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==Online Records== | |||
*{{FSC|180135|item|disp=Alberta, past and present : historical and biographical}} | |||
*{{FSC|152926|item|disp=Who's who in the West : a biographical dictionary of noteworthy men and women of the Pacific coast and western states}} Some issues are available as digital images. See individual issue records for links. | |||
*{{FSC|2568267|item|disp=The range men : the stories of the ranchers and Indians of Alberta}} | |||
*[http://www.pioneersalberta.org/profiles/a.html Southern Alberta Pioneers and their Descendants] | |||
*[http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/ Hudson's Bay Company Archives] | |||
**[https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/search_hbca.html Resources] | |||
**[https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/name_indexes/index.html Name Indexes] | |||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
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Don't forget to try searching the library for biographical books [[FamilySearch Catalog Surname Search|'''Surname Search''']] of the FamilySearch Catalog under the individual's name. Also contact other family members for unpublished life histories they may know of. | Don't forget to try searching the library for biographical books [[FamilySearch Catalog Surname Search|'''Surname Search''']] of the FamilySearch Catalog under the individual's name. Also contact other family members for unpublished life histories they may know of. | ||
Thousands of brief biographical sketches have been collected and published in local history books. These collections most often include biographies of early settlers and prominent or well-known citizens of a particular rural municipality, village, school district or town. The | Thousands of brief biographical sketches have been collected and published in local history books. These collections most often include biographies of early settlers and prominent or well-known citizens of a particular rural municipality, village, school district or town. The FamilySearch Library has acquired some community local history books. Other almanacs feature biographical sketches of prominent persons such as scientists, writers, artists, or other vocations. | ||
== | ==FamilySearch == | ||
Collections of biographies at the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=20&query=%2Bplace%3AAlberta | Collections of biographies at the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=20&query=%2Bplace%3AAlberta FamilySearch Library] are generally listed in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under one of the following: | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bsubject_id%3A973309 Alberta - Biography - Dictionaries] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bsubject_id%3A1034492 Alberta - Biography - Indexes] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bsubject_id%3A334641 Alberta - Biography] | |||
*Canada, Alberta, [name of community] - Biography | |||
==Digitized Books== | |||
*Local histories frequently include biographical sketches of early and prominent settlers. Many histories are no longer under copyright and can be found in the following '''online, digitized book collections'''. Search with keywords "History" and "the name of your locality" (state, county, or town). | |||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ '''FamilySearch Books'''] | |||
**[https://books.google.com/ '''Google Books'''] | |||
**[https://www.worldcat.org/ '''World Cat'''] | |||
**[https://www.hathitrust.org/ '''HathiTrust'''] | |||
**[https://archive.org/ '''Internet Archive'''] | |||
== 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 | 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 == | ||
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Local history books may be purchased from the local historical society which compiled the volume or by contacting the rural municipality administrator for more information. Biographical collections submitted to local history societies by family members. These books may also contain cemetery transcriptions and those who served in the great wars. The information in these books includes both those residents who are prominent and the local resident and may not be available in any other source. | Local history books may be purchased from the local historical society which compiled the volume or by contacting the rural municipality administrator for more information. Biographical collections submitted to local history societies by family members. These books may also contain cemetery transcriptions and those who served in the great wars. The information in these books includes both those residents who are prominent and the local resident and may not be available in any other source. | ||
Local libraries and historical societies usually collect biographies and histories about local residents. Directories have been published indexing the bibliographical information of these books, and there are a few bibliographies using these sources published online. Additionally, Our Roots Nos Racines has received permission to publish a few online. Similarly in some cases, local communities and rural municipalities have placed their books online if they are not going into re-print. | Local libraries and historical societies usually collect biographies and histories about local residents. Directories have been published indexing the bibliographical information of these books, and there are a few bibliographies using these sources published online. Additionally, Our Roots Nos Racines has received permission to publish a few online. Similarly in some cases, local communities and rural municipalities have placed their books online if they are not going into re-print. | ||
== Important Websites == | == Important Websites == | ||
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