Databases & Finding Aids Quinte Branch has several databases and finding aids on the computers in the research library to assist genealogical researchers to locate specific resources in the library holdings that will further their research. For those unable to visit our library in person Quinte Branch volunteers can provide Research Help. Names Index | CemSearch | Library Finding Aids OGS Databases		Search the Names Index Database Finding Aid Search or browse the library holdings in the stacks in the QWPL Online Catalogue

Names Index Database **Updated Dec 2007, over 50,000 names added**
Searchable online and accessible on the research library computer, this database is an index to over 500,000 names included in the hundreds of genealogies, family histories, and pedigree charts deposited in the branch library. Also included in this index are many of the published works in the collection such as business and residential directories, local histories, parish register transcripts, newspapers, surrogate court wills and funeral cards. This computerized finding aid allows patrons to quickly find their ancestors in all of the branch resources, particularly those that don’t already have an associated index. Indexing of the collection is an ongoing project by volunteer members. 

CemSearch Database **Updated**
Jointly developed and maintained by the Quinte Branch, OGS and the Lakeshore Genealogy Society in Cobourg, the database currently contains 345,800 tombstone inscriptions covering 805 cemeteries in 100 townships in central Ontario. The database is indexed by surname and maiden name (where known) making it easy to find burials in the coverage area. Contributions are by both OGS and independent societies and include many cemeteries for which published transcripts are not available. The full Monumental Inscription is included giving more information than on other web-based resources and the cemetery can be browsed to look for other family members. The wide area covered by the CemSearch database makes finding the right cemetery for your ancestor in the Bay of Quinte area and other counties in Ontario quick and easy. The database is updated annually and currently includes:

Other Databases and Finding Aids in the Research Library

• Name Index for the holdings in the Prince Edward County Archives in Picton compiled by members of the Prince Edward Historical Society and other community volunteers

• Wesleyan Methodist Baptisms for Ontario (100,000+ names), a unique index compiled by Bob Dawes for the Quinte Branch, OGS

• Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid for the Quinte area

• 1881 Canadian Census Transcription by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 

OGS Databases Online

The Ontario Genealogical Society also maintains several databases on their website to assist genealogical researchers to locate resources, many of which are located in the research library of the Quinte Branch.

Ontario Cemetery Locator
This database is a directory to cemeteries in Ontario that may be used to locate cemetery transcriptions in pamphlet, book or microform format. In 1973 the Ontario Genealogical Society initiated its Cemetery Project. Its goal was to identify all cemeteries in Ontario and to record all the monumental inscriptions within each cemetery. Currently, 96% of Ontario Cemeteries have been successfully transcribed by OGS and its 30 branches. This project is in process and some records may not be complete.

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