The Public

Reference Internet Resources

Subject Reference

Genealogy

Archives of Ontario - Discover Your Family History

http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/family-history/the-records.aspx

Includes information on Microfilm Interloan Services and links to in depth research guides.

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

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.

Genealogy and Family History

www.collectionscanada.gc.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 websites. International in scope and organized by country, ethnic group, type of source, etc. Several hundred Canadian links.

FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service

www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp

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.