Genealogy
Starting A Family History
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Write Down everything you know and think you know.
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Ask Family Members to write down what they know and stories they have heard
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Always record dates and names of the people who give you the information
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Choose a format to record your information – either a computer program like Family Tree Maker or one of several other. (FTM - This is my personal choice).
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Decide if you are searching your direct line ancestors – straight back or current ancestors – including uncles and aunts and cousins.
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ALWAYS RECORD WHERE YOU FIND THE INFORMATION FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
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The list below will help you with where to look for information on the internet --- P.S. there are many other resources not on the internet – cemeteries , libraries and Historians.
Other Genealogy Websites
Canadian Genealogy and History
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Canadian Genealogical Projects Registry
Online Databases
Bilbliotheque et Archives nationales du Quebec
British Columbia Cemetery Finding Aid
British Columbia Archives Vital Events
Castle Garden (New York 1830 - 1892)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Ellis Island (New York 1892 - 1924)
Family Search (Family History Library)
Legion Magazine's Last Post database
Metis National Council Historical Online Database
Nanaimo Family History Society Passenger List Indexing Project
New Brunswick Vital Statistics
Newfoundland's Grand Banks Genealogy
Northern Ontario Canada Gravemarker Gallery
Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics
Ontario Wesleyan Methodist baptisms
PRDH: Quebec French-Canadian genealogy before 1800
Prince Edward Island Baptismal Index
Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
Saskatchewan: Genealogy Index Searches