ROOTSWEB
A free genealogy site. All kinds of good info for genealogists and anyone looking for Merriam's . Check out Query page .
Ontario genweb
Click on Counties and search your roots in Gray, Bruce or Northumberland County
Surname web
Check out Surnames around the world
National Archives of Canada
Searchable archives for Canada for 1871 & 1901 census, soldiers, photos
     FAMILY SEARCH OF THE LATTER DAY SAINTS
        Has the 1881 census on line now

Merriam Family's Web sites;

The Merriam House The house that is a site in the American Revolution.

Merriam Family Photos
This is the place to view and place you family photos. See if who you look like or make up your own album. If you join Merriam Family Photos we will notify you as new photos are added

Merriam Genealogy in England and America by Charles Pope. Is the best research book for those looking for Merriam's in North America. Bull Brier Press is the place to buy one.

Memories into Memoirs
A comprehensive guide to writing life's stories by Sharon Simpson

The Keeler Family Web site Carol Roach has researched several families from Northumberland Co. including the Grovers.

Honeywell Family website  family history, research family lineages and promote fellowship among Honeywell families world-wide

Merriam Mailing Lists
Roots web. Join the World Wide Merriam family mailing list
MERRIAM-L-request@rootsweb.com just  put "subscribe" in the message. If you would like to know more about it

Merriam -descendants mailing l list Join by sending email with subscribe in the message body to 
Merriam-Descendants-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Research in Ontario

Early Ontario records Bill Martin's web site of early records
Granny's Garden Research in Southern Ontario. Look for the search engine at the bottom of the page
Early Marriages of Ontario 1800 -1924
OCAF Ontario Cemetery finding aid

COUNTY ATLAS DIGITAL PROJECT Ancient maps of Ontario. Click the surname, County or Township.
Early Canadiana Online is a digital library providing access to over 1,037,000 pages of Canada's printed heritage
Cobourg Census project Indexing the 1901 Census entries for Cobourg, Northumberland Co,  Canada

Our Roots/ Nos Racines Canadian local history on line. Use the search page and search by book , author, subject or use full text with ancestors name.

Alberta Heritage Digitization Project Digitized Alberta Folklore, Art, Aerial Photographs, Maps, early Alberta Newspapers, Alberta Legal Documents, and Local and Alberta Histories.

Research in the United States;

Cornell University search site for Eastern United States

New England Records by Jane Devlin's web site of birth, death marriage and baptism records.