Genealogy Links in Canada

Genealogy links to various web sites in Canada, as well as web sites useful in Canadian family history research. We hope this information will be useful in completing your family tree.

Canadian Genealogy Centre
The Library and Archives of Canada, in cooperation with the Department of Canadian Heritage and other partners, are proud to present this new site on genealogy and family history.

National Archives of Canada
Vast resource; search online databases: Dominion Land grants, Ontario 1871 census index, WW 1 Enrollment Forms; services to the public; the free booklet Tracing your Ancestors in Canada : etc, etc.

United Empire Loyalists
The National Archives holds a variety of sources relating to the United Empire Loyalists who settled in Canada after the American Revolution (1775-1783).

Post Offices and Postmasters of Canada
The Post Offices database documents changes of postmasters at individual post offices located across Canada.

Canadian Archival Resources on the Internet
The largest collection of archival resources that I have seen. Listed by region of Canada and type of archive.

British Columbia Archives
Genealogy Archival Resources online.

Canadian Geographical names
Consult this interactive and authoritative source of over 350,000 official and formerly official geographical names in Canada.

Canadian Genealogy and History Links
A listing of 1708 Genealogical and Historical Web sites from East to Western Sea.

Statistics Canada

The Official Site of The Church of the Latter Day Saints

Family Search Internet Genealogy Service
The Church of the Latter Day Saints provides this service to search their database of names. Ancestor Search searches: Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index, and web sites (by last name only).

United Church of Canada
Links to the various United Church "conferences" which will do a limited search for a small outlay of funds.  The United Church was formed in 1925 through the union of Canadian Methodists, Congregationalists and 70% of Canadian Presbyterians.

Presbyterian Church in Canada
Genealogical resources at the Presbyterian Church archives.

Canada GenWeb
The role of the Canada GenWeb Project is to assist researchers in locating genealogical information, as well as to add to the existing online data.

The Acadian Genealogy Homepage
Acadian-Cajun genealogy information, books, music, chat room, links.

Hudson's Bay Company Archives
The HBCA offers a wealth of information on the human and natural history of western and northern Canada and the western USA.

The Nova Scotia Genealogy Network Association
Formed to provide access to and promote genealogical resources pertaining to Nova Scotia and support the efforts of the local and county historical societies in the province.

The Island Register (P.E.I.)
The "Island Register" is your "Number 1" on-line source for P.E.I. Genealogy, with over 334 P.E.I. lineages, and over 1100 documents online.

inGeneas
Provides searchable database of some Canadian passenger lists.

Canadian Genealogy Made Easy
Links to various resources in Canada.

Alberta Family Histories Society
Links to various resources in Canada.

Canada GenWeb for Kids Project
An introduction to family history.

Early Canadiana Online
Early Canadiana Online (ECO) is a full text online collection of more than 3,000 books and pamphlets documenting Canadian history from the first European contact to the late 19th century. The collection is particularly strong in literature, women's history, native studies, travel and exploration, and the history of French Canada.

Canadian Orange Historical Site
History and information related to the Orange Lodge.

Family Tree Maker
Family Tree Maker provides a list of addresses for Canadian vital records.

Home Children (1869-1930)
Online searchable database of names from the National Archives of Canada of the over 100,000 children that were sent to Canada from Great Britain.

British Home Children
100,000 British Home Children were sent to Canada by over fifty British Child Care organizations between 1870-1940.

British Home Children
The British Home Children Society is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 and incorporated under the Societies Act R.S.A. 2000 of Alberta.

Young Immigrants to Canada
Researching ALL of the organizations which brought children and young women to Canada between 1833 and 1939.

British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa
BIFHSGO has chosen to place a special emphasis on Canada's home children. This is because of the Society's accessibility to the ship and military records at Library and Archives Canada, and to the records of the Family History Centre of Ottawa (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) which include its excellent Ontario civil registrations.

The Canadian Library Index
An index of Canadian Library Home Pages and connections to telnet/web based OPACS.

Peter Robinson Irish Emigration to Peterborough
Information on the emigration and a surname list.

Manitoba, Canada Genealogy Links
Various links to genealogy information in Manitoba.

History Lands, Canada's Heritage Sites
An interesting site with pictures and stories of some of Canada's heritage sites.

New Brunswick Genealogical Links
A list of various genealogical links in New Brunswick.

Nova Scotia Genealogical Links
A list of various genealogical links in Nova Scotia.

Genealogy Links Search
Links and resources to ancestors, published family trees, genealogy gifts, family crests, professional researchers, books, family tree designs and products, software, scrapbooks, personalized jewelry, reunion items, online records and databases, plus much more.

Looking 4 Kin Genealogy Links
Search for your ancestors in these genealogy links and family history records and resources focused on genealogy. Join us in the genealogy chat room open to anyone researching their family history.

Family Tree HQ
Various genealogy links.