Acadian Genealogy ![]()
The resources listed in this guide are located in the Gladys Allison Canadiana Room, Floor 6, North York Central Library. Complementary materials may also be found at the Toronto Reference Library.
- Search by subject in the library catalogue:
- Acadians
- New Brunswick - Genealogy
- Nova Scotia - Genealogy
- Prince Edward Island - Genealogy
- Registers of Births, etc. - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, etc.
Books:
- Acadian church records 5 v.
- Acadian descendants 9 v.
- Acadian exiles in the colonies
- Acadian family names
- The Acadians, creation of a people
- The Acadians in France 3 v.
- Atlantic Canadians 1600 - 1900
- Collections of the Nova Scotia historical society (Winslow's list)
- Corrections & additions to Arsenaults Histoire
- Genealogist's handbook for Atlantic Canada
- Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens 6 v.
- Inventaire général des sources documentaires sur les Acadiens
- Public Archives of Canada Report, 1905, v.2. (La Roque's Census)
Genealogy and History Files:
- Acadians - Genealogy
Periodicals:
- Acadian genealogy exchange
- Les Cahiers/La Société historique acadienne
Other current and retrospective titles are available in the Public Area and stacks.
Microfilm Resources/Electronic Resources:
- Catalogue of census returns on microfilm : 1666 - 1891, and 1901 supplement Census and related material: finding aid no. 300
- Canada the printed record: a bibliographic register with indexes to the microfiche series of the Canadian Institute of Historical Microreproductions (CIHM)
- Généalogie des familles acadiennes by Placide Gaudet
- IGI - International Genealogical Index.(1988)
- The WWW and the Internet contain genealogical websites, newsgroups, etc.
Other Resources:
- La Société franco-ontarienne d'histoire et de genéalogie collection catalogue
- Checklist of parish registers, National Archives of Canada: provides numbers of microfilm reels which may be interloaned. (Louisiana, Michigan, New York, etc.)