Tag Archives: City of Toronto Archives

Toronto Archives adds an additional 18,000 digitized images to its online database

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Gail Dever

City of Toronto Archives earlier this month uploaded 17,984 new images to their database. If you haven’t checked out the collection, now may be the time to do so. One of the new online collections is Fonds 620 of photographer … Continue reading →

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Fewer hours at Canadian public archives causes problems for all historical researchers

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Gail Dever

Should family historians be concerned about cutbacks in research time at major archival centres in Canada? Is there a trend toward reducing research hours? Or is this simply a temporary situation because of the pandemic? Last week, John Reid wrote … Continue reading →

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Researching your ancestor’s house — and your own — in Toronto

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Gail Dever

The City of Toronto Archives has produced two short videos, running between five and six minutes long, that will help you research your ancestor’s house in Toronto, and perhaps even your own. Researching Your House: Fire Insurance Plans & Aerial … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 18, 2019

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs 25 Archives in Toronto by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Extended Embargo Period for Ontario Birth Records and Honouring Alison Hare by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Irish … Continue reading →

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City of Toronto Archives digitizes John Boyd’s WWI photos

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Gail Dever

To commeorate the 100th anniversary of World War I, the City of Toronto Archives has digitized 672 military photos taken by John Boyd between August 1914 and November 1917. Mr. Boyd took photographs of the training activities of soldiers who … Continue reading →

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