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Border Entry Records - Manitoba
Online
Ancestry Library Edition includes “Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935” that covers border entries into Manitoba at various locations along the US border. Ancestry also has “Border Crossings from Canada to the U.S., 1895-1960.”
The Ancestry database also includes “Form 30A records: from 1919 to 1924.” During this time, the federal government required that individual forms be completed and submitted when crossing the border into Canada.
Microfilm
The library has microfilm records of border crossings from the U.S. to Canada between 1908-1919, organized by date and port of entry. To view a list of ports of entry and the corresponding film numbers, check section 3-41 in the library’s guide: Canadian Family History Resources.