The Master Surname Index (not online) (mostly burials in Alberta cemeteries) of the Alberta Genealogical Society lists some 20 Harty names including;
Rochus HARTY, 12 May 1843 - 20 Feb 1922
buried in the Sacred Heart Catholic near Formost. No Joanna, but 9 other Hary's in this same cemnetery.
You can also find 6 Harty's that have taken homesteads (Western Land Grants) here at Canada National Archives
http://www.archives.ca/02/0201_e.htmlThe old Faith post office was at Township 4, Range 9.
Those homesteads were on Township 3, Range 9 & 10.
The cemetery is on Township 4, Range 9, all within about 6 miles from each other.
Other Harty burials are in other nearby cemeteries.
For further research please contact the AGS Research Services Committee of the Edmonton Branch,
http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/abgensocThe Edmonton Branch
http://agsedm.edmonton.ab.caYou can find Local History Books at these next three sites.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canab/index.html Local Alberta History Book Collection.
and go to the bottom of this - “Search For Keyword†and type in the surname.
http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/ Also Local History Books.
go to the bottom - “Search Full Text†and type in the surname.
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/search.asp Alberta Vital Statistics
http://www3.gov.ab.ca/gs/services/vpe/index.cfmYou can order death papers, however when ordering this you are given 2 options - the Certificate,
or a "Certified Photographic Print of the Registration of Death" which usually gives more information than that fancy Certificate.
Canada Online Phone
http://canada411.sympatico.ca/ or
http://www.canada411.ca/Alberta Place Names
http://users.rootsweb.com/~canab/places/places.htmlThe Alberta Government Legislature Library
E-mail:
library@assembly.ab.caGovernment Genealogical Information
http://www3.gov.ab.ca/gs/information/vs/genealogy.cfm Government Services Costs
http://www3.gov.ab.ca/gs/information/vs/cost_non_res.cfm Peter
for the AGS