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Using the Hudson Bay Company Records for Genealogy Research

Tara Shymanski
Sep 20, 2024
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Welcome
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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Fur Trade Post Maps
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Ships' Histories
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HBCA Library
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Name Indexes
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Biographical Sheets
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Digitized Microfilm
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Announcements / prizes
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Questions / answers
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About this webinar

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.

About the speaker

About the speaker

Tara Shymanski
Tara Shymanski is a professional genealogist who, at the age of 17, began researching her family history. Her childhood was filled with grandmothers, aunts, uncles, cousins, even a great-great aunt and uncle – providing cookies, hugs, and a watchf
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    Susan Brazeau
    6 days ago

    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 🙂

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    Rosalyn Dowling
    6 days ago

    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!

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    Allison Willis
    6 days ago

    Awesome as usual!!!!

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    Graham Lowe
    6 days ago

    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.

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    Sally Thomas
    6 days ago

    Very interesting. Glad to hear some info on Canadian Reasearch.

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    sheila smith
    6 days ago

    Very useful.

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    Dawn Carlile
    6 days ago

    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.

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    Lucille Meyer
    6 days ago

    Very interesting webinar. Will be able to explain more in detail the records from Hudson Bay.

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