Ottawa Name Index

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Volunteers Are Needed

We are creating a Name Index to genealogies, family histories and other relevant books found in the Branch Library.

We are doing this as an aid to assist genealogists and family history researchers world-wide in finding their ancestors.

The process involves taking a printed genealogy or family history and reading through it page by page. Each name encountered is entered into a computer program (spreadsheet) using a standard set of instructions (These are currently being updated and will be available soon). This work can be done, a couple of hours at a time at the Ottawa Branch Library, which is located in the City of Ottawa Archives at 100 Tallwood Drive in the Old Ottawa City Hall . Once a genealogy has been completed, the computer file is given to the Index coordinator for review.

City of Ottawa Archives Reference Room hours: Please refer to this page for library hours and other library information..

For more information on this project or to volunteer please email the coordinator.