Genealogical Research

Canada Vital Statistics Links:

• British Columbia:
  http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca

• Alberta:
  http://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/vitalstatistics.cfm

• Saskatchewan:
  http://www.isc.ca/Default.aspx?DN=2010,10,1,Documents

• Manitoba:
  http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/index.html

• Ontario:
  http://www.ontario.ca/en/services_for_residents/index.htm

• Quebec:
  http://www.etatcivil.gouv.qc.ca/en/default.html

• Newfoundland & Labrador:
  http://www.gs.gov.nl.ca/gs/vs/

• Prince Edward Island:
  http://www.gov.pe.ca/health/index.php3?number=1020357

• New Brunswick:
  http://www.snb.ca/e/0001e.asp

• Northwest Territories:
  http://www.hlthss.gov.nt.ca/english/services/vital_statistics/default.htm

Please note a number of the above vital statistics sites contain information regarding adoption.

Canada: General

• Library & Archives Canada:
  http://www.collectionscanada.ca

• Canada Genweb:
  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canwgw/

Canada Census Records:

• Automated Genealogy – Indices to Canadian Censuses: 1901, 1906, 1911:
  http://automatedgenealogy.com/

Hudson's Bay Company Biographical Sheets:

• http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/index.html

British Columbia:

• BC Archives: Genealogy & Vital Events
  http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/index.htm

• New Westminster Heritage: Bowell Funeral Home Records
  http://www.nwheritage.org/heritagesite/genealogy/index.htm

• British Columbia Census @ Living Landscapes
  http://www.livinglandscapes.bc.ca/thomp-ok/census/index.html

  Includes the following census records:
  1. 1881 Canada Census, Yale District, BC;
  2. 1891 Canada Census, Yale District, BC;
  3. 1877 Indian Reserve Commission Census (IRC), southern interior of BC
  4. 1877 Okanagan (Native) Census taken by missionaries, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI)

Alberta:

• Provincial Archives of Alberta
  http://culture.alberta.ca/archives/

Saskatchewan:

• Saskatchewan Archives Board
  http://www.saskarchives.com/web/index.html

• Provincial Online Vital Statistics Database
  https://www.isc.ca/VitalStatistics/Genealogy/vsgs_srch.aspx

• Saskatchewan Homestead Index
  http://www.saskhomsteads.com/

Manitoba:

• Archives of Manitoba
  http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/index.html

• Provincial Online Vital Statistics Database
  http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca

Ontario:

• Archives of Ontario
  http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/index.html

Quebec:

• National Archives of Quebec
  http://www.townshipsheritage.com/Eng/Articles/Research/archives.html

Maritimes:

• Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Archives
  http://www.therooms.ca/archives/

• Newfoundland Grand Banks: Genealogical & historical data for the Province of Newfoundland & Labrador
  http://ngb.chebucto.org/

• Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
  http://archives.gnb.ca/

• Prince Edward Island Public Archives & Records Office
  http://www.gov.pe.ca/cca/index.php3?number=1004626

USA General:

• The US GenWeb Project
  http://www.usgenweb.org/

North Dakota:

• North Dakota Vital Records
  http://www.ndhealth.gov/vital

Wisconsin:

• Wisconsin Vital Records
  http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/VitalRecords/

Michigan:

• Michigan Vital Statistics
  http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2944_4669---,00.html

Montana:

• Montana Vital Statistics
  http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/statisticalinformation/vitalrecordsstatistics.shtml

Washington:

• Washington Vital Statistics
  http://www.doh.wa.gov/EHSPHL/CHS/Cert.htm

Oregon:

• Oregon Vital Statistics
  http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/chs/order/faqs.shtml

Genealogical Resources for Purchase:

• Interlink Genealogy Services & Bookshop
  http://www.interlinkbookshop.com

• Quintin Publications - America's Genealogy Bookstore
  http://www.quintinpublications.com

Genealogy Software Programs - Free Downloads:

• Legacy Family Tree Software
  http://www.legacyfamilytree.com

• GenoPro: Genealogy Software
  http://www.genopro.com/

Genealogy Software Program - Cost Associated:

• MacFamilyTree 5
  http://www.onlymac.de/indexe.html

• Master Genealogist
  http://www.whollygenes.com/

Genealogical Studies:

• National Institute for Genealogical Studies
  http://www.genealogicalstudies.com/

Recommended Reading:

• The Fort Langley Journals 1827-1830 edited by Morag Maclachlan, UBC Press. ISBN 0-7748-0665-6.
• Children of the Fur Trade: Forgotten Metis of the Pacific Northwest by John C Jackson, Mountain Press Publishing Company, Missoula, Montana, 1995. ISBN:0-87842-339-7.
• STRANGERS IN BLOOD, FUR TRADE COMPANY FAMILIES IN INDIAN COUNTRY By Jennifer S.H. Brown, UBC Press. ISBN 0-7748-0251-0.
• Many Tender Ties: Women in the Fur Trade Society, 1670 to 1870 by Sylvia Van Kirk, Watson & Dwyer Publishing, Limited. ISBN: 0920486061.
• KAMLOOPS A History of the District up to 1914, Volume 1, Third Edition by Mary Balf, Kamloops Museum Association, 1989. ISBN: 1-895089-01-8.
• History of North and South Saanich Pioneers and District, Fourth Edition by Victor E Virgin, Saanich Pioneers Society, 1997.
• HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD IN BRITISH COLUMBIA IN 1874 edited by Pat Vibert, British Columbia Genealogical Society, 1984. ISBN:0-9691369-5-1.
• The GENEALOGY of the FIRST METIS NATION Compiled by D.N.Sprauge and R.P. Frye, PEMMICAN PUBLICATIONS, 1983. ISBN 0-919142-34-2.