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Genealogy in Ontario: Searching the Records
Fourth Edition. By Brenda Dougall Merriman, CG. This valuable volume has been rewritten for the twenty-first century, with new references and websites. Reviewers and users have found that Genealogy in Ontario is required reading for family historians from every background. The beginners' section has been revised and expanded for research basics and Internet use. Merriman gives details of source material in archives and libraries, in municipal and federal collections, in religious institutions and military fonds. She explains where to find the records, the context for their creation and how to use the finding aids. Also included are discussions of the diversity of land records, court documentation, educational sources, native and ethnic interests, occupations and immigration through the years, among other subjects. 332p, appendices and index. C$30.00The Beginner's Guide to Ontario Genealogy
By Fraser Dunford. This book is designed to help the beginner. Addressing only material relevant to Ontario and using only Ontario sources, this is the basic book to read if you are a beginner interested in Ontario genealogy. Here's basic help with finding maps, censuses, religious records, civil registrations, municipal records, land records, newspapers, immigration/emigration records, and wills. The author briefly discusses the Archives of Ontario and Library and Archives Canada and what holdings each might have. Then he points you where to go next. 2007. 32-page softcover book. C$9.95British Columbia 1871:
Compiled by Dave Obee. This is a 115-page index to residents of B.C. as recorded in the first half of 1871 -- just before it became a province. This information was gathered at the same time that a census was being taken in other parts of Canada, so it complements that resource. British Columbia 1871 is based on a directory put together by Edward Mallandaine, a Victoria architect. It puts all of the names from the directory into two lists -- Greater Victoria and everything else. There are also maps to make it easier to find the locations mentioned, as well as a bonus -- a list of undelivered letters at the post offices in New Westminster and Victoria. This will be an essential aid for research in the early days of British Columbia. C$15.00A List of Residents Based on the Work of Edward Mallandaine Royal Oak Burial Park
A History and Guide. By Dave Obee. This is the first comprehensive look at the largest municipal cemetery in British Columbia. It includes a history of the cemetery as well as section-by-section biographies of some of the people buried there. All burial locations included in the bio section are identified with GPS co-ordinates. C$15.00Federal Voters Lists in Ontario 1935-1979
By Dave Obee. Published April 2004. This is the first comprehensive guide to using Ontario's federal voters lists in family history research. The book explains what the lists were for, how they were compiled, and how they can be used. The lists are available on microfilm from the National Archives of Canada. The book has samples of what researchers will find, as well as a 33-page guide to the numbers for all of the federal constituencies in Ontario. Federal Voters Lists in Ontario 1935-1979 will make it possible to get the maximum benefit from this underused resource. Coil binding. C$7.95Federal Voters Lists in Western Canada 1935-1979
By Dave Obee. Published April 2003. This is the first comprehensive guide to using federal voters lists in family history research. Dave explains what the lists were for, how they were compiled, and how they can be used. There are samples of what researchers will find, as well as a 30-page guide to the microfilm numbers for all of the federal constituencies in the four western provinces as well as the territories. Coil binding. C$7.95Back to the Land:
Second edition, published December 2003. By Dave Obee. This is a vital reference for researchers working on the Canadian Prairies. It includes a basic summary of how to read land descriptions, as determined by the Dominion Land Survey. There are also maps of the three Prairie provinces showing townships and ranges as well as -- new in this edition -- the boundaries of the electoral districts used in the 1901 census. Other maps have been enhanced to offer more information and better clarity. The second edition offers more information on finding land information, and how to use it once you have it. There is also an index of townships, giving the matching sub-district in the 1901 census, and the census microfilm number. Also new in this edition is a coil binding, to make it easier to use the book. The original edition has been our best-selling item since it was published in 2001. C$9.95A Genealogical Guide to Finding Farms on the Canadian Prairies Western Canadian Directories on Microfiche and Microfilm
By Dave Obee. Third edition, published April 2003. Expanded and updated -- twice the size of the second edition. This guide lists local directories that have been reproduced in microform, and lets researchers know what to look for. It includes entries for directories covering Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon between 1860 and 1995. Directories are an invaluable resource for the years between censuses, as well as for the later years, where census records are not available, and this guide will help you find them. C$9.95Destination Canada:
By Dave Obee. A vital reference for researchers dealing with arrivals in Canada in the past 100 years. It includes information on passenger lists, border crossing records, Immigration Branch records, the national registration file of 1940, Russian Consular Records, Chinese Immigration 1885-1949, and more. The Immigration Branch section is the most comprehensive and useful index to these documents ever published. There is a section on naturalization and citizenship indexes in the Canada Gazette 1915-1951. This section does not include the names of individuals, but helps researchers track down the issues of the Canada Gazette that can help them. Destination Canada opens up a variety of sources for research in immigration. With five maps, several illustrations. Out of print, new edition comingA Guide to 20th century immigration records Upper Canada Naturalization Records 1828-1850
Second edition. By Donald A. McKenzie.Now indexed! After 1829 all men over the age of sixteen who were not British subjects and who had lived in Upper Canada more than seven years were required by law to take an oath of allegiance. This book now contains nominal indexes to all the surviving records now in Archives Canada. 2005. 88 pages. C$12.00Canadian Railway Records -- A Guide for Genealogists
Revised and Expanded. By Althea Douglas and J. Creighton Douglas. A guide to railway records and where to find them. A glossary and chronology included as well as an introduction to current sources on the Internet. 142 pages.
Published by the Ontario Genealogical Society. C$26.00Tracing Your Saskatchewan Ancestors: A Guide to the Records and How to Use Them
Second Edition - June 2003. Edited by Laura M. Hanowski. Chapters on: Aboriginal Ancestry; Archives, Libraries and Museums; Cemetery and Funeral Home Records; Census Record; Church Records; Court Records; Education Records; Ethnic Settlements; Immigration/Emigration Records; Land Records; Maps, Gazetteers and Atlases; Military Records; Municipal Records; Newspaper Records; Vital Records; Other Records. 146 page softcover book with spiral binding. C$26.00Discover Your Metis Ancestry - A Beginner's Guide
By Dr. John Roberts. 2008. A review of Canada's culture and history is incomplete without considering the contributions of the first truly unique Canadian people, the Metis. These descendants of Natives and Europeans were instrumental in Canada's westward expansion. Do you believe you have Metis ancestors? Who are the Metis and where did they come from? What is the impact of this ancestry on your genealogical research? How can you find the names of those ancestors and how they lived? Dr. Roberts provides the beginning researcher with many clues and suggestions for further investigation, from websites and books to locations of primary documents. 32 pages. C$9.95Index to the 1901 Census District of Assiniboia East (No. 203)
The fifth in the series of indexes produced by the Edmonton Branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society. An "every name" index of Schedule 1 of the District of Assiniboia East, which cover's today's southeastern Saskatchewan. Information from 5 of the 34 columns contained in the Schedule is included: names, relationship, year of birth, age and location of birth. Also includes the subdivision reference and the page number. 312 pages. Softcover. Regular Price C$33.00 SALE $18.00Index to the 1901 Census: District of Assiniboia West (No. 204)
Compiled by the Edmonton branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society. 2002. This is an every-name index to individuals enumerated in the 1901 census. It points researchers to the microfilms of the source documents. The area covered is in western present-day Saskatchewan and eastern Alberta, including Medicine Hat. 145 page softcover. Regular Price C$22.00 SALE $12.00Index to the 1901 Census: Unorganized Territories No. 206a Athabasca
Compiled by the Edmonton and Grande Prairie branches of the Alberta Genealogical Society. 2002. This is an every-name index to individuals enumerated in the 1901 census. It points researchers to the microfilms of the source documents. The area covered is in the north of present-day Alberta and Saskatchewan. 43 page softcover. Regular Price C$11.00 SALE $6.00Index to the 1901 Census: District of Alberta
Compiled by the Edmonton branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society. This is an every-name index to 60,837 individuals enumerated in the 1901 census. It points researchers to the microfilms of the source documents. Includes Lethbridge, Calgary and Edmonton. Softcover. Regular Price C$48.00 SALE $25.00AFHS Digital Library, Volume I
On CD-ROM. Published by the Alberta Family Histories Society, this CD contains 68,000 records from 70 cemeteries in Southern Alberta, 11,000 records from the Calgary Crematorium, and 2,000 records from the Chevra Kadusha (Jewish) Society. Records can be searched by surname or by cemetery. For Windows. C$32.50The Sash Canada Wore: A Historical Geography of The Orange Order in Canada
By Cecil J. Houston and William J. Smyth. This work explores the role of the Orange Order in the unfolding settlement geography of Canada. Orangism as an ideology of Protestantism and loyalty and the Orange lodge as a focus for social interaction are studied within a wider perspective aimed at elucidating some elements in the social and cultural life of Canada as that country progressed from British colonial status to an ethnically complex and industrially advanced modern nation.
215 page hardcover book. C$34.95Routes to Roots
A collection of Genealogical columns by Ryan Taylor. Useful sources and
practical advice. Discover seldom used resources. Expert guidance. 153 page softcover book. C$19.95Books You Need To Do Genealogy In Ontario
An annotated bibliography by Ryan Taylor. Second edition. Including information about 2,200 publications, this is essential for beginning and experienced researchers. It offers useful sources and practical advice. Softcover, 319 pages. C$37.95Lethbridge 1891: A settlement becomes a town
By Dave Obee. Published 1999. Lethbridge 1891 includes a day-by-day account of life in Lethbridge in that year, as well as a census index and three other sources of names: a list of school students, a list of people who contributed to relief after the Springhill mine disaster, and a transcript from Henderson's Directory. There are also samples of the ads that appeared in the Lethbridge News. If your ancestors were in Lethbridge before the turn of the century, this book is a must.
FREE DOWNLOADMaps Ontario 1867
T9. This map, issued by A.J. Johnson in 1867, shows the area once known as Canada West. With an inset map of the Niagara River and vicinity, this map locates towns, townships, and counties, as well as railroads and important natural features. Black and white map, printed on 18-inch by 24-inch paper. This is one of our most popular items. Folded. C$10.50Quebec and New Brunswick 1867
T11. Issued by A.J. Johnson in 1867, this map shows townships in both provinces of the Dominion of Canada. Small portions of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are also shown. Black and white map, printed on 18-inch by 24-inch paper. C$10.50New France 1744
B24. Entitled "Carte de la Partie Orientale de la Nouvelle France, ou du Canada", this 1744 map by Bellin shows New France, now modern day Quebec, from James Bay south to the St. Lawrence River Valley and beyond and east to Newfoundland, the Maritimes and the Labrador coast. The area of New York and New England north of Catskill, Deerfield and Boston is also shown. Forts, navigable rivers, and the lands of the "First Nations" peoples are identified. C$10.50XE.com Personal Currency Assistant |
