Death Notices from the Canada Christian Advocate, 1858-1872
Death Notices from the Canada Christian Advocate, 1858-1872

Author: Donald A. McKenzie

Publisher: Lambertville, N.J. : Hunterdon House

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13:

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"The Methodist Episcopal Church started publishing its own paper, The Canada Christian advocate, in Cobourg, in January 1845. Two years later, the paper moved to Hamilton, where it was printed each week until the reunion of Canadian Methodism in 1884"--Introduction.

Canadian Reference Sources
Canadian Reference Sources

Author: Mary E. Bond

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 1102

ISBN-13: 9780774805650

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In parallel columns of French and English, lists over 4,000 reference works and books on history and the humanities, breaking down the large divisions by subject, genre, type of document, and province or territory. Includes titles of national, provincial, territorial, or regional interest in every subject area when available. The entries describe the core focus of the book, its range of interest, scholarly paraphernalia, and any editions in the other Canadian language. The humanities headings are arts, language and linguistics, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and religion. Indexed by name, title, and French and English subject. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Irish Migrants in the Canadas
Irish Migrants in the Canadas

Author: Bruce S. Elliott

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 9780773523210

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"This new, expanded edition of Irish Migrants in the Canadas traces the genealogies, movements, landholding strategies, and economic lives of 775 families of Irish immigrants who came to Canada between 1815 and 1855. This study has important implications for our understanding of nineteenth-century society in Ireland, Canada, and the United States."--Jacket.

Researching Canadian Newspaper Records
Researching Canadian Newspaper Records

Author: Ryan Taylor

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13:

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Newspapers are an important source of genealogical information, not only dates and places, but also background material which will add to the interest of your family history. This book will review the historical development of newspapers, how to find the required paper, what useful information you may find and how to interpret this documented data.

A Better Place
A Better Place

Author: Susan Smart

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2011-04-11

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1459709969

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The notion that funeral rituals, strong religious beliefs, and a firm conviction that death is a beginning and not an end is highlighted in A Better Place. An understanding of these changing burial rites, many of which might seem strange to us today, is invaluable for the family historian.

Reference Sources for Canadian Genealogy
Reference Sources for Canadian Genealogy

Author: National Library of Canada

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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The National Library offers a number of collections and services of interests to genealogists and family historians, including family and local histories, transcriptions and indexes of parish registers, cemetery transcription lists, and periodicals of genealogical and historical societies across Canada. This bibliography is a guide to those sources and includes annotated references arranged under the following categories: bibliographies and catalogues, dictionaries, directories, handbooks and guides, historical atlases, indexes, registers, surnames, and the ten provinces plus the Yukon. Includes name, title, and subject indexes.