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The York Region Branch library includes references, indexes, histories, genealogies, transcriptions, registers, lineages, and more. The book collection is accessible by searching the RHPL Library Catalogue. Call numbers end in "OGS", and the material is shelved in a separate area facing the east wall in the Local History & Genealogy room. OGS material is for reference use only, and does not circulate. Current library holdings include (as of Jan 2007):

AUTHOR TITLE YEAR CALL NUMBER
Overy, Bill and Edna 15th and 16th Century Kentish Wills of the Overy Family:   vol. 01 c1999 929.34223  OVE
Ontario Historical Society 1837 Rebellion Remembered c1973 971.038  EIG
1982 Knighton Challenge Shield Competition - Monument/Tombstone Inscriptions c1982 929.5094246  HAM
200 Years Yonge: a History c1998 971.354  TWO
Merriman, Brenda Dougall About Genealogical Standards of Evidence c1997 929.1072  MER
Merriman, Brenda Dougall About Genealogical Standards of Evidence: A Guide for Can. Genealogists, 2nd edit. c2004 929.1072  MER
Griffiths, Naomi Acadians:  Creation of a People, The c1990 971.601  GRI
Adler Adler:Zeitschrift Fur Genealogie Und Heraldik c1994 929.343  ADL
Files, Angela E.M. African Hope Renewed: Along the Grand River (1400's - 1800's) c2004 971.00496  FIL
Files, Angela E.M. African Hope Renewed: Along the Grand River (1400's - 1800's) c2004 971.00496  FIL       
Crocker, Dorothy Albemarle; a History of the Township c1991 971.321  ALB
Gillham, Elizabeth McClure Album of Oldies: King Township - Includes Index c1978 971.3547  GIL
Bond, Mildred & George Alexander Carswell and Isabella Brown:  Their Ancestors and Descendants c1977 929.2  CARSW-B
Alma College, St. Thomas, Ontario - 1877-1977 c1979 373.7133409  ALM
Beaumont, Ralph Alton: A Pictorial History c1974 971.3535  BEA
Newman, John J. American Naturalization Processes and Procedures  1790-1985 c1985 323.6230973  NEW
Tepper, Michael American Passenger Arrival Records  c1999 929.1072073  TEP
Ching, Frank Ancestors: 900 Years in the Life of a Chinese Family c1985 951.00992  CHIN
Ancestry Tracing 929.1072041  BUC
OGS Kingston Branch Anglican Registers of Rev. John Langhorn 1787-1814 c1980 929.3713587  ANG
OGS Kingston Branch Anglican Registers of Rev. John Langhorn 1787-1814 c1980 929.3713587  ANG
Kirby, William Annals of Niagara c1990 971.339  KIR
Styran, R.M. & Taylor, R.R. Approaching Ontario's Past: How to Produce Your Own Audio Visual Show 371.335  STY
Duncan, Dorothy Approaching Ontario's Past: The Artifact: What Can It Tell Us About the Past? c1981 745.10288  DUN
Gouter, Jacques Approaching Ontario's Past: The Card File System of Note-Taking c1980 907.2  GOU
Gouter, Jacques Approaching Ontario's Past: Writing History c1985 808.0669  GOU
Cook, Terry Archival Citations c1983 025.3414  ARC
Emmison, F.G. Archives and Local History c1974 929.1072041  EMM
Archives: vol.XIV #61 - spring c1996 929.341  ARC
Archives: vol.XXII #95 - October c1992 929.341  ARC
Thode, Ernest Atlas for Germanic Genealogy   2nd revised c1983 929.343  THO
Johnston, James Aurora;  Its Early Beginnings c1972 971.3547  JOH
Markwell, F.C. & Saul, Pauline A-Z Guide to Tracing Ancestors in Britain, The c1988 929.1072041  MAR
Obee, Dave (compiled by) Back to the Land: A Genealogical Guide to Finding Farms on the Canadian Prairies c2001 929.39712  OBE
Petry, Bob Bala: an Early Settlement in Muskoka c1998 971.316  PET
Hart, Valerie M. Balsall Heath: a History c1985 942.496  HAR
Basic Reference Books On Genealogy, Heraldry and Local History 016.9293  BAS
Bathurst Heights Phoenix, 1964: Yearbook c1978 373.71354105  BAT
Beaverton Story:  Harvest of Dreams, The c1984 971.317  BEA
Becker, John Adams Becker, a Genealogy c1992 929.2  BECKE
Dunford, Fraser Beginner's Guide to Genealogy, The c2000 929.1  DUN
Leetooze, Sherrell Branton Bible Christian Chapels of the Canadian Conference c2005 246.9509713  LEE
Maclysaght, Edward Bibliography of Irish Family History c1982 016.929209415  MACLY
Bibliography of Oxford County, A c1971 016.971346  BIB
Gregg, Jim & Kay Births, Deaths & Marriages from the Paisley Advocate 1871-1900  vol. 01 c1980 929.371321  BIR
Gregg, Jim & Kay Births, Deaths & Marriages from the Paisley Advocate 1901-1910  vol. 02 c1988 929.371321  BIR
Gregg, Jim & Kay Births, Deaths & Marriages from the Paisley Advocate 1911-1920  vol. 03 c1974 929.371321  BIR
Raymond, Stuart A. Births, Marriages and Deaths on the Web; Part 2 The Midlands, Northern Eng & E. Anglia c2002 929.342  RAY
Rea, J.E. Bishop Alexander Macdonell & the Politics of Upper Canada c1990 971.3020924  MACD
Duncan, Dorothy Black Creek Pioneer Village 971.3541  DUN
Shenrone Enterprises (pub) Black Family of Innisfil Township; Simcoe Co; Prov of Ont. c2002 929.20971317  BLACK
Boden, S. E. Blurton and its Neighbourhood Down the Ages 942.46  BOD
Sturdevant, Katherine Scott Bringing Your Family History to Life Through Social History c2000 929.1072073  STU
Brook Township History  1833-1933 971.327  BRO
Fraser, Carol Brooks Family History: Descendants of John Brooks & Ann Obey who settled near Nobleton ….. c2003 929.209713547  BROOK
McCallum, Ernest Brothers & Cousins: The Curtis & Swales Families in East Yorkshire & Canada… c1996 929.2  CURTI  -  M
Fox, W. Sherwood Bruce Beckons,  The c1990 971.321  FOX
Oldenburg, Joseph Burton Historical Collection, The: Detroit Public Library  c1995 016.929377434  OLD
Newman, Peter C. Caesars of the Wilderness c1987 971.201  NEW
Lambert,  Islay Call Them Blessed.  The Village of Cannington  1817-1971 c1971 971.355  LAM
Hodgson, Lynn Philip Camp X: The Final Battle c2001 FIC   HODGS
Stamp, Robert M. Can. Obituary Record, The: A Bibliographical Dict. Of Can. Who Died - 1988 c1989 920.071  CAN
Stamp, Robert M. Can. Obituary Record, The: A Bibliographical Dict. Of Can. Who Died - 1989 c1990 920.071  CAN
Stamp, Robert M. Can. Obituary Record, The: A Bibliographical Dict. Of Can. Who Died - 1990 c1991 920.071  CAN
Stamp, Robert M. Can. Obituary Record, The: A Bibliographical Dict. Of Can. Who Died - 1991 c1992 920.071  CAN
Stamp, Robert M. Can. Obituary Record, The: A Bibliographical Dict. Of Can. Who Died - 1992 c1993 920.071  CAN
Taylor, Griffith Canada and Her Neighbours c1972 917.  TAY
Coleman, Thelma Canada Company, The c1978 971.3  COL
Canada's Immigration Law c1979 342.71082  CAN
Stratford-Devai, Fawne Canadian Family History Research in the 21st Century:  Lessons, Links & Resources c2003 929.10720971  STR
Jonasson, Eric Canadian Genealogical Handbook, The c1976 929.1072071  JON
Jonasson, Eric Canadian Genealogical Handbook, The :      second edition c1988 929.1072071  JON
Pennsylvania Folklore Society… Canadian German Folklore   vol. 06  1977 c1974 971.30043105  CAN
Morgan, Henry James Canadian Men & Women of the Time c1912 920.071  MOR
Douglas, Althea Canadian Railweay Records: A Guide for Genealogists - revised & expanded c2004 929.371  DOU        
Chester, Len (ed) Carlisle List: an Account of some Births, Marriages & Deaths - Middlesex 1830-1866 c2005 929.371325  CAR
Wright, Glenn Caroline and Her Passengers - March - May 1832, The c2002 929.371  WRI        
Celebrating the Century ! The Millenium Conference - Syllabus c1988 929.1072073  ALL
Brown, Vandella Celebrating the Family: Steps to Planning a Family Reunion c1991 394.2  BRO
Reed, Ida (ed. Central Algoma 1891 Census c1995 929.3713132  CEN
Birkett, Patricia (Revised) Checklist of Parish Registers 1986 c1987 016.929371  CHE
Lapp, Eula C. China Was My University:  The Life of Hulda May Carscallen c1980 266.79251092  CARSC
Christ Church (Anglican) - Stouffville: The First Century 1879-1979 c1979 283.71354  CHR
Civil Parish Map Index:  Guides for Researchers   No. 01 c1989 912.411  CIV
Civil Registration of Births, Deaths & Marriages in Ireland: A Practical Approach 929.107209416  BLU
Civil War, The 973.7  JOR
Munroe, R.W. & MacQuarrie, Alan Clan MacQuarrie - A History 929.2  MacQU
Coates of the Shore c1990 971.8  COA
Collins, Louis W. Collections of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society.  vol.42 c1986 971.5  COL
Commemorating 100 Years of "Peace, Plenty, Progress" in the County of Ontario June … c1955 971.356  COM
Newman, Peter C. Company of Adventurers c1985 971.201  NEW
Andereck, Paul A. Computer Genealogy c1985 929.10285  AND
Pence, Richard A.  Computer Genealogy  (revised edition) c1991 929.10285  COM
Leetooze, Sherrell Branton Corner For the Preacher, A c2005 287.0971  LEE
Toronto Cornish Association Cornish Emigrants to Ontario c1999 971.30049167  COR
Johnson, Mac Corvettes. Convoy Veterans of World War II Tell Their Stories c1994 940.545971  JOH
Britnell, W.E. (ed.) County Marriage Registers of Ontario, Canada 1858-1869  vol.6 : Index to York County 929.3713544  BRI
Rooklidge, J. W. County of Bruce  -  1867  -  Directory c1972 929.371321  DIR
Smith, W.W. County of Grey Directory c1973 929.371318  COU
Kirkconnell, Watson County of Victoria Centennial History c1988 971.364  KIR
Perkins, John Current Publications by Member Societies  9th edition c1997 016.9291  PER
Hogg, Garry Customs and Traditions of England c1990 394.0942  HOG
Leetooze, Sherrell Branton Damascus Road, The c2005 287.092271  LEE
Pols, Robert Dating Old Photographs c1992 779.075  POLS
McKenzie, Donald A. Death Notices from Canada Christian Advocate 1850-1872 c1992 929.3713  MCKE
Reid, William D. Death Notices of Ontario c1986 929.3713  REI
Reid, William D. Death Notices of Ontario c1986 929.3713  REI
Debates About Canada's Future 1868 - 1896 971.05  DEB
McGillivray, Allan Decades of Harvest: A History of the Twp. of Scott  1807-1973 c1992 971.356  MCGI
Dryden, Jean Demystifying Copyright c2001 346.710482  DRY
Gagan, David Denison Family of Toronto 1792-1925 c1996 929.20971  DENIS
Amos, N.F.;Keith, G.;Perry, M.K. Descendants of Daniel and Elizabeth (Disbrow) Keith, The c1981 929.2  KEITH  -  A
Obee, Dave (compiled by) Destination Canada: A Guide to 20th Century Immigration Records    Revised ed. c2004 929.371  OBE        
Carter, Charles et al Diary of Sophia Macnab,  written at Dundurn Castle, The c1967 971.302092  ALBEM
Halpenny, Francess Dictionary of Canadian Biography: vol. 09  1861-1870 c1991 920.071  DIC
Halpenny, Francess Dictionary of Canadian Biography: vol. 10  1871-1880 c1999 920.071  DIC
Waters, Colin Dictionary of Old Trades, Titles and Occupations, A c2000 331.7009  WAT
Whyte, Donald Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederation  vol. 3, A 929.30899163071  WHY
Whyte, Donald Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederation  vol. 3, A 929.30899163071  WHY
Whyte, Donald Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederation  vol. 4, A c2005 929.30899163071  WHY
Whyte, Donald Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the USA , A  -  vol. 02  c1986 929.30899163073  WHY
Lower, Mark Antony Dictionary of Surnames, A c1988 929.4203  LOW
McClure, Rhonda R. Digitizing Your Family History c2004 929.1028516  MCCL
Haglund, Diane Directory of Archives in Manitoba  1989 c1989 027.00257127  DIR
OGS Directory of Cemeteries in the Municipality of Toronto and the Regional Municipality of York c1989 929.50971354  DIR
Irish Family History Society Directory of Parish Registers Indexed in Ireland  4th ed. c2000 929.3415  DIR
Dobson, David Directory of Scots 1650-1775  Banished to the American Plantations c1991 973.0049163  DIR
Dobson, David Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America      vol. 01 c1984 929.3411  DOB
Dobson, David Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America      vol. 02 c1984 929.3411  DOB
Dobson, David Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America      vol. 03 c1986 929.3411  DOB
Dobson, David Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America      vol. 06 929.3411  DOB
Wilson, Thomas B. & Emily S. Directory of the Province of Ontario  1857 c1987 929.3713  WIL
Milner, Paul & Jonas, L. Discovering Your English Ancestors: A Genealogist's Guide c2000 929.1072042  MIL
Nelson, Lynn Discovering Your Italian Ancestors: A Genealogist's Guide c1997 929.1072045  NEL
Morris, John Domesday Book: Cambridgeshire - 1086 c1981 333.322094265  DOM
Widder, Keith R. Dr. William Beaumont;   The Mackinac Years c1975 617.092  BEAUM
Haldane, A.R.B. Drove Roads of Scotland, The 941.1  HAL
Warkman, Mary Ann Durham Diary 1980 c1980 971.356  WAR
Reed, Ida (ed.) Eastern Algoma  1891  Census c1972 929.3713132  EAS
Fleming, Rae Eldon Connections: Portraits of a Township c1988 971.3640922  FLE
Booth, Ernest G. Ernest Booth Family c1979 929.2  BOOTH
Everton's Genealogical Helper  July/August, vol. 59, No. 4 c2000 929.105  EVE
Extracts From Border Papers 1581-1583 c1990 941.1031  EXT
Familia - vol. 2 # 7 - Ulster Genealogical Review c1991 929.10720415  FAM
Saul, Pauline Family Historian's Enquire Within, The;  5th edition c1995 929.1072041  SAU
Pols, Robert Family Photographs - 1860-1945 c1945 779.075  POL
Phillips, Gordon Family Record Forms & a numbering System for Genealogists 929.1082  PHI
Phillips, Gordon Family Record Forms and a Numbering System for Genealogists 929.1028  PHI
Family Tree Guide Book to Europe, The; Your Passport to tracing your Gen. Across Eur. c2003 929.107204  FAM
McQuarrie, Bruce Far From Their Island Home 929.2  McQUAR
Christian, Peter Finding Genealogy on the Internet c2002 929.10285  CHR
Riker, Dorothy et al Finding Indiana Ancestors c1990 929.10720772  FIN
Douglas, Althea Finding Your Ancestors in English Quebec c2003 929.10720714  DOU
First Baptist Church Aurora, Ontario 1883-1983 c1983 286.1713547  FIR
Wallace, W. Stewart First Book of Canadian History, The c1929 971.   WAL
Jackel, Susan Flannel Shirt & Liberty: British Emigrant Gentlewoman in the Canadian West 1880-1914 c1982 305.482109712  FLA
Bennett, Carol (ed.) Founding Families of Admaston, Horton & Renfrew Village c1992 929.20971381  FOU
Frith's Photographic Directory: vol 1 - Great Britain & Ireland c1986 941.  FRI
Tavender, Geo. S. From This Year Hence: A History of the Township of Toronto Gore 1818-1983 c1984 971.3535  TAV
Gateway, The : The Patterson Family History; vol. 27 c1953 929.3979457  GAT
Holt, Ruth & Williams, Margaret Gen. Extraction & Index of the Canada Co. Remittance Bks 1843-1847  vol. 01 c1990 929.3713  HOL
Danky, James P. (editor) Gen. Research: An Intro. to the Resources of the State His. Society of WI, USA c1986 026.929309775  GEN
Genealogical Chart of the Descendants of David Thomson & Mary Glendenning c1958 929.20971  THOMS
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c1983 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c1984 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c1985 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c1986 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c1987 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c1988 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c1989 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c1990 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c1991 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c1992 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c1993 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c1994 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c1995 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c1997 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c2001 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c2002 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory c2003 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory - 1999 c1999 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory - 2000 c2000 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory - 2001 c2001 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory - 2004 c2004 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory - 2005 c2005 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory 2006 c2006 929.1072  JOB
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory:  CD - 1990 - 1999 c2005 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory:  CD - 2000 - 2002 c2005 929.1072  JOH
Johnson, Keith A. Genealogical Research Directory:  CD - 2003 c2005 929.107