderson, Briggs, Pirie, Clark, Philp, Mannel, Lander, Rough, Lean, Bate, Brown, Oliver, Kitt, Shards, Bennet, Young, Petrie, Wylie, Herbertson, Martin, McAlister, Best, Ginn, Ross, McIntosh, McGillivray, Russell, Pettigrew, Fyfe, Barrie

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Re: Alberta Resources
« Reply #7 on: Monday 05 May 08 08:26 BST (UK) »
http://www.smflibrary.ca/library.html is the Stockmen's Association Archives in Cochrane AB.  (i.e. cattle ranchers)
ARMSTRONG - Castleton Scot; NB; Westminstr Twp
BARFIELD - Nailsea
BRAKE - Nailsea
BURIATTE
CANDY - M'sex, Deptford
CLIFFORD - Maidstone
DURE(E) - France, Devon, Canada
HALLS - Chigwell
KREIN, Peter/Adam - Germany
LEOPOLD - Hanover, London
LATTIMER, MAXWELL - Ldn lightermen
MEYER - Lauenstein
MURRAY - Scot borders
STEWART - Chelsea; Reach
SWANICK - Mayo & Roscommon; Ontario
WEST - Rochester & Maidstone
WILLIS - Wilts, Berks, Hants, London
WOODHOUSE - Bristol tobacconist, London
WW1 internees

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Re: Alberta Resources
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 04 February 12 15:46 GMT (UK) »
Directory of obits for Calgary and Edmonton newspapers.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~abwcobit/index.htm