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To know where we are going, it helps to know where we have been. Our personal family history situates us in the history of our community, and in the history of our country.

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Civilization.ca - Our Ancestors of European Origin

Information on the first European immigrants to settle in New France. Includes a dictionary, map of France, and a database on marriages, chronologies, family history, documents, illustrations and places of origin.
http://www.civilization.ca/vmnf/ancestors/

Larocque History Book

History and genealogy of four French Canadian families. Includes information on the origins of the Larocque name, on those who left their mark on Canada and the United States, genealogical resources and photographs.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/louis.larocque/

Mayrand Family Association: The Surname Family Center

Mayrand Family Association provides an online opportunity to create and compile pages of interests to people researching their surnames and to link to family member sites on the Internet.
http://mayrand.org/

Ontario Locator

Ontario Locator is meant for the use of genealogists and historians. The purpose is to help genealogists and historians discover the township, county or district they need in order to research family histories.
http://www.geneofun.on.ca/ontariolocator/

The Canadian Genealogy Webring

The Canadian Genealogy Webring links together Canadian family trees, gedcom files, ancestry resources, genealogical organizations, societies, and amateur genealogists who are researching their family history in Canada.
http://geocities.com/genealogypages/

United Church Archives

Information about the network of archival repositories. Includes a Conference Archives Directory and news releases.
http://www.united-church.ca/archives/home.shtm

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Genealogy in Canada

People are naturally interested in their place in the world and their relationship to other people. The history of families is one of the keys to understanding our current circumstances – where are ancestors come from, what they did for a living, how they arrived in Canada, and their relationship to other families. Our family history situates us in the history of our community, and in the history of our country. But where does one begin?

Genealogy in Canada is as varied as the country itself. Some families can trace their ancestry to the very beginnings of settlement in Canada while others have only recently arrived. Aboriginal peoples have a very long history on the land, more than 10,000 years, and genealogy offers tools to find not only ancestors, but also to learn about their culture and traditions.

History is a puzzle to be constantly assembled with information gleaned from records, archives, anecdotes and archaeology. Historians look at specific aspects of history such as politics, economy, culture, industry and religion. Genealogy is one of those aspects. Family ancestry brings its own insight into life in Canada throughout its history.

Genealogy is not the mere narration of our past. It produces a change in the way we perceive ourselves, and in the way we perceive Canada.

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