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Our Genealogy Helper for Port Alberni ...We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
By learning about Port Alberni (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world. As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this, our Genealogical Helper for Port Alberni. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived. Name Variations for Port Alberni ...When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences. Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred. For example, a typical abbreviation for Port Alberni: Prt. Alberni If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us. Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone. To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Port Alberni:
Cemeteries Near Port Alberni ...Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Alberni. This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names. If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below). If not found below, our Cemetery List for Port Alberni covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Port Alberni. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Alberni. Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Port Alberni ...While our initial data about Port Alberni came from various goverment sources, we have found mention of Port Alberni in old books and maps. When we do, we'll find a fact here or a snippet there. We've created the following list to keep track of the documents we found useful in adding to our knowledge about Port Alberni. We hope that the following list of documents will be of interest to you. Auto Trails Map of Washington and Oregon (1925)
SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Western Canada
Shell Oil Road Map for British Columbia (1956)
for Port Alberni. See our Misc Page for Port Alberni for more information. Other Roadside Stops ...Cities, Towns and Villages of British Columbia Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Port Alberni: www.city.port-alberni.bc.ca/ The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/ Footnotes ...
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This page was last modified: 29 Jun 2022