Researching Your Family History and History of the Local Area
Our Library is proud to provide resources for family and local history research.
Our Local History Room has over 1400 reference books on the history of the local area and the families that lived here.
There are also over 140 items to help you with general genealogy research and outside our area.
Find Library Materials: Check our catalogue to see if we have the book or movie you are looking for, place a request or check your account. For those who prefer a more streamlined approach, please use our Classic Catalogue
Send your Genealogy or Local History questions to our Reference Staff.
Special lists of resources available at the Library:
| Online Resources to help you with your Family History Research |
- Cobourg Newspaper Index - This is an index only. To see the article, you must access the newspaper on microfilm in our Local History Room, or submit a request to our Reference Staff.
- Ancestry Genealogy Toolkit
- Trello - A management tool that will help you streamline your projects, tackle your to-do lists and keep your research plan on track.
Check these local Funeral Home pages for Death Notices (as our local paper ceased publication as of September 14, 2023):
- Allison Funeral Home (Port Hope)
- MacCoubrey Funeral Home (Cobourg and Colborne)
- Ross Funeral Chapel (Port Hope)
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| Village Settlements of Hamilton Township |
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The author of the book "Village Settlements of Hamilton Township", Catherine Milne, has agreed to share digital copies of the chapters of her book. They contain all the chapters of the publication, but not the photographs, maps and index which were added later. The book can be found in our Local History Room, and at each branch location.
Baltimore
Bewdley
Cold Springs
Harwood
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| Local People and Places |
People:
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| Northumberland County and Surrounding Area Sites |
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| Northumberland and Area Records on Canadiana |
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The Canadiana Database offers a variety of resources that are specific to Northumberland County and area:
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| Ontario Research Links |
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| Canadian Research Links |
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| Military Research Links |
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| American Research Links |
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| International Research Links |
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| Grave and Burial Research Sites |
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| Loyalists Research |
| https://olivetreegenealogy.com - You can find Muster rolls, history, regiments, land petitions, book recommendations
http://www.royalprovincial.com/genealogy/gen.shtml - Online Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies, You can find History, military records, genealogy lists
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/loyalists - Library and Archives of Canada, You can find Papers, military records, land petitions, lists
https://www.cangenealogy.com/loyalist.html
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| Genealogy Gurus - Facebook Group |
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New genealogy feature posted weekly
Each week, our Gurus will post a new genealogical tidbit, historical resource, photo or database – and encourage our members to post their thoughts or some interesting resources to share of their own.
Join the conversation on Facebook
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Our Local History Room
| Local History and Genealogy Collections |
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Included in this collection are:
- Cemetery and census indexes
- LACAC directories
- Marriage indexes
- Local area histories
- Local Family histories
- Historical atlases
- High school yearbooks
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| Microfilm |
- Our microfilm collection includes local census and assessment records back to the early 1800's.
- We have the local newspapers on microfilm from 1831 to present (with some gaps).
- There are indexes to the Births, Marriages and Deaths held by the Archives of Ontario.
- Other items include telephone directories of the local area back to 1883, church records, and some local Tweedsmuir histories.
- Many of the above items are available for in-library use only.
- Some material may be available on interlibrary loan (for a fee) through your local library.
- We have a digital microfilm reader/printer available for the public - you can save an article, print it, or send it via email.
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| Planning a Visit? |
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If you are planning a visit to our area, please contact the Library before you visit to find out what resources would be of interest to you.
Our staff will do general searches for one or two names for you if you are unable to come to the library.
Be sure to provide as much detail as possible in your request.
Contact the Information Services Department by phone 905-372-9271 ext 6210 or by email.
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