Kim LeBlanc

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Links to most used (free!) Canadian/Maritimes resources:

Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (spelling of names has to be exact, but the use of wildcards (*) is permitted): http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/pages/census.aspx

Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics (agree to terms and conditions to access). Tip: Entering the first few letters of the first and last name will return all the names that start with what was entered. This will circumvent the need to enter each and every alternative spelling: https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com

Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, (federated database search): http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/FEDS/Default.aspx?culture=en-CA

Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics (full text search (Tip: Be sure to read "How to use the full-text search" to get the most out of this resource.)): http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats/FullText.aspx?culture=en-CA

Prince Edward Island PARO Collections Database (Vital Statistics and Census): https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/service/search-public-archives-material-online

Newfoundland Grand Banks genealogical databases: http://ngb.chebucto.org/?cx=004654094009962894183%3Alkxvea6epvu&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=Proctor&sa=Search&siteurl=ngb.chebucto.org%2F&ref=www.google.com%2F&ss=4419j2341077j24

Familysearch.com (search records page). Tip: Entering only the last name, then the parents names below, with a 20 year (or so) birth year span, will provide all available records on the children: https://familysearch.org/search

Familysearch.com, Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, browse images by place (look for indexes at the beginning/end of each year). Tip: Do not hit the back button. Instead, use the arrows provided. Skipping ahead (or back) in chunks is done by entering a number in the image number box and hitting enter (for small parishes, 15 to 20 image pages generally cover a year: https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1321742/waypoints

Quebec Civil Registries (BMD): http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/ecivil/fichiers/portail/html/nouveau.html?language_id=3

Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1927566/waypoints

Canadiana is now free! http://www.canadiana.ca/

The Ships List
https://www.theshipslist.com/

Prince Edward Island newspapers archives (Robertson Library): https://islandnewspapers.ca/browse

Google News Archives Search, https://news.google.com/newspapers

A few others:

Scotland's People advanced search page:
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/advanced-search

Lost at Sea PDF download includes Canadian seamen and ships, as well: https://gloucester-ma.gov/74/Lost-at-Sea

FreeCen, UK Census online (search page): http://www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

FreeBMD, UK (search page): http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

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