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You will need some understanding of the historical events that affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends may help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. Records of these events, such as land and military documents, may mention your family. | You will need some understanding of the historical events that affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends may help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. Records of these events, such as land and military documents, may mention your family. | ||
Your ancestors’ lives will be more interesting if you learn about the history they may have been part of. For example, in a history you might learn about the events that occurred the year your great-grandparents were married. | |||
Some key dates and events in the history of Canada and [[Portal:New Brunswick|New Brunswick]] are: | |||
'''1605 '''Port Royal, now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, was founded by the French in “Acadia.” | '''1605 '''Port Royal, now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, was founded by the French in “Acadia.” | ||
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These are two of many historical sources: | These are two of many historical sources: | ||
Morton, Desmond. ''A Short History of Canada.'' Edmonton, Alberta: Hurtig Publishers, 1983. (FHL book 971 H2md.) | * Morton, Desmond. ''A Short History of Canada.'' Edmonton, Alberta: Hurtig Publishers, 1983. (FHL book 971 H2md.) | ||
MacNutt, W. S. ''The Atlantic Provinces: The Emergence of Colonial Society, 1712–1857''. Toronto, Ontario: McClelland and Stewart, 1965. (FHL book 971.5 H2mws; computer number 405750.) | * MacNutt, W. S. ''The Atlantic Provinces: The Emergence of Colonial Society, 1712–1857''. Toronto, Ontario: McClelland and Stewart, 1965. (FHL book 971.5 H2mws; computer number 405750.) | ||
Muise, D. A., ed. ''A Reader’s Guide to Canadian History. I. Beginnings to Confederation.'' Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press, 1982. (FHL book 971 H23r v. 1.) | Encyclopedias also include excellent articles on the history of Canada. Many books and articles on Canadian history are listed in these annotated bibliographies: | ||
* Muise, D. A., ed. ''A Reader’s Guide to Canadian History. I. Beginnings to Confederation.'' Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press, 1982. (FHL book 971 H23r v. 1.) | |||
* Granatstein, J. L., and Paul Stevens, eds. ''A Reader’s Guide to Canadian History. II. Confederation to the Present.'' Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press, 1982. (FHL book 971 H23r v. 2.) | |||
=== Local Histories === | === Local Histories === | ||
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Bibliographies that list histories for some provinces are in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | Bibliographies that list histories for some provinces are in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
[PROVINCE] - BIBLIOGRAPHY [PROVINCE] - HISTORY - BIBLIOGRAPHY | [PROVINCE] - BIBLIOGRAPHY [PROVINCE] - HISTORY - BIBLIOGRAPHY | ||
[[Category:New_Brunswick]] | [[Category:New_Brunswick]] | ||