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Canada - General Genealogy & History ( Topics That Concern More than One Province ) More Canadian Resources 
BOOK - Starting Out in GenealogyBy Ruth Burkholder Building a family tree looks like a daunting taste to the unititiated, however it's easier than you think! Family history research is not complicated as long as you know which records are available, where to find those records, and how to organize the information that you gather. This guide is designed for the beginner. However, it will also be of considerable help to those who have already started researching and recording family history, but want to improve their skills and results. ISBN 978-1-897446-02-7 More information
BOOK - Canadian Records of Birth, Marriage and Death: A Guide By Fawne Stratford-Devai The government registration of births, marriages and deaths, is usually referred to as civil registration and the records as "vital records". In Canada, the responsibility for all aspects of civil registration falls to the individual provinces and territories. This guide is designed to provide a general overview and introduction to Canadian vital records in all jurisdictions across Canada; where they are, and how to access them. ISBN 1-894571-89-4 More information
BOOK - Routes To Routes By Ryan Taylor A wide range of genealogical and research topics assist family historians with their quest to uncover their roots. Included is an essay describing how to effectively use libraries for family history research and how to best utilize the skills and training of professional librarians. The book is an entertaining read, however, before you know it, you will accumulate many sound research ideas from the vast experience of Mr. Taylor. ISBN 0-9682524-0-0 More information
BOOK - The Sash Canada Wore - A Historical Geography of The Orange Order in CanadaBy: Cecil J. Houston and William J. Smith This work explores the role of the Orange Order in the unfolding settlement geography of Canada. Protestant Irish soldiers and emigrants, largely Ulster-born, introduced the organization into New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario within the first decade of the nineteenth century. At its zenith, he movement had a membership of as many as one in three Canadians. ISBN 1-894378-31-8 More information
BOOK - Cyclopaedia Of Methodism In Canada By Rev. George H. Cornish Originally published by Methodist Book and Publishing House, Toronto, 1881 This edition published by Global Heritage Press, Milton 2001 (CD 2009) Originally published in 1880, this high quality reprint provides historical, educational and statistical information regarding the Methodist Church in Canada, dating from the "beginning of the Work" (1765) in the several provinces of the Dominion Of Canada and extending to 1880. Includes information about all of those who served as ministers and circuit riders, complete with a record of where and when they served. ISBN 1-894378-16-4 (Hardcover edition) More information
BOOK - The First Century of Methodism in Canada, 1775-1883. Two Volumes In OneBy J. E. Sanderson Originally published by William Briggs, 1908 (vol. 1) & 1910 (vol. 2) This Historical Reprint by Global Heritage Press Sanderson's fine history of the early years of Methodism in Canada has served as an essential resource for more than a century. Being out of print for over one hundred years, this new edition has been pubished to provide access for today's researchers. This editon is a facsimile reprint of both of the original volumes, bound into a single book. ISBN 978-1-897446-34-8 More information Two volumes in one book
BOOK - Getting From Here To There, Identifying the Origins of Immigrants to Canada Revised and Expanded Edition By: Fawne Stratford-Devai One of the more difficult things to do in a family history research project is to identify where your original immigrant ancestor came from. Sometimes we know the country they came from, but not the specific place within that country. In order to find records in the "old-country" it is very helpful to know which town, parish, county etc that the person came from. This book identifies a long list of potential sources in Canada, where you may find that critical piece of information. ISBN 1-897210-80-9 More information
BOOK - Canadian Family History in the 21st Century, Lessons, Links & ResourcesSecond Edition 2005By Fawne Stratford-Devai This newly updated and expanded second edition offers readers valuable lessons, links and recommended resources that will help you keep you family history research project on-track, saving time, effort and expense. The author is a popular genealogical lecturer, educator and author/co-author of more than 50 important genealogical and historical books. ISBN 1-897210-68-X More information
BOOK - Lovell's 1873 Gazetteer of British North AmericaBy John Lovell and Son, Montreal, 1873 Originally published by John Lovell and Son, Montreal, 1873 This facsimile reprint by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 1998 (CD 2010) This facsimile reprint of The volume contains over six thousand descriptions and historical facts about cities, towns and villages across Canada, as they were known in 1873. Also included is a listing of over fifteen hundred lakes and rivers with their location, size and general information. A table showing the railway and steamboat routes within British North America in 1873, which will assist researchers in understanding the routes that their ancestors may have migrated over. The table lists the distance that each place in British North America is to the nearest railway station or port. ISBN 0-9682524-5-1 (Hardcover) More information
BOOK - The Canadian Almanac of 1862Originally published by W. C. Chewett & Co. 1862. Many family historians value a carefully compiled almanac. Almanac's assist genealogists, historians, social historians and geographers locate information and records that affected the inhabitants of the area being researched. ISBN 1-897210-98-1 More information
BOOK - Genealogy and the Law in Canada By Dr. Margaret Ann Wilkinson Digital records and broad access to the Internet have made it easier for genealogists to gather relevant information from distant sources and to share the information they have gathered. The law, however, remains tied to particular geographic locations. This book discusses how specific laws — access to information, personal data protection, libel, copyright, and regulation of cemeteries — apply to anyone involved in genealogical research in Canada. ISBN 978-1-55488-452-0 (softcover) More information
BOOK - Finding Your Canadian Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide. By: Sherry Irvine and Dave Obee. Canada’s size and diversity also influence its records, which are similarly varied and at times complex. In Finding Your Canadian Ancestors, authors Sherry Irvine and Dave Obee guide you through Canadian genealogical records, first by record type and then according to province. The authors detail both government and ecclesiastical records as well as records related to special groups such as Aboriginals, Acadians, and Loyalists. They give special attention to online resources, including the extensive holdings of Library and Archives Canada. More information ATLAS - Illustrated Historical Atlas of the Dominion of Canada. Originally published by H. Beldon and Company, 1880. This premium-quality, limited-edition reprint published 2007 by Hammerburg Productions. The Illustrated Historical Atlas of the Dominion of Canada, was originally published by H. Beldon & Company in 1880. It contains maps of all the existing provinces at the time, as well as maps of the places where early Canadians emigrated from: Europe, Asia, North and South America, United States, Oceania and The World. This county atlas consists of historical text, maps, portraits, and views. Large Format Atlas, 14" X 18.5". More Information. 
BOOK - Keepers of the Record, The History of the Hudson's Bay Company ArchivesBy Deidre Simmons Keepers of the Record, The History of the Hudson's Bay Company Archives is a narrative history of the Hudson's Bay Company Archives that provides the context for over 300 years of business record keeping. Deidre Simmons places the archives within the historical context of the Company, England, and Canada, as well as British and Canadian archival traditions. Keepers of the Record is abundantly illustrated with archival photographs that evoke the texture and slightly musty smell of soft leather and crisp vellum and the ghostly presence of the people who created the pristine script, writing by candlelight in unheated (or overheated, depending on the season) dwellings in the wilderness of Hudson Bay or in the centre of London. ISBN 978-0-7735-3620-3 More information
BOOK - Steamboat Connections: Montreal To Upper Canada 1816-1843 By Frank Mackey When we think of steamboats, the Mississippi River in the United States is more likely to come to mind than the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. Montreal Gazette editor and independent historian Frank Mackey has filled in a blank in the story of Canada's expansion in Steamboat Connections: Montreal to Upper Canada. In the days when locks and canals were in their infancy on these two great rivers, small steamers braved rapids to make runs between Ottawa, Montreal, Kingston, and other Great Lakes ports. Mackey has read and incorporated a staggering range of historical sources which he integrates smoothly with his own lively text, concentrating as much on personalities as on bare facts. ISBN 9780773525832 More Information.
BOOK - Strangers at Our Gates, Canadian Immigration and Immigration Policy, 1540-2006, Revised Edition.
By: Valerie Knowles. Immigrants and immigration have always been central to Canadians‘ perception of themselves as a country and as a society. In this crisply written history, Valerie Knowles describes the different kinds of immigrants who have settled in Canada, and the immigration policies that have helped to define the character of Canadian immigrants over the centuries. Key policymakers and moulders of public opinion figure prominently in this colourful story, as does the role played by racism. ISBN 978-1-55002-698-6 More Information.
BOOK - An Unstoppable Force, The Scottish Exodus to Canada By Lucille H. Campey. This book provides the first exhaustive study of the great Scottish exodus to Canada written in modern times. Using wide-ranging sources, some previously untapped, Lucille Campey examines the driving forces behind the Scottish exodus and traces the remarkable progress of Scottish colonizers across Canada. Mythology and truth are considered side by side as their story unfolds. This book is essential reading for those who wish to understand why they came and the enormity of their achievements in Canada. More information 
BOOK - Dixie and the Dominion: Canada, the Confederacy, and the War for the UnionBy Adam Mayers. Dixie & the Dominion is a compelling look at how the U.S. Civil War was a shared experience that shaped the futures of both Canada and the United States. The book focuses on the last year of the war, between April of 1864 and 1865. During that 12-month period, the Confederate States sent spies and saboteurs to Canada on a secret mission. These agents struck fear along the frontier and threatened to draw Canada and Great Britain into the war. ISBN13: 9781550024685 More information
BOOK - Canadian Migration Patterns from Britain and North America. International Canadian Studies Series By: Barbara Messamore. The character of Canada has always been defined by the successive waves of immigrants that have peopled its vastness, beginning with the six thousand French immigrants who came to settle New France in the latter half of the seventeenth century, and continuing through the present day. Migration and adaptation to a new country have also been prominent themes in Canadian literature, detailed in the works of such authors as Susanna Moodie and Robert Service. In this collection of essays, nineteen Canadianists take a new look at immigration and migration, and how it has affected the development of the country. More information BOOK - Naming Canada, Stories About Place Names from Canadian Geographic by Alan Rayburn. Since 1983 Alan Rayburn has been writing a popular column called `Place Names' for the Canadian Geographic. This volume brings together over sixty columns Rayburn has written; it is at the same time a fine and accurate reference for Canadian place names and a collection of colourful anecdotes. More information BOOK - Harvest of Souls, The Jesuit Missions and Colonialism in North America, 1632-1650. By Carole Blackburn. An examination of the dialogue between Jesuit missionaries and the Native peoples of northeastern North America, providing a historical anthropology of two cultures attempting to understand, contend with, and accommodate each other in the new world. More information BOOK - A Corner For The Preacher (Bible Christian Church) By: Sherrell Branton Leetooze This work examines the places our Bible Christian ancestors lived in Devon and Cornwall, England, then follows them to the ports of departure to the New World. The author takes readers onboard those ships so we can understand the experiences the Bible Christians on their perilous journey across the North Atlantic, reading their diaries and letters, finding out what happened to them and how they felt about their desicion to emigrate. Leetooze guides readers through the settlement of the Bible Christians as they made their new homes in Ontario and Prince Edward Island. More information BOOK - Bible Christian Chapels of the Canadian Conference By: Sherrell Branton Leetooze This book provides a settlement by settlement account of the establishment of the Bible Christian congregation from Prince Edward Island to Ontario. Included in this fine text are descriptions, illustrations and pictures of Bible Christian chapels, historical sketches of some missionaries, circuit outlines, preachers and members of the church. More information BOOK - The Damascus Road (Bible Christian Church) By: Sherrell Branton Leetooze This book introduces the reader to the ministers who served those faithful to the Bible Christian faith, and worked as missionaries in what later became Canada. The author shares the result of her years of research on who the ministers were, where they came from and what happened to them as they dedicated their lives to their congregations. More information BOOK - Researching Canadian Religious Records By: Ryan Taylor The author discusses various record keeping methods, what was preserved over the years and how to research these documents. More information BOOK - Researching Canadian Wills and Estates By: Ronnie MacCarl Valuable genealogical information can be found in Wills and Estates. Discover which records are available and what to expect from them. More information BOOK - Researching Canadian Archival Centers By: Ryan Taylor This book introduces the kinds of Archives existing in Canada, which can provide venues for genealogical researchers. More information BOOK - Researching Canadian Land Records By: Sharon L. Murphy This book provides an introduction to the various types of land settlement and the records that were created to support it. More information BOOK - de Propaganda Fide in Rome 1622-1799. Guide to Documents Relating to French and British Rule in North America in the Archives of the Sacred Congregation. By: Luca Codignola. In 1977, the Archives decided to conduct, in conjunction with the Research Centre in Religious history of Canada at Saint Paul Univeristy, a Systemic Calendar of Documents Relating to French adn British North America in the Archives of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" in Rome, 1622-1799.... More information BOOK - Records of The Federal Department Of Indian Affairs At The National Archives Of Canada Author Bill Russell discusses four groups of people reflected in these documents and guides readers through their use for each of these groups. The status Indians, Inuit, Metis, non-status Indians, employees of the administration and members of the non-Indian population who had dealings with Indians or with the Department of Indian Affairs, such as those individuals who purchased surrendered Indian lands from the government. More information BOOK - A Future Defined: Canada from 1849 to 1873. By: George Bolotenko. Intended for the general public, as well as for students, this volume reflects broadly the development of Canada, and offers the reader a large and varied sampling of archival documents used by researchers to write the history of Canada. More information BOOK - Canada Company Remittance Books - 1843 - 1847 Genealogical Extraction and Index compiled and indexed by Ruth Holt and Margaret Williams in 1990. More information 
BOOKS or CD ROM - Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederation (1867) Vols. 1, 2, 3 and 4 By Don Whyte. Now available on CD ROM! A unique compilation of thousands of Scottish Imigrants to Canada, taken from a wide range of primary and secondary sources. These volumes document thousands of fur traders, explorers, bankers, railway builders, politicians, farmers, teachers and journalists who came to Canada before 1867. Donald Whyte consulted numerous sources, printed and manuscript, and by extensive correspondence, gathered much information that would not otherwise have been saved for posterity. The volumes can be bought separately in book form or all four volumes can be purchased on a single CD ROM. A must for anyone searching for Scottish ancestors who migrated to Canada prior to 1867. More information BOOK - Canadian Railway Records - A Guide for Genealogists - Revised and Expanded by: Althea Douglas, J. Creighton Douglas. Completely revised and containing new information, this useful guide to Canadian railway records will aid genealogists and family historians find the companies, libraries, museums, archives and historical societies where records of ancestors who worked with or for the railways can be found. More information BOOK - Irish Migrants in the Canadas: A New Approach (Second Edition) Bruce S. Elliott. Elliott traced with precision the life paths of hundreds of individual migrants(775 families), pinpointing their place of origin in the Old World and tracing with equal precision their life course in the New World. More information BOOK - A History of Canadian Catholics by: Terence J. Fay. Relates the long story of the Catholic Church and its followers, beginning with how the church and its adherents came to Canada, how the church established itself, and how Catholic spirituality played a part in shaping Canada. More information 
BOOK - Using Maps in Family History Research, Revised and Updated
By Fawne Stratford-Devai
This book provides insights into the use of maps for genealogical and historical research. The visual representation of the land and communities on a map can offer evidence in its own right. It is the task of the researcher to carefully evaluate every piece of the puzzle in order to identify and understand individuals, families, migration routes, and even settlement patterns.
Examples used include Canada, USA, UK, world. Every family historian can benefit from this valuable booklet. ISBN 1-894378-85-1 More information
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