Genealogy
The Centre for Newfoundland Studies has the following resources which would be useful for genealogical research: directories, voter's lists, travel accounts, telephone directories, school yearbooks, almanacs, community histories, church histories, newspapers, journal articles and census material. Microfilm reels of the nominal census for the years 1911 (partial), 1921, 1935 and 1945 are held in the Centre. The Centre also has the complete collection of Stonepics CDs thanks to the kind donation from the Langevin family in memory of Anne Kathleen (Kay) Redmond. As of Fall 2023 these photographs of headstones and memorials from cemeteries all across the province are now freely available on the Stonepics website. Births, Deaths & Marriages in Newfoundland Newspapers, 1810-1890, compiled by Gertrude Crosbie is available on paper and CD in the Centre. The book, Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, is highly recommended for anybody researching their family tree.
The library currently has a subscription to Ancestry [Library Edition] which means it is available to MUN users who login to OneSearch and search Ancestry.com Library Edition. However, the database is available for everyone's use within the Centre.
The Centre for Newfoundland Studies does not hold original documents such as parish or birth, death and marriage records which are crucial when conducting genealogical research. These can be found at the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Genealogists can visit the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, search the Library Catalogue, search for journal articles in the Periodical Article Bibliography, consult the library's Archival Resources or explore the various online resources listed below.
- Acadian.org (Acadian Genealogy Information)
- Ancestry [Library Edition] MUN users login to OneSearch and search Ancestry.com Library Edition
- Bay St. George Genealogical Society
- Birth, Marriage and Death Records- Service NL
- City of St. John's Archives
- Cyndi's List (Click on category to see a list of relevant websites)
- Digital Archives Initiative (Memorial University Libraries)
- Ellis Island - Free Port of New York Passenger Records Search
- Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
- FamilySearch – Includes scans of Newfoundland 1921, 1935 and 1945 nominal census books.
- Finding Your Family from Ship's Passenger Lists
- Genealogy Research in Military Records (National Archives - United States)
- Genealogy Research – The Rooms
- GenWeb Project - Newfoundland and Labrador
- Guide to Genealogical Material (St. John's Public Libraries)
- Historical Directory of Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers
- Historical Newspapers(NL) available through the Digital Archives Initiative
- Irish Migration and Settlement in Newfoundland,1750-1850 (Dr. John Mannion)
- Keith Matthews Name Files,1500-1850
- Library and Archives Canada - Genealogy and Family History
- Maritime History Archive
- Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive
- More than a List of Crew (Maritime History Archive)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Genealogy Research Interests Forum
- Newfoundland Census Records selected from 1675-1945
- Newfoundland Regiment and the Great War (The Rooms/Dept. of Education)
- Newfoundland's Grand Banks - Genealogical and Historical Data
- Newfoundland Mi’kmaq Family History & GenealogyPeople of Newfoundland
- Primary Sources (Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Researching Ancestry (Indigenous)
- StonePics (Photos of headstone now freely available)
- StonePics - Alphabetical list of names