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Researching the
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada
Recherche sur la Forteresse-de-Louisbourg Lieu historique national du Canada
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Historical Research Using Specialized External Databases - A Clickable List of the Best
Research Using External Databases
There are some excellent external databases which researchers should consult when researching 18th-century Nova Scotia subjects. As well, because these are dedicated databases, the information that they contain will not be revealed when consulting search engines like google, etc.
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External Databases
(Note:
To find Canadian Archives on the Net, and their assorted catalogues
(including any possible dedicated databases), go to:
http://www.usask.ca/archives/menu.html
)
CANADA
Researching Louisbourg
Databases
- Numerous research databases used by the
staff of the Fortress of Louisbourg
http://www.biographi.ca/
- The
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
http://daryl.chin.gc.ca:8000/BASIS/acns/user/www/sf
- Atlantic Canada Newspaper Survey: Goods and services advertised in East
Coast newspapers before 1900.
http://www.archives.ca/02/020154_e.html
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Since its inception in 1872, the National Archives of Canada has acquired,
preserved and commemorated the cartographic heritage of Canada and there are
now some two million items in the collection. This search tool provides
access to approximately 40,000 item-level descriptions from the "old
map card catalogue." About 4,000 items from the catalogue, now in the
public domain, have been digitized and may be consulted online. This number
will increase on a regular basis
http://www.archives.ca/02/0201/020199_e.html
- ArchiviaNet,
the National Archives of Canada's online research and consultation tool,
provides access to a variety of information resources related to the actual
archival holdings. It allows a number of different means of exploration of
the fonds and collections by offering the option of searching by theme or by
type of document. Some of the finding aids describe groups of documents,
while others describe individual items, of which some are digitized and
available online.
http://www.canadiana.org/ECO
- Early Canadiana Online is a digital library containing over 1,496,000
pages in more than 8,500 volumes as of 2004
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/search.asp
- About our roots/nos racines - Our roots is a library, archive, museum and
school all in one
http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/champlain/search.cfm?lang=eng
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The Champlain Society Digital Collection - The collection contains
seventy-four of the Champlain Society's most important volumes (over 37,000
printed pages) dealing with exploration and discovery over three
centuries.
http://www.virtualreferencelibrary.ca/?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=vrl_page_home&startingCatNo=12931&click=subjDir&ds_pageNo=1
- Virtual Reference Library - Atlantic Canada -
Genealogy
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/canadiandirectories/index-e.html - Library and Archives Canada has one of the richest Canadian directory collections in the world. The collection includes Canadian national, provincial/territorial, county and city directories, primarily of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, in paper, microform and electronic formats.
FRANCE
GREAT BRITAIN
http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk/
- This is the
Public Record Office's online catalogue of archives of central government,
courts of law and other national bodies.
UNITED STATES
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm
NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 415,000
images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the
collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated
manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs,
illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more.
http://www.digital-librarian.com/history.html
- Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the Web
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/
- American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to
the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7
million digital items from more than 100 historical collections as of 2004
http://www.shipindex.org
- This Maritime History on the Internet index will tell you which books or
magazines mention specific vessels. Also, you can even type in a year and
get a list of ships.
http://www.loc.gov/z3950/gateway.html - Welcome to the Library of Congress Page for gateway access to LC's catalog and those at many other institutions.
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