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Researching Mennonite Genealogy: Get started

About This Guide

This guide lists genealogical resources held in the Milton Good Library and the Mennonite Archives of Ontario at Conrad Grebel University College.The focus of our collections and expertise are Mennonites in Canada, and Ontario in particular.

The guide is organized in a step-by-step fashion, beginning with widely-available Mennonite genealogical databases and progressing through various research strategies to try.

Have you just discovered Mennonite ancestry? Read this introduction to Who Are Mennonites.

How to Access These Resources

Some of the resources listed here are directly accessible over the Internet. Most are available only at the library and archives.

Remote queries will be answered as staff time allows. Generally, questions that take more than 15 minutes to check will not be searched.

Visitors are welcome at the library and archives. It is strongly encouraged that you make an appointment with the archivist, Laureen Harder-Gissing, especially if you are traveling from a distance or are pressed for time. Contact in advance of your visit can help us prepare the resources you need, and suggest research you can do in advance of your visit.

This guide is compiled from resources listed in the University of Waterloo Library catalogue (the Milton Good Library is part of this system) and the Mennonite Archives of Ontario website. Generally, the library catalogue lists published materials; and the archives website lists unpublished materials.