Boundary Changes & Important Dates
Judicial Districts

1774 - Present Ontario Area referred to as Quebec

1791 - Present Algoma District and area lies within Upper Canada(Ontario)due to Constitutional Act

1840 - Present Algoma District and area lies within Canada West due to the Act of Union

1858 - Algoma & Nipissing Districts were created in Northern Ontario

1867 - Present Algoma lies within Ontario due to the British North America Act

1868 - Ontario boundaries moved West

1871 - Thunder Bay District created & boundaries included part of Northwestern Algoma

1888 - Manitoulin Island separated from the Algoma District

1907 - Sudbury District created including parts of Eastern Algoma & Nipissing District

1912 - Temiskaming District created from areas of Algoma & Sudbury Districts

MAPS

Links to Historical Maps WANTED!! If you have a link drop me a line.

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NEIGHBOURS & OTHER GENWEBS

District Neighbours

	Cochrane District GenWeb North of Algoma
Thunderbay District GenWeb West of Algoma	Algoma	Sudbury District GenWeb  East of Algoma
	Manitoulin Island GenWeb   *once part of Algoma Dist*

Provincial Neighbours
Manitoba GenWeb West of Ontario
Quebec GenWeb    East of Ontario

American Neighbours
Michigan GenWeb South of Algoma

Other
CANADA GENWEB
US GENWEB
WORLD GENWEB

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ALGOMA DISTRICT CENSUS

1846

1851

1861

1871

1881

1891

1901

1911

Ontario GenWeb's Official Census Project

Census Records


1846 Vidal Survey (Sault Ste. Marie) by Delphine Goodwin
Online: http://www.bussineau.com/vidal_survey.htm



1861 Algoma District

NAC Microfilm: C-1091
LDS: 0390225
Online:
OGSPI: http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/

Sneakers Genealogy: http://www3.sympatico.ca/sneakers/1861census.htm

1861 St. Joseph Island

Ontario GenWeb's Official Census Project

1871 Algoma District
East (Killarney, Spanish River, Mississauga)
Centre (Bruce Mines, Sault Ste. Marie)
West (Batchewaning, Michipicoten, Pic, Saint Ignace & Silver Inlet, Nipigon, Kaministiquia)

NAC Microfilm: C-10023 & C-10024
LDS: 0349196
Online:
OGSPI: http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/

Ontario GenWeb's Official Census Project

NAC Ontario Census Index: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020108_e.html

1871 St. Joseph Island Census

1881 Algoma District (Eastern, Central & Western)

NAC Microfilm: C-13281 & C-13282
LDS: 1375917 & 1375918
Online:
LDS Family History Centre: http://www.familysearch.org

Ontario GenWeb's Official Census Project

SJIHS St. Joseph Island Census


1891 Algoma District (Eastern, Central & Western)
   
NAC Microfilm: T-6323 - T-6324 & T-6427 Institutions
LDS: 1465748 & 1465749
Online:
Ontario GenWeb's Official Census Project

SJIHS : 1891 St. Joseph Island Census

1901 Algoma District Census

NAC Microfilm:    T-6457 - T-6459 & T-6554 Indian agencies
LDS: 1843540 & 1843541
Online:
Automated Genealogy

Ontario GenWeb's Official Census Project

OGSPI: http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/

SJIHS: 1901 St. Joseph Island Census

1911 Canada Census

Online:
Automated Genealogy

SJIHS: 1911 St. Joseph Island Census

Library and Archives Canada: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html
The records are not searchable by surname. You will need to search through the location or district page by page.

Ontario GenWeb's Official Census Project

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CHURCHES

General
Sources of Religious Records in Ontario

Anglican Diocese of Algoma

Sault Churches.Com

This is a small list of various churches in the Algoma District, young and old. It is far from a complete list of the many churches throughout the communities of this large district. If you would like to assist compiling a community list or if you have further information about a church please contact me.

Blind River	Roman Catholic	St. James the Greater 44 Lakeside Dr. Blind River, ON	est 1949
Blind River	Roman Catholic	Pariosse Ste-Famille	est c1947
Bruce Mines	Roman Catholic	Our Lady of Pity	closed
Bruce Mines		Bruce Mines Bible Center P.O. Box 222, Bruce Mines, Ontario  P0R 1C0 (705) 785-3335
Bruce Mines	United	Bruce Mines United Church of Canada 18 Williams Street, Bruce Mines, Ontario  P0R 1C0 (705) 785-3444
Bruce Mines		Bruce Mines Wesleyan Church Prout Street, Bruce Mines, Ontario  P0R 1C0 Telephone:  (705) 785-3292
Cloudslee	United	Cloudslee United Church of Canada Cloudslee Road, Cloudslee, Ontario  P0R 1C0
Desbarats	Baptist	Calvary Baptist Church 3 Lake Huron Drive, Desbarats, Ontario  P0R 1E0 Telephone:  (705) 782-0598
Desbarats	United	Desbarats United Church of Canada 15 Lake Huron Drive, Desbarats, Ontario  P0R 1E0 Telephone:  (705) 785-3444
Desbarats		Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 45 Main Street, Desbarats, Ontario  P0R 1E0 Telephone:  (705) 782-4242
Echo Bay	Roman Catholic	St. Gregory of Nyssa	closed
Leeburn		Leeburn Community Church Highway 638, Leeburn, Ontario  P0R 1C0
Ophir	United	Northland United Church of Canada Highway 638, Ophir, Ontario  P0R 1C0
Sault Ste. Marie	Anglican	St. Lukes Cathedral	Established 1880-current
Sault Ste. Marie	Roman Catholic	Precious Blood Cathedral
Sault Ste. Marie	United	Central United Church
St. Joseph's Island Hilton Beach	Roman Catholic	St. Boniface Parish Maple St. - Hilton Beach St. Joseph Island, ON	est 1906
Thessalon	Roman Catholic	St. Ambrose Parish 290 Water St. Thessalon, ON see also St. Francis Xavier	1936-current
Thessalon	Roman Catholic	St. Francis Xavier see St. Ambrose Parish	1865-1936
Thessalon	United	Zion United Church 224 Main Street, Thessalon, Ontario  P0R 1L0 (705) 842-2304	est 1909
Thessalon	Anglican	The Church of the Redeemer 257 Main Street, Thessalon, Ontario  P0R 1L0 (705) 842-2591	est 1890
Thessalon		Church of Christ 8 Albert Street, Thessalon, Ontario  P0R 1L0 (705) 842-3340
Thessalon	United	Little Rapids United Church
Thessalon	Non Denominational	Bible Chapel 11 Huron Street West, Thessalon, Ontario  P0R 1L0 (705) 842-1888
Wawa		St Monica's Rectory 34 Caverhill, Wawa, ON, P0S 1K0 705-856-2032
Wawa	Anglican	St Paul's Anglican Church 62 2nd Ave, Wawa, ON, P0S 1K0 705-856-1336
Wawa	United	United Church Of Canada Broadway Ave, Wawa, ON, P0S 1K0 705-856-2926
Wawa	Pentecostal	Calvary Pentecostal Church 14 Government Rd, Wawa, ON P0S 1K0 (705) 856-2455
Wawa	Baptist	Wawa Baptist Church 323 Hardy Avenue, Wawa, ON P0S 1K0 (705) 856-4567

Sault Ste. Marie, ON (church history)

Bishop Fauquier Memorial Chapel

Bishophurst

Zion Lutheran Church

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NEWSPAPERS

Listing of early newspapers in Ontario- Directory by W.W Butcher

Ontario Newspapers on microfilm through the National Library of Canada

 Algoma & Area Newspapers

Algoma Pioneer; est 1875-1902 Sault Ste. Marie
Fridays; four pages; size 23x33; subscription $2.00; established 1875; W. H. Carney, editor and publisher.
Paper information taken from a Canadian Newspaper Directory By T. F. Wood & Co., Publishers, No. 162 St. James Street, Montreal,1876.

Northern Light; est 1875 Sault Ste. Marie
Thursdays; four pages; size 24x36; subscription $1.50; established 1875; M. L. Aldrich, editor and manager; Kelly, Turner & Co., proprietors; circulation 900 estimated.
Paper information taken from a Canadian Newspaper Directory By T. F. Wood & Co., Publishers, No. 162 St. James Street, Montreal,1876.

Pipe of Peace est 1878-1879 Sault Ste. Marie
Ojibway/English published in Sault Ste. Marie by the Shingwauk Home Residential School
from Un/Covering the North by Valerie Alia, UBC Press, 1999, 222 pages
Uncertain if any copies exist

Our Forest Children est 1887-1890 Sault Ste. Marie
Monthly journal, published by the Shingwauk Home Residential School, editor Rev. E. F. Wilson
from Un/Covering the North by Valerie Alia, UBC Press, 1999, 222 pages
Uncertain if any copies exist

Algoma News Review (Weekly) Wawa
P.O. Box 528, Wawa, ON P0S 1K0 705-856-2267Fax: 705-856-4952
Microfiche/film info from the National Library of Canada (1985-1998 on fiche)
N / J fiche 1985 - Ag 26, 1998 AN 7027040

The Bear News (Weekly) Hornepayne
P.O. Box 660,Hornepayne, ON P0M 1Z0
807-868-2701  Fax: 807-868-3337
Microfiche/film info from the National Library of Canada (1985-1998 on fiche)
N / J fiche 1985 - [1993- 1997]- S 16, 1998 AN 6974

Blind River Sentinel (Weekly) Thessalon
P.O. Box 640, Thessalon, ON P0R 1L0
Fax: 705-356-3485
Microfiche/film info from the National Library of Canada (1966-1974 on fiche)
NJ.FM.33 D 1966- Ja 16, 1974 AN 7574062

The Standard (Weekly) Blind River
22 Hawkins, Blind River, ON P0R 1B0
PH: 705-356-3222

Chapleau Express est 1995 Chapleau
P.O. Box 457, Chapleau, Ontario, P0M 1K0
Tel./Fax: 705-864-2579
http://www.chapleauexpress.ca/index.html
Microfiche/film info from the National Library of Canada (1997-1998 on fiche)
N / J fiche Oc 5,. 19, 1997- Ag 30, S 13, 1998 AN 17773904.

Chapleau Sentinel
Microfiche/film info from the National Library of Canada
NJ.FM.1490 1981- 1982 AN 7598802 Another edition N / J fiche N 19,1964, [1985 - S 2, 1998] AN 6907857

Espanola Mid North Monitor (Weekly) Espanola and Area
417 Second Ave. 15, Espanola, Ont. P5E 1L1

The Standard (Weekly) est 1957 Elliot Lake
14 Hillside Drive South, Elliot Lake P5A 1M6
Published every Wednesday, serves the communities of Iron Bridge, Blind River, Elliot Lake, Spanish, and Massey.
http://www.elliotlakestandard.ca/
Microfiche/film info from the National Library of Canada (1988-1991 on fiche)
NJ.FM.245 1988- D 1991 AN 7619302

Manitoulin Recorder (Gore Bay) Weekly Manitoulin Island
Read History

The North Shore Sentinel (Weekly)  Thessalon
155 Main Street, Thessalon, ON P0R 1L0
705-842-2504  Fax: 705-842-2679
Email: ns-sentinel@on.aibn.com
Microfiche/film info from the National Library of Canada (1985-1998 on fiche)
N / J fiche 1985 - [1993- S 2, 1998] AN 7024833

Sault Ste. Marie This Week (Weekly)
P.O. Box 188, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2T9
705-949-6111  Fax: 705-942-8596
Email: thisweek@soonet.ca
Microfiche/film info from the National Library of Canada (1985-1998 on fiche)
N / J fiche 1985 - [1994]- S 16, 1998 AN 7375039

The Sault Star (Daily)
145 Old Garden Road, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5M5
705-759-3030   Email: ssmstar@ssm.southam.ca
Microfiche/film info from the National Library of Canada
NJ.FM.1038 Mr 16, 1912- D 1975; Ja 1988- F 1994 AN 7943771
NJ.FM.1038 Ag 31, 1901- Mr 7, 1912 AN 7686346

St. Joe Herald Richards Landing
Microfiche/film info from the National Library of Canada
NJ.FM.2509 My 17, 1900 AN 8556779

The Wawa Echo

Weekly Herald and Algoma Miner
Northwest Algoma area, now in the Thunder Bay district
Microfiche/film info from the National Library of Canada
NJ.FM.1343 Ap 15, 1882- My 18, 1895 AN 7734728

*Not all papers may be included in this list
 

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