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Resources in Greater Victoria British Columbia Archives Home Page Website has a guide to holdings Greater Victoria Public Library Directories, local histories, newspapers, much more City of Victoria archives Vital statistics index is online District of Saanich archives More than 2,500 old photos are on the site Township of Esquimalt archives Collection has material from throughout the region District of Oak Bay archives Specializes in the township's history Saanich Pioneer Society Great files on early settlers vihistory.ca Early directories and census returns Victoria Genealogical Society Library plus monthly meetings Victoria Family History Centre Genealogical hints, plus information on microfilms in the library University of Victoria Library Microfilm, government records, local histories and more UVic Genealogy Research Guide Information on what is in the library and on the Web List of Research Guides Variety of aids provided by the UVic library Victoria's Victoria A great site from the University of Victoria B.C. lists on Rootsweb Wide variety of resources, including census indexes British Columbia Cemetery Finding Aid Helps you determine where people have been buried Canadian Institute of Historical Microreproductions index Microfiche are at UVic Covering some of the basics Software and downloadable forms Keep track of your progress Family Tree Maker Online University Basic information on building your tree (strong U.S. emphasis) National Genealogical Society - Genealogical Standards The basics of doing the job properly Family History Library - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Includes census records from 1880-1881, plus much more Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet The mother of all genealogy sites Rootsweb Millions of names, free Ancestry Millions of names, subscription Genealogy.com Family Tree Maker and more Search Systems Great way to find free online databases Don't forget to search Google for news groups and images as well Google's map site Find maps and aerial photos from around the world Canadian sites CanGenealogy Links to everything that matters Library and Archives Canada Many great resources are found here Mary's Genealogy Treasures - by Mary Tollestrup Search 16,000 links to Canadian sources British Columbia Archives Includes death index 1872-1986, much more Alberta Family Histories Society Projects Registry will help you find sources of Canadian information Alberta Heritage Digitization Project Including digitized pages from local history books and newspapers Canadian Geographical Names An aid to finding locations throughout Canada British Columbia Cemetery Finding Aid Death information for 344,000 British Columbians Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid Millions of references to burials in Ontario Archives of Ontario Lots of material, including old wills Canada GenWeb Project Links to hundreds of Canadian sites Saskatchewan Genealogical Society Great resource for doing work at a distance Toronto Public Library Includes digitized directories from the 19th century Prince Edward Island Census Records The best census site in Canada -- an index to three enumerations British Isles National Archives 1901 census of England and Wales, and more GENUKI - U.K. and Ireland Genealogy Starting point for genealogy in the British Isles Free BMD Births, marriages and deaths from England and Wales, 1837-1900 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Search several countries at one time Origins.net Paid site, covering Ireland, England and Scotland Ulster Historical Foundation Great source for Northern Ireland roots Old maps of the United Kingdom Works well for finding locations Find A Church UK A good online gazetteer for finding churches and towns in England Europe Using Maps and Gazetteers in Your Research By Dave Obee - on the FEEFHS site The mutilation of names By William Hoffman (PDF - requires Acrobat) Global Gazetteer Boring site, but great source of information Federation of East European Family History Societies Covering Germany to Alaska and everything in between Ukraine 1:100,000 topographical maps Warning: It would help to know a bit of Cyrillic German war casualties database - from both wars Find where German soldiers are buried United States United States National Archives and Records Administration Well, not as nice as the Canadian site California death index 1940-1997 We all have relatives in the Golden State A death record from California Watch the spelling of the surname that you're searching for The same person, from a different source Use a different search in the Social Security Death Index Cleveland Necrology File A sample of what can be done, with a great name! Tacoma Obituary database Another example of what some local libraries are putting online Western States Historical Marriage Index Possible connections to Canada! Interment.net One-stop searching for three million missing relatives Ellis Island index Arrivals in the United States from 1892-1924 In general ... Dave Obee's Family History Page Don't reveal all that you have! Genealogy newsgroups Get involved in the relevant area Cyndi's List - England - Sussex As an example Genealogy resources on the Internet A basic directory Cyndi's List - genealogy software Many choices here Genealogy.com Family Tree Maker and more Family History Library Download Personal Ancestral File for free Palmsource Software for your Palm GeneaNet search engine Possibly an alternative to Google Updated March 6, 2009 |
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