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Here be Dragons, Too! More Navigational Hazards For the Canadian Family Researcher
$13.99Althea Douglas, MA, CG (C), UE “Written in a light and breezy style, these two books are useful reference guides for all family history researchers, and even experienced researchers will find that the author is knowledgeable and her suggestions helpful.” – Glenn Wright, Archivaria 51 The ‘same name’ dragon is bad enough when all your…
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History of Your Home: Researching Its Past
$9.95Lesley Ciarula Taylor “Taylor … takes us on her journey to uncover the history and previous occupants of her home … and imparts the research lessons she learned. If you’re ready to listen to your walls, this booklet will teach them how to speak.” – Peggy Mackenzie, The Toronto Star Have you ever asked yourself…
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An Index of Land Claim Certificates of Upper Canada Militiamen Who Served In The War of 1812-1814
$7.50Wilfred R. Lauber During the War of 1812 the citizen soldiers served alongside British regular troops in defence of Canada. Many of those who served were entitled to land grants and the records of those 4,500 grants, held in the National Archives, are here indexed. The author has made those records more accessible by giving…
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Index of Some Passengers Who Emigrated to Canada between 1817 & 1849
$18.00John A. Acton, FIGRS From 1803, the British government required a ship’s master, or the captain, to list all passengers at the ship’s point of departure and, from 1817, a list was also required at disembarkation. Unfortunately, these lists were rarely preserved. A few have been located on either side of the Atlantic. Most of…
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Index to Land Settlement in Thunder Bay District
$26.95Extensive land settlement in Thunder Bay District started when the Ontario government pass the Free Grant and Homesteads’ Act in 1868. The Department of Lands and Forests (now the Ministry of Natural Resources) kept recoords of the original transfer of Crown land to private ownership. The information in this book is taken from those records…
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Index to the 1851 Census of Canada West (Ontario) Bruce and Grey Counties
$45.00Renie A. Rumpel The 1851 Census was the first ‘all-name’ census in Ontario, taken 12 January 1852. It includes all information in the personal census for all persons in each dwelling and list of deaths in 1851. Unfortunately some records for some locations have been lost or destroyed. These volumes contain all the extant information….
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Index to the 1851 Census of Canada West (Ontario) Lennox and Addington Counties
$45.00Renie A. Rumpel The 1851 Census was the first ‘all-name’ census in Ontario, taken 12 January 1852. It includes all information in the personal census for all persons in each dwelling and list of deaths in 1851. Unfortunately some records for some locations have been lost or destroyed. These volumes contain all the extant information….
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Index to the 1851 Census of Canada West (Ontario) Wellington County
$45.00Renie A. Rumpel The 1851 Census was the first ‘all-name’ census in Ontario, taken 12 January 1852. It includes all information in the personal census for all persons in each dwelling and list of deaths in 1851. Unfortunately some records for some locations have been lost or destroyed. These volumes contain all the extant information….
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Index to the 1851 Census of Canada West (Ontario) Wentworth County and Hamilton
$45.00Renie A. Rumpel The 1851 Census was the first ‘all-name’ census in Ontario, taken 12 January 1852. It includes all information in the personal census for all persons in each dwelling and list of deaths in 1851. Unfortunately some records for some locations have been lost or destroyed. These volumes contain all the extant information….
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Inn-Roads to Ancestry: Pioneer Inns of Ontario, Volume 1: Head of the Lake & Niagara
$7.50edition Robert J. Graham This volume depicts inns and innkeepers from one of the earliest European-settled areas of Ontario. 1996 128p ISBN: 0-7779-0193-5 Inn-Roads to Ancestry: Pioneer Inns of Ontario, Volume 1: Head of the Lake & Niagara
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Newspapers and Genealogy: A Beginnerโs Guide
$9.95ISBN: 978-0-7779-3426-5 Newspapers and Genealogy: A Beginner’s Guide
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Ontario Land Registry Office Records, A Guide
$14.95Fawne Stratford-Devai and Ruth Burkholder Land records are essential to understanding the history of Ontario and its people. This book is first and foremost a guide to assist rsearchers in using land registration documents for historical research. ISBN: 1-894571-84-3 Ontario Land Registry Office Records, A Guide
