Many Canadians are tracing their family history. We have collected some useful websites to get you started.
Canadian Sources of Genealogical Information
British Columbia Archives Vital Events Index
Contains summary information on historical births, deaths and marriages that were submitted to District Registrars and registered by the Director of Vital Statistics.
British Columbia Genealogical Society
Website provided for the use of the British Columbia Genealogy Society (BCGS) members and fellow Genealogists researching in British Columbia and other parts of the world.
Canadian Cemetary Records
Provides a searching aid for discovering where individuals are buried with contact information for the cemetary concernec.
Canadian Genealogy & History
A comprehensive listing of genealogical and historical web sites from coast to coast across Canada.
Canada GenWeb Project
The purpose of the Canada GenWeb Project, as part of the USGenWeb Project, is to create a global library for genealogy research on the Web, to assist researchers in locating this information, as well as to add to the existing online data.
Canadian Genealogy Centre - Library and Archives Canada
The best place to start for information on Canadian genealogy. Includes access to or contact information for census records, birth, marriage, death, divorce and adoption records, land records, Métis records, wills and estate records, military records, immigration records, and much more.
Surrey Library Cloverdale Branch Geneological Collection
Surrey's Cloverdale Branch is the Lower Mainland's library expert in genealogical matters, and includes extensive holdings of genealogical records.
Chinese Canadian Genealogy
Vancouver Public Library's new Chinese-Canadian Genealogy Web site sponsored in part by Library and Archives Canada, offers a variety of practical tools and resources to support all stages of genealogical research, from basic techniques commonly used by genealogists, to more advanced guidance. Tips for searching indexes and records are featured in an easy-to-read format.
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General Genealogy Websites
Encylopedia of Genealogy
This free online resource provides reference information about everything in genealogy except people. Look to the Encyclopedia of Genealogy to provide explanations of how to look up your family tree, explanations of terms found in genealogy research, including obsolete medical and legal terms. It will describe locations where records may be found.
Family Search
Website of the Morman Church's Family History Center, the world's largest collection of genealogical records.
Genealogy.com
Website of the US Census Collection
Genealogy Home Page
A list of genealogy websites.
GenForum
This website provides a forum for genealogical researchers to chat, to trace others engaged in similar research, and to send out questions to other researchers.
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