Archives, Museums and Libraries

Archives of Ontario

• Check this site out for information on Vital Statistics, Ontario Court Records, Crown Land Records, Municipal Records, Historical County Atlases, Cemetery Transcripts (OGS), Aboriginal Records, Multicultural Newspapers, and Genealogical Fonds microfilm reel numbers
  • You now can search for record groups/fonds pertaining to Dufferin County in the Archives of Ontario online (i.e. Phenix (sp) Family Fonds- F 1255). The archives online databases can be found at: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/common/collections.htm (For example click on Archives Descriptive Database and search using the term Dufferin County. Make sure the button is set to "all these keywords")
    
    
  • You can also search the Interloan Catalog at: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/interloan/index.html

Dufferin County Museum and Archives (list courtesy of the Dufferin County Museum and Archives)

• Family History files, cemetery transcriptions, civil registration indexes (not the certificates; these are available from the Archives of Ontario in Toronto), district marriage registers, census records, Weslyan Methodist baptismal records, St. James Anglican Cathedral births and marriages, newspapers (Orangeville Sun 1861 - 1933 (indexed from 1861 to 1899); Orangeville Banner 1906 - 1976; Shelburne Economist 1883 - 1928; Shelburne Free Press 1887 - 1928; Shelburne Free Press and Economist 1928 - 1955 ; Grand Valley Star and Vidette 1900 - 1908, 1926 - 1935, 1936 - 1991, directories (Home district - 1837; county directories -1894 & 1902), county atlases, land records (Abstract of Title books, pre-1968 and the Clerk's copy book), municipal records, archival and photographic collections

Grey County Museum

• Search their online finding aids and learn how to preserve your family heirlooms

Orangeville Public Library

• Orangeville public library also has local newspapers and family history publications

Other Canadian Libraries

• Search other library catalogues via the National Library of Canada

Simcoe County Archives

• Check out this site for those townships which belonged to this county before the amalgamation in 1881.

Wellington County Museum and Archives

• Check out this site for those townships which belonged to this county before the amalgamation in 1881.

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