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• Posted on August 13, 2015August 10, 2015
• by Angela Breidenbach
• Leave a comment on What’s New?: Manitoba Ancestors Course Updated

What’s new at The National Institute? An update to the course Research: Manitoba Ancestors. Have Manitoba ancestors? This course will help you learn more about the specifics of researching in this area. The course description states: “Permanent settlement in Manitoba began in the early 1800s. This course will demonstrate how the records the Hudson’s Bay Company, the Dominion, provincial and municipal governments created help the genealogical researcher trace ancestors in Manitoba. Emphasis will be placed on how to access the records and how to use them effectively. Although the focus will be on the major government and religious records, the course will demonstrate how to supplement these records by using local newspapers, cemetery records, community, school and church histories. Other important resources to be discussed are the collections and programs of genealogical, historical and ethnic societies in Manitoba.” Check out the Course  page to learn more.

• Posted on June 11, 2015June 10, 2015
• by Angela Breidenbach
• 2 Comments on My Favorite Course: Geography and Maps

**My Favorite Course is a new blog series where students and graduates write about their favorite National Institute for Genealogical Studies course. Do you have a favorite course you want to write about? Leave a note in the comments! By Shirley L. Sturdevant, PLCGS, Graduate of The National Institute It is hard to believe that I have finally graduated with my certificate in Canadian Studies. I am so thrilled to be able to place the post-nomials PLCGS behind my name. My adventure took longer than planned due to other commitments and also to the fact that I spent a lot of time at the end of each course making detailed outlines and notes for myself as well as deciding how best to share my new-found information with other genealogists and family historians. Many of the courses were very interesting but I think my favourite was Canadian: Geography and Maps written by  Althea Douglas, UE, MA, CG.  Much of the reading for this course came from her book entitled Genealogy, Geography and Maps (©2006 The Ontario Genealogical Society).   The course description reads: Genealogy, geography and maps are inextricably entwined, particularly in a country like Canada where almost everyone has ancestors who came here     from somewhere else. If you are looking for their records you must travel across geographic boundaries as well as across time. Wherever you travel, maps are essential. Can you read a map? Did you hate geography in school? You know what road maps tell you, but are you…

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• Posted on October 31, 2014
• by Angela Breidenbach
• 1 Comment on Research Canadian Archives Like an Expert

Have Canadian ancestors or just need to know more about researching archives in Canada? The National Institute for Genealogical Studies course Canadian: Archival Centres has been updated and will help you learn more about archives and their collections in Canada. This course covers: Finding Aids National & Provincial Archives Local & University Archives Religious, Ethnic & Specialized Archives Using the Archival Records Specific Groups of Records And much, much, more… Learn more about this course by visiting our website.