[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Some updates or sites of interest from the web
Helen Gillespie
gilleh23 at gmail.com
Thu Dec 1 06:05:20 PST 2016
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For Canadian researchers:
B.C. Archives - Death Registration Index Updated
http://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/about/our-work/publications-news/
latest-news/death-registration-index-updated-1478242800
Royal BC Museum offers a new tool for genealogical researchers
http://www.wltribune.com/news/400415301.html
If your family/ancestor lived in rural Manitoba that had a grain elevator,
this source may one day be invaluable.
Brandon University to save Manitoba Pool Elevators archives
http://www.manitobacooperator.ca/news-opinion/news/local/bra
ndon-university-to-save-manitoba-pool-elevators-archives/
Pier 21's website has some new articles on immigration history - covering
some of the ports of entry, Canadian government policy and the legislation
on immigration - something that might help fill out information on your
ancestors arrival to Canada.
http://www.pier21.ca/research/immigration-history
It's worth checkout out the collections of the University archives in your
area of research. It is surprising how much info they hold.
The American port of entry Ellis Island also has some background info to
add details to your family's experiece http://www.history.com/topics/
ellis-island
https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/historyculture/index.htm
And some Ellis Island Youtube videos - some brief, some full length -
https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-mozilla-
002&hsimp=yhs-002&hspart=mozilla&p=ellis+island#id=&vid=&action=close
Helen
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