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== Repositories  ==
== Archives==
The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers:
'''[[Archives of Ontario]]'''<br>134 Ian MacDonald Blvd.<br>Toronto, ON M7A 2C5<br>Canada<br><br>Phone: 416-327-1552<br>Fax: 416-327-1999 <br>[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/ Website]
 
'''[[Library and Archives Canada]]'''<br>395 Wellington Street <br>Ottawa ON K1A 0N4<br>CANADA <br>Telephone: 613-996-5115 or 1-866-578-7777 (toll free in Canada and the US)<br>Fax: 613-995-6274<br>TTY: 613-992-6969 or 1-866-299-1699 (toll free in Canada)<br>Internet: [http://www.collectionscanada.ca/index-e.html Canada Collections]
 
=== Archives of Ontario ===
[[Archives of Ontario]]<br>134 Ian MacDonald Blvd.<br>Toronto, ON M7A 2C5<br>CANADA<br>Phone: 416-327-1552<br>Fax: 416-327-1999 <br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/ Archives]
 
:Many records for the old pre-1867 "Province of Canada" (which combined present Ontario and Quebec) are at the National Archives of Canada. Other records for the province and counties of Ontario are at the Archives of Ontario. Many records from both archives are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.
 
:Both the Archives of Ontario and the National Archives of Canada lend copies of many of their microfilmed records to public libraries through the interlibrary loan service.  
:Both the Archives of Ontario and the National Archives of Canada lend copies of many of their microfilmed records to public libraries through the interlibrary loan service.  
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'''[[Library and Archives Canada]]'''<br>395 Wellington Street <br>Ottawa ON K1A 0N4<br>Canada<br> <br>Telephone: 613-996-5115 or 1-866-578-7777 (toll free in Canada and the US)<br>Fax: 613-995-6274<br>TTY: 613-992-6969 or 1-866-299-1699 (toll free in Canada)<br>[http://www.collectionscanada.ca/index-e.html Website]<br>
[https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/pages/genealogy-family-history.aspx Genealogy and Family History]
:Many records for the old pre-1867 "Province of Canada" (which combined present Ontario and Quebec) are at the National Archives of Canada.
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'''Hudson’s Bay Company Archives'''<br>
Records of this fur trading company are some of Canada’s most important. Until 1870, the company controlled almost four-fifths of the territory of present-day Canada, including northern Quebec and Ontario and most of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Hudson’s Bay Company Archives (HBCA), home to the archival records of Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), is part of the Archives of Manitoba operating under The Archives and Recordkeeping Act and 1994 gift agreement between HBC and the Government of Manitoba. HBCA operations are supported in part through the ongoing financial support of the Hudson's Bay Company History Foundation.<ref>"Hudson's Bay Company Archives". Manitoba Archives. https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/. Accessed 6 October 2020.</ref>
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A very helpful source is: <br>
*[http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/ '''Hudson's Bay Company Archives''']
**[https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/search_hbca.html Resources]
**[https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/name_indexes/index.html Name Indexes]
**[https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/index.html Biographical Sheets]
*'''''Finding Aid to the Hudson Bay Company Archives''.''' {{FSC|601669|title-id|disp=FamilySearch Library}}. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/microfilm-register/oclc/866558956 WorldCat].


:If you plan to visit either of these archives, contact the organization and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees.
==Libraries==
 
'''Toronto Reference Library'''<br>789 Yonge Street<br>Toronto, ON M4W 2G8<br>Canada<br><br>Phone: 416-393-7131<br>TTY: 416-393-7030<br>[https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/torontoreferencelibrary/ Website]  
=== Toronto Reference Library ===
'''Toronto Reference Library'''<br>789 Yonge Street<br>Toronto, ON M4W 2G8<br>CANADA<br>Phone: 416-393-7131<br>TTY: 416-393-7030<br>Internet: [https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/torontoreferencelibrary/ Toronto Reference Library]  


:The Toronto Reference Library houses and extensive genealogical research collection. While the strength of this collection is it's Canadian content, it also includes numerous resources for the U. K., Ireland and northeastern United States, as well as some international coverage.
:The Toronto Reference Library houses and extensive genealogical research collection. While the strength of this collection is it's Canadian content, it also includes numerous resources for the U. K., Ireland and northeastern United States, as well as some international coverage.
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'''D. B. Weldon Library'''<br>The University of Western Ontario <br>1151 Richmond Street North<br>London, ON N6A 3K7<br>Canada<br><br>Phone: 519 661-2111 x81111<br>Fax: 519 850-2979<br>[http://www.lib.uwo.ca/weldon/ Website]


=== University of Western Ontario D. B. Weldon Library ===
==Museums==
'''D. B. Weldon Library'''<br>The University of Western Ontario <br>1151 Richmond Street North<br>London, ON N6A 3K7<br>CANADA<br>Phone: 519 661-2111 x81111<br>Fax: 519 850-2979<br>Internet: [http://www.lib.uwo.ca/weldon/ Weldon Library web page]
[https://www.google.com/search?q=newfoundland+museums&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS809US810&oq=newfoundland+museums&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30l2j0i390l3.15506j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 '''Google: Museums / Newfoundland and Labrador'''] Links to 55 museums throughout Ontatrio.


:Major church archives are discussed in [[Ontario Church Records]]. To learn about Ontario municipal archives, see sources cited in [[Canada Archives and Libraries]].
==Record Offices==
These guides have detailed step-by-step instructions and links in a logical pattern of methods for locating birth, marriage, and death records, using  the '''microfilms at the Archives of Ontario, and at the FamilySearch Library. They do not apply to the online records:'''
*[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/access/documents/pathfinder_birth_registrations.pdf '''Pathfinder to Birth Registrations''']
*[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/access/documents/pathfinder_marriage_registrations.pdf '''Pathfinder to Marriage Registrations''']
*[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/access/documents/pathfinder_death_registrations.pdf '''Pathfinder to Death Registrations''']
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== Inventories, Registers, and Catalogs  ==
== Inventories, Registers, and Catalogs  ==
 
*Taylor, Ryan. ''Important Genealogical Collections in Ontario Libraries and Archives: A Directory''. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1994. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|707253|title-id|disp=book 971.3 J54t}}.) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/30811906 WorldCat]
A directory of addresses, telephone numbers, hours, and brief description of collections is:
*Bloomfield, Elizabeth, ed. ''Inventory of Primary and Archival Sources: Guelph and Wellington County to 1940''. Guelph, Ontario: University of Guelph, 1989. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|538859|title-id|disp=book 971.342 H23i; fiche 6104305}}.) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/21043192 WorldCat]
 
*Taylor, Ryan. ''Important Genealogical Collections in Ontario Libraries and Archives: A Directory''. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1994. (Family History Library {{FHL|707253|title-id|disp=book 971.3 J54t}}.)
 
See [[Ontario Societies]] for a directory of Heritage Organization repositories.  
 
A few localities have published inventories of sources relating to their area; these are at archives throughout the province. An excellent example is:
 
*Bloomfield, Elizabeth, ed. ''Inventory of Primary and Archival Sources: Guelph and Wellington County to 1940''. Guelph, Ontario: University of Guelph, 1989. (Family History Library {{FHL|538859|title-id|disp=book 971.342 H23i; fiche 6104305}}.)
 
== Canada GenWeb  ==
 
*[http://www.geneofun.on.ca/canadagenweb/ CanadaGenWeb]
 
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county and province.
 
== Roots-L  ==
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/canada.html http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/canada.html]
 
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.
 
== FamilySearch™  ==
 
*[http://www.familysearch.org/ www.familysearch.org]
 
The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. Familysearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. This is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.


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[[Category:Ontario Archives and Libraries]]
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Archives

Archives of Ontario
134 Ian MacDonald Blvd.
Toronto, ON M7A 2C5
Canada

Phone: 416-327-1552
Fax: 416-327-1999
Website

Both the Archives of Ontario and the National Archives of Canada lend copies of many of their microfilmed records to public libraries through the interlibrary loan service.

Library and Archives Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa ON K1A 0N4
Canada

Telephone: 613-996-5115 or 1-866-578-7777 (toll free in Canada and the US)
Fax: 613-995-6274
TTY: 613-992-6969 or 1-866-299-1699 (toll free in Canada)
Website
Genealogy and Family History

Many records for the old pre-1867 "Province of Canada" (which combined present Ontario and Quebec) are at the National Archives of Canada.

Hudson’s Bay Company Archives
Records of this fur trading company are some of Canada’s most important. Until 1870, the company controlled almost four-fifths of the territory of present-day Canada, including northern Quebec and Ontario and most of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Hudson’s Bay Company Archives (HBCA), home to the archival records of Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), is part of the Archives of Manitoba operating under The Archives and Recordkeeping Act and 1994 gift agreement between HBC and the Government of Manitoba. HBCA operations are supported in part through the ongoing financial support of the Hudson's Bay Company History Foundation.[1]
A very helpful source is:

Libraries

Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4W 2G8
Canada

Phone: 416-393-7131
TTY: 416-393-7030
Website

The Toronto Reference Library houses and extensive genealogical research collection. While the strength of this collection is it's Canadian content, it also includes numerous resources for the U. K., Ireland and northeastern United States, as well as some international coverage.

D. B. Weldon Library
The University of Western Ontario
1151 Richmond Street North
London, ON N6A 3K7
Canada

Phone: 519 661-2111 x81111
Fax: 519 850-2979
Website

Museums

Google: Museums / Newfoundland and Labrador Links to 55 museums throughout Ontatrio.

Record Offices

These guides have detailed step-by-step instructions and links in a logical pattern of methods for locating birth, marriage, and death records, using the microfilms at the Archives of Ontario, and at the FamilySearch Library. They do not apply to the online records:


Inventories, Registers, and Catalogs

  • Taylor, Ryan. Important Genealogical Collections in Ontario Libraries and Archives: A Directory. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1994. (FamilySearch Library book 971.3 J54t.) WorldCat
  • Bloomfield, Elizabeth, ed. Inventory of Primary and Archival Sources: Guelph and Wellington County to 1940. Guelph, Ontario: University of Guelph, 1989. (FamilySearch Library book 971.342 H23i; fiche 6104305.) WorldCat
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  1. ↑ "Hudson's Bay Company Archives". Manitoba Archives. https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/. Accessed 6 October 2020.
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