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+This section describes major repositories of Canada’s genealogical and historical records.
-Archives collect and preserve original documents created by organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published books, maps, microfilms, and other sources. This section describes major repositories of Canada’s genealogical and historical records. Many archives have Websites. To find them do a Google search for the name of the archive or its locality. When you need the address of an archive or library, look in this section.
+*Archives collect and preserve original documents created by organizations such as churches or governments. Many archives have Websites.
+*Libraries generally collect published books, maps, microfilms, and other sources.
-Before visiting an archive, contact it and ask for information about its collection, hours, services, and fees.
+==Archives==
-The Family History Library has microfilmed records from the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) (formerly known as the National Archives of Canada (NAC); and earlier known as the Public Archives of Canada (PAC)) and the provincial archives in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. It has vital records and probate records from British Columbia, homestead applications from Saskatchewan, land and property and probate records from Newfoundland, and probate records from Manitoba but few records from other Canadian archives.
 In Canada these archives have records for genealogical research:
 *Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
 *Provincial archives and county and local museums
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 *Historical and genealogical societies
+The Family History Library has digitized or microfilmed records from:
+*the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) (formerly known as the National Archives of Canada (NAC); and earlier known as the Public Archives of Canada (PAC)), *the provincial archives in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario,
+*vital records and probate records from British Columbia,
+*homestead applications from Saskatchewan,
+*land and property and probate records from Newfoundland, and
+*probate records from Manitoba.
+Before visiting an archive, contact it and ask for information about its collection, hours, services, and fees.
 === [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx Library and Archives Canada] (LAC), formerly the National Archives of Canada  ===