676 Simcoe St. N. — Oshawa, Ontario — L1G 4V7
Local:
Ontario Ancestors (Ontario Genealogical Society): https://ogs.on.ca/
Durham Region Branch, O.G.S.:- [Temporary link.] https://timetraces.com/durhambranch/
Oshawa Ontario FamilySearch Centre
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Oshawa_Ontario_FamilySearch_Centre
Location: 632 Thornton Rd N, Oshawa, Ontario L1J6T6 Phone: 905-728-3151
(Entrance is located at the south west corner of building.)
E-mail: on_oshawa@familyhistorymail.org
FamilySearch Centre Affiliates:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/FamilySearch_Affiliate_Libraries#Canada
Ajax Public Libraries
Kawartha Lake Public Libraries
Oshawa Public Library
Ramara Township Public Libraries
Whitby Public Library
Township of Uxbridge Public Library
Census:
1851/2 census Oshawa:
http://images.ourontario.ca/whitby/3307477/data?n=29
(Anglican entries only / names only / Oshawa starts on image 10)
Newcastle District Census & Assessment
http://www.trentu.ca/library/archives/84-021
(Supplement to the microfilm)
Church Records Collection:
An assortment of transcriptions and photocopies of local church records are held in the Durham Region Branch office.
Newcastle District Marriage Records (additional entries only)
http://www.trentu.ca/library/archives/83-016
Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register (with images)
http://bowergenealogy.ca/resources/methodist/IndexM.htm
Directories: [including contributions by Wyatt Avery]
Vernon’s Directories: Oshawa 1921 – 2002
Whitby 1960 – 2002
Search Oshawa Directories 1921-1969 online
https://bit.ly/2UQzcpz #2020AAW
(Includes 1916/17 Ontario & Durham Counties Vernon’s Farmers & Business Directory & 1911 Oshawa Business Directory)
Gazetteer and Business Directory for the United Counties of Northumberland & Durham 1865-6
https://archive.org/details/gazetteerbusines1865suth
1866 Directory of Ontario County
https://durham.ogs.on.ca/resources/Ontario_1866_Directory/index.html
1869 Directory of Ontario County
https://durham.ogs.on.ca/resources/Ontario_1869_Directory/index.html
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The Union Publishing Co’s Farmers’ & Business Directory for the counties of Durham, Peterborough, Victoria for 1884
https://archive.org/details/unionpublishingc01unse
The Union Publishing Co’s Farmers’ & Business Directory for the counties of Durham, Northumberland, Peterborough, Victoria for 1886
https://archive.org/details/unionpublishingc02unse
Farmers’ and Classified Business Directory for the Counties of Durham, Northumberland, Peterborough and Victoria for 1887
https://archive.org/details/farmersclassifie1887unio
The Union Publishing Co’s Farmers’ & Business Directory for the counties of Muskoka, Ontario, Simcoe, Victoria, Durham for 1889
https://archive.org/details/unionpublishingc04unse
Farmers and Business Directory for the Counties of Durham, Northumberland, Ontario, Peterboro and Victoria for 1890
https://archive.org/details/farmersbusinessd1890unio
The Union Publishing Co’s (of Ingersoll.) Farmers and Business Directory for the counties of Durham, Hastings, Lennox, Addington, Northumberland, Prince Edward for 1893
Farmers and Business Directory for the Counties of Durham, Northumberland, Peterboro and Victoria. And Districts of Haliburton, Muskoka Nipissing and Parry Sound for 1897-8
https://archive.org/details/farmersbusinessd1897unio
Farmers and Business Directory for the Counties of Durham, Haliburton, Northumberland, Peterboro and Victoria for 1903
https://archive.org/details/farmersbusinessd1903unio
Vernon’s Durham, Haliburton, Northumberland, Ontario, Peterboro and Victoria County Directory, 1916 [ / 1917]
https://archive.org/details/vernonsdirectory19167
Helpful Websites:
Barbara Kyle & Peter Bolton’s Port Hope website
Bill Martin’s Genealogy Pages
http://my.tbaytel.net/bmartin/sitemap.htm
Brian Winter Vertical File Collection [Whitby Township]
https://0901.nccdn.net/4_2/000/000/081/4ce/brian-winter-vertical-file-collection.pdf
CanadaGenWeb
Canadian Geographical Names Database
https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/search
Canadiana
Coroner’s Inquests Index (Durham)
http://www.trentu.ca/library/archives/84-020
Cyndi’s List
FamilySearch
Olive Tree Genealogy
https://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml
Ontario and Upper Canada Genealogy and History (Michael Stephenson – free indexes)
https://www.ontariogenealogy.com/
Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid
Ontario Locator (Place Name Directory)
https://canadagenweb.org/specialprojects/ontario-locator/
Ontario Name Index, The (TONI)
Our Ontario
Port Hope History
https://www.porthopehistory.com/
Prisoners: Cobourg Jail
http://www.trentu.ca/library/archives/84-020
Rootsweb
Vintage Ajax [Facebook]
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1641108162833783/
Vintage Bowmanville [Facebook]
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1237056426334358/
Vintage Brooklin [Facebook]
https://www.facebook.com/groups/vintagebrooklin/
Vintage Hampton [Facebook]
https://www.facebook.com/groups/627842404454150/
Vintage Oshawa [Facebook]
https://www.facebook.com/groups/314293565275586/
Vintage Pickering [Facebook]
https://www.facebook.com/groups/vintagepickering/
Vintage Uxbridge [Facebook]
https://www.facebook.com/p/Vintage-Uxbridge-100070768255767/
Vintage Whitby [Facebook]
https://www.facebook.com/groups/269943443168610/
Land:
General Register books
By map:
https://help.onland.ca/en/property-search/
Note: easier to use (rural)
https://www.familysearch.org/en/
Libraries:
Ajax Public Library
Brock Township Libraries
Clarington Library
http://www.clarington-library.on.ca
Durham College Library
https://durhamcollege.ca/student-life/campus-services/library
Kawartha Lakes Public Library
https://www.kawarthalakeslibrary.ca/en/index.aspx
Library and Archives Canada
https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng
Oshawa Public Libraries
http://www.oshlib.ca/modules/wiwimod/index.php?page=genhist&back=infres
Pickering Library
Port Hope Public Library
https://porthopepubliclibrary.ca/
Ramara Township Public Library
https://www.ramarapubliclibrary.org/client/en_US/Ramara/
Scugog (Port Perry) Library
Toronto Public Library (Virtual Reference Library) [Note: Temporarily unavailable]
Trent University Library and Archives
http://www.trentu.ca/library/archives/digital_resources
University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Ontario Tech University)
https://ontariotechu.ca/sites/library/
Uxbridge Public Library [Township of]
Whitby Public Library
http://www.whitbylibrary.on.ca/index.php
Local History Books on-line:
“Chronicles of a County Town: Whitby Past and Present” by Brian Winter 1999 [Index]
https://www.whitbylibrary.ca/chronicles
"Historic Sketches of Oshawa" by T. E. Kaiser 1921
https://archive.org/details/sketchesoshawa00kaisuoft/page/82/mode/2up
"History & Reminiscences of Bowmanville" by J. B. Fairbairn, 1906.
"On the Shores of Scugog" by Samuel Farmer 1913
https://archive.org/details/shoresscugog00farmuoft/mode/2up
“Past Years in Pickering” by William R. Wood 1911
https://archive.org/details/pastyearsinpicke00wooduoft/page/18/mode/2up
Reach / Scugog Townships:[Assorted books]
https://www.scugogheritage.com/historybooks/index.htm
“Pioneer Days at Greenbank”by Mary A. Till 1916
https://archive.org/details/pioneerdaysatgre00till
“The Craggs of Greenbank”by Georgina Fandrey (nee Cragg) 1977
https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/archive/The-Craggs-of-Greenbank-2R3BF1FJ4NNDD.html
“The Townships of Darlington and Clarke...” by John Squair 1927
https://archive.org/details/localhistory_2HE/mode/2up
The Rural Diary Archive has at least 10 diaries from Ontario & Durham Counties
https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/
Maps:
1860’s Tremaine’s Maps
https://utoronto.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8cc6be34f6b54992b27da17467492d2f
McGill University Historical Atlas’ (ca. 1870’s)
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/CountyAtlas/
Museums, Archives and Historical Societies:
Archives of Ontario
https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/index.aspx
Beaverton Thorah Eldon Historical Society
Beaverton Historical Society
Cannington & Area Historical Society
http://www.canningtonhistoricalsociety.ca/home.html
Clarington Museums & Archives
https://claringtonmuseums.com/
Durham Region Area Archives Group
https://durhamregionarchivesgroup.com/whitby-archives/
Lake Scugog Historical Society
https://lakescugoghistoricalsociety.com/
Manvers Historical Society
https://www.facebook.com/ManversHistorical/
Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society [Archives]
Newcastle Village and District Historical Society
https://newcastlehistorical.ca/
Ontario Regiment RCAC Museum
https://www.ontrmuseum.ca/tankmuseum/
Oshawa Historical Society
https://oshawahistoricalsociety.org/
Oshawa Museum [& Archives]
Pickering Local History Collection Digital Archive
https://corporate.pickering.ca/PLHCWebLink/Welcome.aspx?cr=1
Pickering Museum Village
https://www.pickering.ca/en/discovering/pickering-museum-village.aspx
Pickering Township Historical Society
https://www.facebook.com/PickeringHistorical/
Port Hope and District Historical Society [Dorothy’s House Museum]
http://www.porthopehistorical.ca/museum.htm
Port Hope Archives
https://www.archeion.ca/port-hope-archives
Port Perry / Scugog Township Heritage Gallery
https://www.scugogheritage.com/misc/hamlets.htm
Scugog Shores Museum Village
https://www.scugog.ca/en/live-and-play/Scugog-Shores-Museum-Village.aspx
Sunderland & District Historical Society
Town of Ajax Archives
https://www.ajax.ca/en/play-and-discover/history-and-archives.aspx
Town of Whitby Archives
https://www.whitbylibrary.ca/archives-and-local-history
Uxbridge Historical Centre [Museum & Archives]
https://www.uxbridgehistoricalcentre.com/
Uxbridge Scott Historical Society
Whitby Historical Society [Lynde House Museum]
https://whitbyhistoricalsociety.com/
Newspapers:
Whitby Newspapers
http://vitacollections.ca/whitbynews/search
Oshawa Newspapers
http://news.ourontario.ca/oshawa/search
Clarington (Bowmanville) Newspapers
http://vitacollections.ca/claringtonnews/search
Pickering Newspapers
https://corporate.pickering.ca/PLHCWebLink/Welcome.aspx?dbid=0&repo=PICKERING&cr=1
Port Perry (Scugog) Newspapers
https://vitacollections.ca/lshs-news/search
Ontario Newspapers List
https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/ontario-online-historical-newspapers-summary/
Yearbook collection:
See our collection list at
[Temporary link.] https://timetraces.com/durhambranch/publications/yearbook-index.htm
[Other yearbooks available in various Archives and Libraries, including the Town of Whitby Archives.]
Stephen Wood U.E. 28 May 2024