Saturday, December 20, 2008

Quebec passenger lists

Subject: Quebec City Passenger Lists Index OnlineFrom: "jan meisels allen" Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:23:12 -0800X-Message-Number: 7The Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has launched a new online database, Quebec City Passenger Lists Index 1865-1900. Researchers can search by name of passengersto access digitized images of original passenger lists for arrivals at Quebec from1865 to 1900 which list the name, age, country of origin, occupation and destination of each passenger. You may access the database at:http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/passengers-quebec-1865-1900/index-e.htmlLibrary and Archives Canada gratefully acknowledges the contribution of Ancestry.ca, without which this project would not have been possible.There is no charge to access the database.Thank you to Gordon Watts of the Canada Census Campaign for alerting us to this new addition to the LAC online databases.Jan Meisels AllenDirector, IAJGS andChairperson, Public Records Access Monitoring Committee----------------------------------------------------------------------

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