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Kent County is located near the South-Western tip of Ontario, between London and Windsor. Have you hit a brick wall with your Kent County ancestors? Search for your family origins on Kent County GenWeb. I hope this site will help you find that brick-wall ancestor.

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2 Thumbs Up To Library & Archives Canada for putting digitized images and an index online for Soldiers of the South African War 1899 - 1902 Tip of the Month Kent County Records Black Settlement Cemetery Records Census Records Church Records Court Records Directories Home Children Land Records Lookups Loyalists Military Records Newspapers Orders in Council Township Records Vital Stats (Births, Marriages, Deaths) Featured Genealogy Criminal Assize Clerk criminal indictment files, 1853-1929 (309 Kent County names) Chatham General Hospital School of Nursing Quick Links Census Records Canada Naturalization Records Canada Ancestors At Rest Death Records Past Voices: Letters Home Olive Tree Genealogy Genealogy Blog Feeds Genealogy Blogs Olive Tree Genealogy Genealogy updates of free records online and tips for finding those elusive brick-wall ancestors The Paper Trail Eclectic mix of old documents - you may just find an ancestor's will, land record or general store receipt here! Past Voices Letters, letters and more letters! Letters from Civil War soldiers, from wives to husbands, sons to mothers, sisters to sisters... Ancestors at Rest - The blog for AncestorsAtRest.com website. Contains death records of all kinds - funeral cards, death notices, cemetery receipts, obits...and more Family Bibles - Another AncestorsAtRest.com blog of Family Bible entries and pictures of the births, marriages and death pages Antique Hunter - If you like antiques or collectibles, this brand-new blog will be one you don't want to miss!

Kent County Newspapers Most newspapers are kept on microfilm at local libraries and museums. City of Chatham Chatham Daily News from 1902 and still runs, indexed for births, marriages and obits at the main branch (Chatham) of Chatham-Kent Public Library. This is the major newspaper of the county, and information is not limited to the city of Chatham. It began as the Chatham Evening Banner, changed its name to the Chatham Banner, then to the Chatham Banner News and finally to the Chatham Daily News in 1902. I'm not sure what year the Chatham Evening Banner began - will find out and update this page. There is a web site for the Chatham Daily News, but it does not list obituaries. Chatham Daily Planet began in 1851 as the Chatham Ontario Western Planet until 1856, was called the Chatham Planet and was published weekly 1857-1891, and finally the Chatham Daily Planet which ceased production Dec 29, 1922. It is indexed for births, marriages and obits at the main branch of Chatham-Kent Public Library. One early newspaper for the area was The Chatham Journal, which is on microfilm at the main branch of Chatham-Kent Public Library, for July 3, 1841-July 27, 1844. Chatham This Week is a small weekly paper which only began about ten years ago, and although they don't have as many obits as the Chatham Daily News, they do have their obits online and archived back to Oct 18, 1997. Blenheim Blenheim News Tribune existed 1898-1983; at Blenheim branch of Chatham-Kent Public Library. Bothwell Bothwell Times exists 1892-1983, at Bothwell branch of Chatham-Kent Public Library, indexed up to 1941. This paper existed before 1892, but the only remaining issues are March 20, 1879 and Oct 21, 1880. Dresden Dresden News from 1939-1966, at Wallaceburg branch of Chatham-Kent Public Library. Highgate Highgate Monitor from 1895-1904 and 1936-1952. There are no copies of issues for the years between. Kept at Highgate branch of Chatham-Kent Public Library. Merlin Merlin Standard from 1930-1971 at Merlin branch of Chatham-Kent Public Library. Ridgetown Ridgetown Dominion from 1829-1983 at Ridgetown branch of Chatham-Kent Public Library. Tilbury The Tilbury Times is on microfilm at Tilbury Branch, Chatham-Kent Public Library. It began in 1884, but the library has it from 1898. It is indexed up to 1982. Thamesville Thamesville Herald is on microfilm at Thamesville Branch, Chatham-Kent Public Library, for the years 1886-1983. There have also been some extracts published by Kent County Branch OGS. Wallaceburg Wallaceburg Courier Press North Kent Leader from 1968-1983 at Wallaceburg branch of Chatham-Kent Public Library. The Herald and Valley Record from 1898-1899, indexed at Wallaceburg branch of Chatham-Kent Public Library. Wallaceburg Herald from 1894-1898, indexed at Wallaceburg branch of Chatham-Kent Public Library. Wallaceburg News from 1896-1983 at Wallaceburg branch of Chatham-Kent Public Library; indexed from 1896 to 1956. Wheatley Wheatley Journal from 1932-1983 at Wheatley branch of Chatham-Kent Public Library.

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