Genealogy

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Canadian Links - Miscellaneous Databases and Area-specific Information Starting Points - Beginner's Guides Starting Points - General and International Sites

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British Columbia - General

British Columbia: Census: searchable index by Alberta Family Histories Society
British Colonist: an online index of every issue of the British Colonist newspaper from 1858 to June 1910.
B.C. GenWeb
B.C. Genealogical Society
B.C. Cemetery Finding Aid: a genealogical search engine
B.C. Archives - Vital Events Index
Canadian Genealogy and History Links - B.C.: includes links to archives, census, military, etc.
Genealogy Resources at Surrey Public Library
Memory BC: access descriptions of archival materials housed throughout BC
Nanaimo in the 1890s: research about Nanaimo in the 1890s, from Vancouver Island University
Surrey Public Library : genealogy programs
British Columbia Directories: 1860-1901: digitized directories, from Vancouver Public Library's Collection

British Columbia - Miscellaneous Databases

British Columbia Voters List 1875

British Columbia Voters List 1898

viHistory.ca : searchable database for Vancouver Island - census, directories

Victoria Death and Marriage Notices: 1901-1939, primarily from the Victoria Daily News

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Canadian Links - General

CanadaGenWeb : many useful links for cemeteries, genealogical societies, vital statistics, etc.

Chinese-Canadian Genealogy: Information about Chinese-Canadian Genealogy research from the Vancouver Public Library.
Chinese-Canadians: Profiles from a Community: a wiki-based project developed by the Vancouver Public Library in partnership with Library and Archives Canada.
Chinese Immigration: search Chinese immigration information online. From Library and Archives Canada
Canadian Genealogy and History Links: many links including archives and libraries

Canadian Genealogy Centre : a single window providing electronic access to genealogical resources in Canada. Databases include census, military, immigration, naturalization, land, etc. Links to ArchiviaNet

Canadian Genealogical Products Registry

Libraries and Archives Canada : (formerly the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada). A selection of Library and Archives Canada resources on the topic of genealogy and family history

That's My Family: Website launched by BAnQ in partnership with Library and Archives Canada. A single search tool to search multiple databases in various provinces.

Vital Statistics Council for Canada : information on how to obtain vital statistics records in each province

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Canadian links - Miscellaneous Databases and Area-specific Information

Books of Remembrance : names of Canadians who died in World War I and II, and a few other conflicts

Canadian Directories: Who was Where: fifteen searchable pre-1901 city, provincial and national directories
Canadian County Atlas Digital Project : early Ontario atlases and directories

Census 1881: from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Census of Canada 1901: guide to boundaries, names and regional governments

Census of Canada 1911

The Changing Shape of Ontario: not searchable by name, only geographical location

Commonwealth War Graves Commission: searchable register, includes Canada and other Commonwealth countries

Western Land Grants

Glenbow Archives: includes CPR land sales database

Grantbook Database : records of land settlements in New Brunswick, 1765-1900

Halifax City Deaths: 1890 to 1908

Nanaimo Family History Passenger List Indexing Project: Currently transcribing and indexing passenger arrivals at Halifax, and Quebec (including Montreal) from 1900 to 1921

National Archives Miscellaneous Immigration Index: hosted by inGeneas

Newfoundland's Grand Banks Genealogy: comprehensive information including cemeteries, census, obituaries, directories and more

Ontario Vital Statistics: guide to Ontario holdings
Ontario Genealogy Society Provincial Index (OGSPI)
Oral Histories of the First World War: Veterans 1914-1918
Royal Canadian Air Force Honours and Awards: a searchable database of awards to roughly 8300 RCAF personnel between 1940 and 1949. Still under construction.
Shamrock and the Maple Leaf: an online exhibit highlighting Irish-Canadian roots
Soldiers of the First World War: a database of the Canadian Expeditionary Force

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Starting Points - Beginner's Guides

BC Obituary Research

Encyclopedia of Genealogy : Explanations of terms found in genealogical research and other information on a wide range of genealogical topics including what is on census records. Created and written for members of the genealogical community

FamilySearch: Glossary: Useful online dictionary that includes foreign and archaic terms

FamilySearch's "How to Start Your Family History"

RootsWeb's "Guide to Tracing Family Trees"

Starting Points - General and International Sites

American Family Immigration History Center: search for immigration records of people who came to the United States through Ellis Island. Free registration is required to view detailed immigration records California Digital Newspaper Collection: Keyword searchable database of scanned California newspapers, 1849-1910; contains many references to early New Westminster history.

Cemetery Records Online: a page of links worldwide including Canada

Census: UK (includes England, Wales, Channel Islands, Isle of Man: brief census information for 1881 and 1891, pay for detailed information

Cyndi's List

Free BMD: births, deaths, and marriages for England and Wales 1837-1983

Genealogy Home Page

GENUKI: UK & Ireland Genealogy Information
Historical Directories: digital library of local and trade directories of England and Wales from 1750 to 1919. This wonderful resource is free

LDS Church Genealogy - FamilySearch : search for ancestors

ObitFinder : recent obituaries from over 1,000 U.S. newspapers
Official Non-Parochial BMDs Service: basic free information from unpublished English birth, marriage and death registries from 1564-1865. Useful for getting information prior to civil registration. Advanced searching and full records are fee-based.
Proceedings of the Old Bailey: Proceedings from the famous London criminal court from 1674 to 1834
RootsWeb.com: includes WorldConnect surname database and genealogical mailing lists (Roots-L)
Social Security Death Index: from the United States
Surname Profiler: Map the distribution of surnames in Great Britain in 1881 or 1898.nnn m
UK & Ireland: Family Records : a site from several different British Government departments
VitalRec.com : information on where to obtain vital records (such as birth, death, and marriage certificates and divorce decrees) from the United States, territories and counties
WorldGenWebProject: provides links to other countries and ethnic groups

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