Category Archives: Ontario

Ontario’s Oxford County Archives launches video series on the role archives can play in family history research

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Gail Dever

The Oxford County Archives in Ontario launched a new three-episode video and podcast series, Tracing Your Roots: Uncovering the family histories behind the council table, to coincide with Family Day that was held on Monday, February 16. Inspired by the … Continue reading →

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Ancestry adds Ontario marriage records for 1943

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Gail Dever

Another gift for the holidays! More than 71,000 marriages that took place in Ontario in 1943 were uploaded yesterday to Ancestry. There are more than 10 million Ontario marriages, from 1826 to 1943, on the website. Now that the 1943 … Continue reading →

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Ontario Land Records Index available on Internet Archive, thanks to OGS

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Gail Dever

The Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) shared the news in its latest weekly e-newsletter that will encourage many family historians with early Ontario ancestors to put aside their chores to do some research. Thanks to support  from the Toronto Branch of … Continue reading →

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Archives of Ontario to launch a newly designed website

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Gail Dever

The Archives of Ontario announced that it is scheduled to launch a new website this fall to “make it easier to access our records and services.” Researchers can look forward to improved navigation and streamlined information. The provincial archives plans … Continue reading →

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Ontario death registrations for 1951 and 1952 added to Ancestry

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Gail Dever

Ancestry has updated its collection, currently called Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950, to include death registrations for the years 1951 and 1952. Subscribers can now explore almost 88,000 newly added Ontario death registrations. These records are from the Archives … Continue reading →

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1951 Ontario death registrations now on Ancestry

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Gail Dever

Note: Less than a day after publishing the blog post below, I learned that Ancestry had also added death registrations for 1952. So, I wrote an updated blog post. Ancestry has updated its collection, currently called Ontario, Canada, Deaths and … Continue reading →

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The Ancestor Hunt updates the free online collection of Ontario school yearbooks

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Gail Dever

Kenneth R. Marks has updated the collection, Free Ontario High School and College Yearbooks Online, on his website, The Ancestor Hunt. Twelve schools’ yearbooks were recently added. There are now links to yearbooks from 160 Ontario high schools and universities, … Continue reading →

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Old Toronto interactive map, OldTP, back online

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Gail Dever

There was a lot of good information this month in the newsletter of Ontario Genealogical Society’s Toronto Branch, including a short article about OldTO, an interactive map that shows what many streets once looked like in Canada’s largest city. The … Continue reading →

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Entire collection of Toronto city directories, 1833-2001, digitized

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Gail Dever

If your relatives lived in Toronto, start doing the happy dance. The Toronto Public Library has digitized all of the Toronto city directories, from 1833 to 2001. This means every directory has now been digitized. Previously, the library’s digitized Toronto … Continue reading →

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Jacqueline Spencer appointed Archivist of Ontario

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Gail Dever

John Roberts, Associate Deputy Minister, Chief Data and Privacy Officer for the Ontario Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement, recently announced that Jacqueline Spencer has been appointed Archivist of Ontario, effective November 7, 2024. She is the … Continue reading →

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