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From: "Ken Aitken" <>
Subject: RE: [APG] RE: Border Crossings
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 09:20:15 -0600
In-Reply-To: <ADEFKPLAOJMMKFBGFMFGIEBDCCAA.bartlau@pshift.com>


Jennifer's question is interesting for two reasons.

First it involves migrant workers going both ways across the border.
Second it invols, as I understand it, an immigrant who came from oversears.

In answer two her question I would suggest she start with the St. Alban's
list as potentially it will list on those cards a residence in Canada AND a
US destination ( which may notr be very useful for a migrant worker) It
should also indicate a crossing point into the US.

Between 1908 and 1935 there is a set of CANADIAN government border crossing
records, generally arranged by port of entry and then chronologically.
These are available through interlibrary loan at your public library who can
borrow the microfilms for free from the National Archives and Library in
Ottawa, Ontario. These records will catch Jennifer's ancestor returning to
Canada. It will be slower searching, but a bit of research is done on the
early days of harvest excursions, and the antecedents of "custom combining"
you can work out on a map some basic routes, and potential crossing points.

Good luck.
Kenneth G. Aitken
Prairie History Librarian
Regina Public Library
Regina, Saskatchewan Canada



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