Welcom To Geneology Search Engines
Some people have rather high expectations when they start surfing the 'net. They think the answer to all their research questions will be available to them.

It's true that the resources on the Internet are mind-boggling, and expanding rapidly. But before you start you should know that there are a few things you will not find on the Internet yet:

  • Your completed, personal family history
  • Complete sets of birth, marriage, death, obituary or cemetery records
  • The records from the Latter Day Saints Church in Salt Lake City, Utah (the world's largest genealogical resource)
  • Complete census records
Having said that, here are some excellent web resources to get you on the road to finding your ancestors:

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

  • http://www.CyndisList.com
    Approximately 30,000 categorized and cross-referenced links for genealogy in over 90 categories. One of the most comprehensive lists of Canadian sources of web sites, as well as data on Europe, British Isles, Australia & New Zealand and much more.
British Columbia Archives Vital Event Indexes Canadian Genealogy and History Links
  • http://www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/cghl/cghl.html
    A comprehensive and well-categorized set of links for resources for Canadian research, very complete with descriptions. Includes listings of genealogical and historical web sites from east to west.
Canadian Expeditionary Force
  • http://www.archives.ca/db/cef/index.html
    A database of over 600,000 Canadian soldiers who enlisted during the first World War (1914 -1918). The personnel files are indexed and held in the National Archives of Canada. This site contains scanned images of over 50,000 pages of Attestation papers. (They indicate the recruit's name, address, next-of-kin, place of birth, occupation and previous military service, and distinguishing physical characteristics.)
Canadian Genealogical Research Links
  • http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/2541/groupproject.html
    A Canadian-oriented web site containing listings of hundreds of URLs, all relating to Canadian genealogical studies. It is well indexed and contains information on all the provinces, along with the Canada People Finder/Canadian Newspapers on microfilm, and lots more.
Canadian Genealogy Made Easy!! Searchable Genealogy Links
  • http://www.bc1.com/users/sgl/
    A comprehensive listing of original genealogical data. The focus is on genealogy material that can be accessed without leaving your chair, primarily, names, dates, and places.
The Big Page of Genealogy Links A Barrel of Genealogy Links The Olive Tree Genealogy
  • http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/
    A little bit of everything, including passenger lists from ships sailing to the New World, militia muster rolls, Loyalists in Ontario, Irish information etc.
GENUKI
  • http://www.genuki.org.uk
    Virtual reference library of genealogical information that is of particular relevance to the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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