How-to begin your search in Canada

Whether you consider yourself a beginner or an advanced researcher, we are sure you will benefit from Brian's articles. There may be that one record mentioned you never thought to check out! Some of the subtitles within his article are: Information Files, Civil Registration, Church, Cemetery & Funeral Home Records, Census Records, etc.
Each issue since Vol. 2 No. 2, Brian has detailed researching the different records available in each of the provinces of Canada.

A 12 part series of How-to articles, written by Brian W. Hutchison appear in the following issues:

Alberta detailed in Vol. 2 No. 2
British Columbia detailed in Vol. 2 No. 3
Manitoba detailed in Vol. 2 No. 4
Saskatchewan detailed in Vol. 3 No. 1
Yukon & NWT detailed in Vol. 3 No. 2
Ontario detailed in Vol. 3 No. 3
Quebec detailed in Vol. 3 No. 4
Prince Edward Island detailed in Vol. 4 No. 1
New Brunswick detailed in Vol. 4 No. 2
Nova Scotia detailed in Vol. 4 No. 3
special feature for Acadian in Canada detailed in Vol. 4 No. 4
Newfoundland & Labrador detailed in Vol. 5 No. 1

Brian also wrote a series of articles regarding the territorial evolution that Canada has seen over almost four hundred years, and the impact on you as a genealogist, researching Canadian historical records. For a complete listing of all articles published, please refer to the index for Canada's Family History News.

About Brian:
Brian W. Hutchison, B. Comm., C.M.A., C.G., F.S.A. (Scot), is a certified and professional genealogist in Calgary, Alberta. Certified with the Board for Certification of Genealogists, graduate of the Brigham Young University in Family History Research (British), and Senior Partner & Managing Director of Gen-Find Research Associates - a leading Canadian genealogical research and consulting firm. He is also a 1994 grantee of Armorial Bearings by the Chief Herald of Canada and an elected Fellow to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.