Book Resources

There have been quite a few regional family history books published, quite a few of them in the year 1981. 1980 was Saskatchewan's 75th birthday or anniversary celebration since Saskatchewan entered confederation in 1905 as a province. Previously the area of Saskatchewan was a district of the North West Territories. They include a history of the town, and area, local clubs and events, as well as any family biographies individually submitted by the local families. There were also a few communities creating books in the 1950's as well.

Saskatchewan communities published local history family biography books in 1951 and more extensively in 1981. By checking out the regional sites of Sask Gen Web there will be look up resources available to help you discover where your family ancestors are recorded. Local history family biography books may also be obtained via inter library loan from the National Library of Canada
How do you determine the title of the book you need to locate your family's biography? Type in the Saskatchewan Town or Placename into an online Library database. Local history / family biography books were published locally by historical committees set up in the province's 75th anniversary 1980-1981. To determine your family's particular neighboring placename try the various methods at Sask Gen Web for Kids Getting Started in Genealogy for Saskatchewan or Saskatchewan Gen Web Getting Started Page 2

Saskatchewan Family History Books

• Publications
• Newspapers
• City Directories
• Local Histories
• Family Histories

• Our Roots Nos Racines Online photographs or scanned images of Canada's Local Histories Online brings Canadian history to life! Looking for information by searching the site using placename key words, dates, subjects or authors.
  For example:
  • Carlyle, Saskatchewan : where they grow wheat 1910
  • Profitable point for the settler in the last west Aberdeen, Sask. Board of Trade 1910: Our Roots Nos Racines
  • Saskatchewan bibliography : first supplement Arora, Ved Parkash 1993: Our Roots Nos Racines
  • Souvenir 210th Battalion, C.E. F. reunion, January 28 th, 1920, Moose Jaw, Sask 1920: Our Roots Nos Racines
  • Where wheat makes money Aberdeen, Sask. Board of Trade 1911: Our Roots Nos Racines
  • Valley between the bridges" : the history of the battle valley Lashburn, Beatrice Atkinson 1979: Our Roots Nos Racines

• Canadian Dominion, The; a chronicle of our northern neighbor Skelton, Oscar Douglas, 1878-1941. - 2001. - Project Gutenberg Official Home Site Etext Card ID - 3510-
• Chronicles Of Canada -- Volume 01: The Dawn Of Canadian History - Leacock, Stephen, 1869-1944. - 2003. - Project Gutenberg Official Home Site Etext Card ID - 4727
• Leacock, Stephen, 1869-1944. - 2003. - Chronicles Of Canada -- Volume 02: Mariner Of St. Malo: a chronicle of the voyages of Jacques Cartier> - Leacock, Stephen, 1869-1944. - 2003. - Project Gutenberg Official Home Site Etext Card ID - 4821
• Chronicles Of Canada -- Volume 03: The Founder Of New France: a chronicle of Champlain - Leacock, Stephen, 1869-1944. - 2003. - Colby, Charles William, 1867-. - 2003. - Project Gutenberg Official Home Site Etext Card ID - 4749
• Chronicles Of Canada -- Volume 04: The Jesuit Missions: a chronicle of the cross in the wilderness- Marquis, Thomas Guthrie, 1864-1936. - 2003. -Project Gutenberg Official Home Site Etext Card ID - 5027

Canada in Flanders 1916. By Sir Max Aitken

Pioneers and Prominent People of Saskatchewan 1924, Biographies by Canadian Publicity Co.

Saskatchewan And Its People
by John Hawkes. 1924
•Photos Volume II
•Biographies Volume III

• Himka, John-Paul. -- Sources for researching Ukrainian family history. -- John-Paul Himka and Frances A. Swyripa. -- Edmonton : Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta, 1984
• Index to the census of Canada 1891. -- Eileen P. Condon, editor. -- Regina : Regina Branch, Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, 1988- . -- vol. : maps. -- 0969333803 (Assiniboia West) 0969333846 (Assiniboia East) 1895859026 (Saskatchewan)
• The western Canadians, 1600-1900. -- Noel Montgomery Elliot. -- Toronto : Genealogical Research Library, c1994. -- 3 vol. -- 0919941311 (set)
• Index to the census of Canada 1891. -- Eileen P. Condon, editor. -- Regina : Regina Branch, Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, 1988- . -- vol. : maps. -- 0969333803 (Assiniboia West) 0969333846 (Assiniboia East) 1895859026 (Saskatchewan)
• Hande, D'Arcy. -- Changes of name : The Saskatchewan gazette, 1917 to 1950. -- Compiled by D'Arcy Hande, Debbie Moyer, Rae Chamberlain. -- Regina : Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, c1993. -- [3], iii, [1], 89 p. -- 1895859042
• Hande, D'Arcy. -- Exploring family history in Saskatchewan. -- Prepared by D'Arcy Hande ; assisted by Robert L. Pittendrigh. -- Regina : Saskatchewan Archives Board, 1983. -- vi, 24 p. : ill. --(Saskatchewan Archives reference series ; 2). -- 0969144504
• Index to the census of Canada 1891. -- Eileen P. Condon, editor. -- Regina : Regina Branch, Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, 1988- . -- vol. : maps. -- 0969333803 (Assiniboia West) 0969333846 (Assiniboia East) 1895859026 (Saskatchewan)
• Main, Lorne W. [Lorne William]. -- Index to 1881 Canadian census of North West Territories & Algoma, Ontario. -- [Vancouver] : Lorne William Main, c1984. -- v, 105, [3] p. : maps. -- 0969109334
• Saskatchewan Genealogical Society. -- Members' interests. -- (1989)- . -- [Regina] : the Society, c1989- . -- vol. -- 1197-0146
• Saskatchewan Genealogical Society. -- A subject index to the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society Bulletin, volume 1, 1970 to volume 22, 1991. -- Compiled by Rae W. Chamberlain. -- Regina : Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, c1992. -- [4], 39 p. -- 0969333897
• Szalasznyj, Kathlyn. -- How to research your Ukrainian ancestry in Saskatchewan : rodovid. -- Saskatoon : Ukrainian Canadian Committee, Saskatchewan Provincial Council, 1986. -- [2], iii, 33 p., [2] leaves : ill., charts, maps. -- 0969282702 -- Cover title.

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