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These indexes may be annual or regular in some other time period, or may be retrospective, covering many years. One way of finding the latter is similar to finding a newspaper index: look in a large catalogue or database, doing a subject search using the name of the periodical. Be sure to use the correct formal name.<ref>de Groot, Susanna, "Canada Genealogical and Historical Societies' Publications (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Canada_Genealogical_and_Historical_Societies%27_Publications_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | These indexes may be annual or regular in some other time period, or may be retrospective, covering many years. One way of finding the latter is similar to finding a newspaper index: look in a large catalogue or database, doing a subject search using the name of the periodical. Be sure to use the correct formal name.<ref>de Groot, Susanna, "Canada Genealogical and Historical Societies' Publications (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Canada_Genealogical_and_Historical_Societies%27_Publications_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
== Historical Societies == | |||
Historical societies in Canada and in some parts of the United States can be valuable sources of information on Canada. Many societies have special collections of books and manuscript material for Canada. See [[Canada Archives and Libraries]]. More than 220 historical societies are affiliated with: | Historical societies in Canada and in some parts of the United States can be valuable sources of information on Canada. Many societies have special collections of books and manuscript material for Canada. See [[Canada Archives and Libraries]]. More than 220 historical societies are affiliated with: | ||
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Addresses of local history societies and museums in Canada and over 100 ethnic heritage historical societies in North America are in: | Addresses of local history societies and museums in Canada and over 100 ethnic heritage historical societies in North America are in: | ||
Wheeler, Mary Bray, ed. ''Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada''. 14th ed. Nashville: American Association for State and Local History, 1990. (Family History Library book Ref {{FHL|1007248|title-id|disp=970 H24d}}.) This directory lists by province the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of more than 1,100 local historical societies and museums in Canada. It briefly describes their programs, services, and collections. Many of the societies and museums have genealogical collections or services. | Wheeler, Mary Bray, ed. ''Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada''. 14th ed. Nashville: American Association for State and Local History, 1990. (Family History Library book Ref {{FHL|1007248|title-id|disp=970 H24d}}.) This directory lists by province the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of more than 1,100 local historical societies and museums in Canada. It briefly describes their programs, services, and collections. Many of the societies and museums have genealogical collections or services. | ||
=== Historical Publications === | |||
Historical societies may publish scholarly articles, popular history or essays that fall between the two. ''Ontario History'', from the Ontario Historical Society, is very formal and OHS has no other publication which might be of interest to non-academic historians. On the other hand, many historical societies have changed their longterm journals to glossy magazines; British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland all publish magazines which have popular appeal and solid historical research qualities. Some of the glossy magazines, such as ''The Island'' and''Cap-au-Diamants'', are for more casual readers. | |||
Aside from the interest of historical articles, these resource publications can also lead us to other newly-published materials. The Manitoba and Newfoundland monthlies both publish annual bibliographies of new titles, both monographic and periodical articles. It takes only a short time to scan through the listings each year, to see if there are items which we should examine for our family history research. More academic periodicals are even more likely to include these bibliographic lists; ''Acadiensis'' has a section “Recent publications relating to the history of the Atlantic region” in each issue, and ''Canadian Ethnic Studies'' has a ‘Bibliography and Historical Studies’ heading. Searching through bibliographies may seem a very dry part of genealogical research, but it can be profitable, and what started out as dry-and-boring suddenly becomes juicy if we find a new ancestor. | |||
Although we expect to find resource publications which are geographically based, either province-wide, county or local, there are many more specialised publications which will help us.<ref name="de"/> | |||
=== Fraternal Societies === | === Fraternal Societies === | ||