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| Record Set Name | Place |
|---|---|
| The Peace River Country | Alberta |
| British Columbia from the Earliest Times to the Present, Biographical (vol. 3) | British Columbia |
| British Columbia from the Earliest Times to the Present, Biographical (vol. 4) | British Columbia |
| On Canada's Frontier | British Columbia |
| Sunset Canada - British Columbia and Beyond | British Columbia |
| The Gold Stripe, nos 1-3, 1919 | British Columbia |
| Year Book, 1903 | British Columbia |
| Presbyterian Pioneer Missionaries | Canada (all) |
| Canada's Hundred Days | Canada (all) |
| Elected Representatives and Civil Servants of the Canadian Dominion Government, 1919 | Canada (all) |
| From the Rideau to the Rhine and Back | Canada (all) |
| Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1930 | Canada (all) |
| List of Orders and Awards, 1919 | Canada (all) |
| Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory, 1871 | Canada (all) |
| Pathfinders of the West | Canada (all) |
| Provincial Government Personnel List, 1919 | Canada (all) |
| Railways, Steamships & Steamboats in Canada | Canada (all) |
| The Canada Directory, 1853/1854 | Canada (all) |
| The Century Cyclopedia of Names | Canada (all) |
| The Irishman in Canada | Canada (all) |
| The Loyalists of America and Their Times from 1620 to 1816 | Canada (all) |
| The Reverend Richard Bradford | Canada (all) |
| The Scotch-Irish in Canada. | Canada (all) |
| The Tragic Story of the Empress of Ireland (and other great sea disasters) | Canada (all) |
| Three Years in Canada | Canada (all) |
| Thrilling Experiences in the War in South Africa | Canada (all) |
| Who, What & When in Canada (before the 20th Century) | Canada (all) |
| Work of the Canadian Archives, 1908 - 1913 | Canada (all) |
| Attleborough in War Time | England |
| London in the Olden Time | England |
| The Bramshott Souvenir Magazine | England |
| Facts About Ulster | Ireland |
| Sketches of Irish Soldiers in Every Land | Ireland |
| Provincial Telephone Directory #119, December 1947 | Manitoba |
| New Brunswick in the 1940's | New Brunswick |
| The First Fifty Years of the Church of England in the Province of New Brunswick, 1783-1833 | New Brunswick |
| The Winslow Papers, 1776-1826 | New Brunswick |
| A Chapter in the History of the Township of Onslow | Nova Scotia |
| A Compendium of the Shipping of Yarmouth, 1761-1902 | Nova Scotia |
| A History of the County of Antigonish | Nova Scotia |
| A McCurdy Family History | Nova Scotia |
| Cape Breton, Canada | Nova Scotia |
| Eastern District Telephone Directory, 1922 | Nova Scotia |
| Halifax & District Telephone Directory, 1950 | Nova Scotia |
| Historical and Genealogical Record of the First Settlers of Colchester County | Nova Scotia |
| History of Nova Scotia (vol. 3) | Nova Scotia |
| Louisbourg, an Historical Sketch. | Nova Scotia |
| Nova Scotia in its Historical, Mercantile and Industrial Relations | Nova Scotia |
| One Hundred Years with the Baptists of Amherst | Nova Scotia |
| Relief Map & Directory, 1931 | Nova Scotia |
| Richard John Uniacke, a Sketch. | Nova Scotia |
| Ships of War, Lost on the Coast of Nova Scotia and Sable Island, during the Eighteenth Century | Nova Scotia |
| The History of the Presbyterian Church in Cape Breton | Nova Scotia |
| The Royal Province of New Scotland and her Baronets | Nova Scotia |
| The Voyages and Discoveries of the Cabots. | Nova Scotia |
| Yarmouth Past and Present, A Book of Reminiscences | Nova Scotia |
| Yarmouth...a Sequel to Campbells History | Nova Scotia |
| A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other Townships of the County | Ontario |
| A History of Simcoe County | Ontario |
| A History of St. John’s Church, Smiths Falls | Ontario |
| A History of the County of Grey | Ontario |
| Annual Report of St. Paul's Church, Hamilton, 1905 - 1939 | Ontario |
| Belleville Directory, 1940 | Ontario |
| Berlin Celebration of Cityhood | Ontario |
| Bushy Live in the Ottawa Valley. | Ontario |
| Canada. Its Defences, Condition, and Resources | Ontario |
| Capt. Joseph Brant’s Status as a Chief, and some of His Descendants | Ontario |
| Chief Smoke Johnson. | Ontario |
| Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Lambton | Ontario |
| Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of York | Ontario |
| David Zeisberger and his Delaware Indians | Ontario |
| Diary of a Voyage from Scotland to Canada, 1833 | Ontario |
| Directory of Smiths Falls, 1948 | Ontario |
| Down the Years with Our Lady of Grace Parish, 1863 - 1955 | Ontario |
| Early Days at Port Ryerse | Ontario |
| Feudalism in Upper Canada (McNab Township, Renfrew Co), 1823 - 1843 | Ontario |
| Fleming’s Farm and Live Stock Almanac, 1916 | Ontario |
| German-Canadian Folk-Lore | Ontario |
| Golden Jubilee, the T. Eaton Co. Ltd., 1869 - 1919 | Ontario |
| Governor Simcoe’s tour through Southern Ontario | Ontario |
| Hamilton Centennial 1846 - 1946 | Ontario |
| Historical Sketch of Markham Township, 1793 - 1950 | Ontario |
| Historical Sketches of the County of Elgin | Ontario |
| History of Toronto and County of York, Ontario | Ontario |
| History of Leeds & Grenville from 1749 to 1879 | Ontario |
| History of the County of Bruce | Ontario |
| History of the County of Lennox and Addington | Ontario |
| History of the County of Middlesex, Canada | Ontario |
| History of the County of Perth from 1825 to 1902 | Ontario |
| History of the Ottawa Valley | Ontario |
| History of the Settlement of Upper Canada | Ontario |
| Illustrated Historical Atlas of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Counties | Ontario |
| Local History of the Town of Brockville | Ontario |
| Obituary of a Noted Anthropologist (Dr. A. F. Chamberlain). | Ontario |
| Ontario County; A Short Sketch of its Settlement, Physical Features and Resources | Ontario |
| Original constitution and membership, Ontario Historical Society, 1899 | Ontario |
| Ottawa & Kingston City Directory, 1875 | Ontario |
| Ottawa City Directory, 1861-1862 | Ontario |
| Ottawa City Directory, 1909 | Ontario |
| Ottawa City Directory, 1926 | Ontario |
| Ottawa Past and Present | Ontario |
| Past and Present Fortifications at Kingston | Ontario |
| Past Years in Pickering | Ontario |
| Pembroke Ontario's Centenary | Ontario |
| Pioneer Life in Zorra | Ontario |
| Pioneer Papers nos. 1-6, Simcoe County Early History | Ontario |
| Pioneer Sketches in the District of Bathurst | Ontario |
| Provincial Government Personnel List, 1919 | Ontario |
| Recollections and Records of Toronto of Old | Ontario |
| Remarks on negotiation of the US -Canada border between St. Regis and Sault Ste. Marie. | Ontario |
| Reminiscences by Judge William Elliott | Ontario |
| Reminiscences of earlier years in Brant | Ontario |
| Reminiscences of the First Settlers in the County of Brant | Ontario |
| Report of the Ottawa and Hull Fire Relief Fund | Ontario |
| Robert Wilson, Pioneer Teacher (London, Ontario) | Ontario |
| Rural Directory for the Electoral District of Lincoln, January 1929 | Ontario |
| Shanty, Forest and River Life | Ontario |
| Sketch of Peter Teeple, Loyalist and Pioneer, 1762 - 1847 | Ontario |
| Some descendants of Joseph Brant | Ontario |
| Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry- A History | Ontario |
| The Canadian Biographical Dictionary,1880. | Ontario |
| The Ethnographical Elements of Ontario | Ontario |
| The Fathers of London Township | Ontario |
| The Gilbert Family History (vol. 5), Ancestry of William Forbes | Ontario |
| The Gilbert Family History (vol. 6), Ancestry of Ezra Holton | Ontario |
| The Gilbert Family History (vols. 1 & 2), Ancestry of Nancy Treadway & Melvin Moffatt | Ontario |
| The Gilbert Family History (vols. 3 & 4), Ancestry of Daniel Britton & Sally Wood | Ontario |
| The Gilbert Family History, (vols. 7 & 8), Ancestry of Solomon Gilbert & Thankful Haskell | Ontario |
| The Great Western Railway | Ontario |
| The History of the County of Welland, Ontario | Ontario |
| The Hub and the Spokes - The Capital and its Environs | Ontario |
| The Migration of Voyageurs from Drummond Island to Penetanguishene in 1828. | Ontario |
| The Naming of London Streets | Ontario |
| The Pioneers of Old Ontario | Ontario |
| The Proudfoot Papers per L&M.H.S. | Ontario |
| The Settlement of London | Ontario |
| The Settlement of the County of Grenville | Ontario |
| The Settlers of Lobo Township | Ontario |
| The Settlers of March Township | Ontario |
| The Society of Friends of Lobo Township | Ontario |
| The Story of Dundas | Ontario |
| The Story of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Cobourg | Ontario |
| The Township of Scarboro, 1796 - 1896 | Ontario |
| The Village of London | Ontario |
| The White Chief of the Ottawa | Ontario |
| Toon O' Maxwell—An Owen Settlement in Lambton County | Ontario |
| Toronto & the Home District Directory, 1837 | Ontario |
| Toronto, Hamilton & London, Society Blue Book , 1900 | Ontario |
| Toronto's 100 Years | Ontario |
| Tribal Divisions of the Indians of Ontario | Ontario |
| United Empire Loyalists of the old Johnstown District | Ontario |
| Vernon's London Directory, 1944 | Ontario |
| Welland County Minutes, 1936 | Ontario |
| Galt, Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo, Telephone Directory, November 1958 | Ontario |
| A History of the Eastern Townships | Quebec |
| Histoire de Longueuil et de la famille de Longueuil | Quebec |
| L'Ile d'Orleans | Quebec |
| Lovell's Business & Professional Directory, 1890-1891 | Quebec |
| Pioneers of the Upper Ottawa and the Humors of the Valley | Quebec |
| Sketches of some Early Shefford Pioneers | Quebec |
| Storied Province of Quebec - Biographies (vols. 3-5) | Quebec |
| Storied Province of Quebec - History (vols. 1-2) | Quebec |
| The Call to Arms | Quebec |
| The History of the Parish of Hull Quebec, 1823-1923 | Quebec |
| History of Saskatchewan and its People - Histories | Saskatchewan |
| Saskatchewan, Canada- History of Saskatchewan and its People - Biographies) | Saskatchewan |
| Saskatchewan, Canada- The Greyston | Saskatchewan |
| Saskatoon Telephone Directory, 1944 | Saskatchewan |
| Andrew Jackson. | United States |
| Lovell's Gazetteer of British North America, 1874 | United States |
| Officers And Members Of The Scotch-Irish Society Of America, 1891 | United States |
| Our Pledge to Posterity | United States |
| Patriotism of The Scotch-Irish. | United States |
| The Scotch - Irish in East Tennessee. | United States |
| The Scotch-Irish in South-Western Pennsylvania. | United States |
| The Scotch-Irish in the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America | United States |
| The Scotch-Irish of California | United States |
| The Scotch-Irish of Kentucky | United States |
| The Scotch-Irish of The Bench And Bar | United States |
| The Scotch-Irish People- Their Influence in the Formation of the Government of the United States. | United States |
| The Scotch-Irish Race Among the Nations | United States |