Genealogy

We are proud to offer an extensive collection of genealogy resources on the Research Level of the Main Library.

If you are just beginning your research, we recommend that you read through our Getting Started Guide.

Among the various genealogical resources we offer, you will find:

• Online databases

  • Greater Sudbury Heritage Database: Fully searchable publications such as Le Voyageur, Northern Life, INTouch, Northern Ontario Mining News, and Vernon's City Directories. Indexes to Sudbury Star and other local publications, the OGS - Sudbury Branch book catalogue, and the Local History Vertical Files. 
  • Ancestry Library Edition
• Internet Resources
• Microform
• Local History resources, including city directories, cemetery records, newspapers, church records, family histories and school yearbooks
• Biographical dictionaries