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Home Berczy Families News Newsletter Index Introduction  Research Resources	Research Resources  Books The following list does not include family histories. Family history information may be found in some of the books. Check library catalogues for further titles. Allodi, Mary Macaulay. Berczy. Ottawa : National Gallery of Canada, 1991. Andre, John. William Berczy, Co-Founder of Toronto Toronto : Ortoprint, 1967 Andre, John Infant Toronto as Simcoe's Folly. Toronto : Ortoprint, 1971 Berchem, F. R. The Yonge Street Story, 1793-1860 : an Account from Letters, Diaries and Newspapers. Toronto : Natural Heritage / Natural History, Inc., 1977. First Three Generation Charts of the Markham Berczy Settler Families (35 families) Markham, ON : Markham Berczy Settlers Association, 1994. German Pioneers of Toronto and Markham Township: The Story of William Moll Berczy. Historical Society of Mecklenburg Upper Canada, Inc. 2nd ed. 1987. MacIntosh, Robert M. "The Case for Mr. Berczy" in The Beaver December 2001/January 2002 p. 16-19. Markham, 1793-1900 edited by Isabel Champion. Markham, ON : The Markham District Historical Society, 2nd rev. ed. 1989 Markham Remembered. edited by Mary B. Champion. Markham, ON : The Markham District Historical Society, 1988. More Pioneer Hamlets of York. The Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario. York Chapter. Pioneer Hamlets of York. The Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario. York Chapter. Researching Yonge Street. Ontario Genealogical Society, Toronto Branch, 1996. includes "William Berczy and the Opening of Yonge Street" by Robert Shank and "Bolshar Munshaw and the Settling of Markham" by William Taylor. A Story of the Markham Berczy Settlers, 210 years in Markham, 1794-2004. Markham, ON : Markham Berczy Settlers Association, 2004. This publication is updated and expanded from the publication prepared in 1994. Contact the Association to purchase your copy, while supplies last. Periodicals The Berczy Settlers' Gazette is an excellent resource for information on William Berczy, the Berczy Settlers, their descendants and the activities of the Markham Berczy Settlers Association. This publication is received by members as part of their annual membership package. It is now published twice yearly. An index to this periodical is included on this web site. Please contact the association, if you wish to obtain a copy of an article. Videos 200th Anniversary Celebration (video of the celebrations on August 20, 1994) Lifetime Productions, 1994. The Odyssey of the Berczy Settlers, 1792-1813 : Conspiracy in Upper Canada, Markham Canada. Lifetime Productions, 1994. Research Centres If you are coming to the Markham area to do research, some advance preparation is most helpful. As a person who has done research and provides assistance to researchers, I have learned that being prepared results in the best use of limited time. This does not mean one is not open to new discoveries that one discovers "accidentally" nor to the suggestions made by archives or library staff who are familiar with the specific resources of their centre. Below is a list some of the major sources of Berczy family related materials. The following web sites provide some good suggestions on preparing for a "genealogical research trip". Suggestions are generic so they need to be adapted to your visit to Markham, Ontario. Check the specific Resource Centres below for their information. Before Your Trip — Doing Your Homework by Michael John Neill Preparing for Your Library Research Trip – Michael John Neill Resource Centres Markham Libraries Markham Community Library John Lunau Heritage Research Centre 6031 Highway 7 Markham, ON L3P 3A7 Unionville Library 15 Library Lane Unionville, ON L3R 5C4 Markham Museum and Historic Village This site provides information on researching at the Museum, a list of the family files, and details on the types of resources that can be found here. Markham Museum and Historic Village 9350 Hwy. 48 (about 2 km north of Hwy. 7) Markham L3P 3J3 (905) 294-4576 Heritage Markham Their web site provides information on the heritage of Markham and some of the heritage projects. Heritage Markham Town of Markham 101 Town Centre Boulevard Markham, ON L3R  9W3 (905) 447-7000 x 2080 Library and Archives Canada 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0N3 Archives of Ontario 134 MacDonald Boulevard Toronto, ON M7A 2C5 York Region Branch - Ontario Genealogical Society The cemetery transcriptions are most helpful when trying to find the tombstone of your ancestors and they are available for purchase. Check the web site for those that have been transcribed. The newsletter is very interesting. Web Sites Berczy Settler Family Web Sites The following are the known Berczy Settler family web sites. If you have a web site, please contact the webmaster at info@markhamberczysettlers.ca Haacke family www.haacke.com Stiver family www.bmts.com/~jiles Helmkay family http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~russmcgillivray/ Town of Markham and Unionville and District Information Virtual tour of Unionville Main Street Town of Markham - Brief history of the area Bethesda Church and Burying Ground - historical plaque Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church Berczy Settlement - historical plaque German Web Sites From September 27 to October 10, 2001 some of the Association members visited Germany with a focus on the areas we believe our ancestors lived, visiting Altona by land and sea (the point from which they embarked), and attending the festivities and witnessing the signing of the partnership between the Town of Markham and Noerdlingen. The fall 2001 newsletter contains details and reflections on this trip. Below are links to web sites of places and areas that were visited. Bremerhaven Hamburg Luneburg St. Dionys Lutheran Church Celle Wurzburg Nurnberg Noerdlingen The Association assumes no responsibility for the availability, reliability of information or results of any links from this site. .

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