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 About the Archives

• Message from the Archivist of Ontario
• Location, Hours, Telephone Numbers and Email
• Strategic Plan, 2004-2007
• Archives and Recordkeeping Act
• Our Collections: An Overview
• Reaching the Public
• Archives Advisor Service
• Arrangement at the Archives of Ontario: A Canadian Series System

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Services for the Public

• Customer Service Charter
  
• Location, Hours, Telephone Numbers and Email
  
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• Our Collections: An Overview
  
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• Customer Service Guides and Research Guides
  

  Customer Service Guides

  Guide Number	Title
  101	Reading Room Rules [HTML, PDF]
  102	Sound and Moving Images Reading Room [HTML, PDF]
  103	Special Collections Reading Room [HTML, PDF]
  104	Research During Extended Hours [HTML, PDF ]
  105	Reproduction Services and Fees [HTML, PDF]
  106	How to Order Reproductions [HTML, PDF]
  107	Guide to Citing Archival Records [HTML, PDF]
  108	Copyright and Your Research [HTML, PDF]
  109	Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy [HTML, PDF ]
  110	Microfilm Interloan Service [HTML, PDF]
  111	Genealogical Researchers in Ontario [HTML, PDF]
  112	Freelance Researchers List [HTML, PDF]

  

  Research Guides

  Guide Number	Title
  201	What Records We Have… What Records We Don't Have [HTML, PDF]
  202	Vital Statistics Bulletin [HTML, PDF]
  203	Understanding the Vital Statistics Indexes [HTML, PDF]
  205	How to Use the Ontario Land Record Index ca.1780-ca.1920 [HTML, PDF]
  206	How to Find a Will [HTML, PDF]
  207	Researching Ontario Bills and Statutes [HTML, PDF]
  208	Records of Ontario Municipal Board Hearings [HTML, PDF]
  209	Municipal Records at the Archives of Ontario [HTML, PDF]
  210	Finding Divorce Files in Ontario [HTML, PDF]
  211	Finding York County Divorce Files [HTML, PDF]
  212	Newspaper Holdings of the Archives of Ontario [HTML, PDF ]
  213	Records Relating to the War of 1812 at the Archives of Ontario [HTML, PDF ]
  214	Municipal Land Use Planning [HTML, PDF]
  215	From Grant to Patent: A Guide to Early Land Settlement Records, [ca. 1790 to ca. 1850] [HTML, PDF]
  299	Sources of Family History [HTML, PDF]

  
  
• Genealogical Records
  
• Vital Statistics
  
• Aboriginal Peoples in the Archives - A Guide to Sources in the Archives of Ontario
  
• Library
  

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Genealogical Research

• Genealogical Research: Getting Started
  
• Microfilm Interloan Service
  
• Prepare for Your Visit: Genealogical Research
  
• Sources of Family History, [PDF]
  
• Vital Statistics (FAQ, Guide, and Microfilm Listing)
  
• Vital Statistics Bulletin: Researching Birth, Death and Marriage Records in Ontario
  
• Vital Statistics Name Indexes: An Explanation of the RG 80 Index Codes
  
• Wills and Estate Files - A Pathfinder
  
• Family History Centres in Ontario
  
• Reference List of Researchers
  
• Links to Other Genealogical Resources

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Recognizing Our Donors

• Corporations and Groups
• Individuals
• Information
• Acquisition Mandate

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Online Exhibits

Enslaved Africans in Upper Canada

• Sophia Burthen Pooley, Part of the Family?
• Henry Lewis: Seeking Freedom
• Peggy: Difficult Property
• Dorinda Baker and her family: Slaves No More

Assignment to Archives: Recognizing the Work of Ontario Government Photographers

• Photographer Unknown
• A Picture Needs a Thousand Words
• From Memory to History
• Slideshow of Selected Images
• A Gallery of Images
• Photographer Known

175 Years of Hope - A Celebration of the Sharon Temple and the Children of Peace

• The Need: Shovelling Out the Paupers
• The House of Industry
• The Farmers' Storehouse Company
• The Charity Fund & the Bank of the People
• "Responsible Government"

A Lifetime - Day by Day: Five Women and Their Diaries

• The Women
• Young Women
• Mothers and Big Sisters
• Working Women
• Middle Age

Eyewitness: Thomas Burrowes on the Rideau Canal

• Thomas Burrowes: The Context
• The Rideau Canal
• The Aftermath
• Collecting, Preserving and Making Available

The Freedom Seeker: The Life and Times of Daniel G. Hill

• Introduction
• Family Life
• The War Years
• Coming to Canada
• The Children
• Work at the Ontario Human Rights Commission
• Black History in Canada
• Canada's First Human Rights Consulting Firm
• Ombudsman of Ontario
• Conclusion
• Sources

Mirror, Mirror... Looking back through the eyes of the CFPL news camera - Videos 1953-1968

David Thompson - Map Maker, Explorer and Visionary

• David Thompson and the Fur Trade
• David Thompson - North America's Greatest Geographer
• David Thompson the Later Years
• David Thompson's Legacy
• David Thompson Records Held by the Archives of Ontario

Osgoode Hall Turns 175 - Documenting a Landmark

• The Need: Osgoode hall in 1856
• Cumberland and Storm
• The Spark, the Design and the Planning
• The Execution
• Epilogue
• Bibliography

The Black Canadian Experience in Ontario 1834-1914: Flight, Freedom, Foundation

• And they Went to Canada
• Freedom Under the Lion's Paw
• Settlement and Community
• Community of Interest

Yours to Discover: Tourism in Ontario through Time

• A Wilderness Paradise
• The Impact of Improved Transportation - Waterways
• The Impact of Improved Transportation - The Spread of the Railway
• The Impact of Improved Transportation - The Lure of the Wilderness
• The Impact of Improved Transportation - Cottages, Camps and City Parks
• Government and the Tourist Industry - Growth of the Park System
• Government and the Tourist Industry - Promotion and Infrastructure
• Government and the Tourist Industry - Expansion and Diversification

Moving Forward to Preserve the Past - The Archives' New Approach to Records Preservation

• Background
• Project Strategy and Planning?
• The New Facility
• Service Improvements

Archives Unboxed and Revealed: A Guide to Understanding Archives: A Guide to Understanding Archives

• What are archives?
• How are archives different from libraries?
• What kinds of records are kept by archives?
• Where will you find archives?
• Who uses archives and why?
• What does an archivist do?
• How do you find materials?
• How do you use archives?

The Ontario Society of Artists and the Government of Ontario Art Collection

• The Recent OSA Donations to the Government Art Collection
• The Founding of the Society and its First Exhibition
• Early Purchases and the Foundation of Art Education
• The Ballot Pictures and the Provincial Art Gallery
• The Final Purchases

Images of Black History: Exploring the Alvin McCurdy Collection

• From Slavery to Settlement
• Economy and Education
• Community and Social Life
• Genealogy in the McCurdy Collection
• The Enduring Value of the McCurdy Collection

The Story of an Ontario Veteran - Excerpts from the John Mould Diaries

• Joining Up
• The Battle of the Somme
• Return to Vimy
• Walter Allward and the Canadian National Vimy Memorial
• Major Canadian Battles

James Bay Treaty Turns 100

• Peoples and Events Shaping Treaty No.9
• The Treaty No. 9 Expedition of 1905-1906
• Developing the Treaty Relationship, 1905-2005
• The James Bay Treaty - Treaty No. 9
• About the Header and Footer Images

Medical Records at the Archives of Ontario

• Medical Records in Ontario: An Overview
• Psychiatric Hospital Records
• Tuberculosis Records
• Uses of Medical Records

Lessons Learned: The Evolution of Education in Ontario

• Laying the Groundwork
  • Rev. Dr. Egerton Ryerson
  • Dr. John George Hodgins
  • Adam Crooks
• A Centre for Learning: The Education Department Building, 1851-1962
  • Provincial Educational Depository
  • Provincial Educational Museum
• Public School Boards: Reorganization, Division, Consolidation and Growth
  • School Busses
• Schoolhouses
  • The One-Room Schoolhouse
  • Railway School Cars
• Raising the Standards
  • Teacher Training
  • School Inspectors
  • Schools and Teachers in the Province of Ontario
• Curriculum: The 3 Rs
  • The ABCs of Traffic Safety - Colouring Book
  • Textbooks and School Libraries
  • Departmental Exams
• Fostering Patriotism and Good Citizenship
  • Military Training and the War Effort
  • Ontario Farm Service Force
• Education for Life
  • Agricultural Training
  • Physical Education
  • Class Trips
• From Blackboard to Web
• Sources and Resources
• The Ministries and Ministers of the Department of Education

The Archives of Ontario Celebrates Our Agricultural Past

• Settling the Land
• Farm Business and Daily Life
• Strength in the Community
• A Collection of Agricultural Images
• Sources and Resources
• Background Images

Thomas and J. R. Connon, a Photographic Legacy

• Thomas Connon
• John R. Connon
• The Panoramic Camera
• Panoramic Images
• Stereo Photography
• Life in Elora
• Portraiture
• Sources and Resources

Preservation of the Wm. Thomson Freeland Panoramas

• Discovery and Relocation
• Initial Assessment
• Removing the Varnish on Photograph #1
• Removing the Backing on Photograph #1

Papermaking in Ontario

• In the Beginning
• The Early 1900s
• The Move North
• Company Profiles
• Papermaking Today
• Sources

Santa Claus Parade Turns 100

• The Early Days
• The 1920s and 1930s
• The 1940s and 1950s
• The 1960s and 1970s
• How to Make a Parade
• Behind the Scenes
• Memories
• Sources
• Eaton's 1961 Santa Claus Parade Colouring Book

Eaton's Santa Claus Parade Colouring Books

• Eaton's 1951 Santa Claus Parade Colouring Book
• Eaton's 1952 Santa Claus Parade Colouring Book
• Eaton's 1955 Santa Claus Parade Colouring Book
• Eaton's 1956 Santa Claus Parade Colouring Book
• Eaton's 1960 Santa Claus Parade Colouring Book
• Eaton's 1961 Santa Claus Parade Colouring Book

Canadian Posters from the First World War

• Victory Bonds
• The Canadian Patriotic Fund
• Increasing Production
• Recruitment
• Gallery

Art at Queen's Park

• Galaxy Series #2 '67 - Gerald Gladstone
• Niagara Falls with a collection of famous daredevils - Tony Urquhart
• Blue Mosaic - Merton F. Chambers
• Man and Woman - Louis Archambault
• Untitled - Harold Town
• Untitled - A. J. Casson
• Stratford - Donald Lewis
• Mining in Ontario - Alan Caswell Collier
• Province of Ontario - Sydney H. Watson
• Mother and Child - Jack Harman
• The End of Time - Jordi Bonet
• Pines - Walter Yarwood
• Untitled - Don Wallace
• Untitled - Jack Bush
• Binary Spirit - Stephen Hogbin
• Days of the Year - Elford B. Cox
• AB-1 - Micheline Beauchemin
• Two Horizons - Kazuo Nakamura
• Untitled - Gerald Trottier
• Untitled - Ralph Allen
• Homage to the Legendary and Modern Woman - Krystyna Sadowska
• Indian Legends - Aba Bayefsky
• Ontario - York Wilson
• Untitled - Franklin Arbuckle
• Pre-Cambrian Landscape - Donald Mackay Houstoun
• Blizzard/Thaw - Daisy Bailey
• Untitled - David Chavel
• Untitled - Herbert J. Ariss
• Untitled - Gerald E. Tooke
• Hunter With Seal - Paulosie Kanayook
• The Three Graces - Gerald Gladstone
• Locations

French Ontario in the 17th and 18th Centuries

• Explorations
• Making Contact
• Resources and Trade
• War and Defense
• Detroit
• Transitions
• People, Places and Times
• To Learn More

The Archives of Ontario Remembers the Home Front

• Joining Up
• Fund Raising and Volunteerism
• Military Training in Ontario
• Wartime Production
• Sources and additional information

M. O. Hammond - Photographer

• Biography
• Pictorialism
• Portraiture
• Artists and Writers
• Historic Sites, Buildings and Monuments
• Travel Albums
• Toronto
• Camera Club and Competitions
• Family and Friends
• The Hammond Fonds

The Great Toronto Fire

• How Could this Happen?
• Slide show of images from the fire and its aftermath
• An animation showing how the fire spread
• Photos of a model showing the progress of the fire
• Two Success Stories
• Sources and Resources

The War of 1812

• Setting the Stage
• Battlegrounds
  • Detroit Frontier
  • Niagara Frontier and York
  • Kingston and the St. Lawrence
  • The War Beyond Upper Canada
• Militia and Civilian Life
• Prisoners of War
• Loyalty and Treason
• The War Ends
• After the War
• Chronology of the War
• Soldiering in Canada
  (1812-1814)
• Important Figures
• Important Places
• Glossary of Terms
• Sources
• Links
• The Making of a Virtual Exhibit

A Celebration of Winters Long Ago - Christmas 2003

• People at Work
• People at Play
• Eaton's 1956 Santa Claus Parade Colouring Book

The Subway Turns Fifty

• Milestones
  • Becoming a Reality
  • Expansion
• Construction
• Sources and Resources
  
  

St. Lawrence Starch Company

• John Gray and the Early Days
• The Plant and Production
• Advertising and Promotion
• Sports Sponsorship
• What Price Loyalty?
• The Dionne Quintuplets
• War
  
  

War Artists from the First World War

• The Canadian War Memorials Fund
• The Burlington House Exhibit
• The Battlegrounds
• The Home Front
• War Artists at Work
• Resources
  

The Archives of Ontario Remembers Our Sporting Past

• Amateur Sports in Ontario
• Significant Moments in Ontario Sporting History
• The Business of Sport in Ontario
• About the Images

Stories from Ontario's Movie Theatres

Preserving Ontario's Memory - Conservation at the Archives of Ontario

• Enemies of History
• Keeping the Enemies at Bay
• Life in the Lab
• Sound and Moving Images
• Caring for Your Own Archival Collection
• Glossary
• Reference Material

A Celebration of Ontario Artists

Architectural Records at the Archives of Ontario

• A Record Preserved: Toronto's 20th Century Architecture in the Archives of Ontario
• Chorley Park
• Residence for T. L. Guy
• Residence for F. Stone
• Eaton's College Street
• West End YMCA 931 College Street, Burke, Horwood & White Architects
• St. Anne's Anglican Church Langley and Howland, Architects with Burke and Horwood
• Ryrie Building, 229 Yonge St., 1891; Additions and Alterations by Burke, Horwood & White
• An Introduction to Architectural Records at the Archives of Ontario

Anne Langton - Gentlewoman, Pioneer Settler and Artist

• The Early Years
• The Grand Tour
• The Grand Tour - Continued
• Britain - 1821-1837
• Miniatures on Ivory
• Emigration - 1837
• Settlement - 1837-1852
• Settlement - Part Two
• Peterborough and Toronto - 1852-1859
• Britain & Canada: Tours and Vacations - 1860-1864
• Britain & Canada -1865-1878
• Niagara, Ottawa, and Toronto - 1870s, 1880s
• The Final Years
• Langton Family and Family Connections
• Preserving of the Collection
• Resources and Acknowledgements
  

The Toys of Our Childhood

• Toys from the Late 1800s
• Toys from the Early 1900s
• Toys from the 1940s
• Toys from the 1950s
• Toys from the 1960s
• Toys from the 1970s
• Colouring Book
• The Collections

The Archives of Ontario Remembers Children's Art from the Spanish Civil War

• The Children's Story
• The Drawings
• About the Alexander Albert MacLeod fonds (F 126)

The Archives of Ontario Celebrates the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

• A Brief Biographical Sketch
• Pomp and Ceremony, Decorations and Decorum
• Celebrating Celebrity: Unofficial Royal Watchers
• Empire Day
• Royal Symbols
• The Monarchy in Ontario
• Behind the Scenes
• Royalty in the Archives
• Just For Kids

Travels with Elizabeth Simcoe

• Elizabeth Simcoe - The Early Years
• Sailing for the Canadas
• Winter in Quebec City
• Kingston and the Thousand Islands
• Navy Hall and Niagara Falls
• Travels Around the Niagara Peninsula
• The Trip to York
• Return to Niagara
• Return to Quebec
• The Final Year
• Going Home to England
• The Simcoe Collection
• About Elizabeth's Diaries
• John Graves Simcoe
• Textual Versions of Quotations
• Significant Events in the Early History of Canada
• Acknowledgements and Sources

The Government of Ontario Art Collection

• The Story of The Government of Ontario Art Collection
• Narrated Virtual Tour of a selection of works from the Art Collection
  

The Changing Shape of Ontario

• Ontario's boundaries 1774-1912
• Early Districts and Counties
• Districts of Northern Ontario
• Post-World War II Regional Municipal Governments
• Maps of Southern Ontario circa 1951 by County
• Maps of Southern Ontario circa 1951 by Geographical Location
• Municipal Restructuring since 1996
• Sources of Information

The Honourable Pauline M. McGibbon

• The Office of the Lieutenant Governor
• The Honourable Pauline M. McGibbon fonds
  

The Archives of Ontario Remembers an Eaton's Christmas

• Punkinhead - Santa's Very Special Little Bear
• Your Eaton's Christmas Memories
• Eaton's Catalogues Through the Years
• Eaton's Window Displays
• Eaton's Santa Claus Parade
• An Eaton's Santa Claus Parade Colouring Book
• Examples of Early Eaton's Television Commercials
• Letters to Santa

The Archives of Ontario Remembers Our Canadian War Heroes

• Charlie Gray Letter #1
• Charlie Gray Letter #2
• Emily Gray Letter
• Wally Gray Letter
  

Moriyama & Teshima Architects fonds

• University of Western Ontario Visual Arts Centre, East and West Elevations
• University of Western Ontario Visual Arts Centre, North and South Elevations
• Perspective Rendering of Progress Avenue Development
• Central Library at North York City Centre
• North York Central Library - Interior
  

Highlighting Human Rights in Ontario

• Ontario As A Haven From Persecution
• The Right to a Fair Trial
• Freedom from Slavery
• Freedom of Religion
• Women's Rights
• Right To Education
• Freedom of Peaceful Assembly
• The Ontario Human Rights Commission
• Links to Human Rights Anniversary Sites
  

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 Microfilm Interloan Catalogue

• Vital Statistics (Birth, Marriage & Death Registrations)
  
• Court Records
  
• Education Records
  
• Municipal Records
  
• Crown Lands Records
  
• Records Of The Department Of Immigration (RG 11)
  
• Non-Government Records
  
• David Thompson Fonds
  

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Records Management

Fact Sheets

• # 1: What the RIM Directive Means to Managers [HTML, PDF]
  
• # 2: Scheduling: The Foundation of RIM Policy [HTML, PDF]
  
• # 3: Security and Integrity of Recorded Information [HTML, PDF]
  
• # 4: Storage and Retrieval of Recorded Information [HTML, PDF]
  
• # 5: Electronic Records: Some Key Challenges [HTML, PDF]
  
• # 6: Electronic Documents: Filing Fundamentals [HTML, PDF]
  
• # 7: Electronic Records: What About E-Mail? [HTML, PDF]
  
• # 8: The Fine Art of Destruction: Weeding Out "Transitory" Records[HTML, PDF]
  
• # 9: “You Have 53 Old Archived Messages ...”: What to do About Voice Mail
  [HTML, PDF]
  
• # 10: Create It...and Keep It! Your Recordkeeping Responsibilities [HTML, PDF]

 Information Bulletins

1. Retention Periods, Archival Access and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
2. Records of Closed, Transferred or Privatized Programs
3. Disposal of Information Created under Section 10 of the Employment Equity Act
4. Guideline for the Disposition of Ministers' Records and the Records of Political Staff
5. Information Management and Business Planning
6. Electronic Record Systems - Recorded Information Management (RIM) Requirements

Guidelines for the Ontario Government's records scheduling program

• Retention and Disposal of Recorded Information (1):Program Management
• Retention and Disposal of Recorded Information (2):Electronic Records-Special Issues
• Retention and Disposal of Recorded Information (3): Scheduling Practices
• Retention and Disposal of Recorded Information (4): Schedule Implementation
• Retention and Disposal of Recorded Information (5): Guideline Appendices

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Just Add Students: Instant Lesson Plans from the Archives of Ontario

• Project Background
• All About Teaching with Primary Documents
• Components for Archives Based Lessons
• The Lesson Plans
  • The Santa Claus Parade Turns 100
  • Anne LAngton - Gentlewoman, Pioneer, Settler and Artist
  • Travels with Elizabeth Simcoe: A Visual Journey through Upper and Lower Canada
  • French Ontario in the 17th and 18th Centuries
  • The War of 1812
  • Reading the Merchant’s Book, Writing the Advertisement
  • Images from the Archives of Ontario Collections
  • The Story of an Ontario Veteran
  • Rural Living Then and Now
  • Human Rights and Ontario’s Black Community
  • First World War Posters: Were they Sexist?
  • Writing a Letter to a World War I Soldier
  • Evaluating Wartime Posters: Were they Good Propaganda?
  • A Celebration of Winters Long Ago
  • Designing an Anti-Racist Pamphlet for the 1940s
  • Letters from the Depression
  • Yours to Discover: Tourism in Ontario through Time
  • Archives Unboxed and Revealed: A Guide to Understanding Archives
    

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