The Canadian west was not won by cowboys and guns. The west was won by homesteaders, NWMP (RCMP), and railways. For a $10 registration fee and a lot of hard work a male farmer could have 160 acres of land. Farmers or want-to-be-farmers came from all over. We will use a couple of case studies, search for homestead records, review all the components to understand what the records indicate, convert the data to enter and locate it on Google Maps, and view what the area looks like today. Other records such as Hudson’s Bay Company and RCMP records will be shown.
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Excellent
This webinar was so good. But it was also so fun. So many little Canadian comments and pictures and things to make us smile. There was no doubt that we spent an hour in Canada, learning more than we expected.
Lots of information, almost too much to take in at once! Glad it is available to look at again so I can absorb more.
My great-grandparents left Galicia and traveled to Baltimore, Maryland lived there for about 2 years (1893-95), and then homesteaded in Saskatchewan.
Great historical overview. Well organized & presented with plenty of links for further document research.
Excellent, My lines that are in Canada, Were centered in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia until the early 1900"s were Loyalists.
Thank you
There was SO much information. I haven't had a chance to check the syllabus; I hope the links are all there.