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- Archives Association of Ontario - Promotes preservation and use of documentary materials for the preservation of the provincial cultural heritage. Includes association, chapters, membership and related information, also contact details and links.
aao.fis.utoronto.ca
- Archives of Ontario - Preserves the province's documentary heritage and makes it available to the public. View resource guides, online exhibits and service information.
www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/index.html
- Arnprior and District Archives - Collections related to the cultural, political and historical records of the people and events of the Arnprior, Ontario area.
www.adarchives.org
- Butler's Rangers - Histories of 10 Ranger companies commanded by John Butler, and served in North America 1777 until 1784. Membership information, colours, weapons and uniforms, biographies.
iaw.on.ca/~awoolley/brang/brang.html
- Chief Tecumseh - Describes him as a man before his time, with details of activities and influences of this powerful chieftain and orator, who fell during the Battle of the Thames in 1813.
stoney.bizhosting.com/indexc.html
- Fort George War of 1812 - Niagara-on-the-Lake was the scene of many dramatic and important events in Canadian History. Retrace the steps of Isaac Brock and Laura Secord.
www.niagara.com/~parkscan
- Fort Henry - Kingston, Ontario, Canada - Activities at the fort and the history of the fort.
www.parks.on.ca/fort
- Goulbourn Township Historical Society - Our mission is to preserve, for public enjoyment and education, the heritage of Goulbourn Township. The artifacts displayed depict the period from 1818 to the present day.
www.gcap.on.ca/historical
- Historic London - History of London, Ontario, Canada from its early beginnings in 1795. Site includes articles, photos, and opinion board.
historiclondon.tripod.ca
- History of the Rideau Canal - Detailed history of the canal that runs from Ottawa to Kingston.
www.rideau-info.com/canal/history/hist-canal.html
- Kingston Historical Society - Works to maintain interest in the history and heritage of the city of Kingston and its environs.
www.heritagekingston.org/khs
- Kingston's Historical Sites - The history of historical sites in and around Kingston.
novatech.on.ca/history/histbell.html
- Loyalist Cultural Centre Museum - Adolphustown Park, Ontario, Canada.
www.freeyellow.com/members6/loyal-ists
- Mike's Ontario Ghost Towns and Abandoned Places - History, links, photographs and other resources to old railways, abandoned places, old mining and lumber towns.
www.retone.com/storedata/index.html
- Mike's Ontario Ghost Towns and Abandoned Places - Includes photos, current status of the town, location and general information.
www.retone.com/gt/index.asp
- Ontario - History - CultureCanada.gc.ca - A comprehensive collection and guide to resources on the history of Ontario compiled by the Government of Canada.
culturecanada.gc.ca/chdt/interface/interface2.nsf/engdocBasic/21.10.9.html
- Ontario Heraldry - The heraldry, coats of arms, crests and other insignia of the Province of Ontario and some of its cities.
www.mad-alchemy.com/heraldry/ont.htm
- Ontario History - Time-line of Ontario's history.
www.rootsweb.com/~canon/ontbegin.html
- Ontario Shipwrecks - Pictures and stories of shipwrecks in various bodies of water.
www.geocities.com/Pipeline/Valley/3422
- Ontario's Fire Tower Lookouts - Dedicated to the preservation of fire tower history with. Includes photos, history and numerous links to related information.
www.geocities.com/ontarioftl
- Petworth Emigration Project - Two books published by McGill/Queens Press about the Petworth Emgration Scheme from Sussex, England to Upper Canada (Ontario) in 1832-37.
www.petworthemigrations.com
- Pinhey's Point Foundation - Pinhey's Point is a historic tourist site in the Ottawa-Carleton Region. Has information about Pinhey's Point, past and present.
infoweb.magi.com/~hammelsh/pinhey.html
- Premiers of Ontario Since 1867 - With pictures of all the Premiers.
www.kids.premier.gov.on.ca/english/history/premiers.htm
- Sgt. Edward J.G. Holland, VC - The story of Edward James Gibson Holland awarded the Victoria Cross during the Boer war.
www.geocities.com/ejghvc/_.html
- Sparrow Lake Historical Society - The society is responsible for preserving and telling the local history of the Sparrow Lake, Ontario area and environs including Severn Bridge to The Big Chute on the Severn river.
www.muskoka.com/~dstanton
- Spencerville Mill Restoration Project - Information about the restoration of the mill on the South Nation River.
spencerville-mill.cyberus.ca
- The Downton Story - Chronicles the 1836 parish sponsored emigration of over 200 paupers from Downton, Wiltshire England to Upper Canada. Includes emigrants names.
www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/2932/index.htm
- The Fossmill Story - Book about life in a railway lumbering village on the edge of Algonquin Park in the 1920s and 30s.
www.pastforward.ca/book.htm
- The Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles - Regimental history and reenactment information for The Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles.
members.rogers.com/leafnut
- The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents1610 to 1791 - English translation of The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents. Each file represents the total English contents of a single published volume.
puffin.creighton.edu/jesuit/relations
- The Official Donnelly Home Page - The notorious Black Donnellys of Biddulph Township, Ontario, massacred Feb. 4, 1880 by a vigilante committee. Site includes historical, genealogical, and tourist information, as well as photos and other resources.
www.donnellys.com
- The Toronto Ghosts and Hauntings Research Society - Not-for-profit group for he collection of data about ghosts and hauntings in Toronto and throughout Ontario. Includes details of investigation and information about local and provincial events, hauntings and paranormal occurrences.
www.torontoghosts.org
- Wayne Cook's Genealogy and Historic Plaques of Ontario - A History television Approved resource and ongoing project of just under 1,000 historic plaques online listed by County and by 26 categories.
www.waynecook.com
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