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Genealogy is used in this | Genealogy is used in this Wiki article and in the Family History Library Catalog to describe a variety of family information gathered by individuals, other researchers, societies, or archives. These records may include indexes, pedigree charts, compiled information on families, correspondence, ancestor lists, research exchange files, record abstracts, and collections of original or copied documents. These can be excellent sources that can save you valuable time, but because they are compiled from other sources, they must be carefully evaluated for accuracy. | ||
== Major Databases and Collections == | == Major Databases and Collections == | ||
The Family History Library has several sources that contain previous research or can lead you to others who are interested in sharing family information. These sources include: | The Family History Library has several sources that contain previous research or can lead you to others who are interested in sharing family information. These sources include: | ||
=== FamilySearch™ === | === FamilySearch™ === | ||
FamilySearch™ is a powerful computer system that simplifies family history work. FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org is available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and at over 3,000 Latter-day Saint Family History Centers in the United States, Canada, and a number of other countries. | FamilySearch™ is a powerful computer system that simplifies family history work. FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org is available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and at over 3,000 Latter-day Saint Family History Centers in the United States, Canada, and a number of other countries. | ||
When the name of an ancestor is typed at the keyboard, FamilySearch™ quickly searches through millions of names and finds any that match. It matches last names that are spelled differently but sound the same. It can guide users from the matches they find to full screens of information: dates and places of birth, marriage, and death; and names of parents, children, and spouses. | When the name of an ancestor is typed at the keyboard, FamilySearch™ quickly searches through millions of names and finds any that match. It matches last names that are spelled differently but sound the same. It can guide users from the matches they find to full screens of information: dates and places of birth, marriage, and death; and names of parents, children, and spouses. | ||
The FamilySearch™ files useful for Canadian research are described below. | The FamilySearch™ files useful for Canadian research are described below. | ||
===Ancestral File. === | === Ancestral File. === | ||
This file contains family history information linked in family groups and pedigrees that has been contributed since 1979. Its millions of records include many from Canada. It can print pedigree charts, family group records, and individual summary sheets for any person in the file. For more information, see Using Ancestral File (34113). Submissions are no longer accepted for the Ancestral File. | This file contains family history information linked in family groups and pedigrees that has been contributed since 1979. Its millions of records include many from Canada. It can print pedigree charts, family group records, and individual summary sheets for any person in the file. For more information, see Using Ancestral File (34113). Submissions are no longer accepted for the Ancestral File. | ||
For information contact: | For information contact: | ||
Ancestral File Operations Unit<br>50 East North Temple<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400<br>USA | Ancestral File Operations Unit<br>50 East North Temple<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400<br>USA | ||
Telephone: 801-240-2584<br>Fax: 801-240-4606 | Telephone: 801-240-2584<br>Fax: 801-240-4606 | ||
===Family History Library Catalog. === | === Family History Library Catalog. === | ||
This is an automated edition of the Family History Library’s catalog. The automated edition simplifies use of the catalog. Using the catalog on FamilySearch™, patrons may easily find information about the library’s holdings and microfilm call numbers. | This is an automated edition of the Family History Library’s catalog. The automated edition simplifies use of the catalog. Using the catalog on FamilySearch™, patrons may easily find information about the library’s holdings and microfilm call numbers. | ||
The '''Surname Search''' of the Family History Library Catalog lists over 130,000 surnames found in family histories, genealogies, and pedigrees. When using the Surname Search on compact disc, press the F6 key to add key words or phrases that limit the scope of the search. The computer will find descriptions in which both the surname and the key words appear. This is especially helpful for narrowing searches on a common surname like Smith. To choose key words, use the names of provinces where the family lived or prominent maiden surnames in the family. | The '''Surname Search''' of the Family History Library Catalog lists over 130,000 surnames found in family histories, genealogies, and pedigrees. When using the Surname Search on compact disc, press the F6 key to add key words or phrases that limit the scope of the search. The computer will find descriptions in which both the surname and the key words appear. This is especially helpful for narrowing searches on a common surname like Smith. To choose key words, use the names of provinces where the family lived or prominent maiden surnames in the family. | ||
===International Genealogical Index. === | === International Genealogical Index. === | ||
The index provides names and vital information for over 700,000 deceased persons who lived in Canada. This valuable research tool lists birth, christening, or marriage dates. The index for Canada includes names extracted from parish registers by volunteers and names submitted by other researchers. The International Genealogical Index for Canada is on compact disc as part of FamilySearch™. It is included in the North America region. About half the entries are available on microfiche. If you are using the microfiche edition, you need to know which province to search. If you are using the compact disc edition, however, the computer will search all of North America for any name. | The index provides names and vital information for over 700,000 deceased persons who lived in Canada. This valuable research tool lists birth, christening, or marriage dates. The index for Canada includes names extracted from parish registers by volunteers and names submitted by other researchers. The International Genealogical Index for Canada is on compact disc as part of FamilySearch™. It is included in the North America region. About half the entries are available on microfiche. If you are using the microfiche edition, you need to know which province to search. If you are using the compact disc edition, however, the computer will search all of North America for any name. | ||
Other files will be added to FamilySearch™ as they become available. | Other files will be added to FamilySearch™ as they become available. | ||
== Other Genealogical Indexes == | == Other Genealogical Indexes == | ||
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Dennisen, Christian. Genealogy of the French Families of the Detroit River Region, 1701–1936. Ed. Harold F. Powell. 2 vols. Detroit, Mich.: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 1987. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=542862&disp=Genealogy+of+the+French+families+of+the+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.43 D2d] 1987.) This book includes pedigrees and family groups for hundreds of families on both the Ontario and Michigan sides of the river. It is arranged alphabetically and chronologically by the husband’s surname. It begins with the first immigrants to French Canada in the 1600s and covers their descendants in Michigan to as late as the early 1900s. The information provided includes the date and place of birth for the husband and wife, their marriage date, and their children’s names and christening dates. An index at the end of volume 2 lists wives’ and parents’ names and refers to some members of the clergy and military. | Dennisen, Christian. Genealogy of the French Families of the Detroit River Region, 1701–1936. Ed. Harold F. Powell. 2 vols. Detroit, Mich.: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 1987. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=542862&disp=Genealogy+of+the+French+families+of+the+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.43 D2d] 1987.) This book includes pedigrees and family groups for hundreds of families on both the Ontario and Michigan sides of the river. It is arranged alphabetically and chronologically by the husband’s surname. It begins with the first immigrants to French Canada in the 1600s and covers their descendants in Michigan to as late as the early 1900s. The information provided includes the date and place of birth for the husband and wife, their marriage date, and their children’s names and christening dates. An index at the end of volume 2 lists wives’ and parents’ names and refers to some members of the clergy and military. | ||
Additional genealogical dictionaries and collections are listed in the | Additional genealogical dictionaries and collections are listed in the Research Wiki articles for the provinces. | ||
Find additional genealogical collections in the Family History Library Catalog under: | Find additional genealogical collections in the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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[PROVINCE], [COUNTY] - GENEALOGY | [PROVINCE], [COUNTY] - GENEALOGY | ||
[PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [TOWN] - GENEALOGY | [PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [TOWN] - GENEALOGY | ||
== Family Histories == | == Family Histories == | ||
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Early Canadiana Research Collection. Ottawa: Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM), 1979–. (Not available at the Family History Library.) This set of microfiche contains several thousand titles of histories, directories, periodicals, political documents, and government publications, most of which date from before 1900. The National Library of Canada, the Library of Congress, and a few other large libraries in Canada and the United States have the full set of this collection. Selected titles from this set are listed in: | Early Canadiana Research Collection. Ottawa: Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM), 1979–. (Not available at the Family History Library.) This set of microfiche contains several thousand titles of histories, directories, periodicals, political documents, and government publications, most of which date from before 1900. The National Library of Canada, the Library of Congress, and a few other large libraries in Canada and the United States have the full set of this collection. Selected titles from this set are listed in: | ||
Gilchrist, J. Brian, and Clifford Duxbury Collier. Genealogy and Local History to 1900=Généalogie et histoire locale d’avant 1900. Ottawa: Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM), 1995. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=79912&disp=Genealogy+and+local+history+to+1900%20%20&columns=*,0,0 971 D23g].) This book lists more than 6,000 titles relating to genealogy, family history, and local history. It also lists some directories and voters lists. It includes surname, place-name, and subject indexes. You can order microfiche versions of individual titles listed in this book from the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM). See | Gilchrist, J. Brian, and Clifford Duxbury Collier. Genealogy and Local History to 1900=Généalogie et histoire locale d’avant 1900. Ottawa: Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM), 1995. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=79912&disp=Genealogy+and+local+history+to+1900%20%20&columns=*,0,0 971 D23g].) This book lists more than 6,000 titles relating to genealogy, family history, and local history. It also lists some directories and voters lists. It includes surname, place-name, and subject indexes. You can order microfiche versions of individual titles listed in this book from the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM). See [[Canada Directories]] for the institute’s address. | ||
Local histories often include family histories. See [[Canada History]]. | |||
== Printing Your Family History == | |||
Pulling together a family history is not an easy task, but it is without question one of the most rewarding activities you can be doing with your time. The end product will provide a wonderful depository for family stories, traditions, and other memories. The fruits of you labors will be appreciated for generations to come. | |||
Print and Mail Production Center | [http://pmpc.byu.edu/Copy/family_history/index.php Brigham Young University's Print and Mail Production Center] offers facilities and consultants to assist genealogists in printing their family histories. Their consultants can answer questions regarding formatting, layout, scanning photos, and can assist in the printing process. | ||
Print and Mail Production Center's facilities include state of the art digital printing equipment, offset presses, and a full service bindery. | |||
See also [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/A_Guide_to_Printing_Your_Family_History A Guide To Printing Your Family History] | |||
[[Category:Canada]] | [[Category:Canada]] | ||