Owen Sound Public Library

Genealogical and Local History Resources at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library

 824 1st Avenue West
 Owen Sound,Ontario
       N4K 4K4
    (519)376-6623

      Hours

    Monday-Friday 9-9
      Saturdays 9-5
       Sundays 2-5

 Reference Assistance Hours

    Monday- Thursday 9-9
    Friday and Saturday 9-5

Ioleen A. Hawken Memorial Local History Collection

While most works in the collection deal with Grey and Bruce counties, other locations which have historical or genealogical relevance to this area are also represented. There are also some guides to doing research in other areas. In addition to the library's own resources, th Local History Collection contains many items on loan from the Bruce Grey branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. ATLASES

1870 historical atlases (reprinted) for most of Ontario.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Annotated Bibliography of Genealogical Works in Canada (6v.)

BOOKS BY AND ABOUT LOCAL PEOPLE

Biographies
Works by local authors

CEMETERY RECORDS Note: These records are availble for purchase through Bruce-Grey OGS.

Transcriptions of cemeteries for bruce and Grey counties prepared by BGOGS volunteers.
Microfilmed records (up to 1990) for Greenwood Cemetery and St.Mary's cemetery, both in Owen Sound.

DIRECTORIES

Owen Sound city directories.
Gazetters and directories for counties of Ontario,1863-1870(microfilmed).
Farmers and business directory for the counties of Ontario 1883- (microfilm)
Telephone directories-microfilm 1879-1979,print 1966-present.
Ont.directories for 1851,1857 and 1903-4

GENEALOGIES

Family histories of families with Bruce or Grey county connections. Harding,St.Vincent and Meaford first families.

GUIDES FOR RESEARCH

Warrilow;Tracing your ancestors in Bruce and Grey
McFall;Land Records in Ontario Registry Offfices.
Merriman;Genealogy in Ontario:searching the records
Ronnow,Inventory of Cemeteries in Ontario
The library Guide to the LDS family history library
Baxter,In Search of your Roots

LAND RECORDS

Ontario Land Record Index (on microfiche)

LOCAL HISTORY

Histories of Grey and Bruce Counties and Township histories
Tweedsmuir histories of Grey and Bruce (microfilm except for 1)

NEWSPAPERS-on microfilm

Owen Sound papers(various names)1851-
Wiarton papers(various names 1870-1930 incomplete runs)
Hanover Post 1897-1931
Paisley Advocate 1856-1951 incomplete runs
Queen's Bush Quill, June 1974-Oct1975
Owen Sound Herald (limited run)
Trilogy (Oct.21,1974-July 14,1976)

PERIODICALS

under construction-more to come :)