If you are researching your ancestors’ roots in Canada, you will benefit from reading Kathryn Lake Hogan’s article, Canadian Roots: 11 Essential Sources, in the September 2016 issue of Family Tree Magazine.
From civil registrations to land and military records, the article is a good guide of the online Canadian resources every genealogist should bookmark. All but two of the recommended websites are free.
Each resource is described in a manner that makes it makes it easy to understand what can be found and how to conduct a search.
In addition to the 11 Essential Sources, there is a genealogy toolkit with a resource for every province and territory.
This is an excellent primer for beginning genealogists and those with limited experience researching their Canadian ancestry.
For the experienced genealogist, there are no surprises in the list, but it is a good refresher to keep for future review.
