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Reviewers and users have found that Genealogy in Ontario is required reading for family historians from every background. The beginners’ section has been revised and expanded for research basics and Internet use.

Merriman gives details of source material in archives and libraries, in municipal and federal collections, in religious institutions and military fonds. She explains where to find the records, the context for their creation and how to use the finding aids. Also included are discussions of the diversity of land records, court documentation, educational sources, native and ethnic interests, occupations and immigration through the years, among other subjects.

What reviewers are saying:

• "The language and content of this excellent work are as straightforward as its title. No publication other than her previous revised edition has come close to documenting the resources of this province and their applicability to the genealogist." - Brian Hutchison, CG, in National Genealogical Society Quarterly



• "This book remains the acknowledged best handbook for Ontario research. Read it before you go- then take it with you!" Mimi Howard, Quebec Family History Society, Connections Magazine")
• "We are grateful to the Ontario Genealogical Society for publishing the valuable guide....and to Mrs Merriman for her straightforward, excellent compilation." (Donna valley Russell, FASG, CG, Detroit Society For Genealogical Research Magazine")
• "...if you have Ontario roots/relations, you must own a copy of this first class guidebook." (Terrence Punch, CG (C), The Nova Scotia Genealogist)