Recommended Links

Offers a variety genealogy resources, as well as news about recent genealogical and family history resource releases. Also offers "Ancestry Quick Tips" providing advice for researchers.

The Archives of Ontario preserves the province's documentary heritage. In addition to government records, the Archives also collects the records of many businesses, organizations, and private individuals. Their Web site provides information about the collections in the Archives, and how to obtain access to them.

These pages have been prepared by the City of Vaughan Archives. Topics covered include: brief histories of Kleinburg, Maple, Thornhill and Woodbridge; notable residents; community settlement; and the naming of Vaughan.

In English and French this University of Saskatchewan resource provides links to Canadian archives and associated venues. Includes museum and library special collections.

The National Library of Canada provides a substantial number of 19th and 20th century national, provincial/territorial, county and city directories on-line. These directories add considerably to the volume of information available for those doing historical or genealogical research.

A portal linking to almost 2000 genealogical and history Web sites across Canada, organized by province and territory.

The 1881 census of Canada, searchable by 14 different categories. Both transcriptions and digitized images are available.

The City of Vaughan Archives is a municipal government agency that collects, preserves, and makes available for research permanently valuable records documenting the rich and diverse heritage of the City of Vaughan.

Provides personal and service details and places of commemoration for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces who died in both World Wars. A record of approximately 60,000 civilian casualties of World War II is also provided, but without details of their burial location. The cemeteries and memorials where these names are commemorated, in perpetuity, are located in approximately 150 countries. This database makes it possible to identify the exact location, by cemetery plot or memorial panel, where any given name is commemorated.

Corriere Canadese is the only daily Italian newspaper published in Canada. Corriere serves a vast Italian community through distribution in Ontario and Montreal, delivering coverage of Italian, Canadian, and world news. This site provides full text of the current issues free. There is a keyword search option for some full text archival material. This newspaper has a weekend edition entirely in English entitled Tandem, which is also available online.