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=== How Each Column Helps You With Your Research  ===
=== 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.  


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).  
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.  
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 FamilySearch Library for this populated place or location.  
4. '''FHL CATALOG '''column: links the "catagories of sources" available in the FamilySearch 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.  
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  ===
=== Useful Websites  ===
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*[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>
*[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] -&nbsp;shows the whereabouts of places on a map. <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] -&nbsp;shows pictures/photos/old maps (sometimes) of a place. <br>
*[http://www.google.com/imghp Google Images] - shows pictures/photos/old maps (sometimes) of a place. <br>


*[https://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat] -&nbsp;shows sources (books, maps, etc.) at various libraries/repositories, etc. for a place.
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat] - shows sources (books, maps, etc.) at various libraries/repositories, etc. for a place.


=== Notes  ===
=== Notes  ===


*Listed below are the Populated Places in this district, according to the ''Gazetteer of Canada:&nbsp;Ontario'' of 1962.<ref>''Gazetteer of Canada. Ontario'', (Ottawa, Ontario: Geographical Branch, Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys, 1962). {{FSC|294181|item|disp=FS Library book 971.3 E5c}}</ref>&nbsp; This gazetteer is used for the sources of&nbsp;locations or Populated Places in the FamilySearch Library&nbsp;Catalog for the Province of Ontario. <br>
*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). {{FSC|294181|item|disp=FS Library book 971.3 E5c}}</ref> This gazetteer is used for the sources of locations or Populated Places in the FamilySearch 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 Geographical Names Data Base listed above.
*If you wish the <u>current</u> division, where your Populated Place now exists, check the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base listed above.
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'''POPULATED&nbsp;PLACE'''  
'''POPULATED PLACE'''  


| bgcolor="#99ff00" | '''FORMER NAME, if applicable'''  
| bgcolor="#99ff00" | '''FORMER NAME, if applicable'''  
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|-
| &nbsp;Dryden  
| Dryden  
| &nbsp;
|  
| &nbsp;
|  
| &nbsp; {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden|place|disp=Link}}  
|   {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden|place|disp=Link}}  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryden,_Ontario Link]
|   [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryden,_Ontario Link]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;Ear Falls&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Ear Falls
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Township     
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Township     
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp; {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Ear Falls Township|place|disp=Link}}  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |   {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Ear Falls Township|place|disp=Link}}  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_Falls,_Ontario Link]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |   [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_Falls,_Ontario Link]
|-
|-
| &nbsp;Fort Hope  
| Fort Hope  
| &nbsp;
|  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;
|  
| &nbsp; {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Fort Hope|place|disp=Link}}  
|   {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Fort Hope|place|disp=Link}}  
| &nbsp; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Hope,_Ontario Link]
|   [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Hope,_Ontario Link]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;Ignace  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Ignace  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp; {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Fort Hope|place|disp=Link}}  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |   {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Fort Hope|place|disp=Link}}  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignace,_Ontario Link]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |   [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignace,_Ontario Link]
|-
|-
| &nbsp;Keewatin  
| Keewatin  
| &nbsp;
|  
| &nbsp;
|  
| &nbsp; {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Keewatin|place|disp=Link}}  
|   {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Keewatin|place|disp=Link}}  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keewatin,_Ontario Link]
|   [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keewatin,_Ontario Link]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;Kenora  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Kenora  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp; {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora |place|disp=Link}}  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |   {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora |place|disp=Link}}  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenora,_Ontario Link]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |   [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenora,_Ontario Link]
|-
|-
| &nbsp;Red Lake&nbsp;
| Red Lake
| &nbsp;
|  
| &nbsp;
|  
| &nbsp; {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Red Lake|place|disp=Link}}  
|   {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Red Lake|place|disp=Link}}  
| &nbsp; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Lake,_Ontario Link]
|   [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Lake,_Ontario Link]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;Wabigoon&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Wabigoon
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;&nbsp; {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Wabigoon|place|disp=Link}}&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |   {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Wabigoon|place|disp=Link}}
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabigoon,_Ontario Link]
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |   [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabigoon,_Ontario Link]
|-
|-
| &nbsp;Wainwright&nbsp;
| Wainwright
| &nbsp;
|  
| Township&nbsp;
| Township
| &nbsp;{{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Wainwright Township|place|disp=Link}}  
| {{FSC|Canada, Ontario, Kenora District, Wainwright Township|place|disp=Link}}  
| &nbsp; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Oxdrift,_Ontario Link]
|   [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Oxdrift,_Ontario Link]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;'''ANY NEW LOCATIONS IN FS Library CATALOG???'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''ANY NEW LOCATIONS IN FS Library CATALOG???'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp; {{FSC|172981|item|disp=Link}}  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |   {{FSC|172981|item|disp=Link}}  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |
|}
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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 FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch Library Catalog for the Province of Ontario.
  • If you wish the current division, where your Populated Place now exists, check the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base listed above.

Populated Places Table[edit | edit source]


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POPULATED PLACE

FORMER NAME, if applicable TYPE

FHL CATALOG

WIKIPEDIA

Dryden Link Link
Ear Falls Township Link Link
Fort Hope Link Link
Ignace Link Link
Keewatin Link Link
Kenora Link Link
Red Lake Link Link
Wabigoon Link Link
Wainwright Township Link Link
ANY NEW LOCATIONS IN FS Library CATALOG??? Link

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Gazetteer of Canada. Ontario, (Ottawa, Ontario: Geographical Branch, Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys, 1962). FS Library book 971.3 E5c