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York Research Resources is a compilation of online references,
books, articles, and useful addresses to assist with research in York Region. Books can be
located using your favourite online library catalogue search, borrowed through
interlibrary loan, or purchased directly from the publishers.
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- Markham
Economist Vital Statistics Index, January 1858 to June 1858
Compiled by
Steve Marshall and re-printed from York Region
Ancestors, Vol. 13, No. 2.
- Markham
Economist Vital Statistics Index, July 1856 to December 1857
Compiled by
Steve Marshall and re-printed from York Region
Ancestors, Vol. 13, No. 1.
- Paper
of Record
Searchable newspaper image documents presented in their original
published form.
- Toronto
Star, Pages of the Past
Millions of pages available to access. Each issue of the Toronto Star
from 1894-2002 has been digitized in PDF format, with new content added
every year. Subscription required.
- The
Newmarket Era-Banner Newspaper Index
The Newmarket Era is indexed and available at the Newmarket Public
Library.
- The York Papers
by W. Craig Burtch (BUR-MOR Publications). Birth, marriage and death records from the old
Home District (York County). Includes abstracts for 1796-1824 from the Upper Canada
Gazette, York Gazette, York Weekly Post, York Weekly Register and The United Empire
Loyalist.
- Aurora,
Ontario: Marriages & Deaths, An Index to Marriage and Death Notices in the Aurora
Banner, 1864-1969
complied by the Aurora and District Historical Society (Toronto: Ontario Genealogical
Society, 1995). Indispensable newspaper index contains more than 10,000 names, mostly from
Aurora, King Twp., and Whitchurch. Includes references from local and family histories.
- Aurora Public Library, Newspaper Resources
APL has The Banner from 1877-present, and other local newspapers, in microform.
- Berczy Settlers Gazette
Published by the Markham Berczy Settlers Association, 10292 McCowan Road, Markham ON, L3P
3J3.
- Checklist
of Indexes to Canadian Newspapers, National Library of Canada
This checklist is comprised of indexes to Canadian newspaper titles received by the
Library's Reference Collection. The coverage of these indexes span from the 18th century
to the present date. The Checklist also provides online and Internet sources for indexes
to Canadian newspapers. Many of the titles in the Checklist are available from the
National Library of Canada on interlibrary loan.
- Death Notices From the Canada Christian
Advocate, 1858-1872
by Rev. Donald A. McKenzie. (Lambertville, N.J.: Hunterdon House: 1992). Extracts from
the Methodist Church newspaper.
- Death Notices of Ontario
by William D. Reid. (Lambertville, N.J.: Hunterdon House: 1980). A companion volume to
Marriage Notices of Ontario this work covers the period 1810-1849.
- Additional Death Notices of Ontario
by Wm. D. Reid, The Ontario Register, Vol. 5, pv (Lambertville, NJ: Thomas B.
Wilson, 1981). Death notices extracted from various Ontario newspapers, includes those
from Colonial Advocate, York (Toronto) 1826-1834, Patriot (Toronto)
1843-1849, Constitution (Toronto) 1836-1837, Banner (Toronto) 1843-1847,
British Canadian (Toronto) 1844-1848, and the Globe (Toronto) 1844-1849
- Death Notices From the Christian
Guardian, 1836-1850
by Rev. Donald A. McKenzie. (Lambertville, N.J.: Hunterdon House: 1983). Extracts from
the Methodist Episcopal Church newspaper.
- Death Notices From the Christian
Guardian, 1851-1860
by Rev. Donald A. McKenzie. (Lambertville, N.J.: Hunterdon House: 1984). Extracts from
the Methodist Episcopal Church newspaper.
- Death Notices From the Christian
Guardian, 1861-1870
by Rev. Donald A. McKenzie. (Lambertville, N.J.: Hunterdon House). Extracts from the
Methodist Episcopal Church newspaper.
- German-Canadian
Studies Newsletter
An interesting article on the Berczy settlers can be found online in Volume 3, Issue 2,
Fall 1998.
- The Loyalist Gazette
The Loyalist Gazette is published twice yearly by the United Empire Loyalists' Association
of Canada, in the Spring and Fall. The Gazette contains articles and pictures of
particular interest to those with an interest in the American Revolutionary War period in
history
- Markham Economist Newspaper Index
1856-1900
- Marriage Notices of Ontario
by William D. Reid. (Lambertville, N.J.: Hunterdon House: 1980). Extracts from many
different newspapers and periodicals published between 1813 and 1854.
- Ontario Marriage Notices,1830-1856
by Thomas B. Wilson. (Lambertville, N.J.: Hunterdon House: 1982). This volume
complements and supplements William D. Reid's Marriage Notices of Ontario with additional
notices extracted from the Christian Guardian and the Church, along with
notices from the Constitution (Toronto).
- Marriage Notices from the
Toronto Leader, 1856
The Ontario Register, Vol III, p35 (Lambertville, NJ: Hunterdon House, 1990)
- More Notices From Methodist Newspapers
[of Ontario], 1830-1857
by Rev. Donald A. McKenzie. (Lambertville, N.J.: Hunterdon House: 1986). Alphabetical
birth, marriage and death notices indexed by personal name.
- Metroland
Printing, Publishing & Distributing Limited
Publishers of the Markham Economist, Newmarket Era-Banner, Richmond
Hill Liberal and Stouffville Tribune.
- Newmarket Public Library, Newspaper Resources
The Newmarket library collection includes an index of the Newmarket Era.
- Richmond Hill Public Library, Newspaper Resources
Resources in the Local History & Genealogy room include microfilms of the British
Tribune and York Ridings Gazette, the Liberal, Globe 1844-1849, McKenzies
Weekly Message, Upper Canada Gazette, York Commonwealth, and the York
Herald as well as a local history database (indexes of local newspapers, both past
and present).
- The Palatine Immigrant
A Quarterly Journal Published by Palatines to America, researching our German speaking
ancestors.
- The
York Pioneer
Published by the York Pioneer & Historical Society
- York Region Ancestors
Quarterly journal published by the York Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society
- Canadian Newspapers on
Microform
Held by the National Library of Canada.
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