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=== | [[Canada]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ontario]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Kenora District''' | ||
=== How Each Column Helps You With Your Research === | |||
1. '''POPULATED PLACE '''column: names the "populated place" or "location" of interest. | 1. '''POPULATED PLACE '''column: names the "populated place" or "location" of interest. | ||
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4. '''FHL CATALOG '''column: links the "catagories of sources" available in the Family History Library for this populated place or location. | 4. '''FHL CATALOG '''column: links the "catagories of sources" available in the Family History Library for this populated place or location. | ||
5. '''WIKIPEDIA''' column: | 5. '''WIKIPEDIA''' column: links to background information regarding this location or its county if Wikipedia does not have an article for that specific place. | ||
=== Useful Websites === | |||
*[http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/name.php Canadian Geographical Names Data Base] (CGNDB) - gives brief information about a place, including historic names/places. For historic information, scroll to #3, and click Formerly Official, also try with All.<br> | |||
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ontario/@49.7817852,-90.4623723,5z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x4cce05b25f5113af:0x70f8425629621e09 Google Maps] - shows the whereabouts of places on a map. <br> | |||
*[http://www.google.com/imghp Google Images] - shows pictures/photos/old maps (sometimes) of a place. <br> | |||
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat] - shows sources (books, maps, etc.) at various libraries/repositories, etc. for a place. | |||
=== Notes === | |||
*Listed below are the Populated Places in this district, according to the ''Gazetteer of Canada: Ontario'' of 1962.<ref>''Gazetteer of Canada. Ontario'', (Ottawa, Ontario: Geographical Branch, Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys, 1962). {{FHL|294181|item|disp=FHL book 971.3 E5c}}</ref> This gazetteer is used for the sources of locations or Populated Places in the Family History Library Catalog for the Province of Ontario. <br> | |||
< | *If you wish the <u>current</u> division, where your Populated Place now exists, check the Canadian Geogrpahical Names Data Base listed above. | ||
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Ontario Kenora District
How Each Column Helps You With Your Research[edit | edit source]
1. POPULATED PLACE column: names the "populated place" or "location" of interest.
2. FORMER NAME, if applicable column: if the location was known by another name, it is listed here (a year of name change is given, if known).
3. TYPE column: gives type of location (i.e. village, town, city, etc.) - the size definition varies per province.
4. FHL CATALOG column: links the "catagories of sources" available in the Family History Library for this populated place or location.
5. WIKIPEDIA column: links to background information regarding this location or its county if Wikipedia does not have an article for that specific place.
Useful Websites[edit | edit source]
- Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB) - gives brief information about a place, including historic names/places. For historic information, scroll to #3, and click Formerly Official, also try with All.
- Google Maps - shows the whereabouts of places on a map.
- Google Images - shows pictures/photos/old maps (sometimes) of a place.
- WorldCat - shows sources (books, maps, etc.) at various libraries/repositories, etc. for a place.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- Listed below are the Populated Places in this district, according to the Gazetteer of Canada: Ontario of 1962.[1] This gazetteer is used for the sources of locations or Populated Places in the Family History Library Catalog for the Province of Ontario.
- If you wish the current division, where your Populated Place now exists, check the Canadian Geogrpahical Names Data Base listed above.
Populated Places Table[edit | edit source]
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POPULATED PLACE1 |
FORMER NAME, if applicable | TYPE |
FHL CATALOG |
WIKIPEDIA |
MAPS |
IMAGES |
WORLDCAT. ORG |
CURRENT DIVISION LINK, where applicable |
| Dryden | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | ||
| Ear Falls | Township | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | |
| Fort Hope | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | ||
| Ignace | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | ||
| Keewatin | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | ||
| Kenora | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | ||
| Red Lake | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | ||
| Wabigoon | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | ||
| Wainwright | Township | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | |
| ANY NEW LOCATIONS IN FHL CATALOG??? | Link |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Gazetteer of Canada. Ontario, (Ottawa, Ontario: Geographical Branch, Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys, 1962). FHL book 971.3 E5c
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