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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!

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.

We are excited to announce that we have just updated our online database to include the Elgin County Museum as well as partner museums in Elgin County and St. Thomas, as a single search interface.

The Elgin County Archives is closed until further notice, and until at least May 1st, due to the provincial lockdown.