This historical newspaper (Calgary Herald) provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
History & Genealogy
Online Resources
Alberta Historical Newspapers eMagazines/Newspapers
Alberta Research Portal Online Learning and Databases
Primary Source Research Database with 69 unique primary sources including extensive resources related to First Nations and Indigenous Peoples, the Associate Press Collections, Smithsonian Collection Online, Archives of Human Sexuality and Gender, and more!
Freely available to all Albertans.
Ancestry Library Edition Online Learning and Databases 
Discover your family history and trace your genetic roots with Ancestry Library.
Access 128 million Canadian family records, as well as 7 billion genealogical records from 100 countries across the globe! Collections include military publications, census data, pictures, stories, and more.
Leaving WBRL September 30.
Only available at Wood Buffalo Regional Library. No at-home/remote access.
Frontier Life Online Learning and Databases
Frontier Life gives you access to primary sources on the migration of Europeans and colonial frontier regions from the 16th to 19th centuries. Online resources include documents, images, maps, chronology and more!
Watch a video tutorial.
Only available at Wood Buffalo Regional Library