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Genealogy Links

Canadian Provinces
Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
New Brunswick Newfoundland & Labrador Nova Scotia
Ontario (General) Ontario (Ottawa area) Prince Edward Island
Quebec Saskatchewan
Northwest Territories Nunavut Yukon

Canadian (National) Resources
The Library and Archives Canada
The National Library of Canada
Genealogy Canada - Canada's News Service on Genealogy, Heritage, and History.
The United Empire Loyalist' Association of Canada
The Canadian War Museum
The Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa
The Canadian Genealogy Centre
Early Canadiana, a digital library providing access to over 1,496,000 pages of Canada's printed heritage.
CensusFinder (links to free Canada Census Records Online)
Census Online: Links to Online Census Records Canada
Census Records in Canada [good for early (i.e. pre 1871) census records]
Automated Genealogy [good for later (i.e. 1901 and 1911) census records]
Early Canadiana Online Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions, part of Canadian Heritage and the National Library of Canada.
Genealogical Research Library (GRL), The GRL is Canada's largest nation-wide online Databank and provides you with powerful search tools to find your ancestors. The GRL databank is designed to locate ancestors who lived anywhere in Canada during the period 1600 to 1900+.
Homestead Maps This company specializes in reproduction of historic maps, showing town and country home locations, with homeowners identified by name. Maps are current available for most counties in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, some Ontario counties. Maps for PEI, Québec and New England are in progress.
Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War - During the Second World War, the staff of the century-old Hamilton Spectator newspaper kept its own monumental record of the war. This collection of more than 144,000 newspaper articles, manually clipped, stamped with the date, and arranged by subject, includes news stories and editorials from newspapers, mostly Canadian, documenting every aspect of the war.
Canada GenWeb - a volunteer effort to organize genealogical resources available on the Internet.
Canadian Genealogy and History Links - this site consists of an extensive list of links, organized by province and territory, and then by category.
Our Roots - here you will find a searchable database of published Canadian local histories.
Immigrants to Canada: Emigration Information of the Nineteenth Century - a personal Web site that includes transcripts and extracts from a wide variety of primary sources including official passenger lists and accounts of ship crossings.
Global Gazette Magazine - a collection of articles about genealogical research and resources in Canada and elsewhere
Canadian Genealogical Projects Registry - this site attempts to keep track of all Canadian genealogical projects, both completed and ongoing.
Genealogical Research Library - a commercial site that provides a searchable database of five million names in a wide variety of indexed records across Canada, with an emphasis on local history and directories.
In Search of Your Canadian Past: The Canadian County Atlas Project - this is a searchable database of the property owner's names that appear on the township maps in the Ontario county atlases.
Hudson' Bay Company Archives:---Canada
Perry Snow - Home Children
Moving Here, Staying Here. The Canadian Immigrant Experience. LAC Exhibition.
The Association of Canadian Archivists
Naval History (Canadian perspective)
Maritime History Archive
Excellent Collection of Links for Genealogical Research in Canada
inGeneas Database - Canadian passenger, Canadian immigration, Canadian census, Canadian vital statistic (birth, marriage and death), Canadian land, Canadian military and miscellaneous records from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.
GeoGratis - GeoGratis is a portal provided by the Earth Sciences Sector (ESS) of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) which provides geospatial data at no cost via your Web browser.

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Provincial Resources (Chapman Code)

Alberta (AB)
Alberta - GenWeb
Alberta Genealogical Society
Alberta Genealogical Society - Edmonton Branch
Alberta Family History Society - based in Calgary Alberta, is a non-profit organization formed in 1980 to promote and encourage family history research.
Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Alberta
1906 Census of the Prairies A project of the Alberta Genealogical Society
Alberta Cemeteries
Alberta Genealogy Blog

British Columbia (BC)
British Columbia Genealogical Society
Victoria Genealogical Society
British Columbia - GenWeb
British Columbia Archives
Canadian Genealogy and History Links - British Columbia
British Columbia Vital Statistics Online - indexes to British Columbia's civil registration records are available at this site.
British Columbia Cemetery Finding Aid - the BCCFA is a database of names found in the burial records and headstones of 264 cemeteries in British Columbia (plus two cemeteries in the state of Washington).
British Columbia - Olive Tree
British Columbia Genealogical Project
British Columbia Will Index - on going project

Manitoba (MB)
Manitoba Genealogical Society
Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Manitoba
Manitoba Archives
Manitoba - GenWeb
Manitoba - Olive Tree
Western Manitoba Genealogy Project
Manitoba Vital Statistics - this site offers a searchable database of the indexes to Manitoba birth records from 1882 to 1903, marriage records from 1882 to 1923 and death records from 1882 to 1933.

New Brunswick (NB)
New Brunswick Genealogical Society
Good Collection of New Brunswick Links
Public Archives of New Brunswick
Loyalist Collections at University of New Brunswick Library
United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada - New Brunswick Branch
1833 New Brunswick Special Census of the Madawaska Settlement. Carleton County, New Brunswick and Penobscot County, Maine (includes communities on both banks of the Upper St. John River valley in what are now Madawaska Co., New Brunswick, and Aroostook Co., Maine)
Carleton County, New Brunswick (census records, MI's and more)

Newfoundland & Labrador (NL)
Family History Society of Newfoundland & Labrador
Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Newfoundland
Newfoundland - Olive Tree
Newfoundland Grand Banks Genealogy
Newfoundland & Labrador Cemeteries
Newfoundland & Labrador - GenWeb
"Genealogy Notes" of Newfoundland
Vera's Page - Newfoundland (Mailing Lists)
NewfoundlandGenealogy.com
Genealogy Club of Newfoundland
Newfoundland Census Records
Newfoundland & Labrador Web Sites by Subject

Nova Scotia (NS)
Nova Scotia - GenWeb
The Nova Scotia Genealogy Network Association
Family Roots of Pictou & Antigonish Counties, Nova Scotia This site includes passenger lists
Cemetery Transcriptions, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management - the NSARM offers several databases, including marriage bonds from 1763-1849, Cape Breton Land Petitions, deaths in Halifax-Dartmouth from 1895 to 1967, Poll Tax Rolls from 1791 to 1793, and the Halifax Explosion Remembrance Book.
Census Records for D'Escousse, Nova Scotia (1811 - 1901)

Ontario (ON)
The Archives of Ontario
The Ontario Genealogical Society
ONTARIO Counties & Districts Discover which Ontario County or District you need for your genealogical or historical research.
1871 Census of Canada - Ontario Searchable Database of Heads and Strays
Ontario GenWeb specializes in the how and where - how to research Ontario and where to find research resources.
The Lennox and Addington County Historical Society
Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid The Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid is 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 and Upper Canada Genealogy and History
Ontario Archives
Ontario History <-> Genealogy
Ontario Genealogy Blog
William Quarrier Home Children Association
Early Ontario Records Contains old copies of the Papers and Records of the Ontario Historical Society.
Upper Canada Genealogy Indexes to Upper Canada, reference resources, how-to booklets, and professional research services.
Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, Ontario, Canada 1825-1910
Granny's Genealogical Gardens - lots of good Canadian links.
Northeastern Ontario Canada Gravemarker Gallery [115,000 photographs]
Marriages in Ontario (1800-1924)
Ontario Birth Registrations
Ontario Vital Statistics Project - Death Index
Olive Tree- Ontario Vital Statistics & Church Records
Kingston Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society
Ontario Roots - go to FAQ / Links for a good selection of Ontario links

Ontario (Ottawa Area)
Ottawa Family History Centre
Friends of the City of Ottawa Archives
OGS Ottawa Branch has now placed a cemeteries database with over 90 cemeteries and 172,000 names.
The Registers of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa
Bytown or Bust
Misc. Marriage Records, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada : can be found at Granny's Genealogical Gardens
Osgoode Township Historical Society
The Lanark County Genealogical Society
Glengarry and Ottawa Valley Branch of the CLAN MACMILLAN Society of North America
The Friends of Library and Archives Canada

Quebec (QC)
Quebec and Eastern Townships Genealogy Research Page
Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Quebec
Quebec - GenWeb
Quebec - Olive Tree
Quebec Family History Society

Prince Edward Island (PE)
The Island Register - PEI Genealogy
Canadian Genealogy and History Links - PEI
Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society
Prince Edward Island - Olive Tree
Prince Edward Island - GenWeb
InfoPEI - Genealogy
Prince Edward Island Public Archives and Records Office
Prince Edward Island Cemeteries

Saskatchewan (SK)
Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Genealogical Society
Saskatchewan GenWeb
Saskatchewan Libraries
Saskatchewan Cemeteries
1906 Census of the Prairies A project of the Alberta Genealogical Society

Northwest Territories (NT)
Northwest Territories - Library and Archives Canada
Northwest Territories History and Genealogy (Canadian Genealogy Resources)
Northwest Territories - Cyndi's List
Northwest Territories - The Olive Tree
Northwest Territories - GenWeb
Northwest Territories Genealogy Records Online
Northwest Territories - Canadian Genealogy and History

Nunavut (NU)
Nunavut - Library and Archives Canada
Nunavut - Cyndi's List
Nunavut - GenWeb
Nunavut, Canada History and Genealogy
Nunavut - Canadian Genealogy and History
Nunavut - Canadian Birth, Marriage and Death Recordy

Yukon (YK)
Yukon - Library and Archives Canada
Yukon - Cyndi's List
Yukon & Alaska Genealogy Centre
Yukon - Canadian Genealogy and History Links
Yukon - The Olive Tree
Yukon - Genealogy Links
Yukon Genealogy Records Online
Searchable Online Data; Yukon, Canada
Yukon Genealogy - Yukon Government (Dawson City Museum Pan for Gold Database)

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United States Resources
Mayflower Resources
National Archives and Records Administration
The Library of Congress
National Cemetery System, Veterans Affairs Department
National Genealogical Society
Federation of Genealogical Societies
British Isles Family History Society - USA
International Society for British Genealogy & Family History
New York Migrations
New York Ancestors - a Web portal from New England Historic Genealogical Society. Since 1845, we have compiled one of the leading collections of New York genealogical resources in the country.
Official dates for the US census - part of RootsWeb's Guide To Tracing Family Trees - American Census Records.
Searching the 1880 US Census Index
Town - County Finder -Type in the name of the town and the state in the appropriate boxes and the Town-County finder will tell you which county or counties in the state had towns by that name. If you are not sure of the state but have a town name, type in the town and leave the state blank and you will get a list of all the states in which towns by this name are found
County Finder -find which states have counties of a certain name. Type in the county name and leave the state blank to obtain a list of all the states with counties of a specific name
Rhode Island Historical Records Advisory Board. This directory was created as a result of the Historical Records Repository Survey conducted by the Rhode Island Historical Advisory Board. Each directory entry links to a full description of the repository and its holdings.
U.S. National Archives & Records Administration
American Revolutionary War Soldiers & Their Descendants. Names of thousands of soldiers, each associated with the email address of a researcher that can provide background information.
American Biographical Library : Containing over 75,000 full-text biographies, the American Biographical Library is comprised of the following works:
  • Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949;
  • Biographical Cyclopedia of American Women. 2 vols;
  • Daughters of America (Women of the Century);
  • Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution;
  • Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century;
  • American Biographical Notes: Being Short Notices of Deceased Persons, Chiefly Those Not Included in Allen's or Drake's Biographical Dictionary;
  • Plymouth Colony;
  • The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans.
    This is a FREE Ancestry.com database.
Free guest registration required.
Tax Lists (NY)

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Mayflower Resources
The Mayflower Society Museum
Mayflower and Early Families
The Great Migration Study Project - The aim of the Great Migration Study Project is to compile comprehensive genealogical and biographical accounts of every person who settled in New England between 1620 and 1643. Between these years about twenty thousand English men, women, and children crossed the Atlantic to settle New England.

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Loyalist Resources
United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada.
The Harriet Irving Library The Harriet Irving Library at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, N.B. is a repository of Loyalist resources which is unique in Canada. The Loyalist Collection is a special collection on microfilm of British, North American Colonial, and early Canadian primary sources from approximately 1760 - 1867. The chief focus is directed toward the American Revolution and the early years of Loyalist settlement in British North America.
The Loyalist Gazette The Gazette contains articles and pictures of particular interest to those with an interest in the American Revolutionary War period in history.
The Saint John Burial Ground This site is an excellent spot to look up Loyalist heritage, many links to other resources and links to local resources.
GenWeb Loyalist Links This is a good list of Loyalist Links in New Brunswick.
Beginnings Biographies of many Loyalist settlers & their families.
Canadian Military Heritage Project This is a great military resource for Loyalists who went to Ontario.
The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies. This site provides material on the Loyalists in the fields of military research, genealogy and living history.

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