Shortgrass Library System
Genealogy books, videos etc.
compiled by Helene Paquin - March 2008
The Shortgrass
Library System includes all the following libraries:
by Briggs,
Elizabeth -
location: MedHat
A
family remembers: how to create a family memoir using video and tape recorders
by McLaughlin, Paul
-
location: MedHat,
Brooks,
A
genealogical and heraldic history of the colonial gentry
by Burke, Bernard,
Sir -
2 volumes in 862 pages
location: MedHat
A historical record of the George and Mary Goetz family by Dorscher, George
location:
A historical record of the Basilious Schmidt family by Dorscher, George
location:
A
history of
Garden City, N.Y., Rego Irish Records & Tapes, 1998
videorecording - VHS - 58 minutes
location: MedHat
A
preservation guide: saving the past and the present for the future
by Sagraves,
Barbara -
location: medHat
A
simplified guide to bishops’ transcripts and marriage licenses: their
locations and indexes in England, Wales and Ireland
by Gibson, J.S.W.
-
location: MedHat
A student’s guide to German American genealogy by Robl, Gregory
location: MedHat
A
to zax: a comprehensive dictionary for genealogists & historians
by Evans, Barbara
Jean -
location: MedHat
A
treasure of memories: a story of the Monitor and Pemukan districts in Alberta,
Canada by Rutledge, Elaine;
Likes,
loctions: MedHat, Bassano, Rosemary
Abridged
biography and genealogy master index: a consolidated index to more than 1, 600,
000 biographical sketches from over 115 selected current and retrospective
biographical dictionaries indexed through 1987
by McNeil, Barbara;
Unterbutger, Amy L. -
3 volumes, 3537 pages
- emphasis on
location: Brooks
Access
to ancestry: a genealogical resource manual for Canadians tracing their heritage
by Briggs, Elezabeth
-
locations: MedHat, Brooks
Akokiniskway: by the river of many roses by Rosebud Historical Society
Rosebud, Alta., 1985 - 672 pages
- emphasis on Rosebud, Beynon and Redland from 1883-1983
locations: MedHat, Bassano
Alberta, formerly a part of the North West Territories: an index to birth, marriage and death registrations prior to 1900
by Documentary
Heritage Society of
location: MedHat, Brooks
Alberta
formerly the Northwest Territories: index to registration of births, nmarriages
and deaths 1870 to 1905, volume 1
by
locations: MedHat, Brooks (2 copies)
by
location: Brooks
by Alberta
Genealogical Society -
location: MedHat, Brooks
An
Historical record of the Michael Torscher family: Joseph, Konrad, Stephen,
location:
Ancestors - a beginner’s guide to family history and genealogy
by Willard, Jim; Willard, Terry; Wilson, Jane
- a companion to the 4 videocassettes (note not same location): Ancestors: How to research your family history
location: Brooks
Ancestors
- How to research your family history
by Willard, Jim; Willard, Terry
4 videocassettes - VHS - 300 minutes
- a companion guide to the book (note not same location) Ancestors: a beginner’s guide to family history and genealogy
location: MedHat
Ancestors
in German archives: a guide to family history sources
by Wright, Raymond
S. -
1189 pages, some maps
location: MedHat
Ancestral
trails: the complete guide to British genealogy and family history
by Herber, Mark D.
-
674 pages, some maps
location: MedHat
Ancestry’s
red book: American state, county & town sources
by Eicholz, Alice
-
758 pages, some maps
location: MedHat
Back
to the land : a genealogical guide to finding farms on the Canadian prairies
by Obee, Dave
-
locations: MedHat, Brooks
Bassano
Cemetary,
By Wasylenko, Judy
-
location: MedHat
Beyond
pedigrees: organizing and enhancing your work
by Whitaker,
Beverly DeLong -
location: MedHat
Birth
records adoptions:
location: MedHat (3 copies)
Births,
deaths, marriages on the Carlstadt circuit, 1910-1920
by
18 pages, some maps
location: MedHat
Books
you need to do genealogy in
by Taylor, Ryan
-
location: MedHat
Boots
visits grandma by James, Sara
-
23 pages, children’s storybook
- juvenile fiction - Boots visits grandma & learns about his family tree
location: Bassano
Bringing
your family history to life through social history
by
Sturdevant, Katherine Scott -
242 pages
location: Brooks
Brooks
and District Genealogical Society:
surnames and areas of research
by Alberta Genealogical Society, Brooks District branch, 1995 - 28 pages
location: Brooks
by
10 pages, some maps
location: Brooks
Burke’s
American families with British ancestry: the lineages of
1600 families of British origin now resident in the
by Burke, Bernard,
Sir -
Baltimore, Genealogical Pub.
3022 pages, 25 leaves
location: MedHat
Canadian
railway records: a guide for genealogists
by
location: MedHat
Checklist
of parish registers 1986 - Repertoire de registres paroissiaux 1986
by Birkett,
Patricia -
location: MedHat, Brooks
by Shaw, Keith - Cardston, Alta., Cardston & District Historical Society, 1978
536 pages, some maps
location: Rosemary Community Library
Clans
and families of
location: MedHat
Clans and Tartans by Mackay, James
location: Brooks
Crafting your own heritage album by Braun, Bev
locations: Brooks, Tilley
by Wasylenko, Judy
-
15 leaves
location: MedHat
Crowsnest
and its people
914 pages, some maps
location: Brooks
by Wasylenko, Judy
-
6 leaves
location: MedHat
Debrett’s
peerage and baronetage
by Kidd, Charles:
Williamson, David -
locations: MedHat (2), Brooks
by Wasylenko, Judy
-
26 leaves
location: MedHat
Descendants
(and their spouses) of Scottish Canadian Charles Edie (born 1809-died 1878)
by Edie, Ralph; Edie, Beth -
location: MedHat
Digitizing
your family history: easy methods for preserving your heirloom documents,
photos, home movies and more in a digital format
by McLure, Rhonda
R. -
188 pages
location: MedHat
Do
people grow on family trees?: genealogy for kids & other beginners: the
official
location: Redcliff
Do
your family tree, part 1
by Eakle, Arlene
H., Horizon Home Video -
videocassette - VHS - 50 minutes
- emphasis on
location: MedHat
Do
your family tree, part 11: advanced research
by Eakle, Arlene
H., Horizon Home Video -
videocassette - VHS 75 minutes
- emphasis on
location: MedHat
Echoes of Willow Creek by Douglas, Helen; Ohler, Vilda
Granum, Alta.; Willow Creek Historical Society, 1965 - 104 pages
location: Bassano
Family
Health tree: genetics & genealogy by
McNabb, Luanne: Curtis,
location: MedHat
Family histories: an easy, step-by-step guide to capturing your family’s precious memories now, before they’re lost by Pengra, Nancy L.
location: MedHat
Family
Searches genealogy:
location: MedHat( 2 copies)
Family
tree page ideas for scrapbookers: 130 ways to create a scrapbook legacy
by Musselwhite,
Charlie -
112 pages
location:
Finding anyone anywhere anywhen by Elliot, Noel Montgomery
- featuring genealogy websites on the internet
location: Brooks
Finding
your family on the internet: the ultimate guide to online family history
research by Otterson, Michael
-
254 pages
location: MedHat
Finding your German ancestors by Smalser, Ronald
location: MedHat
Finding your roots online by Hendrickson, Nancy
location: Redcliff
First addendum to the obituaries index: as published by the Brooks Bulletin for the years 1990-2000 by Alberta Geanealogical Society, Brooks branch, 2000
65 pages
locations: MedHat, Brooks
Genealogical
guide to East and
478 pages, some maps
location: MedHat
Genealogical
and local history books in print
- general
location: MedHat
Genealogical research in Nova Scotia by Punch, Terrence M.
location: MedHat, Brooks (1983 edition-135 pages)
Genealogical research on the Web by Kovacs, Diane
location: MedHat
Genealogical
resources in the
by
location: MedHat
Genealogy Online by Crowe, Elizabeth Powell
location: Brooks
Genealogy
Online for dummies
by Helm, Matthew;
Helm, April Leigh -
332 pages, 1
computer disc
location:
German
Immigrants: lists of passengers bound from
location: MedHat
Gift of heritage by Peterson, Mary Lou
videocassette VHS, 60 minutes
- how to create your own family tree video
location: MedHat
Guide to naturalization records of the United States by Schafer, Christina K.
location: MedHat
Hilda’s golden heritage
Hilda, Alta.; Hilda Town & Country Ladies Club, 1974 - 306 pages
location: MedHat, Brooks, Redcliff, Bassano, Rosemary
How
to do everything with your genealogy
by Morgan, George
G. -
- emphasis on
location: Graham (Ralston & Suffield)
In Search of your British & Irish roots: a complete guide to tracing your English, Welsh, Scottish & Irish ancestors by Baxter, Angus - Toronto, Ont., 2000
306 pages
location: MedHat (2)
In
search of your Canadian roots: tracing your family tree in
by Baxter, Angus
-
location, MedHat (2 copies), Brooks
In search of your European roots: a complete guide to tracing your ancestors in every country in Europe by Baxter, Angus - Baltimore, Md., Genealogical Pub., 2001
315 pages
location: MedHat (2 copies)
In seach of your German roots: a complete guide to tracing your ancestors in the Germanic areas of Europe by Baxter, Angus
location: MedHat (2)
In
search of your roots: a guide for Canadians seeking their ancestors
by Baxter, Angus
-
locations: Graham (Ralston & Suffield), Foremost
Index
to the 1901 census: District of Alberta (no. 202)
by Alberta
Genealogical Society,
420 pages
locations: MedHat, Brooks (2), Bassano
Index
to the 1901 census, District of Assiniboia East (no. 203)
by Alberta Genealogical Society, Edmonton Branch, 2004 - 312 pages, map
location, MedHat, Brooks, Bassano
Index
to the 1901 census: District of Assiniboia West (no. 204)
by
locations: MedHat, Brooks, Bassano
Index
to the 1901 census, District of Saskatchewan (no. 205)
by Alberta
Genealogical Society,,
locations: MedHat, Brooks, Bassano
Index
to the 1901 census,
by
locations: MedHat, Brooks, Bassano
Irish families: their names, arms and origins by MacLysaght, Edward
location: MedHat
Irish records: souces for family and local history by Ryan, James G.
location: Brooks
Keeping
family stories alive: discovering and recording the stories and reflections of a
lifetime by Rosenbluth, Vera -
232 pages
location: MedHat
Key
to sources of the index to
by
- index includes
1087 cemeteries in
microfiche,
microforms
locations: MedHat, Brooks
by Wasylenko, Judy
-
location: MedHat
Kith
and Kin of the Scots: oor ain folk
by McOwan, Rennie
-
location: Alcoma Community library
Links
to your Canadian past:
by Gagne, Peter J
-
location: MedHat
Links
to your Canadian past:
by Gagne, Peter J
-
location: MedHat
Links
to your Canadian past:
location: MedHat
Little
Plume cemetery, NW36-9-5-W4, east of
by Alberta Genealogical Society, Medicine Hat Branch, 1986 - 3 leaves
location: MedHat
Locating
your immigrant ancestor: a guide to naturalization records
by Neagles, James;
Neagles, Lila Lee -
153 pages
-emphasis on
location: MedHat
Loyalist
lineages of Canada, 1783-1983
by Morgan, Lyon;
United Empire Loyalists’ Assoc of
location: Brooks
Loyalist lineages of Canada, volume 11 by MacNab, Dorrine Robertson
2 volumes, 1563 pages
location: Brooks (2 copies)
Managing a genealogical project by Dollarhide, William
location: MedHat
Mingling
Memories -
1067 pages, some maps
location: Brooks
More Irish families by MacLysaght, Edward
Blackrock,
location: MedHat
Netting your ancestors: genealogical research on the internet
by Howells, Cyndi - Baltimore, M.d: Genealogical Pub.Co., 1997 - 182 pages
- this is the author who is host of the famous Cyndi’s List on the internet
location: Brooks
location: Brooks
location: Brooks
location: Brooks
Obituaries
index: as published by the Brooks Bulletin for the years 1910-1989
by Alberta Genealogical Society, Brooks & District Branch, 1997 - 93 pages
locations: MedHat, Brooks (2)
Organizing mountains of paper by St.Denis, Louise
location: MedHat
Organizing your family history search: efficient & effective ways to gather and protect your genealogical research by Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo
location: MedHat
Our
foothills
by Millarville,
486 pages, some maps
location: Brooks
Passenger
and immigration lists index: a guide to published arrival records of about
500,000 passengers who came to the
location: Brooks
Passenger
and immigration lists index, Supplement
by Gale Research
Inc. -
- annual periodicals from 1982 to 2008
location: Brooks
People
of
locations: MedHat, Brooks
Photographing your heritage by Shull, Wilma Sadler
Salt
location: MedHat
Pioneer
Albertans, 1912: an index to biographies of over 500 pioneer Albertans, with
cross-reference to 950 spouses and mothers: compiled from History of
Naniamo B.C., Naniamo Family History Society, 1998 - 58 pages
location: MedHat
Planning
a genealogical trip to the
by Argent, Judith; Kurmey, Stephanie
Surrey Public
Library;
location: MedHat
Plugging
into your past: how to find real family history records online
by Crume, Rick -
- excellent for online websites with info on costs to join, if any
location: Rolling Hills
Preserving your family photographs; how to organize, present and restore your precious family images by Taylor, Maureen Alice
location: Brooks
Proof
of documents in
by Provincial
Archives of Alberta -
locations: MedHat,
Brooks,
Protect your precious documents by St.Denis, Louise
location: MedHat
location: Brooks
by Wasylenko, Judy
location: MedHat
Rosedale
United Church Cemetery, NW ¼ Sec 27, Twp 45, Rge 4 W4 ( east of Wainright)
by Carl, Diane; Greenslade,
location: MedHat
Royal
map 102 x 79cm
Location: Alcoma Community Library
Saga of Schuler stalwarts by Schuler History Committee
Schuler, Alta., 1969-1998 revised editions - 236-289 pages
locations: MedHat,
Brooks, Foremost, Redcliff,
St
Patrick’s cemetery, Lethbridge,
by Alberta Genealogical Society, Lethbridge Branch, 1981 - 79 pages
location: MedHat
location: MedHat
Scrapbooking your family history by Best, Laura
location: MedHat
videocassette - VHS - 60 minutes + 14 page pamphlet on tracing your ancestors
location: Alcoma Community Library
Scottish clans by Hill, Ken
videorecording - VHS - 64 minutes
location: Alcoma Community library
Shortgrass
Country: a history of Foremost and Nemiskan
by Butterwick, Alyce
Foremost, Alta., Foremost Historical Society, 1975 - 688 pages, some maps
locations: MedHat,
Brooks, Redcliff,
Some
family: the Mormons and how humanity keeps track of itself
by Akenson , Donald Harman
location: MedHat
Still
God’s country: the early history of Byemoor and area
by Campbell, Marie
Byemoor, Alta.; Byemoor History Committee, 1975 - 249 pages, some maps
location: Bassano
Alberta Genealogical Society, Lethbridge Branch, 1982 - 41 pages, map
location: MedHat
The
bear and the bone king: stories of early Medicine Hat District: excerpts from
the memoirs of Will Hargrave
by Hargrave, Will, Sissons, Malcolm
locations: MedHat (3), Redcliff (2), Graham (Ralston & Suffield), Rolling Hills
The
location: Alcoma Community library
The
Canadian genealogical sourcebook
by Taylor, Ryan, Canadian Library Association
location: MedHat (2)
The clans & Tartans of Scotland by McIan, Robert Ronald
location: MedHat
The
family tree detective: cracking the case of your family’s story
by Douglas, Ann; MacEachern, Stephen
- juvenile literature
locations: MedHat, Brooks, Foremost, Rosemary
The family tree guide book to Europe: your passport to tracing your genealogy across Europe by Nevius, Erin
location: Graham (Ralston & Suffield)
The
genealogical services directory: family and local history handbook
by Blatchford,
Robert -
- emphasis on
location: MedHat (2 copies), Brooks
The Genealogist’s Address Book by Bentley, Elizabeth Petty
location: MedHat (2 copies)
The genealogist’s companion & sourcebook by Croom, Emily Anne
- emphasis on
location: Brooks
The genealogist’s internet by Christian, Peter
location: Brooks
The
genealogy handbook: the complete guide to tracing your family tree
by Galford, Ellen
location: MedHat
The
Genealogy of the first Metis nation: the development and dispersal of the
location: MedHat
The
great ancestor hunt: the fun of finding out who you are
by Perl, Lila; Weihs, Erika
- juvenile literature
location: MedHat, Graham (Ralston & Suffield)
The
internet for genealogists: a beginner’s guide
by Rennick, Barbara; Wilson, Richard S.
location: Brooks
The
Library: a guide to the LDS Family History Library
by Cerny, Johni; Elloitt, Wendy
location: MedHat, Brooks
The
original lists of persons of quality: emigrants, religious exiles, political
rebels, serving men sold for a term of years, apprentices, children stolen,
maidens pressed and others who went from Great Britain to the American
plantations 1600-1700
by Hotten, John Camden
Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980 - 580 pages
location: MedHat
The origins of some Anglo-Norman families by Lloyd, Lewis Christopher
location: MedHat
The
Phillimore atlas and index of parish registers
location: Brooks
The
Reesor family in
by Davies, Blodwen - publ in 1953 - 160 pages
location: medHat
The
researcher’s guide to American genealogy by
location: MedHat
The Sleuth book for genealogists: strategies for more successful family history research by Croom, Emily Anne
location: Brooks
The
Source: a guidebook of American genealogy
by Szucs, Loretto Dennis: Luebking, Sandra Hargreaves
location: Brooks
The
weekend genealogist: timesaving techniques for effective research
by Melnyk, Marcia Yannizze
location: MedHat
The Western Canadians, 1600 - 1900: an alphabetized directory of the people, places and vital dates by Elliot, Noel Montgomery
location: MedHat (reference)
The Wuerttemberg emigration index by Schenk, Trudy; Froelke, Ruth
location: Brooks
There is a tomorrow by Herman, Ted
-emphasis on history & genealogy
location: MedHat
Tracing
your ancestors: an illustrated guide to compiling your family tree
by Morris, Christine
location: Tilley