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Canada Sources General Ancestor Hunt http://www.theancestorhunt.com/ BMD links; obits; newspaper links Automated http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Free indices to Canadian Censuses plus Linking Projects Bank of Canada Inflation Calculator http://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/related/inflation- 1914 to present calculator/ CanadaGenWeb Cemetery Project http://cemetery.canadagenweb.org/ free and searchable listing of over 18,000 known Canadian cemeteries. Canadian Genealogy Centre http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index- Library & Archives Canada e.html Canadian Genealogy and History Links http://www.islandnet.com/~cghl/topic.php?top=Archives% 120 links and is laid out by Province 20-%20Libraries%20-%20Museums Canadian Gravemarker Gallery http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cangmg/ Canadian Headstone Photo Project http://www.canadianheadstones.com/ Over 1,572,000 photo records, add your own photos Canadian Virtual War Memorial http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/ca Free search Veterans Affairs Canada nadian-virtual-war-memorial Canadiana Discovery Portal http://search.canadiana.ca/ 60 million + pages of data from archives, libraries, museums, and government agencies. CanGenealogy Dave Obee’s great web http://www.cangenealogy.com/ Sources listed by province site CanGenealogy Historic Newspapers http://www.cangenealogy.com/newspapers.html A long list of links to newspapers Census Online http://www.census-online.com/links/Canada/ links to online census abstracts broken down by Province Collections Canada – City Directories http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/canadiandire Pre- 1901 Directories ctories/index- e.html?PHPSESSID=c59rga71fitd171hagpv156o95 Collections Canada Newspaper Index http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/newspapers-at- 200,000 reels, some are online lac/index-e.html Collections Canada North West Mounted http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/nwmp-personnel- Police records/pages/north-west-mounted-police.aspx

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Collections Canada WWI Personnel http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military- updated Oct 2016 with Newfoundland Records heritage/first-world-war/personnel- files and rejected applicants records/Pages/personnel-records.aspx Connecting Canadians http://www.connectingcanadians.org/en/content/home Multicultural Newspapers Cyndi’s List: Canada Newspapers http://www.cyndislist.com/canada/newspapers/ Dave Obee’s Seminar Topics & Links http://www.daveobee.com/topics.html Includes web links to sites Death Indexes online http://www.deathindexes.com/canada.html Online Canadian Death Indexes & Records Drouin Institute http://www.genealogiequebec.com Church registers QC & ON etc Early Canadiana Online http://eco.canadiana.ca/ 80,000+ rare books, magazines and gov’t pubs 1600s -1940s. Early Years Canadian Northwest http://www.telusplanet.net/public/dgarneau/B.C.7.htm 1850 to 1864 FamilySearch.org http://www.familysearch.org Huge free research site from LDS FamilySearch Family History Research https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Canada_Newspapers Wiki – Canada Newspapers Genealogy á la Carte http://genealogyalacarte.ca/?page_id=10484 Canada research sources Genealogy Search www.genealogysearch.org/Canada/ Genealogy records by province One-Place Study Canada http://oneplacestudy.org/canada/ focus on the entire population of a single village or community Our Roots http://ourroots.ca/ Search for local histories by province: Passenger List Indexing Project http://nanaimofamilyhistory.ca/passenger-list-project/ 1903 – 1910 list indexes Prairie Towns.com www.prairie-towns.com/index.html early photos of prairie towns: United Empire Loyalists http://thediscoverblog.com/2014/05/08/the-united-empire- Library and Archives Canada loyalists-finding-their-records/ Wikipedia List of Archives in Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_archives_in_Canada archives listed in a sortable table Wikipedia’s List of genealogical and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historical_societies# historic societies Canada_societies Canada Sources British Columbia BC Archives http://search- Vital event index – click on link to collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/BasicSearch event registration document – free certificate images BC Cemetery Finding Aid http://www.islandnet.com/bccfa/homepage.html surnames, cemetery name and location 344,000+ entries BC Colonial Despatches Project - UVIC http://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/ James Douglas letters British Colonist Digital Archives http://www.britishcolonist.ca/ 1st 52 years of Times-Colonist newspaper 1858 - 1910 BC Digitized History Books https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcbooks 160 books Cloverdale Public Library http://surreylibraries.ca/location-hours/4684.aspx Extensive genealogy collection 2/20 13-Feb-18 CVGG RECOMMENDED RESEARCH SITES 2017/2018

Comox Archives & Museum C.A.M.S. http://www.comoxmuseum.ca/?q=node/4 local, provincial, national and international sources Family History Centre Campbell River https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Campbell_River_Bri Centre resources, services, & hours tish_Columbia_Family_History_Centre Family History Centre Nanaimo https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Nanaimo_British_C Centre resources, services, & hours olumbia_Stake_Family_History_Centre Library and Archives Canada (LAC) http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx Genealogy resources & more Library and Archives Canada - https://www.bac- Newspapers lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/newspapers/newspaper- collection/Pages/newspapers-collection.aspx LAC – WWI Personnel Records http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military- heritage/first-world-war/personnel- records/Pages/search.aspx New Westminster BC Archives http://archives.newwestcity.ca/search.aspx Search the online Archives University of BC Digital Archive http://www.digitalcollections.library.ubc.ca/ 200,00+ digital objects Vancouver Public Library’s Digital www.vpl.ca/electronic_databases/ Library Prairie Provinces General Peel’s Prairie Provinces http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/index.html Free Prairie Provinces sources Peel’s Prairie Provinces Newspapers http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/ Search from 1871 - 2013 Prairie Immigration Experience http://umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/archives/digital/prarie_i nearly 15,000 digitized archival mmigration/collections.html documents, including diaries, correspondence, photos Prairie Legal Land Converter http://www.legallandconverter.com/ Enter the legal land description Prairie Towns http://www.prairie-towns.com/ Thousands of photos of Canadian prairie towns Vancouver city Archives http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/archives/ Digital photographs Vancouver Island History http://vihistory.ca/ 1884 map, 1885 fire insurance plans, 1889 "bird's eye view" Victoria Canada Sources Alberta Alberta GenWeb http://www.ab.canada.gc.ca/databases/ Alberta Heritage Digitization Project http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/ Our Future Our Past Alberta Provincial Archives http://www.provincialarchives.alberta.ca/archives/ Alberta Research http://www.canadiangenealogy.net/alberta/index.htm Canada 411 – telephone information http://www.canada411.ca/ find living relatives CanadaGenWeb http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canwgw/ free Canadian Genealogy CanadaGenWeb Cemetery project http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cancemet/ Cemetery directory

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Canada’s Historic Places http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/home-accueil.aspx Canada's definitive source of information on historic places Canadian Genealogy - Alberta http://www.canadiangenealogy.net/alberta/alberta Glenbow Museum & Archives http://www.glenbow.org Our Future, Our Past www.ourfutureourpast.ca/ The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project University of Alberta http://www.peel.library.ualberta.ca/ University of Calgary Map Internet http://www.libguides.ucalgary.ca/ Resource‐Research Guides‐ University of Lethbridge http://www.uleth.ca/lib/search/index.asp?zoom_query=gen A selected list of genealogy resources ealogy Canada Sources Saskatchewan Saskatchewan research sources http://www.saskarchives.com/using-archives/family- history-research/online-resources Canada Sources Manitoba Manitoba.ca www.manitobia.ca/content/en/books/local_histories digitized local history books Manitoba & Saskatchewan Canada Sources Ontario Archives of Ontario http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/tracing/index.aspx numerous digital records that can be accessed online. Bytown Or Bust – Eastern Ontario http://www.bytown.net/ Immigration, Settlement Eastern sources Ontario &Western Quebec, Canadian County Atlas Digital Project http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/aboutatlases.html Ontario township maps Canadian County Atlas Digital Program http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/ Free – mainly Ontario atlases

GenWeb Saskatchewan www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansk/ covering all areas of the province Historical Canadian Newspapers Online http://libguides.bgsu.edu/c.php?g=227443&p=1507138 Home Children http://www.bifhsgo.ca/cpage.php?pt=4 Free search Hudson’s Bay Company Archives http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/inde HBC & Northwest Company x.html employee biography sheets Ingeneas http://www.ingeneas.com database of emigrants coming though Canada Internet Archive http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/62510 Instructions for e-books Lanark County Genealogical Society https://lanarkgenealogy.com/ Lanark Co. Ontario McGill University historical map project http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/default.htm county atlases, search by people or maps: Ontario Gen Web – Land Records http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canon/research-topic- land.html 4/20 13-Feb-18 CVGG RECOMMENDED RESEARCH SITES 2017/2018

Ontario historical county maps http://maps.library.utoronto.ca/hgis/countymaps/maps.html University of Toronto Ontario Historical Digital Map Collection http://ocul.on.ca/topomaps/collection/ Ontario Council of University Libraries historical topographic maps Ontario Name Index (The) https://www.ogs.on.ca/toni.php Ontario Genealogical Society Ontario Townships and Counties http://www.cangenealogy.com/armstrong/geography.htm Lists, history, and maps Our Ontario http://ourontario.ca/ Research Ont newspapers Rural Diary Archive https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/ archive with over 130 Ontario diarists from 1800 to 1960 TONI (The Ontario Name Index) https://www.ogs.on.ca/toni.php free name search Tweedsmuir Community Histories http://collections.fwio.on.ca/3199056/data?&fz=0&grd=45 72 digitized ON community histories 42&rows=20&sort=groupid_4542+asc&llen=null&lbm=nu ll&ldp=null&v=t&p=1 University of Waterloo – Immigrants to http://bit.ly/2lZ7mnq Canada Canada Sources Quebec Lovell City Directories http://bibnum2.bnquebec.ca/bna/lovell/index.html directories 1842 – 2010 Quebec Archives http://www.banq.qc.ca parish registers 1621 - 1916 Quebec Archives Links – familysearch https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Quebec_Archives_and_Li Links to many QC archives braries Quebec Can Genealogy http://www.cangenealogy.com/quebec.html English or French Quebec Cemeteries http://www.cimetieresduquebec.ca/index.php lists and monument photos Quebec Family History Society https://qfhs.ca/ English language society University of Montreal http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca major genealogy collection Canada Sources New Brunswick Provincial Archives of New Brunswick http://archives.gnb.ca/Archives/?culture=en-CA Provincial Archives of New Brunswick http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/?culture=en-CA vital records Canada Sources Prince Edward Island Cangenealogy PEI http://www.cangenealogy.com/pei.html The Island Register http://www.islandregister.com/ PEI’s Premier genealogy home page Canada Sources Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Historical Archives https://archives.novascotia.ca/genealogy Canada Sources Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador http://www.heritage.nf.ca/ 1000+ of pages history, culture, geography Newfoundland and Labrador http://www.library.mun.ca/cns/webresources/links/genealo Memorial University gy/ Newfoundland and Labrador Archives https://www.therooms.ca/

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USA Sources American Ancestors https://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx NEHGS is one of the oldest resources for family history research. Background Checks.org http://backgroundchecks.org/public-records/the-genealogy- genealogy resource guide resource-guide Bureau of Land Management https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx live access to Federal land conveyance records Castle Garden.org http://stevemorse.org/ellis/cg.html USA’s 1st Immigration Centre - 1820 through 1892 Chronicling America Historic American http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ search and view newspaper pages Newspapers from 1880-1922 Civil War Maps & Nautical Charts http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20101007_civi NOAA lwar.html Daughters of the American Revolution http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/ free service to assist with the DAR membership process Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/ 20,777,841 items from libraries, archives, and museums Digital Public Library of America https://beta.dp.la/ Beta edition 2018 Ellis Island http://libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger Immigration records 1892 - 1954 FamilySearch Wiki – US Timelines https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Time line Godfrey Memorial Library http://www.godfrey.org/ A Library of Genealogy, History and Biography Library of Congress – Chronicling http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ America Library of Congress - Local History & https://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/index.html bibliographies and guides Genealogy Reference Services

Library of Congress – Prints & Photo http://loc.gov/pictures/ On-line collection Catalogue Library of Congress - Sanborn Maps https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps/about-this- US Fire insurance maps collection National Archives (NARA) http://www.archives.gov/research/census/1850-1930.html Questions asked in each census etc. Clues in Census Records 1850 - 1930 National Archives (NARA) - Research http://www.archives.gov/research/ USA Archives National Archives (NARA) Genealogy https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy resources for genealogists National Park Service Civil War https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors- soldiers and sailors database database.htm 6/20 13-Feb-18 CVGG RECOMMENDED RESEARCH SITES 2017/2018

New York Public Library - Maps http://maps.nypl.org/warper/ historic maps over modern maps Maps – David Rumsey Historical Maps http://www.davidrumsey.com/blog/2010/4/12/april-12- Over 20,000 maps and images – 2010-764-new-maps-added mostly USA Pennsylvania – Ancestor Tracks http://ancestortracks.com/ Maps & land ownership info SocialMediaGenealogy.com https://socialmediagenealogy.com/resources/ Many tips and links US copyright guide http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm US Federal Land Records http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx Land patents and surveys US Free Public Records Search Directory http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/ search public records by state or record type $ US Genealogy Library Directory http://www.gwest.org/gen_libs.htm Lists of US public libraries that contain genealogy information US GenWeb http://usgenweb.org/ volunteers working together to provide free genealogy websites US Geological Survey (USGS) GIS-based http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/index.html more than 178,000 USGS maps, website http://historicalmaps.arcgis.com/usgs dating back to 1884. US Historical Maps https://www.mapofus.org/ state boundary changes US NARA You Tube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/usnationalarchives videos & talks about US history US National Archives Photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives one million historic images available Washington State Digital Archives http://digitalarchives.wa.gov/ search by name, keyword etc. Wikipedia – Genealogy and Historical https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historical_societies# a list of national, state, territorial, Societies United_States_societies federal, district, and local societies England/Wales Sources 1851 Parish Maps of England http://maps.familysearch.org/ Click tabs "Info, Jurisdictions, Options + search instructions Archives Wales http://www.archiveswales.org.uk BMD Registers dot co dot uk http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ For records of birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial taken from non-parish sources Britain’s Child Migrants http://www.britainschildmigrants.com/ Interviews, images, & videos British History Online www.british-history.ac.uk/ Places, subjects, periods, maps etc. British Library (The) http://www.bl.uk/ British Meteorological Office, monthly www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/stationdata/ weather station data British Newspaper Archive http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ Free search, 2 & 30 day + 1 year subscriptions £ Calendar Conversion http://pdc.ro.nu/mjd.cgi Convert between Gregorian and Julian calendars Currency Calculator – UK http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare/result.php 1270 to present 7/20 13-Feb-18 CVGG RECOMMENDED RESEARCH SITES 2017/2018

Daily Telegraph History Page http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/ History headlines and stories Deceased Online.com www.deceasedonline.com/ A growing collection of UK cemetery burial records ($) Dusty Docs dot com http://www.dustydocs.com/ Links to free web sites in the UK containing parish records Find a Will https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills Will/probate entries of any person in the UK who died 1858+ with a will or administration. Free BMD (England & Wales) http://www.freeukgenealogy.org.uk/ Resource for birth, marriage, and death indexes for England and Wales, 1837 to 1980s. Free British Ancestry https://sites.google.com/site/freebritishancestry/ MyHeritage site Free Cen UK Parish Register https://freecen2.freecen.org.uk/ free census index UK Free Genealogy http://www.free-genealogy.co.uk/ Links & news articles Free UK Gen http://www.freeukgen.org.uk/ Volunteer transcribers General Register Office www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/ BMD Indexes- Birth 1837‐1915, death to 1957 order certificates. GENUKI – genealogy UK & Ireland http://www.genuki.org.uk/ Huge site with guidance for UK research GraveMatters transcribing MIs http://www.gravematters.org.uk/abbreviations.htm Inscription abbreviations Historical Directories http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/cdm/landingpage/collectio A digital library of local & trade n/p16445coll4 directories England & Wales Historical Directories England and Wales http://cdm16445.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/coll Free digitized city directories ection/p16445coll4 Lancashire – Online Parish Clerks http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ free parish records entries about to end of 19th century London Gazette http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/ Official Newspaper of Record for the UK London – Illustrated London News http://www.gale.com/illustrated-london-news-historical- Newspaper archive from 1842 to archive-1842-2003/ 2003 is now online London Roots Research http://londonrootsresearch.blogspot.com/p/london- Repositories, Societies, Datasets genealogy-links.html Lost Cousins dot Com http://lostcousins.com/ Find living relatives researching the same family National Archives (TNA) http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/ In-depth research guides National Library of Wales https://www.llgc.org.uk/ huge searchable catalogue National Library of Wales Newspapers http://newspapers.library.wales/ free 1.1 million pages digitized TNA Discovery http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ TNA digitized documents 8/20 13-Feb-18 CVGG RECOMMENDED RESEARCH SITES 2017/2018

Old English Links http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~oel/links.html abbreviations; finding aids; glossaries of terms; dates; heraldry; Latin etc. Peerage http://leighrayment.com/ Leigh Rayment’s Peerage Page Plimsoll Ship Data – Lloyd’s Register of http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/index.php Lloyd’s Register of Shipping digitized Ships pages 1930 - 1945 Population reports www.histpop.org/ reports for UK and Ireland from 1801- 1937 Royal Commission on the Ancient and https://rcahmw.gov.uk/home/ services to individuals, groups and Historical Monuments of Wales organisations interested in the archaeology and built heritage of Wales The Gazette https://www.thegazette.co.uk/ 350+ years – the official public record The Workhouses http://workhouses.org.uk/ TNA: The (UK) National Archives http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Trial Summaries – Old Bailey www.oldbaileyonline.org/ Summaries of almost 200,000 trials UKBMD http://ukbmd.org.uk/ Links to websites that offer on‐line transcriptions of UK births, marriages, deaths and censuses. UKGDL – Genealogy Lists and http://www.ukgdl.org.uk/index.php 1014 links to genealogical data in a Directories on the Internet wide range of categories Victorian Crime and Punishment http://vcp.e2bn.org/ 19th century crime & punishment Vision of Britain through time http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/ Search by placename to view historical statistics, maps, writings and more Workhouses UK http://www.workhouses.org.uk/ Information on workhouses across Britain Scotland Sources Aberdeen City Archives - Scotland http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/localhistory/archives/loc_s searchable collection earchablecollections.asp Aberdeen University Scottish Emigration http://www.abdn.ac.uk/emigration/ Database Ancestral Scotland – Research your Roots http://www.ancestralscotland.com/research-your- Getting started; Ancestors’ surnames, roots/?dm_i=2GT,4V8F,RM5KB,F4LC,1 language, jobs etc. British History Online - Scotland http://www.british-history.ac.uk/place.aspx?region=7 Includes Ordnance Survey maps Census – Free Search Scottish Census http://www.maxwellancestry.com/census/default.htm 1841, 1851 and 1861 Scottish census searches Edinburgh Scotland Addressing History http://addressinghistory.edina.ac.uk/ A searchable historical database

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Electric Scotland http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/scotroot.htm Scottish Genealogy Research & Advice- Prime Resources FamilySearch Wiki Scotland Emigration http://bit.ly/2lBc1iW & Immigration Free Cen Scotland http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sctfc/ Scotland free census project Gaelic Place Names of Scotland http://www.gaelicplacenames.org/index.php Gaelic maps; ordnance survey GENUKI – Scotland – Emigration http://bit.ly/2miJqh3 Glasgow & West of Scotland Family http://www.gwsfhs.org.uk History Society Highland and Island Emigration Society http://bit.ly/1d9bK6f 1851‐1859 John Gray Centre East Lothian Scotland http://bit.ly/1gtZs1g NLS: The National Library of Scotland http://www.nls.uk/ NLS Digital Resources https://www.nls.uk/digital-resources National Library of Scotland Emigration http://bit.ly/2mxGxKo Emigrants’ Correspondence database from Scotland: National Library of Scotland Photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlscotland/ National Library of Scotland ‐ Scots http://digital.nls.uk/emigration/ Abroad NRS The National Records of Scotland http://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/ Emigration Guides The National Records of Scotland – http://bit.ly/2mchMRm Emigration Guides Scotland Burial Grounds http://www.safhs.org.uk/burialgrounds.asp list of more than 3,500 known burial grounds in Scotland ScotlandsFamily.com http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/county-map.htm County map Scotland’s People http://www.ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk Official government site for certificates & much more $ Scotland’s Places https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/ Land, tax records, maps, plans etc Scots in Argentina and Patagonia Austral http://bit.ly/2lB465r Scottish Archives, Libraries & Museums http://www.scotlandsinformation.com/ Scottsh emigration 1830s‐1939 — http://bbc.in/2nb94C3 Scottish Indexes http://www.scottishindexes.com/ access historic documents Scots to Canada https://www.scotstocanada.com/ Canada’s early Scottish Pioneers Statistical Accounts of Scotland http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/ 1791 – 1845 (non-subscriber) Topographical Dictionary of Scotland http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=308 detailed topographical accounts of places, parishes and counties University of Guelph Centre for Scottsh http://bit.ly/2lB7zRr Studies Family History Archive and Resource Portal 10/20 13-Feb-18 CVGG RECOMMENDED RESEARCH SITES 2017/2018

Ireland/Northern Ireland Sources Anglican Record Project https://www.ireland.anglican.org/about/rcb- Parish registers library/anglican-record-project Ask About Ireland – Griffith’s Evaluation http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ 1847 – 1864 valuation of property BBC Ulster‐Scots http://www.bbc.co.uk/ulsterscots Belfast Newsletter Index 1737‐1800 http://bit.ly/2fcbrod Catholic Parish Registers at NLI http://registers.nli.ie/ microfilm images by parish name Emerald Ancestors https://www.emeraldancestors.com/ FamilySearch Irish Genealogical http://bit.ly/2eNlagD Collections by County Free Irish Genealogy eBooks http://freeirishgenebooks.blogspot.com/ 3,000 free Books and Journals on Irish, Irish-American and Irish- Canadian Genealogy General Register Office for Northern https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk Ireland (GRONI) Genealogy National Archives http://genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/ census, Tithe Books IreAtlas Townland Database http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/ Ireland Census 1901 & 1911 http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ search all 32 counties Ireland – Historic Photographs http://www.nli.ie/digital-photographs.aspx Over 34,000 historical images Ireland Old News http://www.irelandoldnews.com/ Irish Ancestors http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ John Grenham’s Place Name search & Parish Maps Irish Archives Resource web portal http://www.iar.ie/ locate archives for research http://www.iar.ie/genealogy.shtml Irish Genealogy dot ie http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/ Historic civil records Irish Genealogical Research Society http://ww.irishancestors.ie Irish Genealogy – Church Records http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ Online church records project – huge collection Irish Genealogy News http://www.irishgenealogynews.com/ Claire Santry’s web site Irish Genealogy Toolkit http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/religious- free guide census.html Irish Graveyards http://www.irishgraveyards.ie/ searches, graveyard maps Irish Newspaper Archives https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/wp/ Free index, Some articles free, some articles by subscription Irish (NI) Placenames http://www.placenamesni.org/ Discover the origin of our local place- names John Grenham’s web site Irish Roots http://www.johngrenham.com/ A professional genealogist, well- known author from Dublin 11/20 13-Feb-18 CVGG RECOMMENDED RESEARCH SITES 2017/2018

Leitrim Roscommon Genealogy http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/index.shtml Many sources National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ 1901, 1911 census & more National Archives Genealogy http://genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/ census, wills, crew lists National Library of Ireland http://registers.nli.ie Northern Ireland Wills http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/will_c 1858-1919 and 1922-1943. alendars.htm Placenames Database of Ireland https://www.logainm.ie/en/inf/help-cuardach Search or use interactive map Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland http://bit.ly/2er1xjV PRONI – Public Record Office N Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm PRONI on YouTube http://bit.ly/2mgdVRD National Library of Ireland http://registers.nli.ie/ images from microfilms Roots Ireland http://www.rootsireland.ie/ Free index, $ credits Shane Wilson’s Irish website http://swilson.info/ digitized maps, RC parishes Townland of origin http://www.townlandoforigin.com/p/archive.html research from N America tips Ulster Historical Foundation https://www.ancestryireland.com/ Search over 2 million Irish family history records Continental Europe Sources Base Citizens of Ukraine 1650 - 1920 https://pra.in.ua/ Click on translate button upper right East European Genealogical Society – http://www.eegsociety.org East European Research Tips http://www.lisaalzo.com/2014/06/scgs-jamboree-2014/ Lisa Alzo Eastern European Family History http://daveobee.com/links/euro-intro.htm Dave Obee Europeana http://europeana.eu/portal/ 6 million digital images, texts, historical newsreels from museums and archives Italian Gen.org http://www.italiangen.org/records-search/ Germany Bremen passenger lists http://www.passagierlisten.de/ Bremen passenger lists 1920‐1939 German Roots.com http://www.germanroots.com/ research info Germans from Russia Calgary Chapter http://www.calgarychapterahsgr.ca/ Germans to America http://wiki-en.genealogy.net/Germans_to_America emigration sources Germany – Meyers Gazetteer http://www.meyersgaz.org/ search location names – English text Hessen Archives http://www.hadis.de Inventory system for Hessen archives Kartenmeister.com http://www.kartenmeister.com East & West Prussia, Posen Brandenburg, Pomerania, Silesia Australia Sources Australia Cemetery Index http://austcemindex.com/ inscriptions on headstones or plaques found in each cemetery + name search

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Australia – National Library of http://trove.nla.gov.au/ Australian newspapers (1803 to 1954), maps, diaries, letters, photos, books, videos Australian Newspapers http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper Nat’l Library online newspaper collection Genealogy Australia http://www.genealogysearchaustralia.com.au/ New Zealand Sources New Zealand Genealogy Links http://www.genealogylinks.net/newzealand/ New Zealand History http://bit.ly/2m3S0Nt Papers Past http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast digitized New Zealand newspapers years 1839 to 1945 Books 250 Killer Archives http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/250-plus-killer-digital-libraries- USA sources and-archives/ Ancestry Card Catalog http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/alldblist.aspx Classic Reader http://www.classicreader.com about 4,000 free books – free account Family Search Books http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php 36,000+ books Google Books http://books.google.com Hathi Trust Digital Library http://www.hathitrust.org millions of digitized library books – download and read books online. Internet Archive Books http://archive.org/index.php search out of copyright books Internet Archive Genealogy https://archive.org/details/genealogy search old books by surname or location Internet Archive Texts http://www.archive.org/details/texts Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/index.html Many Books http://manybooks.net more than 33,000 free books Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/ more than 54,000 free ebooks WWW library Directory https://travelinlibrarian.info/libdir/ a listing, with links, to over 8,800 libraries in 130 countries General Tips 101 best free genealogy web sites http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/101-best- From Family Tree Magazine US websites-2016 Version Abundant Genealogy – Thomas MacEntee http://abundantgenealogy.com/ genealogy and family history resources Ancestor Hunt http://www.theancestorhunt.com/ Cdn, US, newspapers, tips Archaic medical terms http://www.antiquusmorbus.com/ Archaic Medical Terms, Diseases and Causes of Death

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BillionGraves.com https://billiongraves.com/ BillionGraves - world′s largest resource for searchable GPS cemetery data BYU Family History Library https://sites.lib.byu.edu/familyhistory/ Classes, webinars, genealogy forms, newspapers etc. CPI Inflation Calculator http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl Convert $ values 1913 - 2011 Cyndi’s List - Beginners http://www.cyndislist.com/beginners a great place to start Cyndi’s List – Categories http://www.cyndislist.com/categories/ search by country or specific category Family History for Beginners https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_for_Begi FamilySearch guide nners Family Search.org https://www.familysearch.org/ the Family History Library is the largest genealogical library in the world FamilySearch Getting Started https://familysearch.org/ask/gettingStarted The place to start research FamilySearch – Family History for https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_for Beginners _Beginners FamilySearch Research Wiki https://familysearch.org/wiki A tool for finding how to do research Family Tree Magazine http://www.familytreemagazine.com/ResearchToolkit/Che free genealogy cheat sheets and atSheet eBooks Federation of Family History Societies http://www.ffhs.org.uk/ Tips & sources FindAGrave.com https://new.findagrave.com/ search millions of grave records Free Cen UK http://www.freecen.org.uk/ UK Census Online Genealogy Bank.com http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ Largest genealogy newspaper archive $ Genealogy Forms https://sites.lib.byu.edu/familyhistory/print-forms- BYU Family History Library research-helps/ Genealogy in Time – 50 Best Brick Wall http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/Ar Solutions Part 1 ticles/50_best_genealogy_brick_wall_solutions_part1_pag e_01.html Genealogy in Time – 50 Best Brick Wall http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/Ar Solutions Part 2 ticles/50_best_genealogy_brick_wall_solutions_part2_pag e_01.html Global Genealogy – Global Gazette http://globalgenealogy.com/ Articles & supplies Google e-bookstore http://books.google.com/ebooks?utm_source=HA&utm_ Enter “genealogy” in the search field medium=BKWS&utm_campaign=launch – many books are free downloads Google Maps http://maps.google.com/ current maps, directions, Google Earth (satellite button) Google Newspaper Archive http://news.google.com/newspapers Searchable archive 14/20 13-Feb-18 CVGG RECOMMENDED RESEARCH SITES 2017/2018

Google power searching tips http://www.powersearchingwithgoogle.com/ self directed course Google – tips for genealogy research http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/Ar tips for using Google for genealogy ticles/hot_tips_on_how_to_use_google_for_genealogy_se research arches_page1.html Gravestone Photos.com gravestonephotos.com/ International collection Green’s Dictionary of Slang https://greensdictofslang.com/ search old slang words Guild of One Name Studies www.one-name.org/ the world's leading organization for one-name studies. Hugh Wallis IGI Batch Number Index http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hugh Search LDS FamilySearch IGI by wallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm country, county, location Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild http://www.immigrantships.net/ 17,000+ Passenger Manifests Internet Archive https://archive.org/ a digital library of internet sites plus WayBack Machine Internet Archive – Text Archive http://www.archive.org/details/texts city directories, parish register transcriptions & more Internet Archive – All media types plus http://archive.org/web/ find old dormant web sites Wayback Machine Inflation rate calculator http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/inflation_calc.html back to 1914 Mormon Migration- European Mormon https://history.lds.org/overlandtravel/?lang=eng converts Mormon Migration https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormons-and-their- neighbors/about/ Old handwriting tutorial http://amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/oldhand.html Olive Tree Genealogy http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml more than 1,900 pages of free genealogy records Online Historical Newspapers https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/ Organizing your Files https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Organizing_Your_Files FamilySearch Wiki (The) Original Record.com http://theoriginalrecord.com/ Huge collection of digitized documents ($) Our Roots http://www.ourroots.ca/ Our Roots is a library, archive, museum and school all in one. Random Acts of Genealogy Kindness https://www.raogk.org/ volunteers do everything from courthouse lookups to tombstone pics Roots Web http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Mailing lists, message boards & more The Ship List.com http://www.theshipslist.com/ We have over 3,500 totally free access web-pages Time and Date www.timeanddate.com/ Calendar for any year, date of Easter, moon phase 15/20 13-Feb-18 CVGG RECOMMENDED RESEARCH SITES 2017/2018

WorldCat – worldwide library http://www.worldcat.org/ Find items in libraries – order in World Gen Web http://www.worldgenweb.org/ Genealogy & historical records Wayback machine http://www.archive.org/web/web.php find old obsolete pages that were once on the internet We Relate http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Main_Page World’s largest genealogy Wiki DNA Resources DNA Explained https://dna-explained.com/which-dna-test-is-best/ Which DNA Test is Best? DNA Painter https://dnapainter.com/tools/sharedcm Enter your match’s cM number for possible relationships. Exploring Life’s Mysteries https://www.exploringlifesmysteries.com/23andme-vs- Best DNA Ancestry Test 2017 ancestry-vs-ftdna-vs-geno-2-0/ Family History Daily http://familyhistorydaily.com/genealogy-help-and-how- A Detailed Comparison Guide to/ancestry-dna-tests-comparison-guide/ GEDmatch Beginners Guide http://smithplanet.com/stuff/gedmatch.htm a basic introduction; GEDmatch.com tools; what DNA matches mean Genetic Genealogist (The) http://thegeneticgenealogist.com/ explores the latest news, Blaine T. Bettinger developments in the related field of personal genomics. International Society of Genetic Genealogy https://isogg.org/ founded to promote the use of DNA testing in genealogy International Society of Genetic Genealogy https://isogg.org/wiki/Autosomal_DNA_testing_comparis Company Comparison Chart Wiki on_chart Your Genetic Genealogist http://www.yourgeneticgenealogist.com/ Written for the non-scientist, YGG is the best source for unbiased news Genealogy Webinars FamilySearch Webinars https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_ free webinars & handouts Classes_and_Webinars#Past_Webinars_.26_Handouts Webinars https://familytreewebinars.com/ free live webinars & for one week following or paid subscription Southern California Genealogy Society http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/webinar/overview.html free live webinars Genealogy Blogs Ancestor Hunt (The) http://www.theancestorhunt.com/ newspaper links, tutorials, tools Anglo-Celtic Connections http://anglo-celtic-connections.blogspot.com/ UK and Canada genealogy news Armchair Genealogist http://www.thearmchairgenealogist.com/ Brenda Dougall Merriman https://brendadougallmerriman.blogspot.ca/ British Genes http://britishgenes.blogspot.com/ Chris Paton’s blog Dear Myrtle http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/ Family History Daily http://familyhistorydaily.com/ Research help; genealogy course 16/20 13-Feb-18 CVGG RECOMMENDED RESEARCH SITES 2017/2018

Family History Fanatics https://www.devonnoellee.com/ If history isn’t fun you’re doing it wrong Finding Your Canadian Story Blogspot https://findingyourcanadianstory.blogspot.ca/ info by province - territory Genealogy á la Carte http://genealogyalacarte.ca/ Quebec view of genealogy Genealogy Beyond the BMD http://genealogybeyondthebmd.blogspot.ca/ Canada 150 Genealogy Gems http://lisalouisecooke.com/ Podcasts, tips Genealogy in Time http://www.genealogyintime.com/ Search engine, tips, articles Geneamusings.com http://www.geneamusings.com/ Research tips and techniques GeneaPress.com http://www.geneapress.com/ All the latest genealogy industry news based on press releases Legal Genealogist (The) http://www.legalgenealogist.com/ Judy G. Russell, JD, CG , CGL , is a lecturer, educator and writer. [ My Heritage Blog https://blog.myheritage.com Olive Tree Genealogy http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml Paul Milner Genealogy http://www.milnergenealogy.com/ This blog highlights British Isles research, resources and book reviews Treasure Maps Genealogy http://amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/ Forms, tutorials, videos etc. UK to Canada Genealogy http://ukcdngenealogy.blogspot.ca/ Linking UK Ancestors to Canadian Genealogy resources. Irish Genealogy Blogs Irish Genealogy News http://www.irishgenealogynews.com/ Claire Santry the single most trusted source of updates on Irish record releases and events John Grenham https://www.johngrenham.com/blog/ James Ryan http://www.flyleaf.ie/blog/ Joe Buggy http://www.townlandoforigin.com/ Dwight Radford http://www.thejourneyhomegenealogy.com/blog/ YouTube Genealogy Channels Amy Johnson Crow https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8vfqpHLY1k4nnTl practical tips, organization, HZySALw/videos preservation, DNA, and breaking down brick walls. Ancestry.com YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/AncestryCom/videos library of videos, DNA tips, Family History Expert series Ancestry Findings https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCpsvq3SFpRIK6ia close to 140 videos, research and uXTQXaA/videos organization tips Genealogy Gems https://www.youtube.com/user/GenealogyGems/videos technology, genealogy resources, using Google, interviews, DNA, Podcasts. 17/20 13-Feb-18 CVGG RECOMMENDED RESEARCH SITES 2017/2018

BYU Family History Library https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7hqNOQt- an extensive library of videos on a 2AfeVEpDuc7sCA wide range of topics Family History Fanatics https://www.devonnoellee.com/videos videos posted weekly on YouTube FamilySearch https://www.youtube.com/user/FamilySearch/videos 120+ videos, large variety of subjects, RootsTech videos & how to videos. Family Tree Magazine https://www.youtube.com/user/familytreemagazine/videos over 100 videos - genealogy tips, DNA, organization, overcoming brick walls. Genealogy Gems YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/GenealogyGems/featured Lisa Louise Cooke’s YouTube site – loaded with helpful tips Heritage on Heritage https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkNMqDxE5PZ5lg Celia Heritage, professional O-M0jqQQw genealogist

Facebook Sites Campbell River Genealogy Society https://www.facebook.com/groups/CampbellRiverGeneal ogy/ Comox Valley Genealogy Group Facebook for Canadian Genealogy by Gail http://genealogyalacarte.ca/wp- Sites listed by province Dever content/uploads/2018/01/Facebook-for-Canadian- Genealogy-January-2018.pdf Genealogy on Facebook – international https://socialmediagenealogy.com/genealogy-on- A 337-page list in PDF format to sites facebook-list/ download Mobile Apps to Use to Take Your Genealogy Anywhere on your iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad – Search the “App Store” on your device for “genealogy”, "reference", "education", "travel", "history", "maps", and "productivity Title Description Cost Billion Graves http://billiongraves.com/pages/help/mobiledevice.php Android-iOS CamScanner App https://www.camscanner.com/ free basic scanner Documents to Go Import docs from your computer to your iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad Files Pro Document Reader Reads PDF files. $ GedView Access your full files including notes Genealogy Dictionary A dictionary of all things having to do with genealogy. $ Genealogy Gems “Your family history show”. Podcasts $ Map Search addresses – includes satellite maps Research Logger Keep an electronic log of research notes by name $ Shrubs Basic family tree from your GEDCOM – no notes World Cat WorldCat library – find materials in libraries free

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Some Commercial Genealogical Databases and Software Ancestry dot ca http://www.ancestry.ca/ Pay Cdn $ World Collection subscriptions available Deceased Online http://www.deceasedonline.com/ The central database for UK burials and cremations £ – revised version http://www.mackiev.com/ftm/ Excellent Find my Past http://www.findmypast.com/ Subscription options Google eBooks http://books.google.com/ebooks?utm_source=HA&utm_m Many free e-books edium=BKWS&utm_campaign=launch Legacy Family Tree - links to http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ Legacy 9 Deluxe Edition; Free basic FamilySearch edition also available

Some Free Commercial Software Basics (Win) http://www.ancquest.com/AQBasicsFS.htm a free, easy to use, complete genealogy program. Evernote (for Windows, Mac, iPhone, etc.) http://www.evernote.com note-taking program also accepts pictures, audio files, and video. Foxit Reader 3.0 http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader Read PDF files (WIN) GeneWeb http://www.geneanet.org/ GIMP (for Windows, Mac, ,etc.) - http://www.gimp.org very powerful photo image editor Gmail http://www.gmail.com. Sign up for free email account. One of the world's best spam filters Google Calendar http://www.google.com/calendar copy Google Calendar data to and from most all popular Windows and Macintosh calendar programs Google Earth for Windows, Mac, & iPhone http://earth.google.com view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings , Genealogical Research & http://gramps-project.org/ for Linux, MAC, and Windows. Analysis Management Programming Handbrake DVD ripper and decoder http://handbrake.fr/ video transcoder software application for copying video from a DVD to a data storage device Legacy Family Tree http://www.legacyfamilytree.com FamilySearch certified Legacy Family Tree Webinars http://familytreewebinars.com/ Web-based seminars LibreOffice http://www.libreoffice.org/ "office productivity suite of programs" MyHeritage: http://www.myheritage.com NeoOffice http://www.neooffice.org An open office-type suite for 19/20 13-Feb-18 CVGG RECOMMENDED RESEARCH SITES 2017/2018

Mackintosh Personal Ancestry Writer II http://www.lanopalera.net/Genealogy/AboutPAWriter.html Macintosh genealogy program PrimoPDF http://www.primopdf.com Create PdF files (WIN) RootsMagic Essentials (Win) http://www.rootsmagic.com click on "RootsMagic Essentials"

Vancouver Island Genealogy Societies and Groups Campbell River Genealogy Society http://www.crgenealogysociety.ca/events/ 1st Thurs 7:00 Maritime Heritage Centre Campbell River Genealogy Society https://www.facebook.com/groups/CampbellRiverGenealogy/ Facebook Comox Valley Genealogy Group http://cvgenealogygroup.org/ 2nd Tues 1:00 VIRL Courtenay Comox Valley Genealogy Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/314832265559367/ Facebook Evergreen Genealogy Group 3rd Thurs 1:00 Florence Filberg Centre Nanaimo Family History Society https://nanaimofamilyhistory.ca/ Qualicum Beach Family History Society http://www.qbfhs.ca/ Victoria Genealogical Society http://www.victoriags.org/

Compiled by Norma O’Toole From the many genealogy web sites That she sent to the members of The Comox Valley Genealogy Group (CVGG) Via e-mail notices of genealogy news items Through the years 2010 - 2018

Comox Valley Genealogy Group, Vancouver Island, BC: http://cvgenealogygroup.org/ (Note: if the font on web pages is too small to read, use [Ctrl +] – control key & the + key on the number pad to magnify)

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