Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal Workshop Handout

1. JGS-Montreal.org All about JGS-Montreal meetings, workshops, projects, and help on genealogical research with a focus on Jewish Montreal. See our page on Getting Started with Jewish Genealogy.
2. JewishGen.org THE place to start Jewish genealogical research. Features include Getting started; Databases of families, towns, and burials; Special Interest Groups, Discussion Groups, and much more. Be sure to spend adequate time exploring this collection of resources, which includes a Guide to Canadian Jewish Genealogical Research. Most services require free registration, and some services require an annual donation.
3. CJHN.ca/en The Canadian Jewish Heritage Network site brings together the databases and digitized archival material of several Montreal-area Jewish organizations. Free.
4. JRI-Poland.org Jewish Records Indexing - Poland contains millions of vital records. Free.
5. Search.Ancestry.ca/search/collections/drouinvitals/ The Drouin Collection contains Quebec marriage, birth and some death records up to 1942. Requires subscription. Write to vitals@jgs-montreal.org for in-depth research not available online.
6. Bibnum2.BNQuebec.ca/bna/lovell/ Lovell's Annual Montreal Directories (1842-2010) are online and freely accessible. There is no search, but the directories are alphabetical and include street directories.
7. Newspapers.Lib.SFU.ca/mcc-cjr-collection The Canadian Jewish Review (CJR) contains new of interest to Jewish families in Montreal and Toronto (1921-1966), including marriage and birth annouements. Many search features have had problems since 2016; avoid Advanced Search.
8. News.Google.com/newspapers Google Newspapers has the Montreal Gazette (1878-2006), as well as 1950s issues of the CJR missing from the SFU site. Free.

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