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Course image Research: Canadian Ancestors
Intermediate Electives
Course Summary:

Optional Print Course Material: Research: Canadian Ancestors

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This course is intended as a guide for those who are starting to research their ancestors in Canada. It is a general guide to the records available for those conducting genealogical research in Canadian records for the first time.   

Specifically, this course is intended as a guide to researchers living outside of Canada who find that their research journey has led them to the point that they must now enter unfamiliar territory and conduct research in the records of another country, when those records may not follow the patterns with which they are familiar. To that end, each province will be examined individually in order to understand the variations in the records and storage that apply to each province. 

Course Length: 6 weeks


Contact Hours: 15
Grading Scale: 70% Tests/30% Assignments
Course Length: 6 weeks
Course Content

MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION TO CANADIAN RESEARCH
Introduction
Archives—General Information
Genealogical Societies—General Information
Major Record Collections for Genealogists
Genealogical Websites
Canadian Records
Library and Archives Canada

MODULE 2
PROVINCIAL RECORDS
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Northwest Territories, Yukon & Nunavut

MODULE 3
PROVINCIAL RECORDS...Continued
Ontario
Québec

MODULE 4
PROVINCIAL RECORDS...Continued
New Brunswick
Newfoundland & Labrador
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island

MODULE 5
CASE STUDY
Case Study Outline
Case Study Information