Useful Links
Archeion (Ontario’s Archival Information Network / Database)
Archives Canada (Canadian Archival Information Network)
Archives of Ontario
Bruce County Archives
Bruce County Public Library
Brockton Heritage Committee (with archives)
Grey Roots Museum & Archives
Huron County Library
Huron County Museum and Archives
Internet Archive
Library and Archives Canada
Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library
St. Edmunds & Peninsula Museum (including archival records)
Township of Bruce Historical Society (including archival records)
Treasure Chest Museum (Paisley) (including archival records)
Marine Heritage Society, Southampton
Using Archives: A Guide to Effective Research (Society of American Archivists)
Walker House, Kincardine
West Grey Public Library System
An Historic Album of Paisley (Deep Roots & Tall Trees)
Benchmarks : A History of Eastnor Township and Lion’s Head (Our Roots)
The Bruce Beckons : the story of Lake Huron’s great peninsula (Internet Archive)
Bruce Township Tales and Trails : from early days to 1983 (University of Calgary)
Canadian Industry in 1871 (Internet Archive)
Enrichment Status of Rosalind Lake, Brant Township, Bruce County (Internet Archive)
Environmental Assessment of the Teeswater River at the Village of Teeswater, Bruce County (Internet Archive)
Environmental Assessment of Mill Creek in the vicinity of the Port Elgin landfill site, Bruce County (Internet Archive)
Experiences of a Backwoods Preacher (Internet Archive)
Glammis Then and Now / Compiled and published by Glamis Historical Researchers
A History of Bruce Beach
The History of the County of Bruce and of the Minor Municipalities therein, Province of Ontario, Canada / Norman Robertson, 1906 (Internet Archive)
The history of the Saugeen Indians (Internet Archive)
Incidents of pioneer days at Guelph and the County of Bruce (Internet Archive)
The Inverhuron Site (Internet Archive)
The investigation of the impact of drainage activities on Judges Creek and Little Lake : Bruce County, Township of Eastnor (Internet Archive)
Local Histories of Ontario Municipalities, 1951-1977 : a bibliography with representative trans-Canada locations of copies (Our Roots)
Oliphant and its Islands, Lake Huron: historical and descriptive sketches (Internet Archive, Open Library)
The Queen’s Bush : a tale of the early days of Bruce County (Internet Archive)
Recovery of buried industrial wastes and aquifer rehabilitation and monitoring at Oliphant, Bruce County, Volume 1 (Internet Archive)
Report on a water pollution survey of the township of Bruce, County of Bruce (Internet Archive)
Report on the evaluation of ground and surface water quality along the Bruce County shoreline (Internet Archive)
A report on the status of Rosalind and Marl Lakes, Brant Township, Bruce County (Internet Archive)
Shipwrecks of the Saugeen, 1828-1938; a history of marine disasters of Bruce County, Clark Point, Tobermory, Owen Sound (Internet Archive)
Souvenir History of Bruce Beach
The Sweetwater Explorer : paddling in Grey and Bruce Counties (Internet Archive)
Various reports, including Water Pollution Survey Reports (Internet Archive)
Women’s Institute Tweedsmuir Community Histories (Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario Digital Collections)
Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) Notes
The Canadian Conservation Institutes has prepared “Notes” containing practical advice, for a broad audience, about the care, handling and storage of objects such as ceramics, furniture, paper and books, textiles and fibres metals, paintings, photographs, and electronic media.
Census Search (Library & Archives Canada) Search census returns from 1825 to 1931.
1851, 1871, 1901 Census Transcriptions (Bruce & Grey Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society)
1851 Canadian Census (Library and Archives Canada)
1851 Census Districts and Sub-Districts: Canada West
1851 Canadian Census (Automated Genealogy)
1871 Ontario Census (Library and Archives Canada)
1881 Census (Library and Archives Canada)
1891 Census (Library and Archives Canada)
1901 Canadian Census (Automated Genealogy)
1906 Northwest Provinces Census (Automated Genealogy)
1911 Canadian Census (Automated Genealogy)
1931 Census (Library and Archives Canada)
Estate Files, Bruce County – Surrogate Court (1900-1930) (familysearch.org – requires login with free membership to access digital pages) Index of names is not yet online, but is available to consult at Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre’s Research Room. Microfilm of Estate Files is also available for 1859-1930.
Statistics Canada Publications
- 1921-1971 Population of Census Subdivisions (Statistics Canada, archive.org)
- Canada Yearbook Historical Collection, 1867-1990
- Historical Statistics of Canada (1867-1970s)
Sources of Religious Records in Ontario
Anglican Diocese of Huron
The Canadian Baptist Archives
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Lutheran Church – Canada, East District
Mennonite Archives of Ontario
Ontario Jewish Archives
Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives and Records Office
The Quaker Archives and Library of Canada
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton
The United Church Archives
Criminal Justice Records (Archives of Ontario)
Bruce County Court records collection (1867 to 1939) at Bruce County Museum, including:
Association of Professional Genealogists
Black History Resources & Articles (Emancipation Festival)
Board for Certification of Genealogists (Directory of Certified Genealogists)
Brockton Heritage Homes
Bruce County Genealogical Society
Bruce & Grey Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society
Bruce Beach – Living History of Bruce Beach Wiki
Bruce County Historical Society
Bruce Township Historical Society (including histories of Bruce Township Schools)
Bruce County GenWeb
Canada-Rail (Canadian railway stations)
Canadian Historical Association (including online Journals)
Canada GenWeb – Gateway to Free Canadian GenealogyCiting Archival Sources (Purdue University)
Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet
Deep Roots & Tall Trees (featuring the Genealogy of the founding families of Paisley)
Deciphering Handwriting – from course taught by Sabina J. Murray
Family Search (LDS)
Glammis: Memories of Days Gone By
Historic Bridges: Bruce County, Ontario
Historic Saugeen Metis
Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario (Queen’s University)
Kincardine Heritage
Ontario Barn Presevation
Ontario Chapter Association of Professional Genealogists
Ontario Genealogical Society
Ontario Historical Society (with online indexes to Ontario History)
Postcards from the Bay (focusing on Wiarton and Colpoy’s Bay history)
Roots Web
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre Archives (Algoma University, including Spanish Residential Schools)
Treaties (Library and Archives Canada)
Treaties in Ontario (Government of Ontario)
Waterloo Region Generations
1880 Bruce County Digital Atlas
Aerial Forestry Photos (Ministry of Natural Resources)
National Air Photo Library (Natural Resources Canada)
Bruce County Interactive Maps
GeoGratis Maps (Natural Resources Canada)
Grey County Interactive Maps
Historical Topographical Map Digitization Project (Ontario Council of University Libraries)
Land Records – Land Abstracts (On Land: Ontario’s Land Registry Access)
Land Records – Copy Books & General Registers, containing copies of instruments, 1890s and earlier. *Sign-in Required (Familysearch.org)
Land Records (pre-patent) – Township Papers, Abinger to Haldimand (Familysearch.org)
Land Records (pre-patent) – Township Papers, Hallowell to Zorra (Familysearch.org)
Library and Archives Canada – Maps, Charts & Architectural Plans
Ontario Locator – Place Names, Past & Present
Western Libraries Digital Map Gallery
18th Battalion CEF Blog
160th Bruce Battalion (Facebook)
Air Force Association of Canada – Canadians Serving WWI & WWII
Black Canadian Veterans Stories
British Army Ancestors
Bruce Remembers – Bruce County Military History
Canadian Great War Project (including First World War diary transcripts)
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 1 – Sister Florence Kelly
CanadianSoldiers.com
Canadian War Museum
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Military Service Recognition Book, vol. 1 / Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario Command
Nominal Rolls of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (Doing Our Bit: Military and Family History Research & Library and Archives Canada)
Prisoners of the First World War, ICRC Archives
Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum and Archive
Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR Museum)
Royal Navy Service Records
Saugeen Veterans: A Virtual Cemetery (Find-a-Grave)
Second World War Service Files – Canadian Armed Forces War Dead (Library and Archives Canada)
Soldiers of the First World War CEF and Service Files (Library and Archives Canada)
Soldiers of the South African War 1899 – 1902 (Library and Archives Canada)
Virtual War Memorial
War Diaries, Ship Logs and Operations Record Books (Library and Archives Canada)
War Memories across Canada (Royal Roads University)
Lucknow Sentinel (Huron County Museum)
Mildmay Gazette, 1893-1894 (Huron County Museum)
Mildmay Gazette, 1895-1929 (Canadiana Online)
Paisley Advocate, 1867, August 1914 – 1918 (BCM&CC Online Collections)
Paisley Advocate, 2008 – present (Paisleyvillage.ca)
Port ElginTimes, August 1914 – 1918 (BCM&CC Online Collections)
Walkerton Telescope, August 1914 – 1918 (BCM&CC Online Collections)
