There seems to be a lot of good news for genealogists researching their ancestors who lived in Ontario, and the good times continue.
In partnership with the Bruce County Genealogical Society, the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre has digitized the First World War years of four local Ontario newspapers:
- Port Elgin
- Paisley Advocate
- Walkerton Telescope
- Canadian Echo — Wiarton
The newspapers can be searched on the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre website.
The bad news is the newspapers don’t appear to be searchable by keyword. It appears you must browse. I checked the Search and Advanced Search features without being able to figure out if it’s possible to search only the newspapers.
The museum’s Online Collections and People search are also worth a visit. There is a nice collection of photos. The links in the Genealogy section were not active when this blog post was published.
The museum is located in Southampton, Ontario not far from the shores of Lake Huron.
