Links of Interest

History of Scotland

Scotland, History of: https://www.scotland.org/about-scotland/history

Language of Scotland: http://www.dsl.ac.uk/

Scotland Traditions: http://www.scotland.org/culture/history-and-tradition/

Scotland Database - https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ - this is a pay for view site and has Scottish records going back to the 1500's, including birth, christening, death, marriage and census records.

England - FreeBMD(birth, marriage, deaths) database -https://www.freebmd.org.uk/ - covers the United Kingdom. Most records start in 1837 or later.

Ireland, a Brief History: https://www.livinginireland.ie/culture-society/a-brief-history-of-ireland/

Ireland Database-https://www.rootsireland.ie/ - site claims to have over 17 million records on site. Requires a membership (free) to search. Fee for viewing results, registration certificates can be downloaded

A History of Ireland - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ireland

Canadian World War I Veterans .https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx You can search for any veteran who signed up for service in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces overseas during World War I

Wesleyan Baptismal Register: https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wjmartin/genealogy/wm-index.htm This site is a transcription of the Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register and is fully searchable.

Western Canada Land Grants: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-grants-western-canada-1870-1930/Pages/land-grants-western-canada.aspx. This is a fully searchable database of the land patents issued by the Department of the Interior in western Canada.

Manitoba Vital Statistics - http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php - this is a searchable site for births, deaths and marriages in Manitoba. You can also order copies of certificates.

Saskatchewan Vital Statistics - http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx This is a searchable site for some births and deaths, but is very limited in scope.

Saskatchewan Archives Board- http://www.saskarchives.com/using-archives/family-history-research/online-resources Contains a wide variety of information on early Saskatchewan history but does not have a database on individuals.

Bill Martin - http://my.tbaytel.net/bmartin/sitemap.htm A site with a ton of links to all sorts of genealogy sites

Canadian Census Records - LAC: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx. These are the official Canadian Census Records of the Library and Archives, Government of Canada from 1825 to 1926

Cemetery Searches

Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/ . This is a free service that has information on graves . Contains cemetery records that provide various levels of information.in Canada and United States.
Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid: http://www.ocfa.islandnet.com/ It has a fully searchable database of many cemeteries in Ontario.

Maps of Early Canada

Evolution of Canada 1667-1999 - https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/territorial-evolution from 1791
Ontario Maps 1788-1899 http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/maps/ontario-districts.aspx
The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project - https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas//searchmapframes.php Counties of Ontario 1880- This collection has detailed maps of the counties and townships of early Ontario as well as land owners in some cases.

United Empire Loyalist's Association of Canada - http://www.uelac.org/ The United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada is an organization dedicated to enriching the lives of Canadians through knowledge of the past, in particular the history of the United Empire Loyalists and their contribution to the development of Canada.