1921 Canada Census: Place of Habitation :: Rural Municipalities

1921 Canada Census: Place of Habitation

Rural Municipalities

This is an examination of the "Place of Habitation" on the Canadian 1921 Census in regards to the agricultural lands of the prairie provinces to better meet the needs of genealogists and other researchers who will make use of information and data from the Canadian 1921 census. It is erroneous to use the census enumeration district or sub-district name as a place of residence, as it would be incorrect to use the rural municipality name as an ancestor's address. A rural municipality does not correspond to a city, town, village or hamlet.

A rural municipality is a region which is governed by reeve and councilors in much the same way that a city's infrastructure needs are determined by a mayor and aldermen. Rural Municipality is often abbreviated R.M. In the prairie provinces, an average sized rural municipality is approximately six townships in size, each township encompasses an area of six miles by six miles making a rural municipality eighteen miles by eighteen miles. A rural municipality has the closest correspondence to the usage of the term "county" in other countries. The seat of the rural municipality may be an office located in a town or city within the perimeter of the rural municipality, however the town or city is governed independently with its own mayor and town(city) council. A rural municipality formed to make local improvements to the area in the form of sidewalks, roads, bridges, fire protection, &c. Early homesteaders could help in these community projects in lieu of paying taxes under special arrangements.

For a place of residence, early farming residents would provide the nearest Post Office to their homestead location as their address as is often seen on the World War I Canadian Expeditionary Force application files. As towns, villages and cities became established, post office became established in these urban centers, and there was a departure from the rural postmaster operating a post office in their residence. In correspondence, a rural land owner may say they live in a certain "district", which usually would refer to the school district in which their farm was located and where the family children attended the one room schoolhouse.

When referring to the 1921 census it is important to distinguish between the terms used on the census enumeration form. The first few columns refer to column 1) number of dwelling in order of visitation by the census enumerator, column 2) number of family, household, or institution in order of visitation column 3) name of each person whose place of abode was in the household. The next set of columns refer to place of habitation. For rural dwellers with agricultural holdings, this location was usually referred to with the legal land description with columns allocating the section, township, range and meridian. The next column was entitled "Municipality".

For rural residents, this "Municipality" column holds the name of the "Rural Municipality". For an example; referring to the original document District 217, Sub district 11 in the province of Saskatchewan Page 5 It cannot be said that the city, town nor village is named King George. Looking at the 1924 Rand McNally Map (or another historical map) for the area of the first entry on page 5 of the census mentioned above, a John Smith, who is the head of the household residing at section 13 township 26 range 12 west of the third meridian - Municipality King George.

It is easily determined by using the township and range nomenclature that the cities, towns and villages which are near to township 26, range 12 west of the third meridian are Mosten, Steeledale, and Wiseton which happens to be on the Canadian National Railway line. In this case, the municipality does indeed refer to the King George Rural Municipality Number 256. Unless it is a specific rural municipality map, rural municipality names are not mentioned on provincial highway or historic railway maps. If a larger area is shown for example on an atlas map, it usually refers to an electoral district, either provincial or federal depending on the atlas and its key.

Placing the legal land location for the John Smith residence, section 13 township 26 range 12 west of the third meridian, into the Prairie locator one obtains the GPS conversion. The resulting GPS location, in this case, is 51.2198, -107.5509 which would locate the section which is an area of one mile by one mile. Now this GPS location is approximate for the actual farm land holdings, as some farmers did own an entire section of land, but pioneer homesteaders usually started out on a quarter section of land, which would be one half mile by one half mile in size, and usually referred to as either the south west, south east, north west or north east quarter of the section [see diagram]. There are on the internet a number of listings for the western land grants which were issued to prospective homesteaders to narrow down the quarter section of residence.

Now then, incorporating these GPS coordinates into the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB) by coordinates (latitude/longitude) reveals that the following towns, villages and cities are within a twenty kilometer (12 mile) radius from the aforementioned GPS location.

Placenames twenty kilometer (12 mile) radius:

Anerley is a nearby Unincorporated area 23 kilometers - 14 miles away.

Dinsmore is a nearby Village 14 kilometers - 9 miles away.

Forgan is a nearby Unincorporated area 18 kilometers - 11 miles away.

Glamis is a nearby Unincorporated area 27 kilometers - 17 miles away.

King George No. 256 is a nearby Rural Municipality

Leach Siding is a nearby Unincorporated area 11 kilometers - 7 miles away.

Steeledale is a nearby Unincorporated area 5 kilometers - 3 miles away.

Wiseton is a nearby Village 12 kilometers - 8 miles away.

Using the CGNDB one can easily click on any of the above placenames to determine their exact location as well. So if one wanted to know the location of Wiseton, CGNDB provides the facts that Wiseton locates at section 17- township 27- range 12-West of the 3rd meridian at Latitude - Longitude : 51º 18' 41'' N, 107º 39' 1'' W and Latitude - Longitude (decimal) : 51.3113471, -107.6503142. Any location can be searched by place name or the name of the geographical feature as well.

Another source of locations would be the book, Geographic Names of Saskatchewan, written by Bill Barry, or the Library and Archives Canada Post offices listing which is online. The Post Offices and Postmasters Library and Archives Canada location result for Mosten - the closest placename to the John Smith 1921 census "place of habitation" is Section 6, township 27, range 11 west of the third meridian. The postal listing also lets us know that Mosten operated a post office between 1908 and 1941 under W.J. Stewart and Mrs. Eva Stewart (postmasters).

Studying the Search Saskatchewan Placenames will provide which Saskatchewan Gen Web area would be most likely to further genealogical or historical exploration on query boards, and mailing lists. The Search Saskatchewan Placenames listing provides over 3,000 Saskatchewan places some of which are no longer in existence. Contemporary Saskatchewan listings provide a very short amount of placenames in comparison to Search Saskatchewan Placenames as can be seen at the Saskatchewan City & Town Maps - Directory or the Saskatchewan Municipal Directory System . Many previous bustling centers which were villages or towns in the early twentieth century have now become unincorporated areas, ghost towns or hamlets.

When transportation was mainly done by walking or horse and buggy, settlements with stores, elevators and other amenities were located much closer together. It was quite common that homesteaders would walk from their farm into town for meetings or grocery supplies, and walk the distance of seventeen miles (27 kilometers) back home again. When the population relied upon automotive transport after the second World War, and highways were straightened and paved, the main urban centres grew exponentially, and the smaller towns, villages and rural areas began to see a shift of their population to the cities.

On the 1921 census, not every resident on the 1921 census lived rurally. The family of John Alfred Reynolds for example lived in the city of Regina in 1921. The first entry on the 1921 census for District Number: 225 Sub-District: Regina (City) Sub-District Number: 32 Page 4 does in fact provide the house address of 2040 Dewdney Avenue in the city of Regina. In another instance, Sidney Gordon Zapp is the first entry on District: Assiniboia District Number: 214 Sub-District Number: 52 Page 5
residing at 626 Second Street in the town of Estevan. (Estevan incorporated as a city in 1957 after the 1921 census).

Besides towns and villages which have disappeared since the early 1900s as mentioned earlier, rural municipality names and boundaries have also changed. The listing which follows provides a few of the name changes and mergers which have occurred historically in the province of Saskatchewan. The listing is not complete, as new updates regarding regional mergers and amalgamations come to light, they will be added.

Some of the Rural Municipality mergers and name changes:

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  Storkoaks Rural Municipality 31 adopted the new name; Storthoaks Rural Municipality 31 on March 15, 1912. Storthoaks Rural Municipality 31 originally incorporated on December 11, 1911.^{Source 1 2}
  
  
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  Hastings Rural Municipality 66 adopted the new name; Griffin Rural Municipality 66 on January 30, 1910. Griffin Rural Municipality 66 originally incorporated on December 13, 1909. ^{Source 1 2}
  
  
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  Pipestone Rural Municipality 92 was renamed Walpole Rural Municipality 92 on February 15, 1911. Walpole Rural Municipality 92 originally incorporated on December 12, 1910. ^{Source 1}
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  Bitter Lake Rural Municipality 142 disorganised January 1, 1951. Enterprise Rural Municipality 142 originally incorporated on April 18, 1913. ^{Source 1 2}
  
  
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  Rural Municipality of Waldeck 166 was renamed Rural Municipality of Excelsior 166 on March 1, 1916. Rural Municipality of Excelsior 166 incorporated on December 13, 1909.^{Source 1 2}
  
  
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  The Rural Municipality of Keebleville, now named Fox Valley No. 171 as of November 27, 1926 On October 29, 1913 the Rural Municipality of Fox Valley No. 171 was incorporated.^{Source 1 2}
  
  
  
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  Enterprise Rural Municipality 172 disorganised January, 1951. [See entry under RM 142 above.]^Source
  
  
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  Vermillion Hills Rural Municipality 195 disorganised December 31, 1965. In the area of RM 195, is Rural Municipality Morse 165, larger than 3 x 3 townships, so investigating a merger there.^Source
  
  
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  Local Improvement District formed May 26, 1905. The Rural Municipality of Strasbourg 220 held their first council election December 6, 1909. On July 15, 1919, theRural Municipality of Strassburg 220 was renamed Rural Municipality of McKillop 220. Rural Municipality of McKillop 220 originally formed December 13, 1909. ^{Source 1 2 3}
  
  
  
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  Millington Rural Municipality 249 disorganised December 31, 1951. In the area of RM 249 is the Rural Municipality of Mount Hope 279, a RM with boundaries larger than 18 mi x 18 mi, so investigating an amalgamation of area there.^Source
  
  
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  On June 29, 1912, the Rural Municipality of Girvin 252 was renamed Rural Municipality of Arm River 252. Rural Municipality of Arm River 252 was initially formed December 13, 1909. ^{Source 1 2}
  
  
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  Mantario Rural Municipality 262 disorganised December 31, 1968. The Rural Municipality of Chesterfield 261 was formed from the merger of the Royual Canadian Rural Municipality and the Mantario Rural Municipality in 1968.^{Source 1} 2
  
  
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  Devil's Lake Rural Municipality 274 disorganised November 29, 1909. Good Lake Rural Municipality 274 came together on January 1, 1913. ^{Source 1 2}
  
  
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  Foam Lake No. 276, rural municipality was incorporated December 12, 1910. Foam Lake rural municipality No. 306 and Beaver No. 276 dissolved on December 31, 1952 becoming Foam Lake No. 276. ^{Source 1 2}
  
  
  
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  "In 1966 the neighbouring Rural Municipality of Fairview #258 was disbanded to join adjacent municipalities. The western half of Fairview was amalgamated with the Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake #259, and the eastern half was joined to the Rural Municipality of Monet #257 to form larger, more financially viable municipal entities." December 13, 1909 was the initial incorporation date of Rural Municipality of Monet No. 257. Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake #259 incorporated on December 11, 1911, whereas the Rural Municipality of Monet #257 incorporated on December 13, 1909. ^{Source 1 2}
  
  
  
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  Kutawa Rural Municipality 278 disorganised June January 1, 2004. There would have been a boundary area change between the neighbouring Rural Municipalities, 279 to the west, 308 to the north, 277 to the east and 248 to the south.^Source
  
  
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  Hillsburgh Rural Municipality 289 disorganised December 31, 1965. Amalgation took place with the Kindersley Rural Municipality No. 290 in 1965, and the Rural Municipality of Elma No. 291 amalgamated in 1951.^Source Email RM 290
  
  
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  Elma Rural Municipality 291 disorganised June 1, 1951. Kindersley Rural Municipality 290 appears larger than an 18 square mile area, and there is also no RM 289 on current Rural Municipality listings.^Source
  
  
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  On March 14, 1914, the Rural Municipality of Roach 339 was absorbed into the Rural Municipality of Ayr. On February 27, 1931, the Rural Municipality of Roach 339 was also absorbed into the Rural Municipality of Leroy. On January 1, 1913, the original boundaries for the Rural Municipality of Leroy 339 were formed. ^{Source 1 2}
  
  
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  Plasterfield Rural Municipality 340 adopted the new name; Wolverine Rural Municipality 340 on March 15, 1912. Initally, the Rural Municipality boundaries were set on December 13, 1909 for the Wolverine Rural Municipality 340 ^{Source 1 2}
  
  
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  Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344 started as a 3 x 3 township square RM, and expanded to a very large RM. It was formed in 1970 according to the Saskatchewan Gazette by combining the smaller rural municipalities of Cory 344, Warman 374, and Park 375. Rural Municipality 374 Warman and Rural Municipality 375 Park were disorganized at the end of 1969. Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344 incorporated January 1, 1970.^{Source 1 2}
  
  
  
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  On April 16, 1934, the Rural Municipality of Richland 345 was absorbed into the Rural Municipality of Loganton. The Rural Municipality of Vanscoy 345 incorporated December 13, 1909. ^{Source 1 2}
  
  
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  Bushville Rural Municipality 348 disorganised September 1, 1950. Biggar No. 347, a neighbouring RM on old maps is larger than an 18 square mile area on current maps.^Source
  
  
• Hudson Bay Rural Municipality 394 and Porcupine 395 both incorporated after 1921.^Source
  
  
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  Prairie Rural Municipality 408 disorganised June January 1, 1999. To the south of the historic location of RM 408 are RM 378 and RM 379, to the west is RM 409, to the east is RM 377 and to the north is RM 438.^Source
  
  
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  On January 15, 1921 the Rural Municipality of Eldersley 427 was renamed the Rural Municipality of Tisdale 427. On December 9, 1912, the Rural Municipality of Tisdale 427 was established. ^{Source 1 2}
  
  
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  On February 28, 1938 the Rural Municipality of Carrot River 429 was renamed the Rural Municipality of Flett's Springs. Rural Municipality of Flett's Springs 429 incorporated initially on December 13, 1909. ^{Source 1 2}
  
  
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  Rural Municipality West Eagle Hills formed in June of 1910 from Local Improvement District 438. The name changed to the Rural Municipality of Battle River No. 438 in 1911. On December 12, 1910, the Rural Municipality of Battle River No. 438 incorporated.^{Source 1 2}
  
  
  
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  Royal Rural Municipality 465 disorganised September 1,1950. On the subsequent boundary changes, the area was absorbed by the neighbouring RMs of Rural municipality Leask No. 464 and Rural municipality Meeting Lake No. 466 ^{Source email RM 464}
  
  
• Torch River Rural Municipality 488 incorporated after 1921.^Source
  
  
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  On February 28, 1938 the Russia 490 Rural Municipality was renamed the Garden River Rural Municipality. Garden River Rural Municipality 490 incorporated on January 1, 1913.^{Source 1 2}
  
  
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  Rural Municipality of Rozilee No. 493 incorporated on January 1, 1913, and changed the name to Shellbrook No. 493 on October 20, 1923. Shellbrook Rural Municipality No. 493 came together on January 1, 1913. ^{Source 1 2}
  
  
  
  
  
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  Rural Municipality of Thompson No. 494 changed the name to Canwood on April 29,1916. Canwood Rural Municipality 494 incorporated on January 1, 1913. ^{Source 1 2}
  
  
  
  
  
• Shell River Rural Municipality 495 changed names to Shell Lake Rural Municipality 495 on November 30, 1935, then Shell Lake Rural Municipality 495 disorganised December 31, 1953.^{Source 12}
  
  
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  Paradise Hill Rural Municipality 501 disorganised December 31, 1953. Frenchman Butte Rural Municipality 501 organised on January 1, 1954.^{Source 1 2}
  
  
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  Lakeland Rural Municipality 521 which had incorporated on August 1, 1977, adopted the new name; District of Lakeland Rural Municipality 521 on June 1, 2011.^{Source 1 2}
  
  
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  On February 2, 1926 the Bright Sand 529 Rural Municipality was renamed Greenfield Rural Municipality. Greenfield Rural Municipality 529 disorganised June June 1, 1990. The Rural Municipality of Mervin 499 is a merger between Rural Municipality Greenfield 529 which had initially incorporated in 1915, and the original Rural Municipality of Mervin 499 formed in 1913.^{Source 1 2} 3 Email Butch
  
  
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  North Star Rural Municipality 531 disorganised December 31, 1951. .^Source There has been a comment emailed in about this rural municipality (thank you kindly)
  
  The North Star R.M. # 531 was actually in the St. Walburg area not Prince Albert. In the St. Walburg history book it says the R.M. of North Star # 531 was formed in 1914 at a meeting held in the home of A. Obert. The first Reeve was W. Rice, Counsellors were W. Chalmers, I. Trainor, A.N. Schneider, H. Bullen, J.B. Fuchs and Fred Burns.
  
  
  In 1953 North Star R.M. # 531 and R.M. of Paradise Hill # 501 were joined together and are now called the R.M. of Frenchman Butte.
  
  
  I worked for R.m. 501 from 1980 to 1998 and have seen a map of both North Star and P. Hill R.M.s Hope this helps. ^Butch
• Paddockwood Rural Municipality 520, Big River 555, Loon Lake 561,Meadow Lake 588, Meadow Lake 588, and Beaver River 622 all incorporated after 1921.^Source
  
  

 

Larger centers in Saskatchewan 1921

 

Populations of Cities and Towns having over 5,000 inhabitants in 1921, compared with 1901-11. [page 108-109 1921 CYB]
Cities and Towns	1901	1911	1921
Moose Jaw	1558	13823	19285
Prince Albert	1785	6598	7558
Regina	2249	30213	34432
Saskatoon	113	12004	25739
Yorkton	700	2309	5151

Population of Towns and Villages having between 1,000 and 5,000 inhabitants in 1921, as compared with 1901 and 1911 [page 112 1921 CYB]
Towns and Villages	1901	1911	1921
Assinboia	-	-	1006
Battleford	609	1335	1229
Biggar	-	315	1535
Canora	-	435	1230
Estevan	141	1981	2290
Gravelbourg	-	-	1106
Humboldt	0	859	1822
Indian Head	768	1285	1439
Kamsack	-	473	2002
Kindersley	-	4586	1003
Maple Creek	382	936	1002
Melfort	-	599	1746
Melville	0	1816	2808
Moosomin	868	1143	1099
North Battleford (city)	-	2105	4108
Rosthern	413	1172	1074
Shaunavon	-	-	1146
Swift Current (city)	121	1852	3518
Watrous	-	781	1101
Weyburn (City)	113	2210	3193

In summary, the census do provide the place of habitation for ancestral research, corresponding with ancestral name and date. Realising the place of habitation correctly eliminates discrepancies and errors in future research. For example recording an ancestral address as "Kindersley" from the "Municipality" column, the researcher needs to take due care and diligence to determine whether it is meant the rural municipality of Kindersley No. 290 which has the communities of Brock, Flaxcombe, Kindersley and Netherhill within its perimeter, or if it is the town of Kindersley. The difference between allocating the address to the town of Kindersley or the rural municipality of Kindersley No. 290, for example, may mean the difference in locating or becoming lost in the search for the cemetery records or exploring a family biography or running into a brick wall when trying to delve into a local history / family biography book.

As an example, Delbert Acker has a place of habitation on fourth avenue in the town of Kindersley on page 14 Census enumeration district name Kindersley District Number: 217 Sub-District Number: 65 City, Town or Village: Town of Kindersley. Whereas on page 10 of Census District Name: Kindersley District Number: 217 Sub-District Number: 38 City, Town or Village: RM Kindersley records Angus Fletcher, a farmer, on section 6 township 30 range 22 west of the third meridian, municipality "Kin". The placenames closest to 6 tsp 30 rge 22 W3 are Beadle, Viewfair, Kindersley and Netherhill. Online are a few listings of current rural municipality names in use now on wikipedia, Saskatchewan Genealogy Society cemetery index, the Saskatchewan Government's Municipal Directory System or the Canada Gen Web's Cemetery project listing. From these it can be seen that in all liklihood, the municipality listed as "Kin" above was an enumerator's abbreviation for Kindersley when recording (in the case of these agricultural lands with sections, township and ranges, that the abbreviation "Kin" means the Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290. The abbreviation for "Kin" meaning the Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290 can also be confirmed by scrolling to the very top of the page to see that the enumeration sub-district No. 217 is located in R.M. Kindersley.

The overlap of placenames between census district name, placename [city, town, village or hamlet], and rural municipality may indeed be the same name, however each describes a totally different region. A census district name is allocated by the Department of Statistics, Government of Canada. The rural municipality is a rural civic administration district in the agricultural region of the prairie provinces, usually eighteen miles by eighteen miles in area with independently governed cities, towns, villages and hamlets within its perimeter. Please record the "Place of Habitation" information correctly in your genealogical or historical research so that yourself and others can follow the data flow, continue in their research endeavours with fewer brick walls, and many more successes.


Another note on abbreviations:
Using John Smith's legal land location from above:
section 13 township 26 range 12 west of the third meridian this full nomenclature can be abbreviated as follows:

S. 13 Tsp. 26 Rge. 12 W3
Sec. 13 Twp. 26 R. 12 W of 3rd
13 - 26 - 12 - W3


For more information:


Municipal System History - Municipal Relations -

• Disorganised Rural Municipalities
• Renamed Municipalities
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  Rural Municipality Incorporation Dates (Alpha)
• Rural Municipality Incorporation Dates (Numerical)
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  Urban Municipality Incorporation Dates

1921 Canadian Census


Saskatchewan in 1921 and the 1921 Census. ~ The Forgotten Depression.






Bibliography:

Pioneer Ways and Bygone Days in the West Eagle Hills. Prongua, Battle River, Lindequist, Drummond Creek, Cleveland. Prongua, Battle River and Lindequist History Book Committee. Turner-Warwick Publications Inc. North Battleford, SK. 1983.

Reflections of the Past. History of Parkside and the Districts of Bygland, Cameo, Hilldrop, Honeywood, Ordale and Spruce Glen. page 260. Compiled and published by Parkside and District History Book Committee. c1991.

Many of the sources for this article are embedded in the text.

Some of the sources regarding amalgamations and boundary changes came from email correspondences directly with the current Rural Municipalities as indicated.

Notice and Disclaimer: The purpose of the information on this site is to assist genealogists, historians and other interested parties in locating information from various cemetery records. Please e-mail saskgenweb@yahoo.com if you have any further updates or additions. Thank you. To cite this article: Adamson, Julia. 1921 Canada Census: Place of Habitation . Saskatchewan Gen Web. Rootsweb. Ancestry.com . Retrieved . Please E-mail saskgenweb@yahoo.com if you know of other historic rural municipality names which are no longer in existence. Thank you. Copyright © Adamson, Julia. All Rights Reserved Saskatchewan Genealogy Web : Sask Gen Web E-Magazine Answering Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):   ________________________________________________________________________________ Follow on Word Press, Facebook, Blogger, Twitter, Tumblr, Live Journal, 500 px, Flickr, and Flickriver ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

Finnish Canadian Genealogical Research

Finnish Canadian Genealogical Research



Below is a list and description of the most recent genealogy records for Finnish research.
This report begins with Microfilm 1832 and Microfilm 1833 held by the Canadian Library and Archives, LAC and continues with new submissions of the New Finland District on the Saskatchewan Gen web.

The microfilmed records of the LAC include Finnish plays, musical scores dating between 1905-1967. Included are regional and local records of the Finnish Organisation of Canada and activities of locals and district committees and church congregations across Canada between the time of the Finnish Organisation in 1902 to about 1977. Records of district committees for instance from Manitoba and Saskatchewan, comprise volumes 34-35,134,187 dating between 1915-1968. As well, from Manitoba and Saskatchewan, the locals of Lake Coteau, Manna, Mina/Nummola, New Finland, Pointe du Bois, Sherridon, and Steeledale/Coteau Hill have been preserved, the various Canadian local records date between 1903-1983 and are contained in volumes 46-57, 120, 128, 143-144,187-188,189,190-191,193. Youth Organization Records are local youth clubs whose archived documents date between 1934 to 1940. Separate to the above organizations were the Sports Organization Records which are held by the National Library and Archives dating between 1906 to 1973.

The online digitization from Microfilm 1832 and Microfilm 1833 provided by Heritage Canadiana include the sections related to the Finnish language newspaper edition of Työmies . The microfilms contain newspapers published by the Finnish Publishing Company Limited and Vapaus Publishing Company Limited including Työkansa "The Workpeople" and Vapaus.

The October 8, 1908 Finnish language newspaper edition of Työmies can be seen starting on "Image 20" through Image 27 on Digitized Microfilm 1833. The January 4, 1098 edition of Työmies can be found starting on digitized reel 1832 at "Image 26",

• followed by January 7, 1908 starting at Image 34",
• January 9, 1908 at "Image 42",
• January 11, 1908 on "Image 50",
• January 11, 1908 on "Image 58",
• January 18, 1908 on "Image 74",
• January 21, 1908 on "Image 82",
• January 23, 1908 on "Image 90",
• January 25, 1908 on "Image 98",
• January 30, 1908 on "Image 114",
• February 1, 1908 on "Image 122",
• February 4, 1908 on "Image 130",
• February 6, 1908 on "Image 138",
• February 8, 1908 on "Image 146",
• February 11, 1908 on "Image 154",
• February 13, 1908 on "Image 162",
• February 18, 1908 on "Image 172",
• February 18, 1908 on "Image 180",
• February 20, 1908 on "Image 188",
• February 28, 1908 on "Image 210",
• February 27, 1908 on "Image 218",
• February 29, 1908 on "Image 226",
• March 3, 1908 on "Image 234",
• March 8, 1908 on "Image 242",
• March 7, 1908 on "Image 250",
• March 10, 1908 on "Image 258",
• March 12, 1908 on "Image 266",
• March 14, 1908 on "Image 275",
• March 17, 1908 on "Image 283",
• March 21, 1908 on "Image 299",
• March 24, 1908 on "Image 307",
• March 26, 1908 on "Image 315".

The next record on microfilm 1832 in the New York Times Magazine dated November 18, 1927 on "Image 323".
The Työmies Finnish newspaper collection begins again at "Image 347",

• March 31, 1908 on "Image 355",
• April 2, 1908 on "Image 363",
• April 4, 1908 on "Image 371",
• April 7, 1908 on "Image 379",
• April 7, 1908 on "Image 381",
• April 9, 1908 on "Image 391",
• April 14,1908 on "Image 407",
• April 14,1908 on "Image 409",
• April 16, 1908 on "Image 417",
• April 21, 1908 on "Image 425",
• April 23, 1908 on "Image 433",
• April 25, 1908 on "Image 441",
• April 28, 1908 on "Image 449",
• April 30, 1908 on "Image 457",
• May 5, 1908 on "Image 465",
• May 7, 1908 on "Image 473",
• May 9, 1908 on "Image 481",
• May 12, 1908 on "Image 489",
• May 14, 1908 on "Image 497",
• May 16, 1908 on "Image 595",
• May 19, 1908 on "Image 513",
• May 21, 1908 on "Image 521",
• May 23, 1908 on "Image 529",
• May 26, 1908 on "Image 537",
• May 28, 1908 on "Image 545",
• May 30, 1908 on "Image 553",
• June 4, 1908 on "Image 561",
• June 6, 1908 on "Image 569",
• June 9, 1908 on "Image 577",
• June 11, 1908 on "Image 585",
• June 13, 1908 on "Image 593",
• June 16, 1908 on "Image 601",
• June 18, 1908 on "Image 609",
• June 20, 1908 on "Image 617",
• June 23, 1908 on "Image 625",
• June 27, 1908 on "Image 633",
• June 30, 1908 on "Image 641",
• July 2, 1908 on "Image 649",
• July 4, 1908 on "Image 657",
• July 7, 1908 on "Image 665",
• July 9, 1908 on "Image 673",
• July 9, 1908 on "Image 675",
• July 11, 1908 on "Image 685",
• July 11, 1908 on "Image 687",
• July 14, 1908 on "Image 695",
• July 16, 1908 on "Image 703",
• July 18, 1908 on "Image 711",
• July 21, 1908 on "Image 719",
• July 23, 1908 on "Image 727",
• July 25, 1908 on "Image 735",
• July 28, 1908 on "Image 743",
• July 30, 1908 on "Image 751",
• August 1, 1908 on "Image 759",
• August 4, 1908 on "Image 767",
• August 6, 1908 on "Image 775",
• August 8, 1908 on "Image 783",
• August 11, 1908 on "Image 791",
• August 13, 1908 on "Image 799",
• August 18, 1908 on "Image 815",
• August 20, 1908 on "Image 823",
• August 22, 1908 on "Image 831",
• August 27, 1908 on "Image 847",
• August 29, 1908 on "Image 855",
• September 1, 1908 on "Image 863",
• September 3, 1908 on "Image 875",
• September 10, 1908 on "Image 883",
• September 18, 1908 on "Image 899",
• September 17, 1908 on "Image 907",
• September 19, 1908 on "Image 915",
• September 22, 1908 on "Image 923",
• September 24, 1908 on "Image 931",
• September 26, 1908 on "Image 939",
• September 29, 1908 on "Image 947",
• October 1, 1908 on "Image 955",
• October 3, 1908 on "Image 963",
• October 6, 1908 on "Image 971".

Continuing on in Digitized Microfilm 1833 the October 10, 1908 edition begins at "Image 28" through Image 35;

• October 13, 1908 begins "Image 36" through Image 43;
• October 17, 1908 begins on "Image 44" through Image 53;
• October 20, 1908 begins on "Image 54"
• followed by edition October22, 1908 on "Image 62",
• October 24, 1908 on "Image 70",
• October 27, 1908 on "Image 82",
• October 29, 1909 on "Image 90",
• October (no date) 1908 on "Image 98",
• November 3, 1908 on "Image 106",
• November 3, 1908 on "Image 114",
• November 7, 1908 on "Image 122",
• November 10, 1908 on "Image 130",
• November 12, 1908 on "Image 138",
• November 14, 1908 on "Image 146",
• November 17, 1908 on "Image 154",
• November 19, 1908 on "Image 162",
• November 21, 1908 on "Image 170",
• November 24, 1908 on "Image 178",
• November 28, 1908 on "Image 186",
• December 1, 1908 on "Image 194",
• December 8, 1908 on "Image 210",
• December 8, 1908 on "Image 218",
• December 10, 1908 on "Image 226",
• December 12, 1908 on "Image 234",
• December 18, 1908 on "Image 245",
• December 17, 1908 on "Image 253",
• December 19, 1908 on "Image 261",
• December 22, 1908 on "Image 269",
• December 24, 1908 on "Image 277",
• December 29, 1908 on "Image 285",
• December 31, 1908 on "Image 295",

The newspapers and publications have been collected since 1881.

The majority of records on the two actual microfilms [1832 and 1833] held by the LAC are in the Finnish Language, however many are in English. The above digitized Työmies Finnish newspaper collection which is on the internet is written in Finnish.

So, indeed, it looks like a considerable amount of information is contained in the Library and Archives reels 1832 and 1833 and it is most wonderful that the digitisation of records has commenced through Heritage Canadiana beginning with the historical Työmies Finnish newspaper.

Additionally, the Central Organisation of Finns which became the Finnish Club; Winnipeg Branch has submitted digitised historical images at the New Finland District web pages on the Saskatchewan Gen Web. These historical Finnish Club images compliment the Martta Norlen Memories Scrapbook 1937-1974 which includes information online about the Central Organization of Loyal Finns in Canada Suomalainen Kansallisseura Winnipeg Branch Nov. 6 1931, Helene Schjerfbeck 1862-1947,Kirjoitettu Suomeksi, Newspaper Clippings, Pastori A Koski, Ration Books, and a collection of Various Letters Section.

If you know of Finnish genealogy or historical records on the internet that have not been included at the New Finland District web site then please send us an email at newfinland201 AT @hotmail.com Please include the URL [http://www...] of the webpages which would link to the new records in your email.

We wish you every success in your genealogical endeavours. In summary, the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has a treasure of Finnish information contained on the two microfilms, 1832 and 1833, of which the Työmies Finnish Newspaper 1908 editions are online through Heritage Canadiana. The New Finland District in coordination with the Finnish Club have come together to bring historical information online in the form of historical images and letters, newspaper clippings, and ration books. Through these collaborations, and endeavours, it is hoped that those family historians are assisted with their genealogical and historical research.

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The purpose of the information on this site is to assist genealogists, historians and other interested parties in locating information from various cemetery records. Please e-mail saskgenweb@yahoo.com if you have any further updates or additions. Thank you.

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