Just Across the Border
Summary DetailsLength: 60 minutes
Summary: Thousands of people cross the international border between Canada and the United States every day. Our ancestors crossed that border as well. Discover what can be found in Canada-USA border entry records and why every family historian should be researching them.
Audience Level: Beginner -Expert
Requirements: Projection for computer on a large screen; internet connection
Content: 4-page PDF handout
Outline
- Treaties and Boundaries that lead to the international boundary between Canada and the United States
- Locating border entry points in Canada and the United States
- When did border entry records begin in the United States?
- When did border entry records begin in Canada?
- Reasons our ancestors crossed the border
- What was the border agent looking for?
- How did Canadian and U.S. immigration laws affect our ancestor's decision to enter the country?
- Rejected and deported.
- The reason every researcher should check border entry records.
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