Dalligan, Alice. “Sources for Canadian Genealogy in the Burton Historical Collection,” in In the Footsteps of the Habitants, ed. Debra Butler Honor, 61–65. Toronto: The Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986. (FHL book 971.3 D2o; computer number 456597.)

In Canada and the United States, many historical and genealogical societies have valuable collections of Canadian records. See the “Societies” section of this outline.

In Britain and France, many archives and libraries have information on Canadians. Records in France about early French Canadian and Acadian families are listed in:

Bernard, Gildas. Guide des recherches sur l’histoire des familles (Guide to Research in Family History). Paris: Archives Nationales, 1981. (FHL book 944 D27b; computer number 158146.)

Inventories, Registers, Catalogs

A few archives have catalogs or guides that describe their records and how to use them. If possible, study these guides before you visit an archive so that you can use your time more effectively.

For names and addresses of provincial, church, and other archives and for brief descriptions of their collections and services, see:

Directory of Canadian Archives. 5th ed. Ottawa: Association of Canadian Archivists, 1990. (FHL book 971 J54d 1990; computer number 640308.)

The Official Directory of Canadian Museums and Related Institutions, 1987–1988. Ottawa: Canadian Museums Association, 1987. (FHL book 971 J54dc; computer number 489683.)

For more detailed descriptions of some archive collections, see Genealogist’s Handbook for Atlantic Canada Research, by Terrence M. Punch, in the “For Further Reading” section of this outline.

For a list of some 26,000 collections of significant records at national, provincial, and local archives of Canada, see:

Gordon, Robert S., and E. Grace Maurice, eds. Union List of Manuscripts in Canadian Repositories (ULM). 2 vols., rev. Ottawa: Public Archives of Canada, 1975. (FHL book 971 A3cp 1975; film 1036731 items 1 and 2; computer number 188352.) The Family History Library has some of the supplements to this book that have been published since 1975.

A few Canadian and United States libraries with Canadian genealogical collections are named in:

Filby, P. William. Directory of American Libraries with Genealogy or Local History Collections. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources Inc., 1988. (FHL book 973 A3fi; computer number 463835.) Pages 257 to 284 list Canadian libraries.

The following handbooks describe the collections of many local libraries in Canada. For more information about these books, see the “For Further Reading” section of this outline.

Baxter, Angus. In Search of Your Canadian Roots. 2nd ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. (FHL book Ref 971 D27ba 1994; computer number 735447.)

Barclay-Lapointe, Elizabeth. Sourcing Canada.: Genealogy Addresses. 1997 ed. Buckingham, Que.: Buckingham Press, 1997. (FHL book 971 D24b; computer number 811871.)

Addresses of major archives and libraries in Canada are in:

Canadian Almanac and Directory. Toronto: Canadian Almanac and Directory Publishing Co., annual. (FHL book 971 E4ca; computer number 160632.)

Canadian Sourcebook. Don Mills, Ont.: Southam Inc., annual. (FHL book 971 B5c; computer number 819162.) Editions before 1998 were called:

Corpus Almanac & Canadian Sourcebook. Don Mills, Ont.: Corpus Information Services, annual. (FHL book 971 B5c; computer number 490918.)

Addresses of most Canadian libraries are in:

Franco, Guida, ed. Directory of Libraries in Canada. Toronto: Micromedia Limited, 1996. (Not available at Famiily History Library.)

Public, academic, government, and special libraries in Canada are also listed in:

American Library Directory. New Providence, N.J.: R. R. Bowker Co., annual. (FHL book 973 J45a; computer number 32239.)

The Family History Library has a few published inventories, guides, and directories to libraries. See the catalog under:

CANADA - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES CANADA, [PROVINCE] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES