World War I (1914–1918)

Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) service records are available through the Personnel Records Unit of the National Archives of Canada (see the “Archives and Libraries” section of this outline for the address). These service records contain detailed information from enlistment to demobilization (discharge). Information may include each person's date and place of birth, address at the time of enlistment, name and address of next of kin, marital status, occupation, personal description (eye and hair color, height, weight, and distinctive marks or scars), and religion. When requesting information from the Personnel Records Unit, please include the person's name, rank, and regiment (where known).

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NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP

Until 1947 British immigrants from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland automatically became citizens of Canada. They did not need naturalization. Non-British immigrants, however, were required to make oaths of allegiance before receiving land grants. Files containing these oaths and petitions for citizenship covering the years 1817 to 1846 are found at the Provincial Archives.

Records created after 1917 are more detailed than earlier records and are found at:

Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Public Rights Administration
300 Slater Street, 3rd floor, section D
Ottawa, ON K1A 1L1
CANADA
Telephone: 888-242-2100 (in Canada only; outside of Canada, write to the above address)

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NEWSPAPERS

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Collections of newspapers are at the Provincial Archives, the Alberta Legislative Library, the Glenbow-Alberta Institute Library, the University of Alberta Library, and the University of Calgary Library.

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PERIODICALS

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Many local periodicals are indexed in:

PERiodical Source Index (PERSI). Ft. Wayne, Ind.: Allen County Public Library Foundation, 1987–. (FHL book 973 D25per; 1847–1985 on fiche 6016863 [set of 40]; 1986–1990 on fiche 6016864 [set of 15]; computer number 658308.) Index of thousands of family history periodicals. Annual indexes have been published since 1986. For further details, see the PERiodical Source Index Resource Guide (34119).

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PROBATE RECORDS

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Wills and probate records are kept by the surrogate registrar. The registrar’s records, as well as those of the clerk of court, are housed in the courthouses of the various judicial districts (see the “Court Records” section of this outline).

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SCHOOL RECORDS

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School attendance returns are located in the Provincial Archives and at:

Department of Education
Devonian Building
1160 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB TSK QLZ
CANADA
Telephone: 403-427-7219
Fax: 403-427-0591

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