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Local History

The first phase of the newspaper digitization project is now complete. Many thanks to the Friends of the Library, Donna Field, and the Homecoming Committee, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (OLCF Grant), Archives of Ontario, and Our Digital World for making this project possible.
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West Grey Library Newspapers is where our new birth, marriage, death (BMD) database is located as well as the following newspapers.
(West Grey births, deaths and marriages from 1859 - 1902 & 1907 - 1914.)
 

We only have been granted permission to have the newspapers digitized to 1968.


  • Dundalk Guide Indexes
  • Durham Review Indexes
  • Grey Review Indexes
  • Durham Chronicle Digital Copies 1867-1968
  • Durham Chronicle Indexes
  • Durham Standard Digital Copies 1859-1863
  • Durham Standard Indexes

Local history books, cemetery records, West Grey Industry clippings and family histories to name a few to assist you with your search are available in West Grey Library branches. Please contact your local branch for more details.

The Library also has the following material:
  • Cemetery records (Local History Room)
  • Family histories (Local History Room)
  • Newspapers (on microfilm)
  • Genealogy reference books
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An index to obituaries from 1897 to 1950 in the "Hanover Post", now "The Post".

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Frontier Life: Borderlands, Settlement & Colonial Encounters
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This digital collection of primary source documents helps us to understand existence on the edges of the anglophone world from 1650-1920. Discover the various European and colonial frontier regions of North America, Africa and Australasia through documents that reveal the lives of settlers and indigenous peoples in these areas.


Genealogy

General
  • About.com Genealogy
  • Ancestor Search
  • Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
  • Genealogy Links
  • Genealogy Spot
  • GenealogyInTime Magazine
  • ​The Olive Tree Genealogy Homepage
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Blogs
  • Ancestry Blog 
  • Anglo-Celtic Connections
  • Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
  • Geneabloggers
  • Genealogy Blog Finder
  • Genealogy Canada
  • Genealogy Guys Podcast
  • Genealogy Tip of the Day
  • Global Gazette
  • Olive Tree Genealogy
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Surname Searches
  • FamilySearch Internet (Mormon Library)
  • Genealogy.com
  • GeneaNet
  • GenForum​
  • Roots Surname Index
Ontario
  • 1871 Census of Ontario
  • ARCHEION: Ontario's Archival Network
  • Archives of Ontario
  • Bill Martin's Early Ontario Records
  • Canadian Obituaries.com
  • In Search of your Canadian Past: the Canadian County Atlas Project
  • LifeNews.ca
  • ​Ontario and Upper Canada Genealogy and History
  • Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid
  • Ontario Genealogical Society
  • Ontario GenWeb
  • Ontario Marriage Registrations
  • OurOntario.ca
  • Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register
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Ontario BMD Indexes
​at Public Libraries
  • Barrie Public Library
  • Coburg Public Library
  • Grimsby Public Library
  • Halton Newspaper Index-BMD Search
  • Orillia Public Library
  • Oshawa Public Library
  • Oxford County Library-Ingersoll
  • Peel Region Newspaper Index
  • Pickering-Ajax Digital Archives (PADA)
  • St. Catharines Public Library
  • Thunder Bay Public Library
  • Welland Public Library
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library
  • Windsor Public Library
  • Woodstock Public Library Newspaper Index
Ontario Newspapers
​& Death Notices
  • Globe and Mail
  • Guelph Mercury
  • Hamilton Spectator
  • Kitchener-Waterloo Record
  • Ottawa Citizen
  • Stratford Beacon Herald
  • Your Life Moments
Canada
  • Acadian Genealogical Homepage
  • Acts of Divorce, 1841-1968
  • Archives Canada
  • Automated Genealogy Census Index Project
  • British Columbia Archives
  • British Columbia Cemetery Finding Aid
  • British Columbia Historical Newspaper Search
  • Canadian Church Directory
  • Canadian Directories: Who Was Where
  • Canadian Genealogy Directory
  • Canadian Gravemarker Gallery
  • Canadian Headstone Photo Project
  • Canadian Naturalization 1915-1951
  • Canadian Necrology
  • Genealogy and Family History (Library and Archives Canada)
  • Geographical Names of Canada
  • Home Children (1869-1932)
  • Immigrants at Grosse Ile
  • In Memoriam.ca
  • Le Necrologue
  • Library and Archives Canada
  • Lower Canada Land Petitions (1764-1841)
  • Manitobia Digital Resources
  • Manitoba Vital Statistics Index
  • Newfoundland's Grand Banks Genealogical and Historical Data
  • Nova Scotia Archives
  • Our Future Our Past: the Alberta Heritage Digitization Project
  • Our Roots
  • Passenger List Indexing Project (Nanaimo Family History Society)
  • Passenger Lists and Border Entries, 1925-1935-Nominal Indexes
  • Peel's Prairie Provinces
  • Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
  • Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island
  • Saskatchewan Cemeteries Project
  • Saskatchewan Homestead Index
  • Saskatchewan Vital Statistics Index
  • United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada
  • Upper and Lower Canada Marriage Bonds
  • Upper Canada and Canada West Naturalization Records (1828-1850)
  • Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865)
  • Western Land Grants (1870-1930)
Canada Genealogical
​& Family History Societies
  • Alberta Family Histories Society
  • British Columbia Genealogical Society
  • Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Manitoba Genealogical Society
  • New Brunswick Genealogical Society
  • Nova Scotia Genealogy Network Association
  • Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society
  • Quebec Family History Society
  • Saskatchewan Genealogical Society
United States
  • ccess Genealogy
  • California Digital Newspaper Collection
  • Castle Garden Passenger Arrival Records
  • Christine's Genealogical Website
  • Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
  • Directory of National and State Genealogical Libraries
  • Ellis Island
  • Free Newspaper Archives in the US
  • Free Online Census Records and Indexes-USA
  • Genealogy Inc.
  • Gravestone Photo Project
  • Linkpendium USA
  • Mortality Schedules.com
  • National Genealogical Society
  • National Obituary Archive
  • Newspaper Obituaries on the Net
  • Obituary Central
  • Official Federal Land Patents Record Site
  • USGENWEB Project
United States Vital Records
  • Arizona Department of Health Services
  • BYU-Idaho Special Collections
  • Illinois State Archives
  • Massachusetts Archives
  • Minnesota Historical Society
  • Missouri Digital Heritage
  • Ohio Death Certificates Database
  • Online Birth & Marriage Record Indexes for the USA
  • Online Searchable Death Indexes for the U.S.A.
  • Seeking Michigan
  • Utah State Archives
  • Vital Records Information United States
  • Washington State Digital Archives
  • West Virginia Archives
  • Western States Historical Society
  • Wisconsin Historical Society
International
  • AfriGeneas-African Ancestored Genealogy
  • Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records (New Zealand)
  • British Newspaper Archive
  • Center for Jewish History
  • Deceased Online
  • Federation of East European Family History Societies
  • Find My Past
  • FreeBMD
  • FreeCEN
  • FreeREG
  • Genes Reunited
  • GenMaps
  • Genuki, Genealogy in the United Kingdom and Ireland
  • German Roots
  • Irish Ancestral Research Association
  • Irish Death Notice Index
  • Irish Family History Foundation
  • Irish Genealogy
  • Irish Genealogy Toolkit
  • JewishGen
  • The National Archives
  • The National Archives of Ireland
  • Polish Roots
  • Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834
  • Public Records Office of Northern Ireland
  • Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
  • UK BMD
  • Welsh Newspapers Online
  • World Genealogy Web Project
Military
  • American Battle Monuments Commission
  • Books of Remembrance
  • Canadian Military Heritage Project
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  • Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  • Fold3
  • Legion Magazine (Last Post)
  • Merchant Navy War Dead Registry
  • Military Burials and Memorials (United States)
  • Online Military Indexes & Records
  • Personnel Records of the First World War
  • Soldiers of the South African War
  • War Diaries of the First World War
Obituaries - International
  • All-Funeral Homes.com
  • Dignity Memorial
  • Free Obituaries On-Line
  • Legacy.com
  • Obituaries 101
  • Obituaries.com
  • Obituary Daily Times
  • Obituary Links Page
  • Remembering.ca
Special Interest
  • Ancestors at Rest
  • Blacksheep Ancestors
  • British Home Children
  • Census Diggins: Free Census Records and Genealogy Databases
  • Charts for Reference in Genealogy Research
  • Dead Fred
  • Elephind.com
  • Find a Grave
  • First Name Basis
  • FuneralNet
  • Genealogy Glossary
  • Genealogy Gophers
  • GenWed.com
  • Gravestone Photographic Resource
  • HathiTrust Digital Library
  • Interment.net
  • Internet Archive
  • Migrations Project
  • One-Step Web Pages by Stephen P. Morse
  • Parent Finders of Canada
Ships' Lists
  • Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
  • The Ships' List
  • What Passenger Lists Are Online?
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