Offers a variety genealogy resources, as well as news about recent genealogical and family history resource releases. Also offers "Ancestry Quick Tips" providing advice for researchers.
Prepared By: MyFamily.com Inc.
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
The National Library of Canada provides a substantial number of 19th and 20th century national, provincial/territorial, county and city directories on-line.
These directories add considerably to the volume of information available for those doing historical or genealogical research.
Prepared By: National Library of Canada
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
Pier 21 celebrates and shares the Canadian immigration experience by honouring the unique stories of immigration throughout history. We also pay tribute to 1.5 million immigrants, war brides, displaced people, evacuee children and Canadian military personnel who passed through Pier 21 between 1928 and 1971.
Prepared By: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2016-12-23
The 1881 census of Canada, searchable by 14 different categories. Both transcriptions and digitized images are available.
Prepared By: Library and Archives Canada
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2016-10-29
Prepared by the Vancouver Public Library, this website provides information on Chinese-Canadian immigration in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Prepared By: Vancouver Public Library
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
Provides personal and service details and places of commemoration for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces who died in both World Wars. A record of approximately 60,000 civilian casualties of World War II is also provided, but without details of their burial location. The cemeteries and memorials where these names are commemorated, in perpetuity, are located in approximately 150 countries. This database makes it possible to identify the exact location, by cemetery plot or memorial panel, where any given name is commemorated.
Prepared By: Commonwealth War Graves Commission, United Kingdom
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
Allows users to research passenger records from ships that brought immigrants to America through Ellis Island from 1892 to 1924. Visitors to the site may also purchase a copy of an original ship manifest, and ship images. Also contains a link to information about the "American Immigrant Wall of Honor" commemorating more than 500,000 immigrant individuals and families.
Prepared By: The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
Search this Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "Family Search" Web site for information contained in their Family History Library about ancestors. Provides access to the International Genealogical Index created by the Church. Users may also use the site to locate a Family History Center that can help users access many of the Family History Library's materials.
Prepared By: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
Extensive Information about sources for Scottish genealogy which promotes traditional methods of researching family history plus the use of e-mail, internet tools and online courses.
Prepared By: United Kingdom and Ireland Genealogy
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
Historical Directories is a digital collection of English and Welsh directories from 1750 to 1919. The directories can be browsed by location or decade, and can be searched by keyword.
Prepared By: University of Leicester
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
The Italian Genealogical Group is a New York based genealogical society with an international membership. Its website includes a searchable database of Italian surnames and articles from the Group’s newsletter.
Prepared By: Italian Genealogical Group
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
JewishGen connects researchers of Jewish genealogy worldwide. Its most popular components are the JewishGen Discussion Group, the JewishGen Family Finder, the comprehensive directory of InfoFiles, ShetLinks for over 200 communities, and a variety of databases such as the ShtetlSeeker and Jewish Records Indexing-Poland. JewishGen's online Family Tree of the Jewish People contains data on more than three million people.
Prepared By: JewishGen, Inc.
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
Founded in 1872, the Archives' collections include millions of records, including texts, photographs, films, maps, videos, books, paintings, prints, and government documents.
Prepared By: National Archives of Canada
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
The Name Index to OGS publications is a searchable database of names included in A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederation, vol.1, Index of Some Passengers who Emigrated to Canada Between 1817 & 1849 and the Index to the Upper Canada Land Books vol.2 - vol.9. The database lists surnames, given names, year, and the title in which the name appears.
Prepared By: Ontario Genealogical Society
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
A searchable database of over 2 million interments in Ontario, from data collected up to 1998. Search results contain information about the first and last name of interred individuals, along with the name of the cemetery, county, and township where buried.
Prepared By: Ron Demaray
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
Provides information about the Society's activities and publications. Also contains information on how to research a family tree.
Prepared By: Ontario Genealogical Society
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
Contains information about the history of York Region, along with lists of the range of genealogical resources available within and about the Region.
Prepared By: York Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
A Web site in which volunteers from Ontario provide information on the the Internet to assist individuals to trace their family tree.
Prepared By: Ontario Genweb
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
Volunteer website that is attempting to transcribe Ontario births from 1869-1907, marriages from 1801-1922 (there are gaps pre-1869), and deaths from 1869-1932. The records are not complete, and can mostly be searched only by browsing.
Prepared By: Ontario Vital Statistics Project
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
This is a source of original genealogical information from Scotland. The database provide free surname search covering all records, and free index search of wills and testaments dating back to 1513. There is a fee on viewing the index results or the image of the will.
Prepared By: Scotland On Line Ltd.
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
In addition to a summary of the author’s genealogical interests, this website features several useful resources including; a transcription of Markham Circuit Primitive Methodist Baptisms originally published in Families; marriage records, death records and photographs related to the Coomber family; and historical photographs.
Prepared By: Steve Marshall
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
The Archives collects, preserves and makes accessible, records and collections which have enduring significance to the history of the community of Thornhill, Ontario.
Prepared By: Society for the Preservation of Historic Thornhill
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
A download edition of Library and Archives Canada's pamphlet on genealogy, Tracing Your Ancestors in Canada. The pamphlet is in Adobe Acrobat format.
Prepared By: Library and Archives Canada
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2016-10-29
Provides information about the NARA's genealogical holdings, in addition to general information about doing genealogical research.
Prepared By: U.S. National Archives & Records Administration
Date Reviewed by Vaughan Public Libraries:
2017-11-24
