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Ontario Canada Local History <-> Genealogy

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When you find ancestors, are you interested in learning more about the history they lived?  Do you want to explore new directions to solve the unsolved mystery?  What was home and family life like?  What did they eat? wear? read? What were the important happenings? Why were the wars fought and who fought them?  How in the world did they move about? 

How can I answer these questions?

   This page is being created, on a volunteer basis, to explore the world of our ancestors who resided in Ontario.  Through your genealogical research, you have learned something about your ancestors.  How do you learn more?  How do you solve the unsolved mystery?  My answer to both is to learn more about genealogical research by learning more about the history your ancestors lived.   After all, isn't genealogy the history of individuals and families? 
   I believe our ancestors would want us to know more about them than just their names and dates of birth and death.  Don't you? 

How can You help others to answer these questions?

If you have a page that helps to answer questions like these, or you know of such a site, please submit the URL, (and your suggestion for the category it would fit) by e-mail to me, so I can add it to this page.  After all, we can only learn from the past when we learn about the past.  You will be helping others to gain knowledge of our history by doing so. 
You may e-mail the link to Webweaver of this page.   Please include your name and e-mail address. 
   This is not a for-profit page.  I reserve the right to content decisions for this page.  Copyright remains with the owner of the site linked.  I will only add a link to your site. 
  Links are checked before being posted to this page, however, due to the nature of the internet, the content may change.  Though there is a seamier side to history, I want to keep this page appropriate to family viewing.  I want only the cleaned up versions.  Please inform me if you find a link to be inappropriate to family viewing or not working. 
   I would greatly appreciate suggestions for additional categories or criticisms, and hope you will keep me informed if the content on any link changes or becomes inappropriate for family viewing. 

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ONTARIO Counties & Districts

Addington (see LENOX AND ADDINGTON)
Algoma
Brant
Bruce
Carlton
Cochrane
Dufferin
Dundas
Durham
Elgin
Essex
Frontenac
Glengarry
Grenville
Grey
Haldimand
Haliburton
Halton
Hastings
Huron
Kenora
Kent
Lambton
Lanark
Leeds
Lennox and Addington
Lincoln
Manitoulin
Middlesex
Muskoka
Nipissing
Norfolk
Northumberland
Ontario
Oxford
Parry Sound
Peel
Perth
Peterborough
Prescott
Prince Edward
Rainy River
Renfrew
Russell
Simcoe
Stormont
Sudbury
Timiskaming
Thunder Bay
Victoria
Waterloo
Welland
Wellington
Wentworth
York

Check the County location of your town with this link: Ontario Cities and Towns
The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project

, by McGill University - search for people or maps.

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Category Selection List:

Agriculture and Farming	Home and Family	Maps and Geography
Architecture	Folklore and Tradition	Nature
Archaeology/Artifacts	Genealogy	Occupations
The Arts	Land Ownership	Photos/Photography
Biographies	Ethnic/Cultural/Gender Specific including the following: |Women | |Native American | |African American |	Libraries Societies
Books/Newspapers	Immigration/Naturalization	Transportation
Cemeteries	Health Care/Medicine	General and Misc.
Census	Economy / Money	Ontario Eras
Church / Religion	Government & Military	County Selection List
Education	Travel & Tourism: Yesterday & Today	Ontario Emblems & Symbols

Agriculture & Farming

• Tools and Machinery

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Architecture

• Royal Ontario Museum : Archaeology of an Iroquoian Longhouse

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Archaeology/Artifacts

• Artefacts Canada
• Royal Ontario Museum : Archaeology of an Iroquoian Longhouse
• Northeastern North America

A Guide to New England Projectile Points

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The Arts

• Literature
• Drama
• Music

Miscellaneous

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Biographies

• Martyrs Shrine - National shrine honoring Jesuit missionary saints who lived and died here 350 years ago

   Hwy 12, Midland, Ontario L4R 4K5.
Brief Sketches of the Jesuit Martyr-Saints :
John de Brébeuf, the first Jesuit Missionary in Huronia (1626);
Gabriel Lalemant, a Jesuit assistant to Brebeuf, he died March 17, 1649 at Ste. Ignace;
Anthony Daniel, a missionary near Bias-d'or Lakes (1632), founded the first boys' College in North America (Quebec 1635);
Charles Garnier, was a Jesuit Missionary in Huronia;
Noél Chabanel, a Jesuit priest, suffered martyrdom, in 1649, on the Nottawasaga;
Isaac Jogues, came to Huronia in 1636, helped to build Ste. Marie (1639);
René Goupil, studied medicine and offered his services to the Jesuit missions in Canada;
John de Lalande, accompanied Jogues to the Mohawk Mission (1646), a martyr, at Auriesville, N.Y.

• Premiers of Ontario Since 1867
• Chief Joseph Brant (1742-1807): Thayendanegea, Mohawk Indian Chief.
• John Graves Simcoe

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Books/Newspapers/Publications

• Online Web Sites
• Canadian Newspapers on Microfilm - Held by the National Library of Canada
• Historical

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Cemeteries

• The Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid (OCFA) - A database of over 2 Million interments in Ontario.

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Census

• Online searchable Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario - includes interactive MAP
• 1871 Census of Canada - ONTARIO: Searchable Database of Heads & Strays, by  Jim McKane.
• Map of 1871 Districts

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Church & Religion - Historical and Genealogical Information

• Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Worldwide Research Guide:
• Catholic Canada
• Quaker Ancestors Webring: Index of Sites, by Loretta Baughan.
• The Religious Society of Friends, with links and information

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Economy & Money

• Business and Industry
• Money
• University of Notre Dame Online Exhibit - Colonial Coins & Currency
• McMaster Archives: History of Economic Thought
• The Inflation Calculator online, created by S. Morgan Friedman, is reported to "...adjusts any given amount of money for inflation, according to the Consumer Price Index, from 1800 to 1999..."
• "Current Value of Old Money", by Roy Davies, attempts to answer the frequent question is "how much would a specified amount of money at a certain period of time be worth today?", with resources for Europe, U.S.A., Spain and even ancient Rome.

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Education

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Ethnic/Cultural/Gender
| Women | Native American | African American | Asian/Pacific | Chinese |
          | Eastern European | English | Irish | French | German |
          | Hispanic | Scottish | Spanish | The Poor |
          Your suggestions for additional are welcome

• Gender Specific
• Native Americans
• First Nations

First Nations Histories by Lee Stultzman
Geographic Overview of First Nations Histories
Algonquian and Ojibway, who live throughout the province, and the Cree, who live mostly in the north, speak Algonquian. The Iroquois and the Hurons, who live in southern and eastern Ontario, speak Iroquoian.

• Mohawk History : "...The Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne is part of the Greater Mohawk Nation who presently live on a number of territories stretching along the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers, by Lake Ontario and beyond, all the way to Brantford, Ontario, Canada..."
• Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs - "...responsible for the social, cultural, and political integrity of the Mohawk People..."

   Address: Box 366 - Rooseveltown, NY 13683   Phone (518) 358-3381.

• Union of Ontario Indians
• Lake of the Woods Objiway Cultural Center
• Contacts
• Huronia Museum & Huron-Ouendat Village - Canada's First Re-created Native Village

   549 Little Lake Park Road P.O. Box 638, Midland, Ontario L4R 4P4

• Native Tech: Native American Technology and Art
• Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)

Kearsarge Mountain Road - Warner, NH
   "...The Museum honors the Native American history of having an oral rather than written culture..."  includes: Online Tour & Medicine Woods "...a nature trail where plants are identified as to how they were used for food, dye, and medicine..."

• Read more: Virtual Museum of New France

(French)

• Our Ancestors of European Origin: Genealogy
• First Nations
• African American
• Ontario Black History Society

202-10 Adelaide Street E. - Toronto, Ontario M5C 1J3 Canada

• Online Ontario Black History Society Archives
• North Star: The Underground Railroad (The U.S.A. Civil War Era) and
• Africa Research Central - "...gateway to the archives, libraries, and museums with important collections of African primary sources..."
• Afrigeneas- "... a mailing list focused on genealogical research and resources in general and on African ancestry in particular..." by Don Mabry.
• Chinese
• Eastern European
• English
• Irish
• French
• Read more: Virtual Museum of New France

(French Version)

• 1688 Map of New France   Definition of New France
• The Explorers
• The Fur Trade in New France
• The Fur Trade in New France: Voyageurs and Hired Men
• The Habitant in New France
• Filles du roi or girls for marrying
• Our Ancestors of European Origin: Genealogy
• Hispanic
• Scottish
• Spanish
• The Poor
• The Poorhouse Story, by Linda Crannell and CCS - a collection of information, by state, which invites submissions to help tell this untold tale - read "Emma's Story" to see the touching story behind the site!!!
• Your suggestions for additional are welcome

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Folklore and Traditions

• Abenaki Stories
• Encyclopedia Mythica: Encyclopedia of Mythology, Folklore and Legend
• Poems, Ballads & Songs

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Genealogy <-> History Research Resources

• National Archives of Canada (in English & Francois)
• Genealogy Research
• Online searchable Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario - includes interactive MAP
• Aboriginal Peoples - Guide to the Records of the Government of Canada
• Archives of Ontario (in English & Francois)

77 Grenville Street West - Toronto, Ontario, M7A 2R9 Canada
   Phone: (416) 327-1600.

• Genealogical Research
• Ontario Vital Statistics Bulletin: Researching Birth, Death and Marriage Records in Ontario

Births: 1869-1903; Marriages: 1801-1918; Deaths: 1869-1928.

• Early Canadiana Online(ECO) is a full text online collection of more than 3,000 books and pamphlets documenting Canadian history from the first European contact to the late 19th century.
• Ontario Genealogical Society

    40 Orchard View Blvd., Suite 102 - Toronto, Ontario M4R 1B9 Canada
    Phone: (416) 489-0734.

• North York Public Library - Canadiana Collection

North York Centre - 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M2W 5N9 Canada
   Phone: (416) 395-5624.

• The Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid (OCFA) - A database of over 2 Million interments in Ontario.
• Bill Martin's Ontario Genealogy
• Birth, Marriage and Death Records for Ontario, Canada with corresponding Archives film numbers, so "...once you find a registration # for a Birth, Marriage or Death that you are interested in, the actual form can be seen by ordering the registration film from the Archives of Ontario..."
• WorldGenWeb for CanadaGenWeb for OntarioGenWeb
• Global Genealogy & History Shoppe: Searchable Online Data for Canada
• The Olive Tree Genealogy Canadian Section Index
• Ghost Towns of Ontario
• American Canadian Genealogical Society, in Manchester, New Hampshire
• WorldGenWeb's Greenland Genealogy Web Site
• Migrations, by Patrick Hays.

Many of our ancestors migrated between Ontario and New York.  Visiting New York research sites may be helpful.

• Albany County, New York research, by Katherine Barnes

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Government & Military
Pre Colonial | French Colonial | British Colonial | Canada |
Native Americans

• Canada's First Nations
• First Nations
• First Nations Histories by Lee Stultzman
• Geographic Overview of First Nations Histories
  Algonquian and Ojibway, who live throughout the province, and the Cree, who live mostly in the north, speak Algonquian. The Iroquois and the Hurons, who live in southern and eastern Ontario, speak Iroquoian.
• Mohawk History : "...The Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne is part of the Greater Mohawk Nation who presently live on a number of territories stretching along the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers, by Lake Ontario and beyond, all the way to Brantford, Ontario, Canada..."
• Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs - "...responsible for the social, cultural, and political integrity of the Mohawk People..."

   Address: Box 366 - Rooseveltown, NY 13683   Phone (518) 358-3381.

• Union of Ontario Indians
• Lake of the Woods Objiway Cultural Center
• Contacts
• Huronia Museum & Huron-Ouendat Village - Canada's First Re-created Native Village

   549 Little Lake Park Road P.O. Box 638, Midland, Ontario L4R 4P4

• The Six Nations of the Grand River Reservation - "...Haudenosaunee (People of the Long House) is the general term we use to refer to ourselves, instead of "Iroquois." The Six Nations brings together the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Tuscarora, Seneca and Cayuga nations.
• The Indian's Lament - by Dr. Charles Northrup
• French Colonial

French and Indian Wars

• French and Indian Wars: an essay (1750s-)
• French and Indian Wars (18th Century)
• The Practice of Scalping During the French and Indian War (1754-1760) By George A. Bray III
• British Colonial
• The American Revolution
• The Paris Peace Treaty (1783)
• Canada
• Canada Government Online (in English & Francois)
• About Canada - Its people and history
• Provincial and Territorial Web Sites
• The Constitutional Act -- or Canada Act -- (1791) "...divided the old province of

Quebec into Upper Canada (today's Ontario) and Lower Canada (today's Quebec)..."

• Local Ontario
• Ontario Official Government Site:
• Emblems & Symbols
• Premiers of Ontario Since 1867

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• Wars/Military

French and Indiana Wars | Revolutionary | War of 1812 |
French and Indian Wars

• French and Indian Wars: an essay (1750s-)
• French and Indian Wars (18th Century)

The Practice of Scalping During the French and Indian War (1754-1760) By George A. Bray III

Revolutionary War

• The American Revolution
• UNH: The Capture of Fort William & Mary New Castle, New Hampshire, December 14-15, 1774, online by The Milne Special Collections and Archives department of the University of New Hampshire Library.
• Letters of General George Washington (1775-1783) "... illustrate the importance that Washington placed on the military service, sacrifices and loyalty of the Western Abenakis during this crucial period in U.S. history..."
• The Paris Peace Treaty (1783)

War of 1812

• War of 1812 (Archives of Canada)
• War of 1812: (in English and Francois) - Companion to a documentary on the

 1812 conflict, directed by Brian McKenna, this site includes a great deal of information for Canadian, British and American, a chronology, locations, events, uniforms, and more.  "...intended for students, teachers and anybody interested in this fascinating period of North American history..."

• Fort Henry National Historic Site - in Kingston (Frontenac county) - a 19th century as a British military fortress, the 1st fort was built during the War of 1812, see History and Take a Tour.
• Discovery Harbor - in Penetanguishene : "...The events surrounding the War of 1812 provided the spark to construct an active naval dockyard at Penetanguishene..."
• Historic Ships H.M.S. Tecumseth and H.M.S. Bee
• War of 1812 Links and Revolutionary War Pensioners of 1813

The Rebellion of 1837

• Ontario Official Government Site: History of Ontario

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Health Care/Medicine

• Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)

Kearsarge Mountain Road - Warner, NH
   "...The Museum honors the Native American history of having an oral rather than written culture..."  includes: Online Tour & Medicine Woods "...a nature trail where plants are identified as to how they were used for food, dye, and medicine..."

• Colonial Diseases and Cures
• Archaic Medical Terms for Genealogists

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Home and Family

• Children
• Clothing
• History Unbundled 1792 Fashion
• The Costume Page: History
• Clothing of the 1830s
• Domestic Arts
• Quilts, Counterpanes & Throws - A Smithsonian Virtual Exhibit
• Food & Cooking
• Early American Wine and Foods
• Native American Foods and Recipes
• Lifestyle

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Immigration/Naturalization

• Bill Martin's Genealogy Home Page: includes

An 1822, "The Emigrant's Guide to the Canadas", by Wm Watson, Esq., Dublin : Printed by G. Bull, 3, Redmond's Hill,1822.!!!
An 1833, "The Emigrant's Guide and Directory to the Canadas", by Francis A. Evans, Esq., late agent for the Eastern Townships to the Legislature of Lower Canada, Dublin : William Curry, Jun. and Co; London : Simpkin and Marshall; Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd; 1833!!!

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Land Ownership

• Land Records in Ontario: an article prepared by Leslie S. Edwards, which includes information about the System of Land Division and how to locate land records.
• How to Use the Ontario Land Records Index ca. 1780-ca. 1920
• Every Name Tells a Story: 100 Years of Official Place Naming in Canada
• Canadian Geographical Names
• Canada at Scale: Maps of Our History

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Libraries

• Ontario Library Service Home Page
• Directory of Ontario Public Libraries / Bibliothèques publiques de l'Ontario
• Websites of Ontario Public Libraries
• Ontario Public Libraries Database

Maps & Geography

• Maps of Canada and its 10 provinces and 3 territories.
• Territorial Divisions Map [circa 1906] - Atlas of Canada
• Official Roadmap of Ontario
• Maps of Northern Ontario (PDF Format)
• Maps of Southern Ontario (PDF Format)
• Carte politique du Canada
• Ontario Official Government Site: Regional Maps of Ontario
• Ontario Place Locator
• Every Name Tells a Story: 100 Years of Official Place Naming in Canada
• Canadian Geographical Names
• Canada at Scale: Maps of Our History
• 1600s Dutch Map of New England area
• Southwestern Ontario, 1832
• Online searchable Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario - includes interactive ca. 1871 Ontario MAP
• David Rumsey Map Collection
• Canada West Map 1845
• The W. H. Pugsley Collection of Early Canadian Maps
• Canada West: Districts, Counties and Townships of 1846 and Canada (from The Olive Tree Genealogy of Lorine McGinnis Schulze )
• The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project, by McGill University - search for people or maps ca. 1871-1881 era.
• The W. H. Pugsley Collection, Early Canadian Maps

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Medicine (See Health Care) 

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Nature

• Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum (Merrimack County)

Kearsarge Mountain Road - Warner, NH
   "...The Museum honors the Native American history of having an oral rather than written culture..."  includes: Online Tour & Medicine Woods "...a nature trail where plants are identified as to how they were used for food, dye, and medicine..."

• Weather
• Natural Disasters
• Horticulture
• Wildlife
• Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre - Box 100, Hwy 12, Midland, ON L4R 4K6.
• National Parks
• Ontario National Parks
• Georgian Bay Islands National Park

Box 28, Honey Harbour, Ontario POE 1EO
From 1836 to 1856, the island was an Ojibwa Reserve

• Rivers

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Occupations

• Colonial Occupations
• The Canadian Fire Fighter's Museum of Port Hope (Durham County) - to depict the historical development of fire fighting in Canada from about 1831 to 1955.

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Photographs & Photography

• Daguerreotype Portraits and Views (1839-1864)
• Dave Rozanna's: Tips for Dating Old Photographs

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Societies

• Genealogy

American Canadian Genealogical Society in Manchester, New Hampshire

• History

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Transportation

• Land
• Roads

Early American Roads and Trails

• Horse & Coach
• Railroad

The Ontario Railway History Page
American Memory, Library of Congress - Railroad Maps 1828-1900
Owen Sound Marine and Rail Museum
   1165 1st Avenue W. - Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada  N4K 4KB
The History of the First Locomotives in the U.S.

• Automobile
• Automotive History 101
• Funeral Coach History and Terminology
• Sea
• Owen Sound Marine and Rail Museum

1165 1st Avenue W. - Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada  N4K 4KB

• Discovery Harbor - in Penetanguishene : "...The events surrounding the War of 1812 provided the spark to construct an active naval dockyard at Penetanguishene..."
• Historic Ships H.M.S. Tecumseth and H.M.S. Bee
• La Base de données d'information sur les navires / The Ship Information Database - Vessels, Masters, Owners, Builders and Voyages - "...contains information about ships that were registered in Canadian ports or sailed in Canadian waters. Although the primary target group for this database is archaeological resource managers, the information will also be of interest to marine curators, archivists, historians and avocationals..."
• Air
• Maps for Transportation and Communication from the U.S. Library of Congress

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Travel & Tourism

• Ontario Official Government Site: Ontario Travel -
• Regional Travel Index
• Travel and Tourism Links
• Ontario East Tourism Association - Bay of Quinte, Brockville, Cornwall and Seaway Valley, Gananoque, Greater Kingston, Lanark County, Land O'Lakes, Lower Ottawa Valley, Merrickville, Ottawa, Prescott, Smiths Falls, Ottawa Valley, and Westport.
• Northeastern Ontario
• Official Tourism Website For Northern Ontario - with Regional MAP - includes Ontario from Parry Sound and north.

Tourism of Yesteryear:

· Bill Martin's Genealogy Home Page: includes
An 1822, "The Emigrant's Guide to the Canadas", by Wm Watson, Esq., Dublin : Printed by G. Bull, 3, Redmond's Hill,1822.!!!
An 1833, "The Emigrant's Guide and Directory to the Canadas", by Francis A. Evans, Esq., late agent for the Eastern Townships to the Legislature of Lower Canada, Dublin : William Curry, Jun. and Co; London : Simpkin and Marshall; Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd; 1833!!!

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Ontario History Resources

• Ontario Official Government Site: History of Ontario
• Societies
• The Canadian Catholic Historical Association
    1155 Yonge Street, Toronto ON, M4T 1W2   Phone: (416) 934-0606.
• Canada's National History Society
  478-167 Lombard Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R3B 0T6
     Phone: 1-800-816-6777
• Ontario Genealogical Society
     40 Orchard View Blvd., Suite 102, Toronto, Ontario M4R 1B9
  Phone: (416) 489-0734.
• Ontario Museums Association
     George Brown House, 50 Baldwin St., Toronto, Ontario M5T 1L4
     Phone: (416) 348-8672.
• Libraries & Repositories
• National Library of Canada
• National Archives of Canada (in English & Francois)
• Directory of Provincial & Territorial Archives
• Canadian Library Gateway : ... connecting Canada's libraries
• Libraries List - Browse by name, type, or location.
• Ontario Libraries
• Canadian Heritage - Patrimoine Canadien
• The Role of the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada: Report submitted to the Honourable Sheila Copps, Dr. John English Consultants: Ms. Jane Beaumont and Dr. Marcel Caya.
• Archives of Ontario(in English & Francois)

77 Grenville Street West - Toronto, Ontario, M7A 2R9 Canada
   Phone: (416) 327-1600.

• Genealogical Research
• Ontario Vital Statistics Bulletin: Researching Birth, Death and Marriage Records in Ontario

Births: 1869-1903; Marriages: 1801-1918; Deaths: 1869-1928

• Office of the Registrar General - See FAQs about birth and death certificates

189 Red River Road, P.O. Box 4600, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 6L8 Canada
     Phone: (416) 325-8305.
The Office of the Registrar General holds Ontario records for births that happened during the past 95 years, marriages that happened during the past 80 years, and deaths that happened during the past 70 years. To obtain records prior to that time, contact:

• Archives of Ontario(in English & Francois)

77 Grenville Street West - Toronto, Ontario, M7A 2R9 Canada
   Phone: (416) 327-1600.

• Genealogical Research
• Ontario Vital Statistics Bulletin: Researching Birth, Death and Marriage Records in Ontario

Births: 1869-1903; Marriages: 1801-1918; Deaths: 1869-1928

• Ontario Genealogical Society

    40 Orchard View Blvd., Suite 102 - Toronto, Ontario M4R 1B9 Canada
    Phone: (416) 489-0734.

• North York Public Library - Canadiana Collection

North York Centre - 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M2W 5N9 Canada
   Phone: (416) 395-5624.

• U.S.A. Library of Congress
• The U.S.A. National Archives
• American Canadian Genealogical Society in Manchester, New Hampshire
• U.S.A. National Archives Genealogy Page
• Museums
• Royal Ontario Museum

   100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6 Canada

• Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) - network to Canadian Museums, Galleries and Attractions.
• Official Directory Canadian Museums and Related
• Ontario Museums Association

   George Brown House, 50 Baldwin St., Toronto, Ontario M5T 1L4
   Phone: (416) 348-8672.

• Online Guide to Ontario Museums
• Mailing Lists

Directories

• Canada 411 - Directory
• AT & T Directories Online - AnyWho
• City and Country Codes

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General and Miscellaneous

• HyperHistory - World History
• Canadian Information Online
• Deciphering Old Handwriting by Sabina J. Murray
• Library of Congress Map Collection - you can search by cities & towns.
• Archiving America - (Digital display of original documents)
• The History Net
• Geographic Nameserver - look up a USA place name for the location

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Ontario Eras
Please submit links or suggestions for Ontario Eras

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Timeline
In 1774 the British ruled over southern Ontario, then part of the British colony of
Quebec. Under the Constitutional Act of 1791, "Quebec" was divided in two and
Ontario renamed Upper Canada. This became necessary with the tremendous influx of
             Loyalist refugees after the American Revolution.

             In 1840, the Act of Union saw Upper and Lower Canada reunited, this time with the
             name Canada. The two regions, Canada West and Canada East, took part in the 1864
             Confederation debate and, when the Dominion of Canada was created in 1867,
             became the separate provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

1837 : The Rebellion of 1837

1841 : The Province of Canada was formed uniting Upper and Lower Canada colonies - Canada East would later be known as Quebec, and Canada West would be called Ontario.

1867 : The British North America Act established the Confederation of the Dominion of Canada, on July 1, 1867, and the new national capital located at Ottawa.

1931 : Canada became an independent state, with the Statute of Westminster.

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Ontario Towns List - Identify County Location from the Town's Name
This list is under construction.

(in English & Francois)

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Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002-2005 by Ann Mensch.
Printed Resources include:

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