InfoGuide: Genealogy / Généalogie

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Genealogy / Généalogie

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Subject / Sujet	Call Number / Cote
Canada -- Genealogy	929
Canada -- Census, 1871 -- Indexes.
Canada -- Recensement, 1666
Ontario -- Genealogy
Québec (Province) -- Généalogie.
Ottawa (Ont.) -- Genealogy
Gatineau (Québec) -- Généalogie
Registers of births, etc. -- Ontario.
Registres de l'état civil -- Ontario -- Ottawa
Snedden family.
Tremblay (Famille)
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Reference Books / Livres à consulter

Helpful reference books (for use only in the Library)
Des livres pratiques à consulter (pour consultation à la bibliothèque seulement.)

Aboriginal and First Nations Sources at the Archives of Ontario: Their Use in Researching Native Ancestry and Status. (1993) 929.108997071 M123
Helpful tips on sources, methods and institutions for aboriginal research.

Alberta, formerly the Northwest Territories: Index to Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1870 to 1905. (1995-) 929.37123 A333
An index to civil registration of births, marriages and deaths for the Northwest Territories, part of which is now known as Alberta. Since civil registration didn’t come into effect until 1889, many are late registrations.

Annotated Bibliography of Genealogical Works in Canada = Bibliographie annotée d'ouvrages généalogiques au Canada. (1986-) 016.9261 V295a
Includes a surname index with bibliographic references to sources listing a particular surname.
Comprend un index des noms de famille avec références bibliographiques à un certain surnom.

Birth, Marriage and Death Notices: the Bytown Packet, the Ottawa Citizen, 1846-1879.
(1990) 016.92937138 B619
An index to birth, marriage and death notices in Ottawa newspapers, the Bytown Packet and the Ottawa Citizen.

Births, Deaths, Marriages from Regina Leader, 1900-1905. (1991) 929.37124 M347b
An index to birth, marriage and death notices in the Saskatchewan newspaper, the Regina Leader. Other books in this series cover 1906-1910, and 1911-1913.

Births, Deaths, Marriages from Regina Newspapers, 1883-1889. (1990) 929.3
Another book in this series covers 1890-1899.

Canadian Directories, 1790-1987: A Bibliography and Place-Name Index = Annuaires canadiens, 1790-1987: une bibliographie et un index des noms de lieux. (1989) 016.91710025 N277
A list of approximately 1200 Canadian city, county and regional directories held by the National Library of Canada and the National Archives of Canada. Covers directories from 1790 to 1987. Volume 3 provides a place-name index.
Une liste de près de 1 200 répertoires de villes, comtés et régions du Canada que possède Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. Les répertoires s’échelonnent de 1790 à 1987. Le volume nº 3 contient un index des noms d’endroits.

Canadian Passengers Inward Bound, 1856-1858. (1997) 929.371 T759
An index of first-class passengers arriving in Canada on certain vessels, extracted from the Canadian News (& North American Intelligencer), a British newspaper. Supplements the very few know passenger lists existing prior to 1865.

Catalogue des immigrants catholiques des Iles britanniques avant 1825 = Catalog of Catholic Immigrants from the British Isles before 1825. (1988) 971.4004112 R642

Catalogue of Census Returns on Microfilm = Catalogue de recensements sur microfilm 1666-1891. (1987) 016.317 H654
Provides access to the Census of Canada returns for 1842, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891.
Donne accès aux recensements du Canada, pour les années 1842, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 et 1891.

Catalogue of Census Returns on Microfilm, 1901 = Catalogue des recensements sur microfilm, 1901. (1992) 016.30460971 N277
Provides microfilm numbers for the Census of Canada returns for the year 1901.
Donne les numéros de microfilms pour le recensement du Canada de l’année 1901.

Checklist of Registers of Protestant & Jewish Congregations in Quebec. (1994) 929.3714 B863
Identifies pre-1900 judicial and ecclesiastical copies of Protestant and Jewish church/synagogue registers by county, town, denomination and years of coverage, as well as the current location of these registers.

County Marriage Registers of Ontario, Canada, 1858-1869. (1979-) 929.3713 C855
Indexes to the marriage registers of many counties in Ontario.

Destination Canada: A Guide to Twentieth Century Immigration Records. (2004) 929.371 O12

Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederation. (1986-) 929.371 W629

Dictionnaire biographique des ancêtres québécois (1608-1700). (1998-2001) 929.209714 L284)

Dictionnaire généalogique de nos origines. Tome 1 : 1608–1730. (1998–) 929.2097103 B383a
Complément Jetté. Contient un certain nombre d’ajouts ou de corrections à son ouvrage de 1983. Les deux premiers tomes ont pour but de répertorier tous les actes trouvés en Europe concernant des immigrants s’étant ensuite établis au Québec.

Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes. (1999) 929.2089114 W588

Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes : depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu’à nos jours. (1975) 920.071 T164
L’Abbé Cyprien Tanguay retrace l’histoire des familles canadiennes-françaises depuis le début de la colonie jusqu’à la fin du 18e siècle. Parfois, on donne le lieu d'origine, en France.

Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec. (1983) 929.209714 J58
Cet ouvrage par Réné Jetté comprend une liste des familles du Québec de 1600 à 1730.

Directory of Monumental Inscription Lists: Cemeteries In and Near the Province of Quebec. (1997) 929.5025714 D598
Compilation of cemetery lists in the collection of the Quebec Family History Society. Indexes by (old) county and name. Also lists cemeteries in some other Canadian provinces, in New England and in Scotland.

Directory of the Province of Ontario 1857: with a Gazeteer (sic). (1987) 929.3713 W753d
An alphabetical listing of business and professional people and tradesmen resident in the province of Ontario in 1857. Includes some women, some farmers, and some aboriginal people. Gazetteer.

Early New Brunswick Probate Records, 1785-1835. (1989)

Early Ontario Settlers: A Source Book. (1993) 929.3713 C953
Lists of former members of Loyalist regiments and some civilians who settled in the 1780's.

Les filles du roi au XVIIe siècle : orphelines en France, pionnières au Canada : suivi d’un répertoire biographique des Filles du roi. (1992) 325.710932 L262
Magistrale étude sur le comportement démographique des 770 immigrantes envoyées par le roi Louis XIV entre 1663 et 1673, pour peupler sa colonie canadienne. Inclut un répertoire biographique des Filles du roi.

French Canadian of the West: A Biographical Dictionary of French Canadians and French Métis of the Western United States and Canada. (2000) 920.071 G135
Based on a translation of Rev. A. G. Moriice’s Dictionnaire des Canadiens et des Métis français de l’ouest.

The French Canadians 1600-1900: An Alphabetized Directory of the People, Places and Vital Dates. (1992) 929.3714 F873

Genealogical Extraction and Index of the Canada Company Remittance Books, 1843-1847.
(1990) 929.3713 H758
Records names of people to whom and from whom money was remitted through the Canada Company in the period 1843-1847. Includes destinations and sometimes relationships.

Genealogical Research Directory. (annual) 929.1025 G326
An important international research tool by which people may exchange data with distant relatives.

The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635. (1999-) 929.374 A549g

The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (1995-) 929.374 A549
Part of the Great Migration Study Project, which aimed to provide a concise, reliable summary of past research on the early immigrants to New England. Includes some new discoveries of ancestral origins and spousal names.

Greater Ottawa City Directory.
1861 to present.
Répertoire de la région métropolitaine d’Ottawa, de 1861 à nos jours.

Guide to Quebec Catholic Parishes and Published Marriage Records. (1993) 929.3714 W585
A guide to locating parishes within Quebec’s counties, to identifying the relevant archival repository, and to accessing published marriage registers. Within each county, parishes are listed according to date of establishment.

Index of English Immigrants (with a few other North American Immigrants) based on Obituaries and Death Notices in Prince Edward Island Newspapers, 1835-1910.
(1990) 929.3717 G163

Index of Irish Immigrants based on Obituaries and Death Notices in Prince Edward Island Newspapers, 1835-1910. (1999) 929.3717 G163i

Index of Scottish Immigrants based on Obituaries and Death Notices in Prince Edward Island Newspapers, 1835-1910. (2001) 929.3717 G163s

Index of Marriage and Death Notices from Manitoba Newspapers 1859-1881. (1986-) 929.37127 I38
Marriage and death notices from 17 English and French Manitoba newspapers. Volume 2 covers 1882-1884, and volume 3 covers 1885.

Index of Passengers Who Emigrated to Canada between 1817 and 1849. (1999) 929.308921071 A188
Compiled from a small number of passenger lists discovered in the various records of the British Colonial Office. Lists name, date, and reference to the microfilm reel number and page. Very few lists for this period survive.

Index to Canadian Parliamentary Divorces, 1867-1930. (2001) 929.371 G467

Index to Land Patents Issued to About 1850 (microfilm -12 reels) (1969) 016.3467130438 059i
Alphabetical index of land patents granted to settlers in Ontario. Not as broad in coverage as the Ontario Archives Land Record Index since some of the original petitioners for land never actually received a patent.

Index to the Upper Canada Land Books. ( 2001-) 929.3713 I383 (Vol. 1: Feb. 1787-Dec. 1797; Volume 2: Jan. 1798-Dec. 1805; Vol. 3: Jan. 1806-Dec. 1816; Vol. 4: Jan. 1817-Dec. 1820; Vol. 5: Jan. 1821-Dec. 1826; Vol. 6: Jan. 1827 to Dec. 1832; Vol. 7: Jan. 1833-Dec. 1835; Vol. 8: Jan. 1836-Dec. 1838; Vol. 9: Jan. 1839-February 1841))
The Land Books record the reports and recommendations of the Land Committee regarding petitions. Contains a Table of Concordance between the Land Books and the Bundles of Land Petitions, since the petitions provide more detailed biographical Information. Both the Land Books and the Land Petitions are available on microfilm at the National Archives of Canada.

Inventaire des registres paroissiaux catholiques du Québec, 1621-1876. 016.9293714 B426
Répertoire exhaustif des registres paroissiaux catholiques du Québec et leurs index. Classé par comté avec nom de paroisse et date d’ouverture des registres.

Loyalist Children of Upper Canada : Registered Warrants 1818-1865. (2000) 929.3713 w947
Index to Ontario Archives RG 1, MS-693. Over 6,770 warrants listing the child’s name, location of application, Loyalist parent, and land issue. First book of a three-book series. Second book is UE Loyalists & Military Claimants of Upper Canada: A Collection of Names, Source Ontario Archives. Third book is Loyalist “Military” Settlers of Upper Canada, A Collection of Names.

Loyalist Lineages of Canada, 1783-1983. (1984) 929.20971 L923

Marriage Registers of Upper Canada/Canada West. (1995-) 929.3713 W178
"Nonconformist" denominations were required to submit their records of marriage annually to the civil authority in the period before 1858. Anglican and Roman Catholic marriages were exempted. Dates vary from 1795 to 1857, but there were few submissions before 1831. There is a separate volume for each district. Districts were the forerunners of counties.

The McCabe List: Early Irish in the Ottawa Valley. (1991) 929.37138 M121
Lists several hundred Irish families who were living in the vicinity of Bytown on February 5, 1829.

Men of Upper Canada: Militia Nominal Rolls, 1828-1829. (1995) 929.3713 M534
Militia rolls for 1928-1829 containing the names of some 24,000 male inhabitants of Upper Canada. Certain categories of inhabitants were exempted from service. Arranged by regimental unit. Index.

Migration from the Russian Empire: Lists of Passengers Arriving at the Port of New York.
(1995-) 929.37471 M636
Records of passengers of Russian nationality (Poles, Finns and Russians) who emigrated to the United States between 1875 and 1891. Includes name of ship, port of embarkation, and date of arrival at the port of New York. Surname index.

Miller's Manual: A Research Guide to the Major French-Canadian Genealogical Resources, What They Are and How To Use Them. (1997) 929.10971 M647
A guide in English describing the essential sources for French-Canadian genealogy. Explains how to interpret entries in Tanguay, Jetté, PRDH and Loiselle. Provides an English translation of common terms.

Names of Emigrants: from the 1845-1847 Records of James Allison, Emigrant Agent at Montreal. (1994) 929.371 N174
James Allison was a government emigrant agent in Montreal responsible for the provisioning and transportation of destitute Immigrants to locations mainly in Upper Canada. Lists many Irish people.

New Loyalist Index. (1989-) 929.371 B942
Index of names of more than 5,000 United Empire Loyalists derived from published and unpublished sources. Alphabetical by surname.

The Notaries of French Canada, 1626-1900: Alpahabetical, Chronologically, by Area Served. (1994) 929.3714 N899
Provides names of notaries in particular communities, dates of practice and the location of the records. Notarial records contain marriage contracts, wills, inventories, land transactions, etc.

Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867. (1992-1994) 929.3716 S654
Identifies immigrants to Nova Scotia named in selected manuscript sources and periodicals. Mostly Irish, Scottish and English.

Obituaries from Ontario’s Christian Guardian 1861-1870. (1988) 929.3713 M156o
Part of a series of books by Donald A. McKenzie, which provide summaries of obituaries in the Ontario Wesleyan Methodist newspaper, the Christian Guardian, over a number of decades.

Ontario Archives Land Record Index. (1979) 016.3467130438 059
Contains two alphabetical lists on microfiche, one of personal names, and the other of towns or townships. The records date from the 1780's to 1914.

Ontario People, 1796-1803. (1993) 929.3713 F553
Lists of male residents of Upper Canada between 1796 and 1803, including British and German servicemen, former members of American Loyalist regiments, and some civilians and refugees.

Ontario Vital Statistics Index. (microfilm) (1992-) 016.9293713 O5885; 016.9293713 O5885m; 016.9293713 O5885d
An index to civil registration by the Province of Ontario covering the following years: Births 1869-1908; Marriages: 1869-1923; Deaths 1869-1933. Provides the date of birth, marriage or death, the township or city, and the registration number and registration year for the event.

Les origines familiales des pionniers du Québec ancien, 1621-1865. (2001) 929.3714 O69
Plus de 3 500 notices biographiques des premiers arrivants établis dans la vallée laurentienne avant 1865.

Ottawa Journal Vital Records Index
A card index of Ottawa and area births, marriages and deaths as reported in the Ottawa Journal from December 21, 1885 to January 10, 1922.
Un fichier des naissances, mariages et décès de la région d’Ottawa parus dans l'Ottawa Journal du 21 décembre 1885 au 10 janvier 1922.

Palatine Families of New York: A Study of German Immigrants who Arrived in Colonial New York in 1710. (1985) 929.3747 J77
Documents 847 Palatine families who came to colonial New York from Germany in 1710. The German ancestry of 500 of the families is traced back to the seventeenth century.

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index. (1982-) 929.373 P286
An alphabetical listing of about 2,283,000 passengers who arrived in North America or the West Indies between the sixteenth and mid-twentieth centuries.
Une liste alphabétique d’environ 2 283 000 passagers arrivés en Amérique du Nord ou dans les Antilles entre le 16e et le milieu du 20e siècles.

People of Ontario 1600-1900: Alphabetized Directory of the People, Places and Vital Dates. (1984) 929.3713 P419

Periodical Source Index (PERSI). (1987-) 929.1 P445
An index of articles appearing in genealogy and local history magazines, with broad geographic coverage. Arranged by surname, subject and place.
Un index d’articles parus dans des revues de généalogie et d’histoire locales. Classement par nom, par sujet et par endroit.

Portraits de familles pionnières. (1993) 929.3714 P944
L’histoire de cinquante familles québécoises de vieille souche française, avec un index onomastique contenant plus de 1 500 noms.

Records of the Department of Indian Affairs at Library and Archives of Canada: A Source for Genealogical Research. (2004) 929.108997071 R961
A guide to the content and use of records of the Department of Indian Affairs in searching for aboriginal ancestors in Canada.

Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Ile in 1847. (1997) 929.3714735 C469
Names of emigrants, quarantine station employees and sailors whose deaths were listed in the Quebec Morning Chronicle. A large proportion were Irish.

Register of Emigrant Families from the Western Isles of Scotland to Ontario, Canada.
Part I: Huron, Bruce, Grey, Wellington and Ontario counties. (1996-) 929.34114 L425
Scottish Immigration in the 1840's extracted from census records, tombstones and correspondence.

Register of Emigrant Families from the Western Isles of Scotland to the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada. (1988-) 929.37146 L425

Répertoire alphabétique des mariages des Canadiens-français, 1760-1935. (1990) 929.3714 R4245 49 volumes.
Une liste de mariages catholiques romains de Canadiens-français par ordre de nom de famille, donnant aussi le nom des conjoints et conjointes et de leurs parents, de la paroisse et de la date de mariage.

Répertoire alphabétique des mariages des Canadiens-français, 1760-1935 : ordre féminin. (1991) 929.3714 R4245o 64 volumes.
Une liste, par ordre de noms de famille (par nom de mariée) des mariages catholiques romains des Canadiens-français, donnant aussi le nom des mariés et de leurs parents, de la paroisse et de la date de mariage.

Répertoire des actes de baptême, mariage, sépulture, et des recensements du Québec ancien. (1980-) 929.3714 R425
Répertoire des noms inscrits dans les registres paroissiaux du Québec d’avant 1850. Par le Programme de recherche en démographie historique de l’Université de Montréal. Cet ouvrage comprend 45 volumes.

Roman Catholic Marriage Registers in Ontario, Canada, 1828-1870. (1997) 929.3713 R937r
Certificates of marriages which were copied from registers of Roman Catholic churches in the Niagara Peninsula, the Toronto area, and Simcoe and Dufferin counties. Includes marriages by banns only.

Surrogate Court Index of Ontario, Canada, 1859-1900. (1988-) 929.3713 G449
Index to probated wills for the period 1859-1900. Provides the year and the will number. The relevant microfilm can be borrowed on interlibrary loan from the Archives of Ontario. Separate volume for each county.

Understanding Ontario's First Nations Genealogical Records: Sources and Case Studies. (2002) 929.3089970713 F271
A comprehensive guide to tracing Six Nations ancestry, suggesting new sources and using actual case studies.

Upper Canada Naturalization Records, 1828-1850. (2005) 929.3713 M156u
Naturalization records for Upper Canada from 1828-1850. Immigrants from countries other than Great Britain took an oath of allegiance/affirmation after living in the province for at least seven years. Indexed by name.

Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register: [microform]: Master Index: A Genealogical Reference. (2000)
A master index of Wesleyan Methodist births and baptisms based on the General Register of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada, located in the United Church/University of Victoria Archives in Toronto. The baptisms were primarily in Ontario, but also in Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Research Databases / Bases de données pour recherches

To search OPL’s research databases, go to our website and click on Find Articles and More. You can search most of the databases from home by typing in your library card number.
http://www.BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca/connect/online_resources/subject_e.cfm

Pour effectuer des recherches dans les bases de données de la BPO, visitez notre site Web et cliquez sur « Trouvez des journaux et revues ». Vous pouvez chercher la plupart des bases de données à partir de chez vous, en utilisant le numéro de votre carte de la bibliothèque.
http://www.BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca/connect/online_resources/subject_f.cfm

Ancestry Library
Collection of approximately 4,000 genealogical databases including key collections such as the U. S. federal censuses from 1790 to 1930; census indexes for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from 1851 to 1901; civil registration of births, marriages and deaths for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from 1837 to 1983; civil registration of births (1869-1908), marriages (1869-1923) and deaths (1869-1933) for Ontario, etc. (This database is available within Main and Centrepointe branches.)

Biography and Genealogy Master Index
More than 15 million biographical citations to nearly five million people, pointing to approximately 1,000 publications where these biographies can be found.

Globe and Mail-Canada’s Heritage from 1844
Digitized version of the entire Globe and Mail newspaper from 1844 to 2001. Useful for birth, marriage and death notices, biographical profiles and obituaries.

Paper of Record
Historical archive of digitized newspapers that you can search for people and past events. Includes some local and Ottawa Valley newspapers such as the Bytown Gazette, Ottawa Free Press, Perth Courier and Renfrew Mercury. American coverage as well as international newspapers.

Websites / Sites web

Ancestry.com
http://www.ancestry.com/

More than 3.5 billion names in over 3,000 databases. American and some international coverage. Includes the U.S. Social Security Death Index, U.S. federal censuses, Ontario civil registrations, and U.K. census indexes and civil registrations. The databases are mainly fee-based. You can access many of them free of charge in Main and Nepean Centrepointe branches using the electronic database Ancestry Library.

Archives of Ontario
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/

Provides nominal indexes to estate files (wills) pre 1859 and to the Toronto Emigrant Office Assisted Immigration Registers Database 1865-1883. Information on borrowing microfilm on interlibrary loan. Arrangements can be made through Ottawa Public Library.

Automated Genealogy
http://www.automatedgenealogy.com

Provides an index to the 1901 Canadian census that is searchable by name. An index to the 1911 searchable by name is in preparation.

Fournit un index du recensement canadien de 1901, à partir duquel on peut effectuer des recherches par nom. Un index semblable pour le recensement canadien de 1911 est en cours d’élaboration.

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
http://www.banq.qc.ca/

Sous Généalogie, voir Instruments de recherche en ligne pour obtenir une liste des bases de données pratiques auxquelles vous pouvez accéder.

Canada GenWeb Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/

Click on the area of the map of Canada to link to the provincial site. Explains how to research in a specific province, and where to find research resources. In English or in French.

Cliquez sur la région de la carte du Canada pour accéder au site provincial. Ce site explique comment on doit procéder pour effectuer des recherches dans une province en particulier, et à quel endroit on peut trouver des ressources de recherche. Ce site est accessible en français et en anglais.

Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
http://www.cyndislist.com/

More than 242,150 links categorized and cross-referenced, in over 150 categories.

FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org/
Site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons). Search the International Genealogical Index , the U.S. 1880 and Canadian and British 1881 censuses, the U.S. Social Security Death Index, and Ancestral File for a certain name. Access to the catalogue of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Francogène
http://www.francogene.com/

Le premier portail de la généalogie francophone dans Internet. Couvre le Canada, les États-Unis, l’Europe française et les Caraïbes.

Genealogy Helplist Canada
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canghl/

List of volunteers willing to look up specific information related to genealogy in Canada using reference materials easily accessible to them.

Ingeneas
http://www.ingeneas.com/

Databases containing more than 852,557 Canadian records such as censuses, civil registration, land grants and military records, covering the period 1748 to 1906. Copies can be ordered online. Access to the National Archives Miscellaneous Immigration Index with 15,000 immigrant arrivals from Great Britain between 1801 and 1849.

Interment.net
http://www.interment.net/

Contains 3,897,472 cemetery records from 8,375 cemeteries around the world. Mostly American.

Library and Archives Canada/Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
http://www.collectionscanada.ca

Available in English or French. Canadian Genealogy Centre provides access to census, immigration, land, military and naturalization databases.

Disponible en français et en anglais. Le Centre canadien de généalogie donne accès aux bases de données ayant trait aux recensements, à l’immigration, aux terres, à la vie militaire et à la naturalisation.

Obituary Daily Times
http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/

An index of more than 11,105,365 published death notices, which provides the name of the newspaper and the date of publication of the notice. Includes the Ottawa Citizen from 1995 onwards.

Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid
http://www.islandnet.com/ocfa/

A database of over 2 million interments in Ontario. Searchable by surname, cemetery name and location. Further details are available from the organizations which contributed the information.

RootsWeb.com
http://www.rootsweb.com/

The oldest and largest free genealogy site, supported by Ancestry.com. Includes mailing lists, message boards, indexes and databases such as the RootsWeb Surname List, Free BMD for England and Wales, etc.

Société généalogique canadienne-française
http://www.sgcf.com

Le site Web de la Société généalogique canadienne-française : Sa bibliothèque, ses publications, son service de recherche, des copies d’actes, et ses bases de données en ligne. Disponible en français ou en anglais.

WorldGenWeb
http://www.worldgenweb.org

“Connecting the world genealogical community”. Goal is to have every country in the world represented by an online website and hosted by knowledgeable researchers. Regional genealogy home pages for African, Asian, Canadian, Caribbean, Central American, European, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Pacific, South American and American research. Tips on how to post a query.