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Alberta is one of three Prairie provinces, and has a population of about three million people. Until 1905 it was part of the Northwest Territories. Its major cities are Calgary and Edmonton.
Alberta shortcuts 1881 census: Ancestry.ca | FamilySearch | Library and Archives Canada 1891 census: Ancestry.ca | Library and Archives Canada | FamilySearch 1901 census: AGS | Ancestry.ca | Automated Genealogy | Library and Archives Canada 1906 census: Ancestry.ca | Automated Genealogy | Library and Archives Canada 1911 census: Ancestry.ca | Automated Genealogy | Library and Archives Canada 1916 census: 1916 census: Ancestry.ca | Library and Archives Canada Cemeteries: Southern Alberta | Calgary crematorium 1937-1979 | Edmonton | Medicine Hat Obituaries: Grande Prairie 1918-2010 | Lethbridge area 1885-1959 Lethbridge area 1960-1969 | Lethbridge area 1970-1984 | Peace River 1914-2010 Land: Homesteads 1870-1930 | Homesteads post 1930 Internet Archive | CPR land sales Directories: Calgary 1885 | Calgary 1885 | Spurr's Edmonton District 1895 Spurr's Edmonton District 1895 | Lowe's Edmonton 1899 | Didsbury area 1909 Didsbury area 1909 | Who's Who in Alberta 1969 View Larger Map The top sites for genealogy in Alberta 1901 census index – Alberta and Saskatchewan Compiled by the Edmonton branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society. Homestead Index 1870-1930 The Alberta Genealogical Society's centennial project, based on 686 rolls of microfilm at the Provincial Archives of Alberta. Homestead Index post 1930 A work in progress by the Alberta Genealogical Society, based on 567 rolls of microfilm at the Provincial Archives of Alberta. Internet Archive Alberta Homestead records, courtesy the University of Alberta Index to Applications for Alberta Land Patents 1885 to 1897 An Alberta Genealogical Society centennial project based on applications filed in the Beaver Lake, Calgary, Red Deer, Wetaskiwin, Edmonton and Lethbridge agencies. Alberta Genealogy Research A private site with plenty of information and lists of names. (Use the search box on the main page to quickly get to what you are looking for.) Index to selected local history books Quickly check for your names in about 100 local history works. An AGS project. Alberta Heritage Digitization Project Superb collection, including searchable local histories as well as newspapers covering more than 100 years. Including: Local and Alberta histories collection Early Alberta newspapers Multicultural Alberta -- Digitized book collection Online airphoto collection Peel's Prairie Provinces A superb collection for Prairie research, with thousands of items online – and it is all searchable. FamilySearch From the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Includes an index to several censuses, civil registration extracts, a guide to the library catalog, submitted and extracted records, and more. Library and Archives Canada A huge amount of information will be found in this superb website. It includes census, immigration and military information – and those are just the highlights. This remarkable website is a key resource for all Canadian genealogists. Canadian Genealogy Centre Part of the Library and Archives Canada collection, with a few unique resources. You can search all the databases at one time. FamilySearch From the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Includes an index to several censuses, civil registration extracts, a guide to the library catalog, submitted and extracted records, and more. Ancestry.ca Ancestry has indexes to the 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1906, 1911 and 1916 censuses, with links to the images on the Library and Archives Canada website. It also has records specific to provinces, and offers genealogists a chance to exchange their work with each other. It's free to search Ancestry.ca, but you will need a subscription to view the results. A free 14-day trial is available. Automated Genealogy Includes free indexes to the 1851/2,1901, 1906 and 1911 censuses. Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Notable people who died between 1000 and 1930. Co-ordinate converter Input the section, township, range and meridian numbers and this handy tool will provide the latitude and longitude. 1916 census microfilm numbers The census was released in August 2008. This site tells you which films you will need. Alberta Family Histories Society - Cemetery Index Index of more than 145,000 burials in the Calgary region. Edmonton's municipal cemeteries Search 60,000 burials from more than 25 years ago Our Heritage – from the Lethbridge area of southern Alberta Under Links to Local History, there is a database of burials in southwestern Alberta from 1885 through 1984. Hillside Cemetery, Medicine Hat This City of Medicine Hat website has burials up to 1983. Calgary Herald death announcements Obituaries from 2002 to 2011 in the largest newspaper in Southern Alberta. Edmonton Journal death announcements Obituaries from 2002 to 2011 in the largest newspaper in Northern Alberta. Alberta Source Alberta online encyclopedia, with many historial features. Alberta directories on the Internet Use these online resources to fill in the gaps between census years. Alberta GenWeb The Alberta Provincial page of Canada GenWeb. Stockmen's Memorial Foundation Find farmers! You can look up people who registered cattle brands. Listing of Barr Colonists From the Alberta Family Histories Society Finding Aid to Prairie Land Records -- by Dave Obee CNR maps -- From the early 1900s A Profile of the German-speaking Communities in Alberta Includes biographies, maps and other aids. Bibliography of the Cultural History of the German-speaking Communities in Alberta: 1882 to the present Includes cumulative data and updates as PDF files. Alberta Heritage Online Information about the archives, heritage organizations, historic sites, interpretive centres and museums that preserve and interpret our heritage. Alberta Digital Archives Includes bible records, cemeteries, census, church records, correspondence, deeds, local histories and directories. Mary's Genealogy Treasures More than 20,000 links, with great coverage of resources in the Lethbridge area of Southern Alberta. Lethbridge 1891: A settlement becomes a town FREE DOWNLOAD – PDF FORMAT. Includes a day-by-day account, as well as a census index and three other sources of names. Archives and libraries in Alberta Provincial Archives of Alberta The archives, in Edmonton, has both government and private records. Glenbow Museum and Archives Based in Calgary. The website includes a photograph collection as well as the Canadian Pacific Railway land sales database. University of Alberta libraries and University of Calgary Library Use the library catalogues to find additional materials of interest. Community Heritage and Family History Blog By the Calgary Public Library, which has an extensive family history collection. Genealogy Resources at Edmonton Public Library This library has a comprehensive collection of books, maps and microfilm to help genealogists. Archives Society of Alberta Includes information about archival institutions, including a searchable database of more than 5,000 records. Genealogical societies in Alberta Alberta Genealogical Society Based in Edmonton with branches throughout the province. Links to census and homestead indexes. Branches: Brooks | Camrose | Drayton Valley (email) | Edmonton | Fort McMurray Grande Prairie | Lethbridge | Medicine Hat | Peace River | Red Deer | Wetaskiwin Alberta Family Histories Society Based in Calgary. More than 500 pages with lots of cemetery and newspaper obituary references. A key resource is the projects registry, listing resources across Canada. Historical Society of Alberta Publications list, calendar of events, newsletter, society information and links. Jewish Genealogy Society of Southern Alberta A forum for Jewish family historians. Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta With the ancestry of society members, newsletter, membership and programs. Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants The society, based in Calgary, collects, preserves, and publishes the history of the people in Southern Alberta before 1891. Stettler Genealogy Club The club serves a large area of east central Alberta, not just the town of Stettler. United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada Branch: Edmonton American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Chapters: Calgary | Edmonton |
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