Finding Ancestors’ Border-Crossing Records
Entry laws tightened today for those crossing the US/Canadian or the US/Mexican border on land—now you must have a passport or an acceptable equivalent to get across. It’s a bit more of a hassle, but at least future genealogists will have records. Plenty of our ancestors immigrated, then up and...
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Finding Canadian Passenger Lists Premium
Passenger lists served as official Canadian immigration records after 1865. Our guide shows you where to find your relatives in the lists.
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Canadian Immigration Resources Premium
The charms of Canada have wooed millions of immigrants. Were your ancestors among them? These resources will help you find out.
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Finding Canadian WWI Soldiers Premium
Canadian genealogists get a head start on researching WWI soldiers.
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Best for Canadian Researchers Premium
Researching ancestors in the United States' neighbor to the north? Start here.
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Online Canadian Vital Records Premium
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The Loyal Road Premium
Quick, name the two countries that were born as a result of the American Revolution. If you live in the United States and can think of only one, you're probably with the vast majority of your countrymen. The other? Canada. While Canada as a confederation wasn't formed until 1867, its...
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Canada’s Grosse ille immigrants Premium
Got Canadian ancestors—or US ancestors who may have arrived north of the border, them traveled overland to the States? Start tracing them here.
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When Did my Father Come to the US? Premium
Expert answers on researching an immigrant to Canada who settled in the United States and served in World War I.
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Dig into Nova Scotia Black History Premium
The rocky, Atlantic-whipped coast of Nova Scotia seems an unlikely spot to uncover black history. But first archeologists and now genealogists are digging into the past of Birchtown, a tiny village near the southeast tip of the Canadian province, and retrieving the secrets of what was once the largest settlement...
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