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 How to Read Homestead Records to find the location.Why were Canadian "Last Best West" homesteads created? Settlers had to apply to the Provincial Land Titles Office to to file Homestead forms that they were British subjects by birth or naturalization. Dominion Land Acts set out provisions and options for lands regarding 'Pre-emption', 'proving' or purchasing a quarter section. Where were Saskatchewan homesteads located? When were Saskatchewan Homestead Applications Available? For online searches of homesteads, use Library and Archives Canada (LAC) The ICS Centennial Site provides a database of Original Land Grants ($). "These grants were the original documents that granted Saskatchewan settlers land ownership." As well Saskatchewan Genealogical Society provides HOME (Historical Ownership Mapping Endeavour) ($) provides a CD of names, dates and locations of Dominion Land Grantees.Any homestead records held by the Provincial Archives are also on microfilm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. At the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints there are Saskatchewan homestead records, 1870-1930, and index Canada. Department of the Interior. Dominion Lands Branch (Main Author) Notes Microfilm of originals at the Saskatchewan Archives, Saskatoon. The index gives name of homesteader, location of land (section, town- ship and range) and file number. Please go to the online LDS site; "Library", and "Family History Library Catalog" for the microfilm reel numbers. Provincial archives have limited research services, and it is best to start your research at a library or by doing an online search at Archivia Net Dominion Land Grants, or come to Provincial archives in person and receive help from the archivist to direct you in your research.The aforementioned records are coming online! Saskatchewan Provincial Records, 1879-1987 Images from Saskatchewan Archives such as homesteads, voter lists, pioneer questionnaires, biographies, military and municipal records, teacher registries, township registers, and Henderson Directories. Family History Centre Resources. The Saskatchewan Homestead Index Project (SHIP) resource or the Saskatchewan Archives Board > Land Records > Search for a Pre-1930 Homestead File to search alphabetically by surname, then return to the Family History Centre, and peruse their Saskatchewan Provincial Records, 1879-1987 online by homestead file number and date.Many early settlers purchased their land. This could be instead of applying for a homestead patent, or it could be in addition to an existing homestead. Land could be purchased from the rail lines, colonization company or from the Hudson Bay Company in the early 1900s. Search Glenbow Archives CPR database which shows the "Sales of agricultural land by the Canadian Pacific Railway to settlers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, 1881-1906. "There are other web sites and maps which are online which also state the name of the original homesteader. For instance RURAL MUNICIPALITY of TURTLE RIVER No. 469 Original Homesteads Map --Surname Database of original homesteads near Edam, Vawn and St. Hippolyte and Scandinavian Canadian Land Co. Historic map. Map shows the names of settlers of 1904 and 1905 and previous. Townships 32,33,34,35 and Ranges 1,2,3,4,5,6. West of the 2nd Meridian. Use a local history / family biography book may have further familial information. The library online databases may help you locate such a book, if you search by subject, and enter the nearest town to the homestead. The Sask Wheat Pool maps 1924-25, 1947-48, 1950-51, 1952-53, 1984 may help you in determining where the homestead is located, and the nearest town/s. Many of these local history/ family biography books have Cummins maps in them which were drawn in the early 1900's and show who was proving the land at the time the map was drawn up. Cummins maps are also available from Provincial Archives. Saskatchewan Cummins Rural Directory maps are available for the years of 1917-1918, 1920, 1922, 1926 (this year is only for the area East of the Third Meridian), and 1930 (this year is for the area north of township 21). Saskatchewan Genealogy Society SGS has the Cummins Maps sorted by title and area. Each map encompasses 12 townships (6 miles x 6 miles) which is an area 18 miles East West and 24 miles North South. To see how Saskatchewan is divided into townships use the Sask Wheat Pool Maps (years: 1924-25, 1947-48, 1950-51, 1952-53, or 1984) website. The Saskatchewan maps on this site are divided into townships marked similarly as graph paper grids. These maps will help to determine which township a homestead is located within, and which Cummins maps would best show this township. In a complete legal land description {ie. SW section 24 Tsp 31 Rge 13 West of the 2nd} the {Tsp 31 and Rge 13 West of the 2nd} would define the township. The beginning notation {SW section 24} is used to define the actual farm (1/2 mile x 1/2 mile) quarter-section location within the 6 mile by 6 mile township. HOMESTEADS: | ||||||||
1900's CNR map of the Prairie Provinces showing townships and ranges
Canada at Scale Maps of our History Canada's Digital Collections The Spirit and the Soil: Humboldt Settlement: Land Companies and Railways Canada's Digital Collections The Spirit and the Soil: Humboldt Technoloty - Railway Canadian Genealogy Center - Land
Canadian Life and Scenery, with hints to intending emigrants and settlers 1886 Canadian Maps The Canadian West Colonial and Indian exhibition, London, 1886:Canada: its history, productions and natural resources ... (Google eBook)Canada. Dept. of Agriculture -->page 52 The Land of Canada. System of Survey. p. 54 Homesteads and Pre-emptions. p. 56 Wood for Settlers. Descriptions of townships of the North-west Territories, between the Third and Fourth Initial Meridians. 1886. Dominion of Canada, Dept of the Interior -->(first entry is for Township 9 Range 1, west of the third meridian. Description of soil and land followed by surveyor's name and date of record Descriptions of townships of the North-west Territories, between the second and third Initial Meridians. 1886. Dominion of Canada, Dept of the Interior -->(first entry is for Township 1 Range 1, west of the second meridian. Description of soil and land followed by surveyor's name and date of record 2005 Sask. Centennial - Sask. Agriculture and Food
Documentum ECIS. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) partnered with Library and Archives Canada (LAC) to provide a a "Federated Search Engine" Supported by the Council of Provincial and Territorial Archivists (CPTA) of Canada, the federated search engine provides a database search of many different sources in one place, such as homestead records, 95 separate directories, marriage and divorce records, military records, &c. Genealogy Resources on the Internet - GENERAL USA MAILING LISTS --Colonial America/Canadian early history MAILING LIST --Homesteader ancestors MAILING LIST --Land/property research and its applications in genealogy MAILING LIST Guide Book containing information for intending settlers with illustrations ~ Canada Dept of Agriculture Héritage Portal Dominion Lands Branch registry 480 digitized microfilm reels "The Minister of the Interior was a cabinet post responsible for federal land management, Indian affairs and natural resources extraction. ... These numerically arranged subject files contain letters addressed to various officials of the department. They bear on every aspect of resource management, and land administration, sales and settlement. They include departmental memoranda and other relevant documents, as well as general ruling and policy files dealing with the Métis scrip commissions, Military Bounty, and North-West Mounted Police land warrants. The collection contains useful material on western settlement in general and on the settlements established by religious groups and colonization companies. ... " Héritage Portal World War I : Veterans claim cards 9 digitized microfilm reels "...This collection consists of veterans claims card indexes arranged alphabetically by name of claimants. The information consists of the land location number, file number and the ex-regimental number of claimant. . " Héritage Portal Department of the Interior, Dominion Lands Branch : Métis and original White settlers affidavits 9 digitized microfilm reels "...This collection consists of affidavits by Métis children in support of their claim to participate in the special 1.4 million-acre land grant...In each case, the affidavits give the name of the claimant, date of birth, parents' names, parish affiliation, affidavit number, and claim number. The records are filed alphabetically. . . " History of SLSA- Saskatchewan Land Surveyors' Association Homestead Grant Registers. Canadiana.org. nine digitized microfilm reels from the Department of the Interior.HOME (Historical Ownership Mapping Endeavour) ($) Homestead Dominion Land Grant Information Homestead Forms --Examples of forms that may be in the provincial archives file How Did Saskatchewan Pioneers Homestead?Lands of plenty:British North America for health, sport, and profit. A book for all travellers and settlers (Google eBook) 1879 Land Records Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan Pre 1930 homestead file series (S 42)Post 1930 homestead file series (S 43) List of Lease holders in the North West Territories - Immigrants to Canada Immigration of 1887 for the west- Ranches in North West Territories Maybe the Ghosts will rise again! - A look at Saskatchewan's Ghost Towns Map Town Co-ordinate Converter New World Atlas 1922 Edition showing provincial electoral districts On Campus News Prof. Emeritus compiles book on phenomenon of "Eaton's Houses" Sask Wheat Pool 60 years-1924-25, 1947-48, 1950-51, 1952-53, 1984 maps --Map from SWP showing ranges, townships and meridians to help locate homestead property Original Land Grants ($). Past and Current Land Use in Saskatchewan Rootsweb Message Boards - Boards > Topics > Research Resources
RURAL MUNICIPALITY of TURTLE RIVER No. 469 Original Homesteads Map --Surname Database of original homesteads near Edam, Vawn and St. Hippolyte Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame Saskatchewan Archives Board > Land Records > Search for a Pre-1930 Homestead FileHomestead IndexSaskatchewan Archives | Family History Research | Land Records Saskatchewan Archives | Family History Research | Municipal Records  Saskatchewan Homestead Index Project (SHIP) Saskatchewan Land and Property Records Family Search.org Saskatchewan Land Titles Saskatchewan Provincial Offices Saskatchewan Townships & Ranges in a tutorial quiz! Scandinavian Canadian Land Co. Historic map. Map shows the names of settlers of 1904 and 1905 and previous. Townships 32,33,34,35 and Ranges 1,2,3,4,5,6. West of the 2nd Meridian. --- in the Kamsack Gen Web Region Search Glenbow Archives CPR database To Canada and through it:with the British Association (Google eBook). 1886. -->p. 19 The system of survey. p. 22 Regulations for the sale of C.P.R. Co.s Land Terms of Payment. Rebate Visiting your Ancestor's Homestead - Planning a summer vacation?Where were Saskatchewan homesteads located?Why were Canadian "Last Best West" homesteads created? | ||||||||
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