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As of September 29, 2022 the Archives of Ontario has launched the Archives and Information Management System (AIMS). The AIMS integrates the Archives Descriptive Database, the BIBLiON Library Catalogue, the Government of Ontario Art Collection (GOAC) and the Visual Database into one online tool. As a result, you may encounter broken links to the old databases on our website. We are working at updating these links to the AIMS. If you encounter a broken link and need assistance, please contact us.

Explore our virtual exhibits, which feature various groups of records, cover a wide range of subjects, and highlight many different aspects of Ontario’s diverse past.

We aim to make our online content accessible for all. If you require assistance accessing our website, and online tools and resources, please contact us.

A note on exhibit categories: some exhibits are listed in multiple categories. In some cases, the entire exhibit is related to the category; in others, only part(s) of the exhibit is/are connected to the category.

• 175 Years of Hope - A Celebration of the Sharon Temple and the Children of Peace

• Anne Langton—Gentlewoman, Pioneer Settler and Artist

• Children's Art from The Spanish Civil War

• Art At Queen's Park

• Eyewitness: Thomas Burrowes on the Rideau Canal

• The Great Toronto Fire

• ON Stage: Spotlighting the History of Theatre in Ontario

• The Ontario Society of Artists and the Government of Ontario Art Collection

• Osgoode Hall Turns 175 - Documenting a Landmark

• Travels with Elizabeth Simcoe

• War Artists from the First World War

• A Window Wonderland: The Konkles’ Christmas Displays for the T. Eaton Company

• Slavery and Abolition in Upper Canada

• The Black Canadian Experience in Ontario 1834-1914: Flight, Freedom, Foundation

• Enslaved Africans in Upper Canada

• The Freedom Seeker: The Life and Times of Daniel G. Hill

• The Honourable Lincoln Alexander (1922-2012)

• Images of Black History: Exploring the Alvin McCurdy Collection

• Letter of Tom Elice (Ellis) to Mary Warner

• Art At Queen's Park

• Canadian Posters from the First World War

• Images of Black History: Exploring the Alvin McCurdy Collection

• Medical Records at the Archives of Ontario

• Mirror, Mirror... Looking back through the eyes of the CFPL news camera

• Osgoode Hall Turns 175 - Documenting a Landmark

• The Preservation of the Wm. Thomson Freeland Panoramas

• ANIMALIA: Animals in the Archives

• Note: this exhibit contains video content from Deyohahá:ge: The Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Six Nations Polytechnic on the “Bears: Majestic Creatures” page.

• French Ontario in the 17th and 18th Centuries

• The James Bay Treaty (Treaty No. 9)

• The War of 1812

• ANIMALIA: Animals in the Archives

• The Archives of Ontario Celebrates Our Agricultural Past

• Changing Shape of Ontario

• David Thompson, Map Maker, Explorer and Visionary

• Eyewitness: Thomas Burrowes on the Rideau Canal

• The James Bay Treaty (Treaty No. 9)

• The Preservation of the Wm. Thomson Freeland Panoramas

• The Subway Comes to the Archives

• Travels with Elizabeth Simcoe

• Yours to Discover - Tourism in Ontario Through Time

• Wine Making in Ontario

• The Archives of Ontario Remembers Our Sporting Past

• The Archives of Ontario Remembers an Eaton's Christmas

• Centennial Ontario

• ON Stage: Spotlighting the History of Theatre in Ontario

• The Promotion of Healthy Living in Ontario

• The Toys of Our Childhood

• A Window Wonderland: The Konkles’ Christmas Displays for the T. Eaton Company

• Yours to Discover - Tourism in Ontario Through Time

• Wine Making in Ontario

• Slavery and Abolition in Upper Canada

• 175 Years of Hope - A Celebration of the Sharon Temple and the Children of Peace

• Anne Langton—Gentlewoman, Pioneer Settler and Artist

• The Black Canadian Experience in Ontario 1834-1914: Flight, Freedom, Foundation

• David Thompson, Map Maker, Explorer and Visionary

• Dear Sadie: Love, Lives, and Remembrance from Ontario's First World War

• Enslaved Africans in Upper Canada

• Eyewitness: Thomas Burrowes on the Rideau Canal

• The Freedom Seeker: The Life and Times of Daniel G. Hill

• French Ontario in the 17th and 18th Centuries

• The Honourable Lincoln Alexander (1922-2012)

• Images of Black History: Exploring the Alvin McCurdy Collection

• The James Bay Treaty (Treaty No. 9)

• Letter of Tom Elice (Ellis) to Mary Warner

• A Lifetime - Day by Day: Five Women and Their Diaries

• Meet the Browns!

• Mirror, Mirror... Looking back through the eyes of the CFPL news camera

• The Ontario Society of Artists and the Government of Ontario Art Collection

• Travels with Elizabeth Simcoe

• A Window Wonderland: The Konkles’ Christmas Displays for the T. Eaton Company

• The Archives of Ontario Remembers Our Canadian War Heroes

• Children's Art from The Spanish Civil War

• The Archives of Ontario Remembers the Home Front

• Canadian Posters from the First World War

• Dear Sadie: Love, Lives, and Remembrance from Ontario's First World War

• Documents from the Front: The American Civil War and Fenian Raids in the 1860s

• Eaton’s Goes To War

• In Good Hands: Lawrence Bruce Robertson, WWI Surgeon

• The Story of an Ontario Veteran - Excerpts from the John Mould Diaries

• The War of 1812

• War Artists from the First World War

• Slavery and Abolition in Upper Canada

• Anne Langton-Gentlewoman, Pioneer Settler and Artist

• The Black Canadian Experience in Ontario 1834-1914: Flight, Freedom, Foundation

• Dear Sadie: Love, Lives, and Remembrance from Ontario's First World War

• Enslaved Africans in Upper Canada

• A Lifetime - Day by Day: Five Women and Their Diaries

• The Promotion of Healthy Living in Ontario

• Travels with Elizabeth Simcoe