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, family and community genealogies, 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, consult our subject files, 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

Collections, Records and Research – The Rooms

Digital Archives Initiative (Memorial University Libraries)

Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador

FamilySearch.org – Newfoundland and Labrador

Genealogy Research in Military Records (National Archives - United States)

GenWeb Project - Newfoundland and Labrador

Guide to Genealogical Material (St. John's Public Libraries)