Pour débuter le mois de la francophonie, rencontrez un homme engagé et témoin de prédilection. Avec un regard vers le passé, il dévoilera ses défis...
Events
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Saturday Mar 1, 2025 at 1:00pm
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Monday May 5, 2025 at 1:30pmWant to learn more about your family history or getting stuck working on your family tree? Drop-in to work on your family tree and share...
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Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Dec 30, 2025)Want to learn more about your family history or getting stuck working on your family tree? Drop-in to work on your family tree, share research...
Blogs
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Dec 16, 2024The Rideau Branch of the Ottawa Public Library has served the Lowertown and Sandy...
Online Resources
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Contains name indexes and digitized records for researching family history.Ancestry LibraryAvailable for in-library use only
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This bilingual online resource offers historical content about Canada from the first European settlers to the early 20th century. This includes digitized books, magazines and government documents and spans 21 languages.
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FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. Ottawa Public Library is now a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, this designation means library clients will now have greater and more convenient access to the wealth of genealogical resources available through FamilySearch at our 33 branches. Benefits of an Affiliate Library Due to contractual obligations, some images are only viewable online through FamilySearch centers and Affiliate Libraries Through the affiliate program, OPL customers have access to over 350 million additional records that are otherwise restricted This resource is available for in-library use only. Please note that each individual client must log into FamilySearch using their own unique username and password. There is no institutional login.FamilySearch Affiliate LibraryAvailable for in-library use only
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Provides access to over 42,000,000 images and files from the origins of New France to today, drawn from the search tools of the Drouin Genealogical Institute. Includes baptism and death certificates (1621-1849), the Fond Drouin registries from 1621 to 1967, and marriage and death certificates (1926-1997). Many digital documents are also available, such as notarized contracts, post cards, censuses, etc. This product is limited to 10 simultaneous users. Please log in to PRDH separately if you would like to use materials linked to both databases.
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This digitized version of The Globe and Mail includes all of the newspapers' sections, images, classifieds, advertisements, births, deaths, political cartoons and more for the dates covered. Users can browse by date or perform a keyword search.
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MyHeritage Library Edition™ contains billions of historical documents from more than 48 countries, millions of historical photos, public records, indexes and additional resources. Available in 40 languages, it is the largest, most internationally diverse family history research database in the world. Users can access MyHeritage Library Edition either at the library or from the comfort of home via built-in remote access
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This digitized full-images archives of the Ottawa Citizen provides genealogists, researchers and general public with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
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Database containing a directory of civil status records (baptisms, marriages and burials) in Quebec (1621-1799), a genealogical dictionary of families (1621-1765) and a directory of couples and descendants. Please log in to Genealogy Quebec separately if you would like to use materials linked to both databases.