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From: "Lorine McGinnis Schulze" <>
Subject: [UPP-CAN] Listowner FAQ for July
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 16:25:22 -0400


Hello everyone,

Please take a minute to read this email. It won't take long
and you might find it worthwhile!

Q: What were the name and boundary changes for Upper
Canada?

Prior to December 26, 1791 present day Ontario was known
as the Western part of the Montreal District of the Colony of
Quebec. In 1791 the colony of Quebec was divided into the
two provinces of Upper and Lower Canada. Upper Canada
(now Ontario) was all that land lying west of the Ottawa
River, while Lower Canada (now Quebec) was all the land
lying east.

In 1842 Upper and Lower Canada united to form the Province
of Canada. Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) became
known as Canada West while Lower Canada (present day
Quebec) became known as Canada East. In 1867 Upper
Canada, or Canada West was given the name of the province
of Ontario. It was one of four original provinces at the time of
Canadian Confederation on July 1,1867. (Happy belated
134th birthday!)


Q: What can we talk about on the list?

The UPPER CANADA Mail List concerns
itself with settlement before 1867.Suitable topics include
genealogy and history of the times.

Q: Is there an archive with old messages?

The rootsweb archives can be accessed at

http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=upper-
canada


For threaded and dated archive of postings click on

http://archiver.rootsweb.com/UPPER-CANADA-L/

Q: Where can I find out the rules of the list and places to find
my ancestors?

For a list of DOs and DON'Ts for Upper Canada list, for
general info for all mailing lists (provided by Rootsweb, our
host) and other helpful links for research in Upper Canada,
see

http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/lists/uppercanada.shtml


Lorine McGinnis Schulze


The Olive Tree Genealogy Upper Canada List page is at
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/lists/uppercanada.shtml

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