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Church Records - Alberta
Online
- The Alberta Provincial Archives holds the following records:
- United Church of Canada (ca. 1830s - present)
- Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (1842 - 1980)
- Anglican Church of Canada (ca. 1870 - ca. 2000)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ca. 1895 - ca. 2000)
The Family History department has a small collection of church histories from Alberta churches that contain records of church members. An example:
Morin, Gail. St. Joachim, Fort Auguste (Fort Edmonton), 1858-1890 Baptisms, Marriages and Burials. Library call number: 929.37123 MOR 2000
Microfilm
The Family History department has a few Western Canadian Parish Records on microfilm. They are listed in the library’s guide, Canadian Family History Resources, under Parish and Vital Records on page 5-53.