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Genealogy

Whether you are trying to trace your family tree for the first time or looking for some help to answer a genealogical mystery, these staff recommended resources will get you started on finding the answers.

Pickering Public Library

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  • Ancestry® Library Edition delivers billions of records including census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more. It brings the world’s most popular consumer online genealogy resource to your library. It’s an unprecedented online…
    Web resource
  • Genealogy for the First Time

    Research Your Family History

    Best, Laura
    This is a great introduction to genealogy. It includes sample charts and forms to keep your research organized.
    BookNew York : Sterling Pub. Co., [2003] — 929.1 Bes
  • This is a great resources for kids and teens looking to get started in genealogy. Resler offers guidance to those looking to learn more about their roots, beginning with the basics and framing the quest for family history as a mystery to…
    BookWashington, DC : National Geographic Kids, 2018. — J 929 Res
  • This page details how to request information about an adoption you were involved in, in Ontario. This service is free and details how to request identifying and non-identifying adoption information.
    Web resource
  • This is a 15-part documentary from The Great Courses series. While focused on American sources, this is a great visual resource. You can watch all 15 episodes or just the topic of interest to you.
    Streaming VideoThe Great Courses, 2014.
  • Organize Your Genealogy

    Strategies and Solutions for Every Researcher

    Smith, Drew (Andrew Martin), 1956-
    This book provides strategies and ideas to help manage all your genealogy facts, files, and data. It even details technology tools and genealogy software that can help to organize your research plan, workspace, and family-history finds.
    BookCincinnati, Ohio : Family Tree Book, [2016] — 929.1 Smi
  • This book details how DNA testing is used for genealogy and specific guidance on what DNA tests are available, and the pros and cons of the three major testing companies. This guide also explains how to interpret DNA test results,…
    BookCincinnati : Family Tree, [2016] — 929.1 Bet
  • This page of the ServiceOntario website provides information and links regarding applying for a death certificate, a certified death certificate, or a death search for all deaths registered in Ontario.
    Web resource
  • If you are stuck in your genealogy journey or looking for a way to take your research further, this book may be for you. It uses real-world case studies demonstrate how to apply a variety of research techniques and achieve success.
    BookNew York ; Toronto : McGraw-Hill Education, 2014, [2013] — 929.1072 Mor
  • If you are looking for leads on genealogy holdings in Ontario, this is the book for you. This book will save you hours of research and dead ends trying to find source material and will lead you directly to the resources, where they are,…
    BookToronto : Ontario Genealogical Society, 2013. — REF 929.1072 Mer 2013
  • Genealogy Simplified

    How to Make a Family Tree, Do Ancestry Search, & Trace Family Heritage Like a Genealogist.

    Schrack, Cathy C.
    eBookLivingPlusHealthy, 2024
  • This book discusses and helps demystify how specific laws – access to information, personal data protection, libel, copyright, and regulation of cemeteries – apply to anyone involved in genealogical research in Canada. This is a very…
    eBookONTARIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, 2010