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*If you know the county or district where the estate was located, go to the chart entitled [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/c_efile.aspx '''"Locating Court Record Listings for Various Counties in Ontario"'''] (scroll down)  and click on your county or district.<br>
*If you know the county or district where the estate was located, go to the chart entitled [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/c_efile.aspx '''"Locating Court Record Listings for Various Counties in Ontario"'''] (scroll down)  and click on your county or district.<br>
*If you are unsure which Courthouse handled the deceased's estate, use the [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/c_efappl.aspx '''Application to Probate Books (Series RG 22-514)'''] which list every 1859-1982 Estate File and the Courthouse that handled it.
*If you are unsure which Courthouse handled the deceased's estate, use the [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/c_efappl.aspx '''Application to Probate Books (Series RG 22-514)'''] which list every 1859-1982 Estate File and the Courthouse that handled it.
==How to Access Microfilmed Records at the Archives of Ontario==
Once you find out there is a microfilm you should search for probable probate records, there are several options:<br>
*Examine the microfilm at the Reading Room provided at the Archives. See [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/about/prepare.aspx '''Prepare for Your Visit to the Archives of Ontario'''.]
*Order the reel by '''interlibrary loan through your public library'''. Quote the appropriate MS or GS microfilm number. These reels cannot leave the borrowing library, so order them through a library that has a microfilm reader. See [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/index.aspx '''What is the Microfilm Interloan Service?''']
*'''Hire a researcher''' from the provided list of individuals who are certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists or who are members of the Association of Professional Genealogists: [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/access/documents/customer_service_guide_111_genealogical_researchers.pdf '''Genealogical Researchers in Ontario''']


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