Newfoundland and Labrador Compiled Genealogies

Keith Matthews Name Files, 1500-1850

 * Keith Matthews Name Files, 1500-1850 The Keith Matthews Name Files is a collection of data on individuals, families and businesses that were involved in the settlement, fisheries and trade of Newfoundland from earliest settlement to 1850. The files were compiled from a wide variety of English, Irish and Newfoundland records, including parish registers, newspapers, shipping records, customs records, political papers, census records, merchant records, diaries, etc. and include data on 7,300 surnames, arranged by surname and subdivided by given name.

The Atlantic Canadians

 * The Atlantic Canadians 1600-1900: An Alphabetized Directory of the People, Places, and Vital Dates, 3 volumes. Elliot, Noel M., editor, (Toronto, Ontario: Genealogical Research Library, 1994).
 * This is an index to many published biographies, cemetery records, census records (through 1881), church records, directories, family histories, genealogies, immigration lists, local histories, Loyalist listings, marriage records, periodicals, probate records, and vital records in newspapers.

The Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador

 * The Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Family & Community Histories
 * "The Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador maintains an ever-growing library of genealogical resource materials, including our burgeoning collection of family and community histories, donated by members and patrons alike. An index to the items in this collection can be found in "Section O" starting on page 121 of our Guide to Holdings."


 * List of Family Histories available at the Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8008 St. John's, NL Canada. A1B 3M7 Office Location: 50 Pippy Place - Unit 16B St. John's, NL Canada Telephone: (709) 754 - 9525 Email: fhs@fhsnl.ca
 * Research Services

St. John's Public Libraries

 * [[Media:Geneaology-guide2017.pdf|GUIDE TO GENEALOGICAL MATERIAL IN THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR COLLECTION ST. JOHN’S PUBLIC LIBRARIES]]
 * Online Catalogue

This collection has several published and donated family histories.

Newfoundland & Labrador Collection Provincial Resource Library Arts & Culture Centre St. John's, NL, Canada A1B 3A3 Telephone: (709) 737-3955 E-Mail:	 genealogy@nlpl.ca
 * Requesting information instructions

Newfoundland and Labrador Grand Banks

 * Family History Collection at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador
 * Personal Genealogical Homepages in Newfoundland and Labrador
 * Family Bible Transcriptions

Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections
For step-by-step instructions on searching several important compiled genealogy websites, see Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections.

Digitized Books

 * Local histories frequently include biographical sketches of early and prominent settlers. Many histories are no longer under copyright and can be found in the following online, digitized book collections. Search with keywords "History" and "the name of your locality" (state, county, or town).
 * FamilySearch Books
 * Google Books
 * World Cat
 * HathiTrust
 * Internet Archive

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Surname or Keyword Search FamilySearch Catalog Family genealogies can be found listed by using the "Surname" search. For extremely common surnames, narrow down your search by using the surname and the location where the family lived in the "Keyword" search.


 * Genealogy listings, FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City, Utah

Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections
For step-by-step instructions on searching several important compiled genealogy websites, see Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections.