GUIDE TO GENEALOGICAL MATERIAL IN THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR COLLECTION ST. JOHN’S PUBLIC LIBRARIES Compiled by David Leamon & Brenda Parmenter 2011 (8th Edition) Newfoundland and Labrador Collection St. John’s Public Libraries Provincial Resource Library Arts & Culture Centre (Third Floor) 95 Allandale Road St. John’s, NL Canada A1B 3A3 Web Site: http://www.nlpl.ca In this Guide, you will find that certain materials are designated available through interlibrary loan and others are not for loan. Requests for materials that are available through interlibrary loan must be made at your local public library. Materials that are not for loan may not be borrowed, but you may request information from these or any other materials in the Newfoundland and Labrador Collection. For further information: Telephone: 709-737-3955 Fax: 709-737-3958 E-mail: [email protected] —Cover design and document layout by John Griffin. INDEX HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, INDICES . 1 BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS . 6 CHURCH RECORDS . 8 CEMETERY RECORDS . 9 CENSUS MATERIAL IN NOMINAL FORM . 10 DIRECTORIES OF RESIDENTS . 11 VOTERS’ LISTS . 13 DOCUMENTS OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT . 14 TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES . 15 WHO’S WHO . 18 FAMILY TREES & FAMILY HISTORIES . 21 COMMUNITY & FAMILY REUNIONS . 32 PLACE NAMES & STREET NAMES . 34 MIGRATION, SETTLEMENT, CULTURE . 36 COURT RECORDS . 39 PERIODICALS, JOURNALS, NEWSLETTERS . 40 COMMUNITY HISTORIES & MEMOIRS . 42 CHURCH HISTORIES . 59 MILITARY HISTORY . 68 SCHOOL YEARBOOKS . 72 STORIES OF THE SEA . 80 RAILWAY HISTORY . 85 YEARBOOKS, GAZETTEERS, MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTORIES . 86 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL . 87 LOCATION LEGEND CR = CONSERVATION ROOM NR = NEWFOUNDLAND ROOM PC = PROVINCIAL COLLECTION PR = PERIODICAL ROOM VT = VAULT - 1 - HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, INDICES (arranged alphabetically) Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives: Directory of ANLA Member Institutions 2003. 025.171 AS7 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) The Atlantic Canadians, 1600-1900: an Alphabetized Directory of the People, Places and Vital Dates / edited by N.M. Elliot. (3 vol.) 929.3715 AT6 NR (Not for Loan) Baxter, A.: In Search of Your British & Irish Roots: a Complete Guide to Tracing Your English, Welsh, Scottish & Irish Ancestors. 929.1 B33 VT (Not for Loan) Baxter, A.: In Search of Your Canadian Roots: Tracing Your Family Tree in Canada. 929.1 B33 VT (Not for Loan) Betit, K.J. and D.A. Radford: Ireland: a Genealogical Guide for North Americans (3rd ed.) 929.1 B46 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Betit, K.J. and D.A. Radford: Ireland: a Genealogical Guide for North Americans (4th ed.) 929.1 B46 VT (Not for Loan) Bourrie, D.: Researching Canadian Census Records. 929.1 B66 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Christensen, P.: Finding Your English & Welsh Ancestors: Including Isle of Man and Channel Island. 929.1 C46 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Christensen, P.: Finding Your Irish Ancestors. 929.1 C46 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Christensen, P.: Finding Your Scottish Ancestors. 929.1 C46 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Christensen, P.: Research at the Family History Center. 929.1 C46 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Christensen, P.: Using Register Offices for English & Welsh Certificates. 929.1 C46 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Codignola, L. Guide to Documents Relating to French and British North America in the Archives of the Sacred Congregation “de Propaganda Fide” in Rome, 1622-1799. 282.71 C64 VT (Not for Loan) Crant, W.J.: Finding Your Ancestors in Newfoundland and Labrador: a Great Research Tool. 929.1 C85 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) - 2 - HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, INDICES (continued) Crosbie, G.: An Index to the Name Files: a Collection of Files Containing Information on Families Connected with the Trade and Fisheries of Newfoundland, 1650-1830. (Maritime History Archive, MUN) 920 C88 VT (Not for Loan) Eker, G.: Index to Jewish Residents in the 1921, 1935 and 1945 Censuses of Newfoundland. 317.18 EK2 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Ellison, S.: Historical Directory of Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers (1807-1996). 071.5 EL5 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Family History Seminar: Newfoundland’s First Genealogical Seminar (1987). 929.1 F21 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador: St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Basilica Marriages, St. John's, NL, Canada: Index by Surnames, 1793, 1797-1821, 1855-1874. 929.3 F21 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador: Sts. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church Baptisms, King's Cove, NL, Canada: Index by Surnames, 1835-1900. 929.3 F21 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Gagne, P.J.: Links to Your Canadian Past: Acadia and the Maritime Provinces (including Newfoundland). 929.371 G12 VT (Not for Loan) Galford, E.: The Genealogy Handbook: the Complete Guide to Tracing Your Family Tree. 929.1 G13 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Genealogical Research Directory, National and International / edited by K.A. Johnson & M.R. Sainty. 929.1 G28 VT (Not for Loan) Genealogists’ Handbook for Atlantic Canada Research / edited by T.M. Punch. 929.1 G28 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Guide for Bay of Islands Genealogical Research Including Marker Inscriptions of Bay of Islands Cemeteries / Newfoundland and Labrador Genealogical Society. 929.1 G94 VT (Not for Loan) Guide to the Holdings of the Archives of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada. (Records of the Anglican Church of Canada) 016.929 G94 VT (Not for Loan) - 3 - HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, INDICES (continued) Herber, M.D.: Ancestral Trails: the Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History. 929.1 H41 VT (Not for Loan) Index to Decks Awash Magazine. (Staff area - 3rd Floor) (Not for Loan) Index to Diocesan Magazine (1889-1958). 283.718 IN2 VT (Oversize) (Not for Loan) Index to the 1871 Dominion Directory of Canada for the Province of Newfoundland. (2 vol.) 917.18058 IN2 NR (Not for Loan) Kirwin, W. and J. Feltham: An Index to the Names in “An Account of Inhabitants Residing in the Harbour & District of St. John’s, 1794-95". 317.18 K63 NR (Folder) (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Lawlor, M.S.: Surname Index of the Newfoundland and Labrador Genealogical Society “Newsletter”. (1984-86) 929.3 L42 NR (Folder) (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Memorial University of Newfoundland. Maritime History Archive: A Guide to the Agreements and Crew Lists: Series II (BT99), 1863-1912. 387.2 M51 VT (Not for Loan) Memorial University of Newfoundland. Maritime History Archive: A Guide to the Agreements and Crew Lists, Series II (BT99), 1913-1938. 387.2 M51 VT (Not for Loan) Memorial University of Newfoundland. Maritime History Archive: A Guide to the Crew Agreements and Official Logbooks, 1863-1913, Held in the County Record Offices of the British Isles. 387.2 M51 VT (Not for Loan) Memorial University of Newfoundland. Maritime History Archive: The Maritime History Archive and Genealogical Research. 016.9718 M51 NR (Folder) (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Merriman, B.D.: About Genealogical Standards of Evidence: a Guide for Canadian Genealogists. 929.1 M55 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Morgan, G.C.: How To Do Everything with Your Genealogy. 929.1 M82 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) The Newfoundland Ancestor Surname Index / Newfoundland and Labrador Genealogical Society. (Vol. 1-5, 1984-89) 929.3 N45 NR (Folder) (Available through Interlibrary Loan) - 4 - HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, INDICES (continued) Newfoundland and Labrador Genealogical Society: Annual Research Index. (1984-85, 1984-86, 1992-96) 929.3 N45 NR (Folder) (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Newfoundland and Labrador Genealogical Society: Handbook for Recording Inscriptions in Cemeteries. 929.5 N45 NR (Folder) (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Newfoundland and Labrador Genealogical Society: Leap Across the Pond: Index. 929.3 L47 NR (Folder) (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Newfoundland and Labrador Genealogical Society: Newfoundland Ancestor Index. (1984-2004) 929.1 N45 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Newfoundland and Labrador Genealogical Society: Newsletter Surname Index. 929.3 N45 NR (Folder) (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Newfoundland Newspaper Index: Entries include personal names and communities and cover local newspaper articles taken primarily from the Evening Telegram, 1978-87. (Printout - Staff area 3rd Floor) (Not for Loan) Old Newfoundland Newspaper Indices: These cover a wide variety of local newspapers from 1810 to 1963. There are two card trays under the heading ‘Personal Names’. (Slips & cards - Staff area 3rd Floor) (Not for Loan) Punch, T.M.: Erin's Sons: Irish Arrivals in Atlantic Canada, 1751-1858. 929.3715 P96 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Punch, T.M.: Erin's Sons: Irish Arrivals in Atlantic Canada, 1761-1853 (2 vol.). 929.3715 P96 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Radford, D.A. and K.J. Betit: A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your Irish Ancestors: How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage. 929.1 R11 VT (Not for Loan) Researching Your Family History in Newfoundland and Labrador / compiled by D.C. Jackman. 929.1 R31 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) Seary, E.R.: Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland. (1976, 1977, 1998) 929.4 SE1 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) St. Denis, L.: A Canadian Directory for Genealogists. 929.1 SA2 NR (Available through Interlibrary Loan) - 5 - HANDBOOKS, GUIDES,