Oh Canada! Join the Canada Project! [closed]

Question

The Canada Project coordinates the activities of WikiTreers who have Canadian ancestry and/or would like to improve Canadian profiles.

The goal of the Canada project is to add and improve profiles of Canadians and people related to Canadian history. Project members contribute in a variety of ways, through working on family groupings, cleaning up profiles, adding sources, merging duplicates and ensuring that the profiles reach the best standard possible. They also offer assistance to others working on Canadian profiles wherever possible.

If you would like to join the project we would love to have you.

Is there a particular geographic area or areas that interests you? We have teams set up for each province.

Please post an answer below including your research interests and what you would like to work on.

Make sure to click the ANSWER button, rather than the comments, so we are sure to see your request!

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Sure Jody.

I'll sign you up. Welcome to Canada Project.

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Anything in particular we should tag when we have someone born in Canada? Specific region tags? I see the categories to add but I don't see project tags in regard to if some ancestor is born there to put on profiles.

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hi Daniel,

Project tags don't go on every profile that lived in an area.  Usually only profiles managed by a project will get that project's tag on it.

Unless you mean stickers of course.  Not quite the same thing.

There are also stickers for migrants, from X place to y place, with flags.

Normally we put categories on profiles, location categories are the most frequently used.

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Go figure your name is Danielle. :)

Yes I am a bit newer here so the term 'tag' I meant more as a sticker like when someone was born in Ireland, etc...

I'll look for the Canada sticker to add, sorry for the confusion, thank you.

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hehehe, great people named Daniel/Danielle  

There are also some for provinces, you'll have to check around to find them, haven't much used them myself.

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There is a Canada sticker which shows "...lived in Canada" That sticker is {{Canada Sticker}}

You can also modify the sticker to {{Canada Sticker|location=Edmonton, Alberta, Canada}} which will will give you "...lived in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada"

Always shows the Canadian flag though - there is no allowance for a provincial flag as the sticker now stands.

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I would love to help. I have Métis and French Canadian ancestry on maternal side, and early Vancouver Island settlers on my paternal side

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hi Jessica, so which team would interest you?

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Western Canada- BC and Alberta

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Hi Jessica,

Welcome to Canada Project. I will add you to our BC and Alberta teams.

Answer 1

I would like to join the project. My history Canada wise is in the Ottawa/Gatineau region.

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Hi Kandita,

Welcome to Canada project. I'll add you to our Quebec and Ontario teams.

Answer 2

Hello, if this group is still active, I would like to join. I have been looking for my fathers birth parents who I believe resided in the Hamilton area in the 1920’s to 1930’s. I have been researching for 4 years specifically using DNA and find the history of the area really interesting!

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Welcome Louise. I'll add you to our Ontario team and send you more details in a private message.

Answer 3

I am interested in joining the Canada Project. Both my maternal and paternal lines are from Ontario.

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Welcome to Canada project. I'll add you to Ontario team and send you a private message with more details.

Answer 4

I need to research my family in Ontario Canada area.  Leeds Greenville & Durham & Huron.   Surnames  Huntley Miller Hayes Conant/Conat Trull

Also Nova Scotia - Cape Breton    McLeod & MacDonald

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Welcome to Canada project Carol!

I'll add you to our Ontario and Nova Scotia teams. And I'll contact you with more details.

Answer 5

I would like to join the Canada project - my interest is primarily in History and covers all the country.

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Hi Michael,

Welcome to Canada Project. I'll add the Canada project badge to your profile and contact you about your participation.

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The Canada-wide Profile Improvement project sounds like a good fit for me.

Answer 6

I would like to join the Canada Project.  I'm most interested in the Nova Scotia Team and Quebec Team.

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Hi Sam,

Welcome to Canada Project. I've added you to our Quebec and Nova Scotia Teams. I'll contact you with more details.

Answer 7

Hi! My name is Melissa and I am interested in helping with the Canada project, specifically Prince Edward Island. I am a descendant of loyalist William Schurman 1746-1819. My dad just ordered me a 2 volume book set all about William Schurman and his descendants which I plan on transcribing into wikitree

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Welcome to Canada Project!

I've added you to our Prince Edward Island Team and I'll contact you with further details.

Answer 8

I'd like to join.  I have ancestors in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.  I was born in British Columbia so all my ancestors eventually ended up there lol.

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Welcome to Canada Project. I'll send you a message with further details.

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I got your message :) Thanks.

Answer 9

Hi there- I would love to work on my favourite country, CANADA! I was born in Newfoundland, so have an interest there, but I currently live in Nova Scotia, and have for more than a decade, so have gobs of access to records at the local archives and museums. I would be equally comfortable working on either of those two provinces, or both!

But if I must chose one, make it Newfoundland. (so hard to choose!)

My family roots are all over Newfoundland from Harbour Breton to Sacred Cove to Greenspond to Quidi Vidi and plenty of outport villages along the way- so I am certainly familiar with the island. Less so with Labrador.

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Welcome Dana!

I'll add you to our Newfoundland and Nova Scotia Teams.

Answer 10

Hi, my name is Len Olson. Olson 4581. I would love to join your project. I have family from Ireland who moved to Lindsay Ontario as well as Scottish folks who went to Bruce County and then to Algoma Ontario. On my father's side are relatives came from Sweden and went to Ontario. Therefore, if possible I'd like to join a research family in the Ontario area. Thanks

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Welcome Len!

I'll add you to Team Ontario

Answer 11

I would like to rejoin the Canada Project please to help out with profiling more Irish Immigrants in the Grosse-Île Project !

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Welcome back Jo-Anne!

I've added you back to our Google group and added the Canada badge.

Looks like you are still listed on the Grosse-Île Project, so you can jump back in!

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Thank you David

Who leads the Grosse-Île Project now ? I noticed Maria Maxwell has 'Previous' Leader !

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Hi Jo-Anne.

I'm sending you an email.

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10-4 !

Answer 12

I am Canadian and have Canadian ancestors

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Hi Krista,

I'll send you a note about contributing to the project.

Answer 13

Hello, I'm Andréa

My family tree is 95% Québec, most of it on the south shore of Montréal. I would love to join the Québec team add my knowledge to the tree (Though Danielle Liard is the bomb when it comes to Québec Knowledge!).

Thank you,

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Welcome Andréa!

Yes, Danielle is a great WikiTreer!

I've added you to our Quebec Team and I'll message you with more details.

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Thank you.

Answer 14

Please remove my badge and project membership for now.

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I've removed you from the project. Let me know any time if you wish to rejoin us.

Answer 15

I would like to join the Canada project. I am definitely a newbie, and unfamiliar with handling information, but the best way to learn is to try. As an adoptee, I am motivated to learn about my birth family. My biological family is Canadian for many generations - maternal side has strong roots in Quebec, New Brunswick and Newfoundland, as well as Ontario in modern times. On the paternal side, Ontario then England.

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Hi Kelley,

Welcome to Canada Project. I've added the project badge to your profile and I'll write you with more details.

Answer 16

Hi Dave: I would like to join the Atlantic Canada Project, since many of my relatives have been born or immigrated to the Atlantic Provinces.

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Welcome to Canada Project. I'll send you a message with further details.

Answer 17

I’d love to join. My grandparents owned twin houses at 1468 and 1472 argyle ave west vancouver for years. The city destroyed them now to expand the sea wall believing it should be public from ambelside Park all the way down, no private homes.

My grandmother Patricia Joan owens forbes married stewert Edson forbes both famous tennis pros.

Patricia sister dawn was married to American actor bob brubaker stage coach driver in gun smoke.

The drysdales are also related.

Aser rothstein married one of my great aunts etho who wrote a children’s book, aser was very famous.

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I'll add you to our project and send you a note with further details.

Answer 18

I'm interested in Canadian History, especially Northern Ontario francophone if you have such category.

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That would be part of our Ontario Team. I'll add you there and send you a message with more details.

Answer 19

I'm Laurier, my family is throughout Canada throughout time, my mom's side is from Ottawa and Quebec, my dad's side is plainsfolk, just trying to fill in the blanks.

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Welcome to WikiTree.

Once you upgrade your membership, you could look at joining our project.

Answer 20

I would like to join the Canada project for Ontario. I Have a paternal great grandmother Sarah Jane Wilson born 12 Nov 1856 London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada and several others who went to Ontario Canada after the war in the late 1700. 

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Welcome to Canada Project.

I'll add you to our Ontario team and send you a message with more details.