ANN ARBOR, Mich., February 7, 2006 - Micromedia ProQuest is pleased to inform customers that new Canadian genealogy content has been added to Ancestry Library Edition, including the first and only fully-indexed 1911 Census of Canada.

The new genealogy subsets provide Canadians and those people with Canadian ancestry the most comprehensive tools and content needed to easily and efficiently research their family history.

A partner product between ProQuest and MyFamily.com, Ancestry® Library Edition is considered one of the most important genealogical collections available today.  The online database has unparalleled coverage of Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital statistics, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from other areas. This collection of more than 4,000 databases and four billion names is essential to having a broad genealogy collection, and its valuable content is a strong complement to HeritageQuest^TM  Online.

The fully indexed 1911 Census of Canada is searchable by family name for the first time anywhere on the web.  The Census, only the fifth general census in Canada, includes information on each inhabitant of the country, including place of habitation, marital status, age, place of birth, religion, occupation, education, and more. It is truly a wealth of information to anyone researching Canadian ancestry.

The 1911 Census of Canada includes nine provinces, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan, and two territories -- the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories.

In addition, Ancestry® Library Edition has added access to online collections of:

• Ontario Vitals
  • Ontario Marriage Index, 1858-1899
  • Ontario Birth Index, 1869-1907
  • Ontario Death Index, 1869-1932
• Ontario & Nova Scotia Census Records, 1800-1842
• Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s
• Canadian Address and Phone Directories, 1995-2002
• British Columbia Death Index, 1872 -1979

Ancestry® Library Edition also includes the ability to view authentic 1911 Census images of historical records from the Library and Archives Canada.  Additional collections include content beginning in 1592 and continuing through 2002. Records from all provinces and territories are represented.

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