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• A History of Toronto and County of York

  Containing an Outline of the History of the Dominion of Canada; a History of the City of Toronto and the County of York, with the Townships, Towns, General and Local Statistics; Biographical Sketches · Volume 1

• About Ontario - History

• Findmypast - Bush Life In The Ottawa Valley $

  Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

• Findmypast - Ontario, Canada- Governor Simcoe's Tour Through Southern Ontario $

  Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

• Findmypast - Ontario, Canada- History of the Settlement of Upper Canada $

  Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

• Findmypast - Ontario, Canada- Ontario, Canada- German-Canadian Folk-Lore $

  Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

• Findmypast - Ontario, Canada- Shanty, Forest and River Life in the Backwoods of Canada $

  Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

• From Pennsylvania to Waterloo - A Biographical History of Waterloo Township

  Early German settlers mainly from Pennsylvania who emigrated to Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Contains genealogy, pictures and histories.

• Historic Plaques of Ontario

• History of Toronto and County of York

  Contains bios of many 19th century residents of Toronto and York County, Ontario, transcribed from the book History of Toronto and County of York. Also contains photos and descriptions of historic buildings and churches in Toronto, history and genealogy links, and genealogy of four Toronto surnames: PICKARD, BECKETT, BLACKMORE and STRODE.

• Life in Upper Canada

  Reprints of first-hand accounts of life in Upper Canada (early Ontario, Canada, 1791-1841), including excerpts from old newspapers, diaries, letters, travel journals and contemporary publications. Learn how your ancestors lived in early pioneer times, in the words of people living at the time.

• Ontario's Historical Plaques

  Since 1956, over 1,100 Ontario Historical Plaques have been erected to commemorate people, places & events in Ontario's heritage.

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    • Ontario's Historical Plaques - Disasters

• OntarioGenWeb - Disasters

  Historic disasters in the province of Ontario.

• OntarioGenWeb - Epidemics

  Historic epidemics in the province of Ontario.

• Polyphony

  The immigrant experience including articles, photographs and oral testimonies to provide a glimpse into the history and development of immigrants in Ontario.

• Souvenir of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : commemorating Old Boys' reunion at Cornwall, Ontario, August 11-15, 1906

• Upper Canada Genealogy -- Reading List -- First-hand Accounts of Upper Canada

  To help you learn more about your Ontario ancestors' lives, here's a bibliography of published first-hand accounts of life in Upper Canada (1791-1841).

• Upper Canada Genealogy -- Voices from the Past

  A bi-monthly newsletter about life in early Ontario (1791-1841), Canada including first-hand accounts such as diary excerpts, letters and period newspaper articles. Topics include housebuilding, cooking, child rearing, transportation, religion and much more.