New Brunswick Archives and Libraries

The following archives and libraries have collections of genealogical value:

= National Archives and Records Depositories Outside of New Brunswick =

National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0N3 CANADA Telephone: 613-996-7458 Internet: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/

Personnel Records Unit Researcher Services Division National Archives of Canada 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0N3 CANADA

Centre d'archives de la Capitale
Centre d'archives de la Capitale 2424 Watt Street Sainte-Foy, PQ G1P 3T3 CANADA Telephone: 418-683-5784 Internet: http://www.marionnettes.ca/documentation/marseille/peremarseille.php

Family History Library
Family History Library 35 N. West Temple Street Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400 USA Internet: www.familysearch.org

The Genealogical Society of Utah has microfilmed many of the local records in New Brunswick. Most microfilms are available at the main library and can also be distributed to their Family History Centers. A current list of Family History Centers in your area can be obtained from their web site.

= Archives and Libraries Within New Brunswick =

Provincial Archives of New Brunswick P.O. Box 6000 Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1 CANADA Telephone: 506-453-2637 or 453-2122 Fax: 506-453-3288 Internet: http://archives.gnb.ca/Archives/Default.aspx?L=EN

Archives &amp; Special Collections Harriet Irving Library University of New Brunswick P.O. Box 7500 Fredericton, NB E3B 5H5 CANADA Telephone: 506-453-4748 Fax: 506-453-4595 Internet: http://www.lib.unb.ca/archives/

Le Centre d'études acadiennes (Center for Acadian Studies) Université de Moncton Moncton, NB E1A 3E9 CANADA Telephone: 506-858-4085 Fax: 506-858-4086 Internet: http://www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html

New Brunswick Museum 277 Douglas Avenue St. John, NB E2K 1E5 CANADA Telephone: 506-643-2300 Fax: 506-643-2360 or 506-643-6081 Internet: http://www.nbm-mnb.ca/

Ralph Picard Bell Library Mt. Allison University Sackville, NB E4L IC6 CANADA Telephone: 506-364-2568 Fax: 506-364-2617 Internet: http://www.mta.ca/library/

= Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards =

Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:


 * Locate other researchers.
 * Post queries.
 * Send and receive E-mail.
 * Search large databases.
 * Search computer libraries.
 * Join in computer chat and lecture sessions.

You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from New Brunswick in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.

Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of September 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:

Canada GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/

A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county and province.

Canadian Genealogy Resources
http://genealogy.about.com/hobbies/genealogy/msubcanada.htm

Lists county, provincial, and national sources; personal pages; and publications.

Roots-L
http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/canada.html

A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.

FamilySearch™
www.familysearch.org

The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.