Information on fur trade and Indigenous ancestors can be found in the Hudson Bay Company archives. These records contain information on over 300 years of fur trade employees in Canada. Archivists have indexed, microfilmed, and digitized them. This presentation will cover what records are available, where they are found, how to use them, and what genealogy information may be found in them.
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Hi Tara, my fellow Northwestern Ontarian! I listened to your Webinar this evening. Well done! This was so informative and interesting. I enjoyed your enthusiasm. I was so pleased to hear the information about the North West Company. Most of my husband’s fur trading ancestors were engagees with them but I have never checked out the records available in the HBC Archives. Thank you so much! Susan 🙂
I was not familiar with Hudson Bay Company as my ancestors were in the Southern part of the US. I found Tara’s presentation very interesting and especially while listening, it seemed she spoke with a continuous smile on her face. Thank you!
Awesome as usual!!!!
Tara SHYMANSKI, thank you for an informative and very educational presentation. Today I learned a few more things about the Hudson’s Bay Company’s history but more so how to search the HBC’s Archives from a distance. I truly appreciate your engaging presentations.
Very interesting. Glad to hear some info on Canadian Reasearch.
Very useful.
Well done! Thank you, Tara, for all the information you presented on the Hudson Bay Company and its records. I can’t wait to see what I can find for the Pacific Northwest.
Very interesting webinar. Will be able to explain more in detail the records from Hudson Bay.