Ancestry Library Edition is a family history resource. It includes American, Canadian, and international records for census, birth, marriage, death, immigration, and military information spanning from the 1500s to 2000s. Patrons must visit the library to access this resource.
Genealogy & History
Online Resources
Calgary Herald Archive Newspapers & Magazines Research
Archive of Alberta's largest and oldest daily newspaper. Over a century (1883–2010) of primary source material.
Edmonton Journal Archive Newspapers & Magazines Research
Historical editions of the Edmonton Journal from 1903–2010. This database provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily searchable, first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
FamilySearch Research
Learn more about your family's history with one of the largest free online collections of historical records and resources.
As a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, Strathcona County Library provides access to protected online resources from the FamilySearch Website (not available from home). These additional FamilySearch resources are only available from within the library. Access to this collection requires users to create an account with FamilySearch.
How to Access:
Visit SCL and use a public computer in the Teen Zone or 2nd Floor Computer lab or connect to the Library-Guest Wifi Network
Frontier Life Research
This collection of primary source documents helps us to understand existence on the edges of the anglophone world from 1650–1920. Includes historical maps, books, letters, photos and more.
Gale Primary Sources Research
Discover primary sources from 29 key research collections like The Economist Historical Archive, Smithsonian Collections Online, 19th Century U.K Periodicals, Daily Mail Historical Archive and The Times Digital Archive.