Web Sites

There are lots of genealogy web sites, and more and more all the time. Use search engines such as Google to look for the specific areas you're interested in. These are some we're aware of (note: web site addresses may change from time to time).

International & Immigration

FreeBMD                                  www.freebmd.org.uk

• online index of' English and Welsh birth, marriage and death registrations, 1837 to 1903

General Registry Office               www.gro.gov.uk

• UK - can order copies of registrations

Genes Reunited                              www.genesreunited.co.uk

• The UK's largest family tree, genealogy and ancestry site with over 340 million people listed. Free.

GENUKI                                    www.genuki.org.uk

• virtual reference library re roots in the United Kingdom and Ireland

National Archives of Scotland                             www.scottishdocuments.com

• Scottish history, digitized records, etc.

Origins.net                                www.origins.net             $

• British Isles umbrella site includes some free searches, some charges

Scotlands People                      www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk            $

• official online source of Scottish parish registers, census records, etc.; charges

Scottish Archives Network           www.scan.org.uk

• Scottish history and emigration lists and wills

TheShipsList                                  www.theshipslist.com

• passenger lists, strong on ships that arrived at Canadian ports

WorldGenWeb                                www.worldgenweb.org

• international research

History and Reference Sites

Canadian Genealogy and History           www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/cghl/cghl.html

• nearly 2,000 categorized, linked listings across Canada

Canadian Obituary Links                       www.obitlinkspage.com/obit/canada.htm

Census Online                          www.census-online.com

• links to US enumerations, plus some Canadian and British Isles census pages

Cyndi's List                               www.cyndislist.com

• Cyndi Howells' mammoth collection of categorized sites

Early Canadiana Online               www.canadiana.org                $

• digital library of Canada's history from over 14,000 volumes

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter                  www.eogn.com

Genealogy Gateway to the Webb                        www.gengateway.com

Genealogy Resources on the Internet          www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/internet.html

• mailing lists, news groups, etc.

Genealogy Today                           www.genealogytoday.com

• - tips, resources, links

Geonames                    http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/

• geographical names of Canada

Global Gazeteer                http://www.allm-geodata.com/productsl.htm

• geographic locations

Global Genealogy              http://globalgenealogy.com

• books, maps, etc

Heritage Productions Genealogy Store          www.genealogystore.com/eng/gstore.html

• books, etc

National Institute for Genealogical Studies      www.genealogicalstudies.com

• internet courses

Our Roots               www.ourroots.ca

• multimedia celebration of Canadian local histories

Collaboration Sites

Books We Own                www.rootsweb.com/~bwo

• volunteers will look up your ancestors in their home libraries

GeneaNet               www.geneanet.org                 $

• pedigree database, some free info