Not only does the public library have resources to get you started, but we can also show you the best resources and places to do your genealogy research.

Although reference materials may not be checked out, you can use these items in the library for as long as you need them. You can also ask your public library to order items in for you from libraries and bookmobiles throughout New Brunswick for free. What’s more, your public library can order materials for you from libraries and archives across Canada, such as microfilm from Library and Archives Canada. This is possible through a library service called Interlibrary Loans.

To find out what New Brunswick’s public libraries and bookmobiles can offer you, why not search through our online catalogue – VISION. It’s fast and easy to use.

Find it Fast! is a tool available in VISION to help you quickly locate items of interest. To use it, go to VISION, click on Find it Fast! and then Genealogy.

From there, select the genealogy topic you want to know more about.  This path will lead you to books and other in-library resources that are available to the public for FREE!

The topics that you can search for using this tool are:

• Birth and death records
• Cemeteries
• Census
• Church records
• Family history
• Genealogical research
• Heraldry
• Marriage records

Visit the New Brunswick Virtual Reference Library and with just a few clicks of your mouse, you can find links to local, provincial, national, and international archives, genealogical societies, search engines and much more. These are all available through one quick stop on New Brunswick’s public libraries website!

New Brunswick’s public libraries offer you an online ask-a-librarian reference service – Quaestio. This service is for times when you have a quick question and can’t get in to your public library or bookmobile.

For tough or really in-depth questions, please come see us at your public library or bookmobile to ask your question in person.  Typically, genealogy questions fall in this category – so please come visit us!

To find us online, go to www.gnb.ca/publiclibraries. Select your language of choice. You will then be redirected to our homepage.  At the top of the page, you will see a gold tab that will link you to Quaestio and many other services.  Click on the Quaestio tab and fill out the form and submit your question to the provincial Quaestio team.

Many of New Brunswick’s public libraries have local genealogy resources. Some have even created guides to local, provincial, national, and international resources. To see if anything would be of interest to you, please browse through their descriptions.

Don’t forget to visit the New Brunswick Genealogical Society and the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick websites!