Genealogy @ the Algonquin Area Public Library
Ethnic Specific Resources
Canadian | Dutch | English | German | Irish | Norwegian | Polish | Swedish
Here's a small sampling of what's available out there. For more ethnic and nationality links check out:
Canadian
Library & Archives Canada
Includes 1871 and 1901 Censuses.
Canadian Geographical Names
Search for Canadian place names.
Canadian Genealogy Centre
A collaborative effort between the National Archives of Canada, the National Library of Canada, and the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics
The Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management maintains this new searchable vital records database containing one million names. The database includes Births 1864-1877, Marriages 1864-1930, and Deaths 1864-1877 and 1908-1955 Every name is linked to its original record, which can be viewed online in digitized form.
Dutch
Genlias
Online abstracts of birth, marriage, and death records from the Civil Register, the most important Dutch source for genealogical research. Genlias is a database in development. New information is added frequently. Full list of the records currently available.
English
Expert Links: England Family History and Genealogy
Expert Links is divided into categories, such as Civil Registration, Census and Census Substitutes, Baptism, Marriage, and Burial Indexes, Occupations, Probate Records, Military Records, and many more. Fee-based sites are differentiated by color. Links to national indexes appear at the top of each list and county-wide indexes are arranged alphabetically beneath them.
German
German Roots
Resources for German Genealogy on the Internet.
Germans to America
CD-ROM version of the reference book series. Indexes German immigrants arriving in the U.S. between 1850-1888. Available for use within the library.
Irish
Information Wanted
Database of Advertisements for Irish Immigrants published in the Boston Pilot. October 1831 through October 1921.
Famine Irish Data Files
Search over 604,000 immigrants who arrived at the port of New York between 1846-1851. These records may include the name, age, town of last residence, destination, arrival date, and port of embarkation for the passengers.
Norwegian
Norwegian Archives
Includes censuses, emigration records, tax lists, military rolls, church registers, probate registers and more. Click on English, then Categories to see online offerings.
Polish
Index to Death Notices in Dziennik Chicagoski, 1890-1920
The Dziennik Chicagoski was a Polish-language newspaper which served Chicago's Polish community. This database was compiled by the Polish Genealogy Society of America.
Index to Death Notices in Dziennik Chicagoski, 1930-1971
The Dziennik Chicagoski was a Polish-language newspaper which served Chicago's Polish community. This database was compiled by the Polish Genealogy Society of America.
Polish Marriages in Chicago through 1915
This index of marriages in Catholic Parishes in Chicago was also created by the Polish Genealogy Society of America.
Swedish
Swedish Church Records Archive from Genline
Genline's Swedish Church Records archive consists of scanned images from microfilm of original church records including birth/baptismal, confirmation, marriage, death/burial, church ledgers and household examination rolls (census records). The archive covers birth/baptismal, confirmation, marriage, death/burial, church ledgers and household examinations. The church records archive includes records from the 16th-20th century. Personal subscription required.
The Swedish Emigrant
Searchable CD-ROM database of emigration records of Swedes leaving Swedish ports for North America. Available for use within the library.
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