The Archives assists people who enjoy the pastime of researching their family's genealogy. Investigating one's family tree can be rewarding and Information Services staff can assist with some starting points into conducting your search. Patrons may contact the Museum and Archives who provide in-house and distance genealogical research assistance. Also, as there is so much information available electronically, most patrons begin their search on the Internet, accessing any number of the links provided below.

WEBSITES FOR GENEALOGY AND LOCAL HISTORY
Compiled by The County of Lennox and Addington
Information Services, Archives

Online How-to guides

• Canadian Genealogy Centre – How to guide http://collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/022-600-e.html
• Beginning Genealogy http://www.genealogy.com/uni-begin.html
• Beginning Genealogy http://www.accessgenealogy.com/beginners.htm
• Certificate in Genealogy http://www.genealogicalstudies.com/

General Sites that include a little bit of everything

• Rootsweb genealogy http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
• Excellent all around resource – includes how-to guides http://www.cyndislist.com/
• Excellent all around resource – includes how-to guides http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml
• Includes 1881 Canadian Census http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp

Canadian Specific Sites

• Canadian Genealogy and links http://www.islandnet.com/~cghl/index.php
• Census records http://www.censusfinder.com/ontario-canada-census-records4.htm#Lennox%20&%20Addington%20County
• Canadian genealogy site http://www.voicimafamille.info/Metamoteur/explications_en.html
• Canadian Genealogy centre http://collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/index-e.html
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission – list soldier deaths http://www.cwgc.org/
• Canadian Genealogy http://www.canadiangenealogy.net/
• Excellent place to start – sign up for 14 day trial period to use the site to full capacity or come into the Archives to access it www.ancestry.ca
• Census records http://automatedgenealogy.com/
• Canadian Archives Network database http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/index.html
• Excellent place to start - Archives Canada online resources http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/index-e.html

Ontario Specific Sites

• Ontario Genealogy Society – make sure to check the information under ‘Resources’  http://www.ogs.on.ca/
• Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid (not complete, but still a good resource) http://www.islandnet.com/ocfa/
• Archdiocese of Kingston – Catholic religion records http://www.romancatholic.kingston.on.ca/NEW%20-%20GENEAOLOGICAL%20PAGE.html 
• Anglican Diocese of Ontario  http://www.ontario.anglican.ca/joomla/index.php? 
• Archeion – Ontario Archives Network database http://archeion.ca/
• Ontario Historical County Atlas online project – search where ancestors lived http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/Countyatlas/default.htm
• Archives of Ontario – search online guides, databases of records http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/index.aspx
• Ontario Genealogy http://www.ontariogenealogy.com/
• Ontario Genealogy Web http://www.geneofun.on.ca/ongenweb/
• General Genealogy Site http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/ontario.htm

Local Resources

• Kingston Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.on.ca/kingston/
• Digital Kingston http://www.digitalkingston.ca/
• Lennox and Addington Historical Society Site – go to ‘Online Sources’ for records http://www.lennoxandaddingtonhistoricalsociety.ca/
• UEL Heritage Centre http://uel.ca/
• Marilyn Adams Genealogical Research Centre http://www.quinte-kin.com/magrc.htm
• Adolphustown - Fredericksburgh Heritage Society http://www.sfredheritage.on.ca/

Online local history books: 

• History of the County of Lennox and Addington / by W.S. Herrington: http://www.archive.org/stream/lennoxaddington00herruoft#page/n7/mode/2up
• Early records of Ontario: http://www.archive.org/stream/earlyrecordsofon00shoruoft#page/n3/mode/2up
• Indian Lore of the Bay of Quinte:  http://archive.org/stream/indianloreofbayo00robbuoft#page/n1/mode/2up
• The War Work of the County of Lennox and Addington / by W.S. Herrington : http://archive.org/stream/thewarwork00herruoft#page/n7/mode/2up
• 1878 Historical Atlas of the Counties of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington:  http://archive.org/stream/cihm_09852#page/n3/mode/2up
• Adolphustown and South Fredericksburgh: 1784-1984: http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=4521
• The Camden Colony: http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=2880
• Lennox and Addington Historical Society – Papers and Records vol. 1: http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3746
• Lennox and Addington Historical Society – Papers and Records vol. 2: http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3761
• Lennox and Addington Historical Society – Papers and Records vol. 3: http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3762
• Lennox and Addington Historical Society – Papers and Records vol. 4: http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3763
• Lennox and Addington Historical Society – Papers and Records vol. 5: http://www.archive.org/stream/papersrecords00lennuoft#page/n5/mode/2up
• Lennox and Addington Historical Society – Papers and Records vol. 12: http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3760
• Lennox and Addington Historical Society – Papers and Records vol. 13: http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=6127
• Pioneer life on the Bay of Quinte, including genealogies of old families and biographical sketches of representative citizens: http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=764981
• History of the settlement of Upper Canada / by: William Canniff : http://archive.org/details/cihm_00468P