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Church Records - Saskatchewan
As with vital statistics records, churches may limit access to their parish registers on the basis of an individual’s privacy. Go to Saskatchewan Archives website for contact information for church archives and general information about locating church records.
Ancestry Library Edition and FamilySearch.org also have a collection of church records.
The Family History department has a few print materials pertaining to Saskatchewan church records, such as:
Morin, Gail. 1998. Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials of St. Ignace Parish, Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, 1881-1910. Library call number – 929.37124 MOR 1998
Ontario Genealogical Society. Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register: out of Ontario, 1826 – 1909, a transcription. [includes Saskatchewan records] Library call number – 929.3714 WES
Microfilm
The Family History department has a few Western Canadian Parish Records on microfilm. They are listed in the library’s guide, Canadian Family History Resources, under Parish and Vital Records on page 5-88.