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== Archives==
== Archives==
'''[[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>[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/ Website]
'''[[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]


:Many records for the old pre-1867 "Province of Canada" (which combined present Ontario and Quebec) are at the National Archives of Canada.
:Many records for the old pre-1867 "Province of Canada" (which combined present Ontario and Quebec) are at the National Archives of Canada.
: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>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]<br>
'''[[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>Internet: [http://www.collectionscanada.ca/index-e.html Canada Collections]<br>
[https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/pages/genealogy-family-history.aspx Genealogy and Family History]  
[https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/pages/genealogy-family-history.aspx Genealogy and Family History]  
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*'''''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].
*'''''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].
==Libraries==
==Libraries==
'''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]  
'''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>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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=== University of Western Ontario D. B. Weldon Library ===
'''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>Internet: [http://www.lib.uwo.ca/weldon/ Weldon Library web page]
'''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]


:Major church archives are discussed in [[Ontario Church Records]]. To learn about Ontario municipal archives, see sources cited in [[Canada Archives and Libraries]].
:Major church archives are discussed in [[Ontario Church Records]]. To learn about Ontario municipal archives, see sources cited in [[Canada Archives and Libraries]].
 
==Museums==
==Record Offices==
== Inventories, Registers, and Catalogs  ==
== Inventories, Registers, and Catalogs  ==
A directory of addresses, telephone numbers, hours, and brief description of collections is:
*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}}.)
*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}}.)
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. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|538859|title-id|disp=book 971.342 H23i; fiche 6104305}}.)
*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}}.)
== 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™  ==
*[https://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]
The FamilySearch Library and some FamilySearch 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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