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Biggar is home to the Biggar Branch Saskatchewan Genealogical Society and its members are actively involved in preserving and documenting our local heritage. As a result the Biggar Branch SGS has a unique collection to assist researchers uncover their family history in the Town of Biggar and surrounding area.
1) Cemetery Recordings:
3) Biggar School Register Index 1925 to 1929
4) Biggar School Register Index 1930 to 1935
5) Canadian 1911 Census for the village of Biggar
6) Town of Biggar Census - 1912, 1915, 1919, 1924, 1929 & 1945
7) Births, Deaths, Marriages from The Independent 1913 to 1920
8) Births, Deaths, Marriages from The Independent 1921 to 1950
9) Local histories from the Biggar area
10) Biggar area undertaker records
11) Obituary Index The Independent, Biggar from 1984 to 2005
11) Index of the retirees honoured by the Biggar Terminal Retirement Association from 1946 to 1992
12) If a specific date of an event is known birth, marriage or death, we will search The Independent, Biggar, SK from 1913 - 2005.
The Biggar Branch Saskatchewan Genealogical Society will do a search in their entire collection of seniority lists for one name for a fee of $25.00 and a specific search in one named seniority list for $10.00.
1) Canadian National Railways Mountain Region C.A. W. Agreement 5.1 Consolidated Senioritiy List March 21, 1991 to December 17, 2003
2) Canadian National Railways Prairie Region C.A.W. Agreement 5.1 Consolidated Seniority List April 1991 to January 1993 and December 1995
3) Canadian National Railway Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Western Lines Biggar division Seniority List of Sectionmen January 1st, 1921
4) Canadian National Railway Western Region Seniority Standing of Conductors, Trainmen, Passenger Trainmen, Yardmen and Yardmaster, June 30, 1956
5) Canadian National Railway Locomotive Engineers Prairie Region 7th District 1970 Seniority List Index
6) Canadian National Railways Western Region Seniority Standing of Freight, Passenger, Trainmen and Yardmen Effective January 1st, 1942
7) Canadian National Railway Western Region Saskatchewan District Agents & Operators Seniority List December 31, 1961
8) Canadian National Railways Western Region and Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway, Pacific Great Eastern Railway Seniority Lists of Dispatchers, Train Movement Directors, Telegraphers, Towermen, Telecommunications Department Employees Published May 1st, 1968
9) Canadian National Railway Seniority List Agents and Operators Mountain Region As Of January 1, 1975
10) Canadian National Railway Dispatchers Seniority List Mountain and Prairie Regions As At January 1st, 1977
You will receive a written report of the research, noting all sources checked and any information found. Return postage is included. The research is done by knowledgeable local volunteers. If you require a more extensive search we can supply you with the names of people who could do this.
The Branch offers two research services:
1) A basic search of local sources
and
2) Canadian National Railway
Seniority List Search
RESEARCH POLICY
Basic Search
The Biggar Branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society
will do a basic search of local sources of one name for a
$25.00 Fee.
will do a basic search of local sources of one name for a
$25.00 Fee.
Sources included in a basic search are:
1) Cemetery Recordings:
- Biggar Cemetery
- Rosemount Cemetery
- Landis Cemetery
- Monarch Cemetery
- Cochery Cemetery
- Cando Cemetery (inscriptions only)
- Ruthilda "new" Cemetery (inscriptions only)
- R.M. of Glenside Cemeteries
- Church of God Cemetery
- Crane Creek United Church Cemetery
- Emmanuel's Evangelical Gemeinde Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Lizard Lake Cemetery
- Lizard Lake Russian Baptist Cemetery (Old)
- Lizard Lake Russian Baptist Cemetery (New)
- St. Bridget's Anglican Church Cemetery, Baljennie
- St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church Cemetery, Crane Creek
- Spinney Hill Cemetery
- Old Spinney Hill Cemetery
- Stoney Crest Mennonite Cemetery
- Private & miscellaneous burials
3) Biggar School Register Index 1925 to 1929
4) Biggar School Register Index 1930 to 1935
5) Canadian 1911 Census for the village of Biggar
6) Town of Biggar Census - 1912, 1915, 1919, 1924, 1929 & 1945
7) Births, Deaths, Marriages from The Independent 1913 to 1920
8) Births, Deaths, Marriages from The Independent 1921 to 1950
9) Local histories from the Biggar area
10) Biggar area undertaker records
11) Obituary Index The Independent, Biggar from 1984 to 2005
11) Index of the retirees honoured by the Biggar Terminal Retirement Association from 1946 to 1992
12) If a specific date of an event is known birth, marriage or death, we will search The Independent, Biggar, SK from 1913 - 2005.
** NOTE:
Not all editions of the
Not all editions of the
newspaper are available.
You will receive a written report of the research, noting all sources checked and any information found. Return postage is included. The research is done by knowledgeable local volunteers. If you require a more extensive search, we can supply you with the names of people who could do this.
* Research policy subject to change. *
Canadian National Railway
Seniority List Search
1) Canadian National Railways Mountain Region C.A. W. Agreement 5.1 Consolidated Senioritiy List March 21, 1991 to December 17, 2003
2) Canadian National Railways Prairie Region C.A.W. Agreement 5.1 Consolidated Seniority List April 1991 to January 1993 and December 1995
3) Canadian National Railway Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Western Lines Biggar division Seniority List of Sectionmen January 1st, 1921
4) Canadian National Railway Western Region Seniority Standing of Conductors, Trainmen, Passenger Trainmen, Yardmen and Yardmaster, June 30, 1956
5) Canadian National Railway Locomotive Engineers Prairie Region 7th District 1970 Seniority List Index
6) Canadian National Railways Western Region Seniority Standing of Freight, Passenger, Trainmen and Yardmen Effective January 1st, 1942
7) Canadian National Railway Western Region Saskatchewan District Agents & Operators Seniority List December 31, 1961
8) Canadian National Railways Western Region and Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway, Pacific Great Eastern Railway Seniority Lists of Dispatchers, Train Movement Directors, Telegraphers, Towermen, Telecommunications Department Employees Published May 1st, 1968
9) Canadian National Railway Seniority List Agents and Operators Mountain Region As Of January 1, 1975
10) Canadian National Railway Dispatchers Seniority List Mountain and Prairie Regions As At January 1st, 1977
You will receive a written report of the research, noting all sources checked and any information found. Return postage is included. The research is done by knowledgeable local volunteers. If you require a more extensive search we can supply you with the names of people who could do this.
* Research policy subject to change. *
Send all research requests to:
Biggar Branch SGS
P.O. Box 1103
Biggar, SK S0K 0M0
All cheques or money orders should be made out to " Biggar Branch SGS."
Working to preserve the heritage of our community
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