Canada Research Tips and Strategies

Canada Wiki Topics

Canada Beginning Research

Finding Town of Origin Getting Started Guided Research Online Learning Record Finder Research Strategies

Record Types

Adoption Business & Occupations Cemeteries Census Church Records Colonial Records Compiled Genealogies Court Records Directories Emigration & Immigration Jewish Records Land & Property Loyalist Records Military Records Naturalization & Citizenship Newspapers Notarial Records Obituaries Online Genealogy Records Probate Records Religious Records Taxation Vital Records Websites

Canada Background

Biographies For Further Reading Gazetteers Historical Geography History Languages Maps Naming Customs Periodicals Social Life & Customs

Canada Genealogical Word Lists

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Cultural Groups

Cultural Groups Indigenous Peoples Canada Inuit Chinese in Canada

Local Research Resources

Archives & Libraries Societies Local FamilySearch Center

Canada

Research Strategies

Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page The Canada Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Canada. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Canada Research Strategies

• Guided Research
• Getting Started
• Finding Town of Origin
• Online Videos
• Record Finder
• Canada Previous Research
• How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada
• How to Recognize your Canadian Ancestor
• Canada Online Genealogy Records
• British Columbia Archives Research Guide to Genealogy
• BYU Canada Research Outline largely duplicates these Wiki pages. Includes some bibliographic lists from BYU Library, 2001.
• Tracing Family History: Canada Immigration and Citizenship - Genealogy Guide
• The Canadian Genealogical Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Your Ancestors in Canada. by Eric Jonasson. Winnipeg: Wheatfield Press, 1978.

Canada Research Tips

• Name Variations in Canadian Indexes and Records
• Canadian Geographical Names Database - (CGNDB) helps to find the location of a place in Canada