Research Centres

• Brantford Public Library - Local History Room- vital statistics, census reels 1851-1901, city directories, local history books, and more
• Brant County Libraries This site lists the hours and locations of all the Brant County library branches: Paris, Burford, Glen Morris, Scotland, St. George. Use these as resources for area newspapers and local history collections.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints There is a Family History Center of the Church of LDS in Brantford at: 461 Park Road North, Phone: (519) 753-3725, Hours: M 10am-3:30pm; T, w 10am-3:30pm, 7pm-9pm.
• Archives of Ontario - Genealogy Page The Ontario Archives has four main types of records useful to genealogists: vital statistics, court records, land registration records, and Ontario census microfilms
• National Archives of Canada - Genealogy Page This site offers an online index to the 1871 Census of Ontario. Early land records (for Upper Canada) are stored in the National Archives.

Internet Genealogy Resources for Ontario - Brant County

• Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid This tool can assist in the location of burial sites in Ontario. Once information has been located using OCFA - contact the branch of the OGS listed to receive the full record. Please note that most of the information from cemteries is transcribed directly from the stones and may be very brief. Also, there are still cemeteries that are not included in the OCFA 1998 version.
• Ontario Genweb - Brant County Website - lots of information and online resources for genealogy in Brant County.
• Ontario Surnames List A list of names being searched in Ontario, maintained by Ontario Genweb.
• Subscribe to the Brant County Listserve at Rootsweb. Just type "subscribe" in the body of the message. Do not add a subject or signature. To unsubscribe, sent the message "unsubscribe" to the same address.

Some Tools for Genealogists on the Web

• Canada 411 Directory Service For locating people currently living in Canada.
• Historical Atlases Index This online index service allows users to search for names of landowners listed on historical county atlases, including the 1875 Atlas of Brant County.
• Canadian Place Name Locator This online tool, provided by the Dept. of Natural Resources, provides a quick means of locating places in Canada.
• Try the Early Canadiana Online (ECO) project for a full text online collection of more than 3,000 books and pamphlets documenting Canadian history from the first European contact to the late 19th century - rich in Six Nations's history for Brant County

Volunteer and Professional Researchers

• Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) The Ontario chapter of APG provides names of professional researchers willing to undertake research in Ontario.
• List Brant County Genweb's list of volunteers willing to do look-ups and fee-based researchers