Genealogy and Local History

• Halton's Historical and Newspaper Records Search Form Included are: Births, Marriages and Deaths, Census, Census: Now for all of Halton 1842 - 1901, Land Records, Surrogate Court Records, Military Records, Business Dirctories, Photographs, Newspaper Articles, Books, Documents and Maps.
• Local History Indexes Listing of all the genealogical/local history databases produced by HALINET.

Genealogical Societies

• Halton-Peel Genealogical Society

Historical Societies

• Bronte
• Burlington
• Esquesing
• Milton
• Oakville
• Trafalgar Township

LACACs (Local Architecture Conservation Advisory Committees)

• Burlington
• Halton Hills
• Milton
• Oakville

Museums/Archives

• Burlington's Museums
• Halton Region Museum
• Esquesing Historical Society Archives
• Milton Historical Society Archives
• Oakville's Museum at Erchless
• Halton County Radial Railway Museum

Other Sites About Halton's Past

• Halton County An Ontario GenWeb Project
• Halton Heritage Network Directory

Provincial and National

Archives

• Library and Archives Canada The National Library and Archives of Canada preserves Canada's archival heritage, and makes it available to Canadians through a wide variety of means - publications, exhibitions, special events, as well as reference and researcher services.
• Canadian Genealogical Centre The Canadian Genealogy Centre (The Library and Archives of Canada, in cooperation with the Department of Canadian Heritage and other partners) is a single window providing electronic access to genealogical resources in Canada.
• Archives of Ontario The Archives of Ontario preserves the province's documentary heritage, and makes it available to the public. Since 1903 we have been collecting historically valuable records created by both the Ontario government and the private sector. Records from businesses, clubs and associations, labour and political organizations, and private individuals complement the official government records.

Cemeteries

• Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid The Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid is a pointer database consisting of the surnames, cemetery name and location of over 1.1 million interments from approximately 2000 distinct cemeteries, cairns, memorials, and cenotaphs in Ontario Canada.
• Halton/Peel Cemetery Finding Aid

The Index currently contains 208 cemeteries, of which 136 have been recorded and published, containing 14107 surnames.

Census

• Index to the 1871 Census for Ontario Search the index to the manuscript Census of Canada (1871) for Ontario, for heads of households and "strays". The index was developed by the Ontario Genealogical Society.
• Index to the 1881 Census for Canada Search the index to the 1881 Census of Canada. The index is maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
• Halton Census Finding Aid Index to the Census of Halton County 1842 - 1901 searchable by head of household.

Genealogical Societies

• Ontario Genealogical Society Home Page Includes addresses and links to OGS branches.
• Halton-Peel Genealogical Society Halton-Peel Branch Ontario Genealogical Society "Taking the past into the future"

Good Places To Get Started On Your Canadian Research

• Canadian Genealogy - Handbook from Surrey Public Library - good place for general information
• United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada 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.
• Cyndi's List of Genealogical sites on the Internet--Canada Index From this Internet genealogy institution come links galore. Organized, and easy to use, this is a thorough listing of resources online.
• Canadian Genealogy and History A listing of Genealogical and Historical Web sites from Sea to shining Sea.
• Toronto Public Library's Virtual Reference Library Family history, genealogy search tools, heraldry, coats of arms and pedigrees of royal houses. Includes extensive list of resources.
• Roots-L Canadian Resources Listings of Files for Canadian Researchers available in the Roots-L archives.
• Canada GenWeb Your Gateway to Canadian Genealogy
• Ontario GenWeb A collective effort between genealogists worldwide to connect all (or as many as possible) genealogy resources. Divided first by country, each link brings the internet researcher closer to the locality they are searching for.
• Olive Tree Genealogy Home Page Lorine McGinnis Schulze's genealogy resouce page. This site includes information about Ontario Loyalists, War of 1812 Muster Rolls, Ship passenger lists and other Ontario genealogical links and primary data.

Vital Statistics

• British Columbia Vital Statistics British Columbia Archives' Vital Events Indexes page, which contains summary information on historical births, deaths and marriages that were submitted to Vital Statistics Registrars and registered by the Chief Executive Officer.

General

• Cyndis List
• FamilySearch This Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints genealogy site allows you to search for names
• The Genealogy Home Page
• Roots-L Home Page
• Genealogy online