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Property History and Genealogy Brochures/ Guides

Click here to view our guides on how to conduct property history and family history research.

Tips on searching our online database

Here are 10 tips to help you conduct a more effective search of the Heritage Collections Elgin-St. Thomas database, and 10 examples of common database searches!

Recent improvements to our online database

We have recently added a couple of improvements to our online database. Our online database now includes a flipbook–style viewer for PDFs newspapers.
Another improvement that was recently launched is a newspaper finding aid, which can be easily found from our main search screen.

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Tips on searching our online database

Here are 10 tips to help you conduct a more effective search of the Heritage Collections Elgin-St. Thomas database, and 10 examples of common database searches!

Click Here

Property History and Genealogy Brochures/Guides

Click here to view our guides on how to conduct property history research and family history research.

Click Here

Recent improvements to our online database

We have recently added a couple of improvements to our online database: a flipbook–style viewer for PDFs, and a newspaper finding aid, which can be easily found from our main search screen.

Click Here

Ken Verrell Collection

In 2016, the Archives acquired historical records, photographs and objects from the estate of Ken Verrell, principally documenting Elgin County and City of St. Thomas railway history, 1870s-present.

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Image Galleries

Click the button below to view our Image Galleries. (Photo: Public School, Springfield, ON)

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Volunteer Opportunities

The Elgin County Archives welcomes volunteers and provides opportunities for anyone looking to help out.

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Digitization of early Elgin County newspapers!

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