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The University of Manitoba has undertaken the task of digitizing local history books [http://www.manitobia.ca/ Manitobia: Digital Resources on Manitoba History] available in English and French. [http://www.virtualmanitoba.com/VMLists/LHistbooks.htm Virtual Manitoba] has placed a virtual Manitoba collection online; the Manitoba local history book bibliography, which is a listing of local history books by geographic location. | The University of Manitoba has undertaken the task of digitizing local history books [http://www.manitobia.ca/ Manitobia: Digital Resources on Manitoba History] available in English and French. [http://www.virtualmanitoba.com/VMLists/LHistbooks.htm Virtual Manitoba] has placed a virtual Manitoba collection online; the Manitoba local history book bibliography, which is a listing of local history books by geographic location. | ||
== | ==FamilySearch == | ||
Collections of biographies at the | Collections of biographies at the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=20&query=%2Bplace%3AAlberta Family History Library] are generally listed in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under one of the following: | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bsubject_id%3A337945 Manitoba - Biography] | |||
*Manitoba - | *Canada, Manitoba, [name of community] - Biography | ||
*Manitoba - Biography | ==Digitized Books== | ||
* | *Local histories frequently include biographical sketches of early and prominent settlers. Many histories are no longer under copyright and can be found in the following '''online, digitized book collections'''. Search with keywords "History" and "the name of your locality" (state, county, or town). | ||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ '''FamilySearch Books'''] | |||
**[https://books.google.com/ '''Google Books'''] | |||
**[https://www.worldcat.org/ '''World Cat'''] | |||
**[https://www.hathitrust.org/ '''HathiTrust'''] | |||
**[https://archive.org/ '''Internet Archive'''] | |||
== Provincial and Municipal Sources == | == Provincial and Municipal Sources == | ||