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We also have many online resources.</p> <ul class="highlight-left"> <li><a href="#ort">Online research tools</a></li> <li><a href="#rg">Research guides</a></li> <li><a href="#lhc">Local history collections</a></li> <li><a href="#books">Books</a></li> <li><a href="#up">Upcoming programs</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="ort">Online research tools</h2> <ul class="media-list" data-clickable-blocks> <li> <img src="/content/history-genealogy/images/hfbw.jpg" alt=""> <h3><a href="https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/">Digital Archive</a></h3> <p>170,000+ historical photos, books and Toronto maps digitized from our collections.</p> </li> <li> <img src="/content/history-genealogy/images/wards.jpg" alt=""> <h3><a href="/history-genealogy/lh-toronto-neighbourhoods.jsp">Resources by neighbourhood</a></h3> <p>Interactive map to explore our photos, books and maps related to Toronto neighbourhoods.</p> </li> <li> <img src="/content/history-genealogy/images/city-direction.jpg" alt=""> <h3><a href="/history-genealogy/lh-city-directories.jsp">City directories</a></h3> <p>Digital and print city directories of Toronto from the 19th and 20th century.</p> </li> <li> <img src="/content/history-genealogy/images/volume-toronto.jpg" alt=""> <h3><a href="/history-genealogy/lh-toronto-fire-insurance-plans.jsp">Fire insurance plans</a></h3> <p>Maps that can help you track the history of Toronto houses and other buildings (1858 to 1973).</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="align-bottom"><a href="/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEDB0005&R=EDB0005">Ancestry Library Edition</a></h3> <p>Genealogy tool with birth, marriage and death records and Census of Canada records.</p> </li> <li> <h3><a href="/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEDB0040&R=EDB0040">Canadiana Online</a></h3> <p>Digitized books, government publications and newspapers on Canada, from European contact to early 20th century.</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="align-bottom"><a href="/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEDB0217&R=EDB0217">Fold3</a></h3> <p>Genealogical resource featuring historical documents and military records for the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K.</p> </li> <li> <h3><a href="/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEDB0040&R=EDB0218">HeritageQuest</a></h3> <p>Genealogical resource featuring archival records, family histories and primary sources dating back to the 1700s for the United States and Canada and select countries.</p> </li> <li data-skip-click-block> <h3>Digital newspapers</h3> <p> <a href="/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEDB0057&R=EDB0057">Globe and Mail Historical Newspaper Archive</a> </p> <p> <a href="/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEDB0111&R=EDB0111"> Toronto Star Historical Newspaper Archive </a> </p> </li> </ul> <a href="/search.jsp?N=37939&Ntt=history+OR+genealogy&Ntx=mode+matchBoolean" class="medium secondary button">More online tools</a> <h2 id="rg">Research guides</h2> <div class="list-columns"> <ul class="no-bullet"> <li><a href="https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/local-history-genealogy/2019/06/researching-the-history-of-your-house-in-toronto.html">History of Your House</a></li> <li><a href="https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/local-history-genealogy/2016/04/research-guide-to-the-former-city-of-york-1793-1997.html">York Township, Borough and City (1793-1997)</a></li> <li><a href="https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/local-history-genealogy/2014/03/researching-historic-buildings-in-toronto.html">Historic Buildings in Toronto</a></li> <li><a href="https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/trl/2016/01/women-and-the-vote-in-canada-a-timeline.html">Women and the Vote in Canada</a></li> </ul> <ul class="no-bullet"> <li><a href="https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/local-history-genealogy/2011/08/guide-to-birth-marriage-death-records.html">Birth, Marriage & Death Records</a></li> <li><a href="https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/local-history-genealogy/2013/11/guide-to-passenger-lists-immigration-records.html">Passenger Lists & Immigration Records</a></li> <li><a href="https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/local-history-genealogy/2013/03/blacks-genealogy.html">Black Genealogy</a></li> <li><a href="https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/local-history-genealogy/2015/01/military-records.html">Military Records</a></li> </ul> </div> <a href="/search.jsp?Ntt=research+guide&N=38523+4292722483" class="medium secondary button">More research guides</a> <div class="notice">For in-person help, visit a location with a local history collection. 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