Research Guides and Tools
Use the drop-down menu below to find various guides and
tools designed
to assist you in the use of particular types of records or to
provide information about the Archives' policies and services.
Bankruptcies
- Finding Bankruptcy Records (Research Guide 230) [Word,
PDF]
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Bills and Statutes
- Researching Ontario Bills and Statutes (Research Guide 207) [Word,
PDF]
- Researching Ontario Regulations (1867 to the Present) (Research Guide 219) [Word,
PDF]
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Black and White Aerial Forestry Photos
- Finding Ministry of Natural Resources Aerial Photography (Research Guide 232) [Word,
PDF]
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Business Records
- Corporation Records of the Government of Ontario (Research Guide 217) [Word,
PDF]
- Partnership and Benevolent Society Registration Records (Research Guide 218) [Word,
PDF]
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Changes of Name
- Finding Change of Name Records in Ontario (Research Guide 229) [Word,
PDF]
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Court Records
- How to Find a Will in Court Records (Research Guide 206) [Word,
PDF]
- Finding Divorce Files in Ontario (Research Guide 210) [Word,
PDF]
- Finding York County Divorce Files (Research Guide 211) [Word,
PDF]
- Guardianship and Adoption Records (Research Guide 223) [Word,
PDF]
- Finding Change of Name Records in Ontario (Research Guide 229) [Word,
PDF]
- Finding Bankruptcy Records (Research Guide 230) [Word,
PDF]
- Criminal Justice Records at the Archives of Ontario (Research Guide 233) [Word,
PDF]
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Divorce Files
- Finding Divorce Files in Ontario (Research Guide 210) [Word,
PDF]
- Finding York County Divorce Files (Research Guide 211) [Word,
PDF]
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Genealogical Family History Research
- Microfilm Interloan Service (Customer Service Guide 110) [Word,
PDF]
- Genealogical Researchers in Ontario (Customer Service Guide 111) [Word,
PDF]
- Vital Statistics Records (Research Guide 202) [Word,
PDF]
- Understanding the Vital Statistics Indexes (Research Guide 203) [Word,
PDF]
- Sources for Birth, Marriage and Death Records (Research Guide 204) [Word,
PDF]
- Using the Ontario Land Records Index ca. 1780-ca. 1920 (Research Guide 205) [Word,
PDF]
- How to Find a Will in Court Records (Research Guide 206) [Word,
PDF]
- Finding Municipal Records (Research Guide 209) [Word,
PDF]
- Finding Divorce Files in Ontario (Research Guide 210) [Word,
PDF]
- Finding York County Divorce Files (Research Guide 211) [Word,
PDF]
- From Grant to Patent: A Guide to Early Land Settlement Records,
[ca. 1790 to ca. 1850] (Research Guide 215) [Word,
PDF]
- Student and Teacher Records (Research Guide 216) [Word,
PDF]
- Census Records (Research Guide 220) [Word,
PDF]
- Directories, Telephone Books and Voters Lists (Research Guide 221) [Word,
PDF]
- Genealogy Collections and Published Genealogies (Research Guide 222) [Word,
PDF]
- Guardianship and Adoption Records (Research Guide 223) [Word,
PDF]
- Patient and Health Practitioner Records (Research Guide 224) [Word,
PDF]
- Resources for Researching Land Records (Research Guide 225) [Word,
PDF]
- Militia and Military Records (Research Guide 226) [Word,
PDF]
- United Empire Loyalist Records (Research Guide 227) [Word,
PDF]
- Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship Records (Research Guide 228) [Word,
PDF]
- Finding Change of Name Records in Ontario (Research Guide 229) [Word,
PDF]
- Finding Land Registration Records (Research Guide 231) [Word,
PDF]
- Criminal Justice Records at the Archives of Ontario (Research Guide 233) [Word,
PDF]
- Sources of Family History (Research Guide 299 ) [Word,
PDF]
- Discover Your Family History
- Ontario Court
of Probate and Surrogate Court Records: Wills and Estate
Files - A Pathfinder
- Second
Heir and Devisee Commission Case Files Database
- Ontario Vital Statistics: Registrations of Births, Marriages and Deaths
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Land Records
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Municipal Records
- A Guide to Researching Records of Ontario Municipal Board Hearings (Research Guide 208) [Word,
PDF]
- Finding Municipal Records (Research Guide 209) [Word,
PDF]
- Municipal Land Use Planning (Research Guide 214) [Word, PDF]
- Directories, Telephone Books and Voters Lists (Research Guide 221) [Word, PDF]
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Newspapers
- Newspaper Holdings of the Archives of Ontario (Research Guide
212) [Word,
PDF]
- Finding Aid L 23, Original and Microfilm Newspaper Collections in the Archives of Ontario [Word,
PDF]
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Policies and Services
- Reading Room Rules (Customer Service Guide 101) [Word,
PDF]
- Reproduction Services and Fees (Customer Service Guide 105) [Word,
PDF]
- Citing Archival Records (Customer Service Guide 107) [Word,
PDF]
- Copyright and Your Research (Customer Service Guide 108) [Word,
PDF]
- Freedom of Information and The Protection of Privacy (Customer Service Guide 109) [Word,
PDF]
- Microfilm Interloan Service (Customer Service Guide 110) [HTML,
PDF]
- Genealogical Researchers in Ontario (Customer Service Guide 111) [Word,
PDF]
- Freelance Researchers List (Customer Service Guide 112) [Word,
PDF]
- The Records We Do and Don’t Have (Research Guide 201) [Word,
PDF]
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Reference Maps of Ontario
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War of 1812
- War of 1812 Records (Research Guide 213 ) [Word,
PDF]
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Wills and Estate Files
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