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To find a biography, try a subject search using the person's name. For example:
Douglas, T. C.
Laurence, Margaret
Napoleon I
Diana, Princess of Wales
For a list of biographies on people who belong to a certain group, try subject searches such as
Hockey players -- Canada - Biography
Authors, English -- 19th century - Biography

Suggested titles for brief biographies:

[Canadian Link] 920.71 CAN Canadian Who's Who
920 CUR Current Biography
920.003 ENC Encyclopedia of World Biography
920.041 OXF Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
[Canadian Link] 971.240099 CLE Saskatchewan's Own: People Who Made a Difference
920 WHO Who's Who

For brief biographies:
Biography & Genealogy Master Index
Literature Resource Center
Canadian SiteSaskatoon Obituary Index
For magazine and newspaper articles written about people:
Canadian SiteCanadian Newsstand / CBCA - In Library     Out of Library
Canadian SiteCanadian Periodical Index (CPI.Q)
General Reference Center Gold

Canadian SiteDictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Biography.com

Web search hint:
If you are looking for the official Web Site of a person, enter "official" as a keyword along with the person's name.

Local History Room, Saskatoon Public Library
Hours: Monday & Thursday 10am to 9pm, Tuesday & Wednesday 10am to 5pm, Friday 10am to 6pm, Sunday (in the fall & winter) 1pm to 5:30pm
Information and pictures relating to Saskatoon and area history.

LinkAboriginal Genealogy
LinkBirth, Marriage & Death Records
LinkCensus Records
LinkGetting Started in Genealogy
LinkImmigration & Passenger Lists
LinkSaskatchewan Genealogy & History

This guide was last updated August 2006.

 

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