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== Provincial and Municipal Sources == | == Provincial and Municipal Sources == | ||
The public and university libraries have collections of local history books. The information services departments carry indexes of national and regional compilations of biographical material, Who's Who. The librarians can assist you in finding additional biographical sources listed in such bibliographies as: | The public and university libraries have collections of local history books. The information services departments carry indexes of national and regional compilations of biographical material, Who's Who. The librarians can assist you in finding additional biographical sources listed in such bibliographies as: | ||
The Provincial Archives of Alberta Reference Library holds approximately 1,500 published local and community histories from across the province. Local histories are books written by the community about the community. '''Many of these histories include biographical sketches of families in the community.''' Search [https://hermis.alberta.ca/paa/ HeRMIS] by the name of your community. For help with research and copy services, see [https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/sites/default/files/2018-12/current-price-list.pdf Price List.] | |||
== Local Sources == | == Local Sources == | ||