Genealogy

Newspapers on Microfilm - 1867-current- with some gaps

Birth Death and Marriage Binders- check these to find the newspaper date

Hazel Farley scrapbooks - Hazel Farley compiled scrapbooks of anything connected to Trenton during WWII.

Fire insurance Maps

Historic Atlases of Ontario Counties 1878- these are available to view online here:https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/aboutatlases.html

Canadiana Collection-This collection is locked in a glass cabinet at the back of the library available for browsing but is not able to be checked out. This collection includes:

Al Purdy Collection 

A selection of old phone books, street directories and yearbooks

Local author’s books

The Quinte OGS  has a vast collection of material housed at the library’s Trenton Branch which includes resources for the Bay of Quinte area, other parts of Ontario and Canada, the United States of America and beyond. The collection includes indexed family histories, census and cemetery records and directories, newsletters and more.

Here is a link to a detailed list of their holdings:

https://quinte.ogs.on.ca/library-holdings-catalogue/#Genealogies

• Archives of Ontario

• Automated Genealogy.com ~ Index to Canadian Census

• Library and Archives Canada ~ Canadian Genealogy Centre

• McGill County Atlas Project

• Olive Tree Genealogy

• Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid

• Ontario Genealogical Society ~ Quinte Branch

• Trees by Dan

• United Church of Canada Archives ~ Victoria University

Staff familiar with family history can help you direct your search using Quinte West Library resources and referral to other individuals or institutions. 

For more information, please contact Krista  at (613) 394-3381 ext. 3325 or email kristar@quintewest.ca