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=== Historical Sources === | === Historical Sources === | ||
For a list of published national, provincial, and local histories, click on FamilySearch Catalog in the window to the left. Select from the list of titles to see descriptions of the records with the film or book call numbers. Use that information to obtain the records at a family history center or at the | For a list of published national, provincial, and local histories, click on FamilySearch Catalog in the window to the left. Select from the list of titles to see descriptions of the records with the film or book call numbers. Use that information to obtain the records at a family history center or at the FamilySearch Library. | ||
=== Canada Sources === | === Canada Sources === | ||
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Published histories of towns, counties, districts or other municipalities, and provinces often contain accounts of families. Many district, county, and town histories include sections or volumes of biographical information. These may give information on as many as half of the families in the area. A county history is also the best source of information about a county’s origin. | Published histories of towns, counties, districts or other municipalities, and provinces often contain accounts of families. Many district, county, and town histories include sections or volumes of biographical information. These may give information on as many as half of the families in the area. A county history is also the best source of information about a county’s origin. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has about 300 district histories from the Prairie Provinces and fewer township and county histories from the rest of Canada. Similar histories are often at major Canadian public and university libraries and archives. | ||
For descriptions of bibliographies for {Province Name} available through Family History Centers or the | For descriptions of bibliographies for {Province Name} available through Family History Centers or the FamilySearch Library, click on FamilySearch Catalog in the window to the left. Look under BIBLIOGRAPHY or HISTORY - BIBLIOGRAPHY. <br> | ||
{{Newfoundland and Labrador}} | {{Newfoundland and Labrador}} | ||
[[Category:Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada|History]] | [[Category:Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada|History]] | ||
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