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Reference Internet Resources
Subject Reference
Genealogy
- Archives of Ontario Genealogical Research
- www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/geneal/index.html
- Includes information on Microfilm Interloan Services. Includes listings of cemetery transcriptions, family histories, and church records held by the Microfilm Interloan Service.
- British Columbia Archives Vital Event Indexes
- www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/textual/governmt/vstats/v_events.htm
- British Columbia Archives' vital statistics page. This information resource allows researchers to search the on-line indexes for marriage, death,and birth registrations.
- British Columbia Cemetery Finding Aid
- www.islandnet.com/bccfa/
- A pointer database consisting of the surnames, cemetery name and location of more than 100,000 entries collected from records and headstone inscriptions associated with 141 cemeteries situated in the province of British Columbia, Canada and one from the state of Washington, USA.
- Canada GenWeb Project
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/
- Bilingual genealogical project links to provincial GenWeb sites e.g. Projet GenWeb du Québec, Nova Scotia GenWeb Project. Provides a frequently asked questions section and links.
- Canadian Genealogy and History Links
- www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/cghl/cghl.html
- Contains a list of historical and genealogical websites.
- Canadian Genealogy Centre
- www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/index-e.html
- The Library and Archives of Canada's portal to genealogical resources in Canada. Includes a directory of resources (AVITUS), a section on how to do genealogy, sources by topic, and links arranged by type of institution and province.
- Cyndi's List
- www.CyndisList.com
- One of the largest and best-known lists of genealogical web sites. International in scope and organized by country, ethnic group, type of source, etc. Several hundred Canadian links.
- FamilyRecords.gov.uk: your official source for family records
- www.familyrecords.gov.uk/
- This official site is very helpful in identifying primary source material and other sources needed for family history research relating to England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland. Provides helpful pathfinders relating to various topics e.g. births, marriages, and deaths; religious records; census; emigration; military records.
- FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service
- www.familysearch.org/
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' (Mormon or LDS) genealogical site. Provides full-text access to research aids including the Reseach Outlines for Canadian provinces.
- FrancoGène: Your gateway to Franco-American and French-Canadian Genealogy
- www.francogene.com/
- Covers genealogical research for countries and peoples of the Francophonie including Quebec, France, Belgium, etc. There is also a French version.
- Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid
- www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/
- A pointer database consisting of the surnames, cemetery name and location of over 2 million interments from several thousand cemeteries, cairns, memorials, and cenotaphs in Ontario Canada.
- Ontario Virtual Reference Library - Genealogy
- www.virtualreferencelibrary.ca/
- From the Toronto Public Library, extensive list of resources for family history and genealogy research.
- Our Roots/Nos Racines: Canada's Local Histories Online
- www.ourroots.ca/
- Online fully searchable collection of digitized local histories from across the country. Includes early and more recently published local histories.
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