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Manitoba Research Outline |
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Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Research Strategy
Archives And Libraries
Census
Church Records
Collections
Directories
Emmigration And Immigration
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Military Records
Municipal Records
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Schools
Societies
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP Until 1947, British immigrants from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland automatically became citizens of Canada. They did not need naturalization Records created after 1917 are more detailed than earlier records and are found at:
A large collection of provincial newspapers is available at the Legislative Library of Manitoba, located in the same building as the Provincial Archives. The collection includes papers from the major cities of the province.
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.) Indexes thousands of family history periodicals. Annual indexes have been published yearly since 1986. For further details, see the PERiodical Source Index Resource Guide (34119).
Between 1871 and 1982 wills and probate records
A central alphabetical index, arranged by year, is maintained at the Winnipeg court office. To have the index searched, you must provide the name of the deceased and the date of death. In 1984 all indexes, wills, and probate files for the period 1882 to 1930 began to be microfilmed for use at the Provincial Archives.
A few wills for the period 1830–1870 can be found in the “private papers” collections of the Provincial Archives. Wills for some of the officers and servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company Court records prior to 1870 are small in number. They are located at the Provincial Archives and at the local courts. Post-1870 records are located at the local courthouses. The five judicial districts of Manitoba are as follows:
For help finding local courthouse records, contact the Court of Queen’s Bench For further information on Manitoba courts contact the Attorney General’s Department in Winnipeg:
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. Non-British immigrants, however, were required to make oaths of allegiance before receiving land grants. Files containing these oaths and petitions for citzenship covering the years 1817 to 1846 are found at the Provincial Archives.
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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PERIODICALS
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PROBATE RECORDS
were kept only at the Surrogate Registrar’s Office in the courthouse of each judicial district. Since 1982, the following wills and probate records are being transferred to the Provincial Archives:
, 1763–1921 are available on microfilm at the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, Provincial Archives, and National Archives of Canada. There is an alphabetical index to these wills.
in Winnipeg, or contact the Provincial Archives.
Attorney General’s Department
210 Woodsworth Building
405 Broadway
Winnipeg, MB R3C 3L6
CANADA
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