Finding Local History and Genealogy Resources
The East Gwillimbury Public Library has a collection of materials on the history of East Gwillimbury and the surrounding areas, including Sharon, Queensville, Mount Albert and Holt. The main strength of the collection is the history of the Sharon Temple and the Children of Peace. This includes both monographs and periodical literature. The main local history collection is located in the Holland Landing branch.If you are interested in learning more about your family in Holland Landing, Mount Albert, Sharon, Queensville, or the surrounding rural areas, try browsing books, maps, photographs and manuals, as well as online resources.
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The East Gwillimbury Public Library has a collection of materials on the history of East Gwillimbury and the surrounding areas, including Sharon, Queensville, Mount Albert and Holt. The main strength of the collection is the history of the Sharon Temple and the Children of Peace. This includes both monographs and periodical literature. The main Local History collection is located in the Holland Landing Branch.
Sharon Temperance Hall
Some items of interest:
¨ Back issues of The Communicator newspaper (1980-92) and The Anchor newspaper (1993-Feb.1997) HL
¨ Cemetery transcripts of most area cemeteries. HL/MA
¨ History of Holt in two binders, including family photographs. HL/MA¨ Town of East Gwillimbury Municipal Council Minutes from 1909-1999 on microfilm HL
¨ Tweedsmuir History of Mount Albert in its original form, donated by the Women’s Institute HL/MA
Please ask at the Reference Desk if you require help in finding information.
Local History Resources available @ East Gwillimbury Public Library ™
200 Years Yonge. Ralph Magel.
971.354 MAG 1999 HL
Album of Oldies. Gilham, Elizabeth McClure.
971.354 GIL 1978 HL/MA
LH971.354 ATH HL/MA
Children of Peace. McIntyre, John William.
289.9 MCINT HL/MA
East Gwillimbury in the Nineteenth Century. Rolling, Gladys.
This has been reprinted by the Sharon Temple. Copies are available at both library branches and the Temple.
971.3547 ROL HL/MA
Holland Landing in the Post War Years: 1940s & 1950’s. Watts, Grace and Bill.
LH971.3457 WAT HL
Newmarket: The Heart of York Region. Carter, Robert Terence.
LH971.3547 CAR HL/MA
The Settlement of York County. Mitchell, John.
LH971.3547 MIT HL
Town of East Gwillimbury: Properties of Heritage Significance: Core Inventory. Heritage East Gwillimbury: Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC). 1990
LH720.9713547 HER HL/MA
The Yonge Street Story. Berchem, F.R. 971.3541 BER 1977 & 1996 HL/MA
East Gwillimbury Historical Society
P.O. Box 381,
Sharon, Ontario L0G 1V0
The East Gwillimbury Historical Society holds its regular monthly meeting at the Queensville Community Hall, 1590 Queensville Sd. Rd., at 7:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month from September through June. It is a non-profit organization run by volunteers and is incorporated through affiliation with the Ontario Historical Society.
For more information contact: Nancy Eves - President -905-478-4129
Local Historical Attractions
The Sharon Temple is a National Historic Site and Museum, including restored buildings and pioneer artifacts relating to the Children of Peace and their contributions to Canadian history.
See Rebuilding Hope: the Sharon Temple after 175 Years.
971.3547 REB HL
Walk through the Villages of Sharon and Queensville to view many other buildings of historical importance.
Finding Genealogical Resources at your Libraryary ™our Library ™@ Your Library ™
If you are interested in learning more about your family in Holland Landing, Mount Albert, Sharon, Queensville, or the surrounding rural areas, try browsing books, maps, photographs and manuals in the following subject areas:
¨ Genealogy 929’s (This includes subjects such as):
¨ Bibliographies (annotated)
¨ Clans
¨ Computer resources
¨ Directories
¨ Electronic resources
¨ Family trees
¨ Handbooks and manuals
¨ Heraldry
¨ Local heritage
¨ Loyalists
¨ Ontario families
¨ Research
¨ Surnames
¨ Tracing family roots
Examples of Genealogical Resources
The Everything Online Genealogy Book. Richley, Pat. (929.10285 RIC) MA
Family Tree Maker for Dummies. Helm, Matthew. (929.102855369 HEL) MA
The Genealogist’s Internet. Christian, Peter. (929.102854678 CHR) HL/MA
Genealogy Basics Online: a step by step introduction to finding your ancestors through the internet. Finn, Cherri Melton. (electronic book)
Genealogy online: researching your roots. Crowe, Elizabeth Powell. 929.1072 CRO HL/MA
Genealogy online for dummies.Helm, Matthew. 929.10285 HEL HL
For useful Genealogy databases and websites Click Here
Ancestry® Library Edition is one of the most important genealogical collections available today. It has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, includ ing census, vital, church, court, and immigra tion records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas.
Access is available In Library only from our website, www.egpl.ca.
Useful Websites
Archeion: Ontario's Archival Information
www.archeion.ca
Archives of Ontario
www.archives.gov.on.ca
City of Toronto Archives
www.city.toronto.on.ca/archives
Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet
www.cyndislist.com
Home of Jewish Genealogy
www.jewishgen.org
Latter Day Saints Family Research
www.familysearch.org
Library and Archives Canada, Genealogy and Family History
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/
www.ogs.on.ca
Our Ontario
http://ourontario.ca/
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