For a small fee, members of the Regina Branch will do a search of any of the cemeteries.
See our Research page for details of our research policies and procedures.

The collection of burial records for all Saskatchewan cemeteries is an ongoing project of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society. Most SGS Branches, including the Regina Branch, participate by reading headstones in local cemeteries and preparing indexes.

As part of this project, SGS maintains an inventory of Saskatchewan cemeteries. This database contains the name and location of over 3,400 cemetery and burial sites in the province.

If the cemetery records have been collected, the cemetery information is available at the SGS Library. In most cases, that data has also been entered into Saskatchewan Residents Index, a database available at SGS.

See the SGS web site for details on how to access the cemetery information held in the SGS provincial library.

Since 2009, we have been taking a digital photograph of every headstone we read. These photos become part of the index.

Each year members of our branch venture out to record a cemetery or twelve to assist the SGS with their province-wide project. Usually we do this on a Sunday in June. We arrange carpooling so that not all of us have to drive.

Prior to reading, we arrange with the RM office, village office or individual who has burial records to obtain maps and/or burial lists to work from. We supply our readers with this information along with recording sheets provided by the SGS. We then divide up and work row by row, reading and photographing each headstone or grave marker. In some cases we have previously recorded the cemetery, so all we do is update our current records.

We record items of interest to anyone collecting family history such as full name, birth and death dates, family members, birth places, titles (father, mother, grandmother, sister, etc.). We also look for any items of interest on the headstone such as symbols of organizations (Masonic, Legion, Church, etc.).

Once the information is recorded, copies are given to SGS to be stored in the provincial library and on the Saskatchewan Residents Index (SRI). A copy is maintained by the Regina Branch Cemetery Coordinator as well.

What to Bring:

• Water
• Pen
• Clipboard (if you have one) + an elastic band (to hold the paper down in a wind)
• Insect repellent
• Sunscreen
• Digital camera (optional)
• GPS (optional)
• Topographical maps (optional)

Tick Prevention:

Bring insect repellent. Tuck your trouser legs into your socks. This helps to deter ticks from crawling inside your trouser legs, down into shoes & through most socks. Wearing boots may also help. Light coloured clothing makes it easier to see ticks. When you get home, check your body carefully for ticks, taking special care to check all over the body, hidden in belly button, hair line, ears, in parts that bend, like knees, elbows, and fingers & around pressure points, like belts & collars.