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Thunder Bay, Ontario has the largest Finnish / Finnish-Canadian population in Canada. This project covers the entire Thunder Bay District (Wikipedia) . The purpose of the project is to support the research and collaboration of Finnish and Canadian genealogists when it comes to Finnish emigrants to the area and their descendants who have lived there. Finnish immigrants began to arrive in the...
Geographical scope Finns in the area
From Alavus to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Alavus who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Alavudella syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja amerikk...
A few Loyalists left the British colonies during the American Revolution then tens of thousands were deported after peace was concluded after the American Revolution (1783) Most did not remain in the locales to which they were sent. Histories are available detailing the numbers moved and how they swelled the temporary boom towns such as Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Populations of such regions plun...
From Lappajärvi to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Lappajärvi who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Lappajärvellä syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia...
This Group will focus on cleaning up and expanding the genealogy for the French Canadian Ancestors. Links to those listed in Our French-Canadian Ancestors by Thomas J. Laforest (listing still in progress) Volume 01 Antoine Dionne (1641-1721) , Damien Bérubé (1647-1688) , Grégoire Deblois (1632 - 1705) , Guillaume Couture (1618-1701) , Julien Fortin dit Bellefontaine (1621-1692) , Nicolas ...
From Nurmo to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Nurmo who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voit lisätä projektiin Nurmossa syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja amerikkalaisi...
The project serves as an umbella for local projects for British Columbia, Canada communities with significant Finnish population. If there is no suitable local project, you can add profiles of Finnish immigrants and their descendants also to this project. Please start a project discussion if you would like to have a new project established for a particular area. Existing local projects Va...
This Black Canadian project includes people that were in Canada: 1) before French and Indian War and U.S. Revolutionary War, 2) came from Loyalist units, THE UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS: "It is a little known fact that slavery existed in the early years of (Prince Edward) Island’s History. Seventeen years after Samuel Holland divided the Island into sixty-seven lots in 1767, the first...
From Kauhajoki to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Kauhajoki who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Kauhajoella syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja ...
The project serves as an umbella for local projects for Manitoba, Canada communities with significant Finnish population. If there is no suitable local project, you can add profiles of Finnish immigrants and their descendants also to this project. Please start a project discussion if you would like to have a new project established for a particular area.
From Lohtaja to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Lohtaja who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Lohtajalla syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja ameri...
The project serves as an umbella for local projects for Alberta, Canada communities with significant Finnish population. If there is no suitable local project, you can add profiles of Finnish immigrants and their descendants also to this project. Please start a project discussion if you would like to have a new project established for a particular area.
This is an umbrella project to collect together several projects concerning Finns of the different provinces and territories of Canada. If you manage profiles of Finns and need a project established for a province or territory, please start a project discussion with the request. Do not add individual profiles to this project . Province level projects, with number of Finns in 1971 Canada Cen...
This project is to explore the connections of various people and families who lived in British Columbia, Canada
The province of Ontario was a primary destination for Finnish emigration to Canada. Finns settled most often in Thunder Bay district for its farming and logging opportunities, Sudbury district for the Copper Cliff mines, and Cochrane district for the Porcupine gold mines near Timmins. Ontario still has the largest Finnish-descending population in Canada. Largest Finnish communities in Canada ...
Siia projekti soovime Genist kokku koguda tuntumaid eestlasi Kanadas läbi kõigi ajajärkude. Siin võiks olla isikud kes on tuntud Kanada eestlaste kogukonnas (näiteks Kanada eestlaste organisatsioonide eestvedaja) ja Kanada ühiskonnas või terves maailmas oma alal (nt tippteadlane, tuntud kirjanik, kunstnik, arhitekt, insener, fotograaf, disainer, ettevõtja, sportlane jne). Well-known Est...
From Alajärvi to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Alajärvi who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Alajärvellä syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja am...
From Pyhäjoki to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Pyhäjoki who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voit lisätä projektiin Pyhäjoella syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja ameri...
Irish Canadians Irish Canadian are immigrants and descendants of immigrants who originated in Ireland. 1.2 million Irish immigrants arrived, 1825 to 1970, at least half of those in the period from 1831-1850. By 1867, they were the second largest ethnic group (after the French), and comprised 24% of Canada's population. The 1931 national census counted 1,230,000 Canadians of Irish descent, hal...
Kashubian History and Culture This project is to focus on the history of the Kashubian people and their unique culture, traditions and language. Kashubians are not German nor Polish. Since 2005, the Kashubian language enjoys legal protection by the Polish government as a minority language. Kashubian is taught in Polish schools and is found on many street signs in the region. Historians and ...
From Kuusamo to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Kuusamo who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Kuusamossa syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja ameri...
This project is to explore the connections of various people and families who lived in New Brunswick, Canada
Beechwood Cemetery , located in Ottawa, Ontario, is the National Cemetery of Canada. It is the final resting place for over 75,000 Canadians from all walks of life, such as important politicians like Governor General Ramon Hnatyshyn and Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden, Canadian Forces Veterans, War Dead, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and men and women who have made a mark on Ca...
This project is for people associated with the province of Ontario, Canada . If you have a brickwall in your research on a profile that is associated with Ontario , please start a discussion on it. Sources available for researching Ontario people: The following sources are not intended to be an all-inclusive list, but a starting point for research. Civil Registration of births, marriage...
This project is to explore the connections of various people and families who lived in Nova Scotia, Canada Sources: Vital Records
From Kestilä to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Kestilä who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Kestilässä syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja ameri...
From Kannus to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Kannus who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Kannuksessa syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja amerik...
This project contents genealogical information about people born in Alta area and Talvik area, Finnmark, Norway. Genealogy / Slektsforskning, wikipedia Norwegian immigrants to United States. Goldminers in Alaska. Shipwrecks along the Norwegian coast. Genealogyproject on Geni . Northernlights route, pictures and history, Tromsø University Northernlights observatory on Haldde - Alta - N...
The project serves as an umbella for local projects for Saskatchewan, Canada communities with significant Finnish population. If there is no suitable local project, you can add profiles of Finnish immigrants and their descendants also to this project. Please start a project discussion if you would like to have a new project established for a particular area. Settlers in New Finland, SK
From Kalajoki to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Kalajoki who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Kalajoella syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja ame...
Canadian Jews or Jewish Canadians are Canadian citizens of the Jewish faith and/or Jewish ethnicity. Canada boasts the fourth largest Jewish community in the world, exceeded only by the United States, France, and Israel. Most of the Jewish community consists of Ashkenazi Jews who immigrated from Europe. The city of Montreal has a substantial French-speaking Jewish community from North Africa an...
Homesteaders of Nolalu Ontario Canada ' Nolalu is a community about 48 km southwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. With the Government of Canada advertising for homesteaders and with the advent of the Port Arthur, Duluth and Western (PeeDee) Railway around the turn of the century, the first Finnish homesteaders along with a few Anglo-Saxon pioneers began to settle in Lybster, Strange, Marks...
In the mid-1800s Kashubians migrated for economic reasons. After the Franco-Prussian War and the unification of Germany under Bismarck, Kashubians were met with institutionalized hostility. Life was very harsh for the Kashubs. It was illegal to use Polish or Kashubian in public, especially in church. Many priests were imprisoned or exiled. Churches were left with no parish priests. As a result,...
From Seinäjoki to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Seinäjoki who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voit lisätä projektiin Seinäjoella syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja am...
From Siikajoki to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Siikajoki who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Siikajoella syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja ...
This project is for Finnish immigrants and their descendants who lived in the province of Quebec, Canada at some point of their life. There will not be more fine-grained local projects under this.
From Ilmajoki to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Ilmajoki who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Ilmajoella syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja ame...
This project is to explore the families and people who lived in the Province of Quebec, Canada. Directory of Locations in Québec (including naming convention and list of all projects associated with cities in Québec) Sources: Census: Federal (see Canada) census records are available for 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911. They can be accessed online at familysearch.org or Ancestr...
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League (NHL) records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup. Originally in Kingston, Ontario, the Hockey Hall of Fame was first established in 1943 under the leadership of James T...
Pioneers of Canada - Ontario History Aboriginal Settlement The first residents of Ontario arrived during the last ice age, approximately 10,000 years ago. As the ice retreated Ontario's paleo-Indian inhabitants moved into the northern region of the province. For many years Ontario's Aboriginal peoples probably lived by fishing and hunting; deer, elk, bear and beaver could be found in the ...
From Liminka to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Liminka who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voit lisätä projektiin Limingassa syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja amerikk...
The Normandy landings (codenamed Operation Neptune) were the landing operations on 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Nazi control, and contributed to the Allied victory on the Western Front. Planning f...
From Hailuoto to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Hailuoto who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Hailuodossa syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja am...
From Perho to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Perho who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Perhossa syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja amerikkalai...
Calling all Parsons! Let's link our family trees together. Parsons (surname) Parsons as a surname has an occupational meaning, and refers to a parson's servant or a person that worked in the parson's house. Another meaning of the surname is the parson's son . Notable people with the surname of Parsons include: Alan Parsons (born 1948), British musician and record producer Albert Par...
Canadian Teachers Pictured Right:- 1950 Canadian School Train. Pupils attend classes at Nemegos near Chapleau, Ontario Please add the profiles of Canadian teachers to this profile but please do not include any tutors. These should be added to Tutors Education in Canada is for the most part provided publicly, funded and overseen by federal, provincial, and local governments.[16] Education ...
From Vähäkyrö to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Vähäkyrö who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Vähässäkyrössä syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja...
From Kauhava to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Kauhava who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Kauhavalla syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja ameri...
This project is to explore the connections of various people and families who lived in Newfoundland, Canada
From Evijärvi to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Evijärvi who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Evijärvellä syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja am...
The purpose of this project is to collect all of the Canadian Federal Politicians who were members of the original Conservative Party of Canada from 1867 to December 10, 1942. The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many...
This is the master project for all Canadians, who have or currently hold the position of Senator in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. All Canadian Senators are able to serve up and till the day that they turn 75, at which point they have to retire. They can retire from the job at any time before their 75th birthday. All members of the sub-projects should be added to this project as well. Here are th...
McGill University is an English-language public research university in Montreal, Canada. It was officially founded by royal charter issued by King George IV in 1821. The University bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Scotland whose bequest in 1813 formed precursory McGill College.McGill's main campus is set at the foot of Mount Royal in Downtown Montreal, with the...
This is the master project for all Canadians, who have or currently hold the position of MP (Member of Parliament) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. All members of the sub-projects should be added to this project as well. Here are the links to the sub-projects for each province: Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador
The Nova Scotia Teachers College ( NSTC ) is a former university that was located in the town of Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.==History==NSTC was founded as the Provincial Normal School by an act of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, which received Royal Assent on March 31, 1854. At its official opening on the "civic square" bordering Prince Street, Forrester Street, Victoria Street and Young Str...
From Ylivieska to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Ylivieska who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Ylivieskassa syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja...
From Isojoki to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Isojoki who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Isojoella syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja amerik...
From Sievi to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Sievi who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Ylivieskassa syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja amerikk...
From Reisjärvi to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Reisjärvi who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Reisjärvellä syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja...
Order of Canada The Order of Canada (français : Ordre du Canada) is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit. It comes second only to membership in the Order of Merit, which is within the personal gift of Canada's monarch. To coincide with the centennial of Canadian Confederation...
From Peräseinäjoki to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Peräseinäjoki who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Peräseinäjoella syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerik...
Introduction The King's Daughters (French: Filles du Roi; Filles du Roy) is a term used to refer to the approximately 800 young French women who immigrated to New France between 1663 and 1673 as part of a program sponsored by Louis XIV . The program was designed to boost Canada's population both by encouraging male immigrants to settle there, and by promoting marriage, family formation and th...
The Canadian Portal ~ Portail du Canada The Canadian portal is a place to meet other researchers, share information and take part in discussions and find everything available on Geni related to Canada. In addition to the above this portal will also function as a research tool with the links and sources provided on this portal page. This project should not have profiles added to it. All prof...
This is a project for any and all Canadians who served or died during World War 2. This is a Work In Progress.... The military history of Canada during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually active in nearly every theatre of war, most combat was centred in Italy, Northwestern Europe, and the North Atlantic. I...
From Utajärvi to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Utajärvi who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Utajärvellä syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja am...
Croatian Emigration indicates that of the Croatians who were reported to have "emigrated", at least 30% eventually returned to their homeland. Hrvati izvan domovine / Croatians outside the homeland Adresar trgovaca, obrtnika i drugih uglednijih pripadnika iz Hrvatske, Dalmacije i Istre nastanjenih u Americi, Africi, Aziji i Australiji iz popis hrvatskih družtava i hrvatskih novina u Ameri...
From Tyrnävä to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Tyrnävä who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Tyrnävällä syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja ameri...
From Oulainen to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Oulainen who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Oulaisissa syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja ame...
Fellow curators, please use this project to deposit any French-Canadien Master Profiles (MP) you no longer wish to curate. When assuming curatorship of profiles, please do so with in intention of maintaining and improving them. Thank you. Please be sure to remove profiles from the project when you assume curating responsibilities.
The Métis are one of Canada's three principal Aboriginal groups, and are recognized under section 35 in the 1982 Constitution. Fiercely independent, the Métis were instrumental in the development of western Canada. Historically, the word Métis refers to the children of European explorers, settlers, and fur traders and their First Nation wives in the "Métis Homeland" (present-day Manitoba). ...
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This project is for Finnish immigrants and their descendants who lived in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada at some point of their life. There will not be more fine-grained local projects under this.
Farewell Nederland Aim of this project This project functions as a research tool for users with relatives who originated from the Netherlands but also as a collection of profiles of the people who did leave to start a new life abroad. Please feel free to add profiles of the Dutch families or descendants to the project, ideally with a small note in the about section of the profile with the n...
First Nations Inuit Métis Links Naming Conventions Working Notes for ref only Some Canadian Tribes Includes the Following Indian Tribes Algonkin Anicinape' Arapaho Assiniboin Atsina Bellabella Bellacoola Beothuk Family Chilliwack Chippewa Cowichan Cree Crow Dakota Etchaottine Etchareottine Etheneldeli Haida Hidatsa Huron Iroquois Kawchodinne Kitksan Kutchin Kutenai Kwakiutl ...
From Pulkkila to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Pulkkila who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Pulkkila syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja ameri...
From Himanka to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Himanka who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Himangassa syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja ameri...
From Muhos to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Muhos who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Muhoksella syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja amerikkal...
Pioneers of Canada - British Columbia History Aboriginal Settlement The coasts and interior valleys of British Columbia were first occupied sometime after the last Ice Age. Occupation of some sites in BC has been confirmed by carbon dating at about 6,000–8,000 years ago. The people of the Northwest Coast lived in autonomous villages of 200 to 1,000 people and had access to a particularly ...
From Pyhäntä to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Pyhäntä who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Pyhännällä syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja ameri...
From Piippola to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Piippola who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Piippolassa syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja am...
(Any of the text is written in Norwegian). In this project it is stories about people mostly in the US (United States of America) who immigrated from Norway. It is added stories from Norway and Norwegians abroad. In the profiles added to this project one find the stories about the specific person. Each person has his or her own story, and this story is unique for each and personal. The st...
From Munsala to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Munsala who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voit lisätä projektiin Munsalassa syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja amerikk...
From Ylihärmä to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Ylihärmä who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voit lisätä projektiin Ylistarossa syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja amer...
From Veteli to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Veteli who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Vetelissä syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja amerikka...
Peter Robinson Settlers in Canada 200 anniversary The year 2025 will see a celebration of significance in celebration of the two hundreth anniversary of the arrival of the Peter Robinson settlers in the Canadian Peterborough area. Scope of this project This is a project for documenting the Irish settlers brought to Ontario in 1823 and 1825 by Peter Robinson . This project aim is to he...
From the1890s to the 1930s, 1/3 of the population immigrated from the parish of Czernielów Mazowiecki and its neighbouring villages (Bajkowce, Borki Wielkie, Czernielów Ruski, Czołhańszczyzna, Kujdańce, Rusianówka, Romanówka, Stupki, and Smykowce). The purpose of this project is to help researchers connect the original settlers to their ancestors in Austria/Poland. Due to volume, this proje...
The Canadian Efficiency Decoration (ED) was a Canadian military award given to officers of the Non-Permanent Active Militia, RCAF Auxiliary and Reserve who completed twenty years of meritorious military service. Similar Efficiency Decorations were also awarded by other Commonwealth countries. A bar was issued for an additional 20 years of meritorious service. Approximately 3,700 medals were iss...
This project represents notable West Indian Americans and Caribbean Canadians . These are Americans with origin in the Dutch-, English-, and French-speaking lands of the Caribbean. Their population of 2,532,380 accounted for 0.83% of the U.S. population in 2008. The majority of Black Canadians are of Caribbean origin. Many Canadians identify as Black even though they may have multi-ethnic anc...
The North-West Rebellion (or the North-West Resistance, Saskatchewan Rebellion, Northwest Uprising, or Second Riel Rebellion) of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful uprising by the Métis people under Louis Riel , and an associated uprising by First Nations Cree and Assiniboine, of the District of Saskatchewan against the government of Canada. During a time of great social change in Western Canada...
Persons of National Historic Significance are people designated by the Canadian government as being nationally significant in the history of the country. Approximately 70 nominations are submitted to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada each year. Désignations are made by the Minister of the Environment on the recommendation of the Monuments Board of Canada. A person is eligible for...
This is the master project for all of the projects that are created to keep track of the Mayors in Canadian cities or towns. The following cities, towns and counties have been expanded out as part of this project and any of the profiles added to those projects should also be added to this one. Alberta Calgary Edmonton British Columbia Vancouver Victoria Manitoba Winn...
This project is an umbrella project to explore the families and people who lived in Canada. See below links to subprojects for each province & Territory: Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario
From Revonlahti to United States and Canada. This project is intended to collect people from Revonlahti who have moved to the United States and Canada and their offspring. Projektin tarkoitus Voitte lisätä projektiin Revonlahdella syntyneiden ja heidän jälkipolvia, jotka ovat muuttaneet Yhdysvaltoihin ja Kanadaan. Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia...
The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada. It was created in 1875 by a law passed by the Parliament of Canada, the Supreme and Exchequer Court Act. Since 1949, the Court has been the final court of appeal in the Canadian justice system. Originally composed of six justices (the Chief Justice of Canada and five puisne justices), the Court was expanded to seven justices by the cre...
Pioneers of Canada - Quebec Pictured right: Victor Begin was the only French Canadian officer serving in the NorthWest Mounted Police. and he had been with them for 15 years. If you would like to know a bit more, please consult the Skagway Historical Society which has posted a brief biography of Joseph Victor Begin. History: From New France to Confederation French colonization started w...
Pioneers of Canada - New Brunswick Exploration When the French attempted settlement, first at the mouth of the St Croix River in 1604 and later at Port-Royal, they were welcomed by the Micmac, who taught them how to survive. After the French had shifted their interest to Québec, the native people helped a few young men who remained, including Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour, to establis...
Individual projects for specific cemeteries should be added under the county where the cemetery is located. Algoma District Brant County Bruce County Carleton County - including Ottawa Chatham-Kent Municipality (Kent County) Cochrane District Dufferin County