When French and English settlers began to colonize Canada, it was already inhabited by various Native American peoples. The settlers frequently married these native people or sought them out for missionary work.

Colonization between the French and British continued, but France lost nearly all of its Canadian possessions to the British in 1763, including Quebec. Because it was a French colony until 1763, Quebec has a separate history with different laws and methods of recordkeeping than the British colonies.

Canada developed over many decades from British colonies into an independent nation that is part of the British Commonwealth of Nations. The year 1867 is particularly important because New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Canada East (Quebec), and Canada West (Ontario) were united to form the Dominion of Canada. Click to Continue Article

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Canadian Naturalizations Mailing List
Canadian Old News Mailing List
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Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
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Canada, Alaska, Newfoundland, and Labrador
Canada and Newfoundland, 1867
Canada and Newfoundland: Early 20th Century Boundaries

Loyalist Reseach of Canada
National Archives of Canada Online Survey
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Newspaper Records of Passengers to Canada
O Canada: An Introduction to Canadian Research
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What is a Family History Center?

Family History Centers are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Centers provide access to many of the microfilms and microfiche in the Family History Library to help you identify your ancestors.

Location and Hours

There are more than 3,400 centers worldwide. To find a Family History Center near you, see the list of addresses below.

Before you visit, you should contact the center to verify when it is open.

Services

Staff members will show you around the center, answer some research questions (research expertise in each center varies), help you use center resources, and order microfilms and microfiche from the Family History Library.

Many centers offer classes on different genealogical research topics.

Resources

Most centers have a computer with FamilySearch, which helps you search for information about your ancestors. FamilySearch includes Family History Library Catalog, International Genealogical Index, Ancestral File, Social Security Death Index, Scottish Church Records and the United States Military Index

Most also have Personal Ancestral File, a computer program that allows you to organize your family history information.

Most centers also have a variety of resource files, microfilms, microfiche and published material such as genealogies, histories, gazetteers, atlases and maps at your disposal.

Information about state archives and libraries:

Write to:
Archives Nationales du Québec
Service Au Public
P.O. Box 10450
1210 Avenue du Seminaire
Saint-Foy, Qué.
G1V4N1
(418) 643-1322

Archives of Ontario
77 Grenville St.
Toronto, Ont.
M5S 1B3
(416) 327-1600

Northwest Territories Archives
Department of Educational, Cultural, & Employment Programs, Government of the Northwest Territories
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center
Yellowknife, N.W.T.
X1A 2L9

Provincial Archives of Alberta
12845 - 102 Ave.
Edmonton, Alba.
T5N 0M6
(403) 427-1750

British Columbia Archives and Records Service
655 Belleville St.
Victoria, B.C.
V8V 1X4

Provincial Archives of Manitoba
200 Vaughan St.
Winnipeg, Man.
R3C 1T5
(204) 945-3971

Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, N.B.
E3B 5H1
(506) 453-2122

Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador
Colonial Building
Military Road
St. John's Nfld.
A1C 2C9
(709) 729-3065

Public Archives
6016 University Ave.
Halifax, N.S.
B3H 1W4
(902) 424-6060

Public Archives of Prince Edward Island
P.O. Box 1000
Charlottetown, P.E.I.
C1A 7M4
(902) 368-4290

Saskatchewan Archives Board
Regina Office
University of Regina
Regina, Sask.
S4S 0A2
(306) 787-4068

Saskatchewan Archives Board
Saskatoon Office
University of Saskatchewan
Marie Building
#3 Campus Dr.
Saskatoon, Sask.
S7N 5A4
(306) 933-5832

Yukon Archives
P.O. Box 2703
Whitehorse, Y.T.
Y1A 2C6