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In Kent County, Ontario
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Chatham and some Kent County newspapers (1841 - present) -- indexed by surname and subject.
INDEXES TO KENT COUNTY CENSUS RETURNS FOR 1851 INDEXES TO KENT COUNTY CENSUS RETURNS FOR 1861 INDEXES TO KENT COUNTY CENSUS RETURNS FOR 1871 INDEXES TO KENT COUNTY CENSUS RETURNS FOR 1881 INDEXES TO KENT COUNTY CENSUS RETURNS FOR 1891 INDEX TO KENT COUNTY DEATH CENSUS FOR 1871 1851 KENT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL CENSUS KENT COUNTY MARRIAGES 1857-1869 EARLY CHATHAM PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES 1848 - 1869 AN INDEX TO CHATHAM PARK STREET WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH MARRIAGES 1858 - 1890 HARWICH TOWNSHIP AND VICINITY MARRIAGES 1870 - 1876 OLD ST. PAUL'S, CHATHAM 1829 - 1841 REGISTER OF ST. JOHN'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND CROWN LAND FIRST PATENTEES, KENT COUNTY, ONT. ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE COUNTIES OF ESSEX AND KENT COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF THE COUNTY OF KENT LISTING OF KENT COUNTY CENTURY FARMS AND OWNERS ONTARIO ARCHIVES LAND RECORD INDEX PASSENGER AND IMMIGRATION LISTS INDEX. FIRST ED. WHEN CHATHAM WAS WOODS: REMINISCENCES OF THE PIONEERS 1996 CANADIAN ACHIEVEMENT SOME HISTORICAL NOTES ON THE COUNTY OF EKNT
EXTRACTS FROM THE THAMESVILLE HERALD 1886 - 1907 BLENHEIM AND DISTRICT ANGLICAN BAPTISMS, 1864-1930 BLENHEIM AND DISTRICT ANGLICAN BURIALS, 1864-193 BLENHEIM AND DISTRICT ANGLICAN MARRIAGES, 1864-1930 UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BLENHEIM AND HARWICH MARRIAGES 1854 - 1894 UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BLENHEIM AND HARWICH BAPTISMS 1855 - 1887 LANDMARKS FROM THE PAST RIDGETOWN ALBUM OF HISTORICAL HOMES AND LANDMARKS 1875 -1975 THE TILBURY STORY: A CELEBRATION OF A CENTURY 1887 - 1987 MEMORIES OF RIDGETOWN: THE OLD HOME TOWN THE OLD HOME TOWN FOREVER ORFORD'S STORY 1827 - 1977 MERLIN AND AREA HISTORY THE FIRST 200 YEARS OF BLENHEIM AND SOUTH HARWICH THE HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CHATHAM TOWNSHIP: SETTLEMENT PATTERNS BETWEEN 1792 AND 1851 HISTORY OF BOTANY COMMUNITY
KENT HISTORICAL SOCIETY. PAPERS AND ADDRESSES ROMANTIC KENT: MORE THAN THREE CENTURIES OF HISTORY, 1626 - 1952 VALLEY OF THE LOWER THAMES, 1640 - 1850
DEATH NOTICES OF ONTARIO MARRIAGE NOTICES OF ONTARIO ONTARIO MARRIAGE NOTICES DEATH NOTICES FROM "THE CHRISTIAN GUARDIAN". 1836 - 1850 DEATH NOTICES FROM "THE CHRISTIAN GUARDIAN", 1851 - 1860 MORE NOTICES FROM METHODIST PAPERS 1830 - 1857 OBITUARIES FROM ONTARIO'S "CHRISTIAN GUARDIAN", 1861 - 1870 MARRIAGE BONDS OF ONTARIO. 1803 - 1834 ONTARIO REGISTER. VOLUMES 1 -8
THE HISTORY OF THE NEGRO COMMUNITY IN CHATHAM, ONTARIO. 1787 - 1865 BLACKS IN BUXTON AND CHATHAM, ONT., 1830 - 1890: DID THE 49TH PARALLEL MAKE A DIFFERENCE? LEGACY TO BUXTON SEEK THE TRUTH
GENEALOGY OF THE FRENCH FAMILIES OF THE DETROIT REGION 1701 - 1911 GENEALOGY OF THE FRENCH FAMILIES OF THE DETROIT RIVER REGION, REVISION. 1701 - 1936 ALBUM SOUVENIR DE LA PAROISSE DE L'IMMACULEE CONCEPTION DE PAINCOURT, ONTARIO - 1851 - 1926
TO THEIR HEIRS FOREVER
SOME IRISH PIONEERS TO KENT COUNTY
THE LOYALISTS IN ONTARIO: THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN LOYALISTS OF UPPER CANADA THE OLD UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS LISTS 1784 - 1884 ONTARIAN FAMILIES: GENEALOGIES OF UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS AND OTHER PIONEER FAMILIES OF UPPER CANADA
Directories for Chatham, Kent County and Wallaceburg
-- Chatham directories for 1876-77, 1882, 1885-86, 1892, [1900-present] includes county directories for 1864, 1880, 1884-85, 1886, 1922, and 1927.
-- Wallaceburg directories 1975-1993.
Cemetery transcriptions for Kent County -- arranged by township and indexed.
Canada West Census for 1842 -- does not include Census of Western District.
Census tracts for the Counties of Kent, Essex, Lambton and other parts of Ontario -- records for tri-county for 1851-1901.
REF 929.371333 Ken Desk
Town of Chatham and Townships of Chatham, Dover, Howard and Orford.
-- Includes Christian and surname listed alphabetically, occupation, birthplace, religion, page number on microfilm.
REF 929.371333 Ken Desk
Town of Chatham and Townships of Camden, Chatham, Dover, Harwich, Howard, Orford, Raleigh, Romney, Tilbury East and Zone.
-- Includes same type of information as 1851.
REF 929.371333 Eig 1871 Desk
Town of Chatham and Townships of Camden, Chatham, Dover, Harwich, Howard, Orford, Raleigh, Romney, Tilbury, Zone and Agricultural Census.
-- Includes same type of information as 1851 and 1861.
REF 929.371333 Eig 1881 Desk
Town of Chatham and Townships of Camden, Howard, Orford, Raleigh, Romney, and Zone and Villages of Blenheim, Bothwell, Dresden, Ridgetown and Thamesville.
-- Includes same type of information as above.
REF 929.3713333 Eig 1891 Desk
Bothwell Village and Zone township.
REF 929.371333 Ken Desk
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REF 929.371333 Ken V.1 & V.2 Desk
Includes name, lot and concession. Town of Chatham, and Townships of Chatham, Dover, Howard and Orford.
REF 929.371333 Ken V.1 & V.2 Desk
Revised ed. of Kent County Ontario Marriage Registers 1857 - 1869. Includes witnesses, a selection of suggested alternate spellings, a chronological listing of marriages, a comprehensive index. Includes 240 more marriages than the original.
REF 929.371333 Ear Desk
Information extracted from the original marriage register of the early Presbyterian Church of Chatham.
REF 929.371333 Index Desk
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REF 929.371333 Har Desk
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REF 929.371333 Rec Desk
Earliest Kent County Anglican records discovered to date. Transcriptions of original birth, marriage and burial records.
REF 929.371333 Reg Desk
-- at Sandwich in the Western District of the Province of Upper Canada 1802-1827.
REF 929.371333 Cro Desk
-- arranged in chronological order by town or township.
-- with index compiled by Peggy Stenton.
REF 911.7133 Bel Desk
H. Belden and Co. 1881 (reprint 1973).
-- Includes maps, farmers directory and histories of townships.
-- Also available: atlases for Elgin; Fropntenac; Hastings and Prince Edward; Lambton; Leeds and Grenville; Lennox and Addington; Middlesex; Northumberland and Durham; Oxford and Brant; Perth; Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
REF 920 C Desk
J.H. Beers. 1904.
-- With index compiled by Helen Blackburn.
-- Also available: Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Lambton and An Index to Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex.
REF 971.333 App Desk
-- includes some detailed family histories
REF 971.3 Ont Desk
-- Index to records at Ontario Archives.
-- Covers years 1780 - 1914 and is indexed by surname and location.
REF 929.37 Pas Desk
by P.W. Filby and Mary K. Myer. 1981.
-- Arrivals at U.S. and some Canadian ports in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
REF 971.333 Rho Desk
by John Rhodes
REF 371.33 Cow
by Rev. Hugh Cowan. 1926
REF 971.333 Ken Desk
-- Kent Historical Socity. 1948
REF 971.333 Ext Desk
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REF 292.371333 Ble Desk
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REF 929.371333 Uni Desk
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REF 971.333 Spe Desk
by Don Spearman.
-- A pictorial history of Dresden and area.
REF 971.333 Sha Desk
by Gordon H. Shaw and H.S. Feagan
REF 971.333 Til Desk
by Scott R. Duquette, Debbie J. Griffin, Dana E. Brooker, Victoria Hornick and Stephanie Perry.
REF 971.333 Wat Desk
by O.K. Watson, Part I
REF 971.333 Wat Desk
by Elizabeth L. Watson, Part II
REF 971.333 Ont Desk
Ed. by Charles L.D. McLaren
REF 971.333 Mer V.1 & V.2
Research papers of the Merlin Friendship Club.
REF 971.333 Arm Desk
by Alvin Armstrong
REF 971.333 Bru Desk
by Darren Robert Bruhlman (a dissertation submitted to Trent University).
REF 971.333 His Desk
by Katherine McBrayne Dunlop
REF 971.33 K Desk
Vols. 1 - 8.
REF 971.33 Lau Desk
by Victor Lauriston. 1952
REF 971.33 Ham Desk
by F.C. Hamil. 1951
REF 929.3713 Rei Desk
by Wm. D. Reid. 1980.
-- Covers period from 1810 - 1849
REF 929.3713 Rei Desk
by Wm. D. Reid. 1980.
-- Covers period from 1813 - 1854
REF 929.3713 Wil Desk
by Thomas B. Wilson. 1982.
-- Complements and supplements "Marriage Notices of Ontario"
REF 929.371 McKe Desk
by Rev. D.A. McKenzie. 1982
REF 929.371 McKe Desk
by Rev. D.A. McKenzie. 1984
REF 929.371 McKe Desk
by Rev. D.A. McKenzie. 1986
REF 929.371 McKe Desk
by Rev. D.A. McKenzie. 1988
REF 929.3713 Wil
by Thomas B. Wilson. 1985
REF 929.3713 Ont 1968-1990
-- includes "Marriage Register of the Western District commencing in 1796.
REF 326 Far Desk
by John K. Farrell. 1955
REF 971.333 Wal Desk
by Jonathan Wm. Walton. 1979
REF 971.333 Rob Desk
by A.C. Robbins. 1983
REF 971.333 Rob Desk
by Gwendolyn and John W. Robinson
REF 929.2 Den Desk
by Rev. F.C. Denissen. 1976
REF 929.2 Den 1987 Desk
by Rev. F.C. Denissen. 1987
REF 971.333 Alb Desk
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REF 929.1 Lap Desk
by E.C. Lapp
REF 929.2 Kea Desk
by Joseph Kearns.
-- 4 volumes
REF 929.2 Rei Desk
by Wm. D. Reid. 1973
REF 971.3 Uni Desk
by United Empire Loyalist Centennial Committee. 1969
REF 929.1 Cha Desk
by E.M. Chadwick. 1894
-- reprint 1970, 2 volumes
GENERAL HISTORIES
The Freedom-Seekers : Blacks in Early Canada The Black Battalion, 1916-1920 : Canada's Best Kept Military Secret. Blacks in Deep Snow : Black Pioneers in Canada A History of Blacks in Canada : A Study Guide for Teachers and Students The Blacks in Canada : A History Trials and Triumphs : the Story of African-Canadians The History of the Negro Community in Chatham, Ontario, 1787-1865 Legacy to Buxton The Afri Canadian Church : A Stabilizer Blacks in Buxton and Chatham, Ontario, 1830-1890 : Did the 49th Parallel Make a Difference? Seek the Truth : a story of Chatham's Black Community Shadd : the Life and Times of Mary Shadd Cary Mary Ann Shadd Black Moses : the Real Uncle Tom The Truth About the Man Behind the Book that Sparked the War Between the States To Master, a Long Goodnight Father Henson's Story of His Own Life The Life of Josiah Henson : formerly a slave William King : Friend and Champion of Slaves Look to the North Star : A Life of William King I'd Rather Live in Buxton . The Provincial Freeman The Voice of the Fugitive .
971.00496 Hil Desk
by Daniel G. Hill, 1981.
971.41271 Ruc Desk
by Calvin W. Ruck. 1987.
971.00496 Tho Desk
by Colin A. Thompson. 1979.
971.00496 Wal Desk
by James W. St. G. Walker. 1980.
971.00496 Win Desk
by Robin W. Winks. 1971.
REF 971.00496 Hil Desk
by Lawrence Hill. 1993
BLACK HISTORY IN KENT COUNTY
REF 326 Far Desk
by John Kevin Anthony Farrell. 1955
971.333 Rob Desk
by A.C. Robbins. 1983
277.13308 Shr Desk
by D.S. Shreve. 1983.
REF 971.333 Wal Desk
by Jonathan Wm. Walton. 1979
REF 971.333 Rob Desk
by Gwendolyn and John W. Robinson. 1989
BIOGRAPHIES - Mary Shadd Cary
B Cary-B Desk
by Jim Bearden and Linda Jean Butler. 1977.
B Cary-S Desk
by Rosemary Sadlier. 1995.
B Henso-B Desk
by Jesse L. Beattie. 1957.
B Henso-C Desk
by Frances Cavanah. 1975.
B Henso-G Desk
by Brian Gysin. 1946.
B Henson Desk
by Josiah Henson. 1962.
B Henso Desk
by Josiah Henson. 1965.
B King-J Desk
by Annie Straith Jamieson. 1925.
B King-U Desk
by Victor Ulman. 1969.
FICTION
FIC Shadd Desk
by Karen Shadd-Evelyn. 1993.
OTHER RESOURCES
Microfilm
Chatham newspapers dating from 1841. - indexed by surname and subject.
Microfilm
March 25, 1854 - September 20, 1857.
Microfilm
January 1, 1851 - December 16, 1852.
Local History Pamphlet File
Numerous articles, pamphlets and clippings
General Local History
Romantic Kent: the story of a county 1626-1952 The Valley of the Lower Thames 1640-1850 Witness to History: Tales of Southwestern Ontario A Sorrow in Our Heart: the life of Tecumseh. Tecumseh's Last Stand. Sources listed here will provide brief biographical details on well-known local residents.
Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Kent. Historical Atlas of Essex and Kent Counties. Canadian Achievement - Kent County Chatham Directory and County Gazetteer 1885-86. Kent Historical Society Papers and Addresses Vol. 1-7 Costume and Fashion in Colour 1760-1920 History of Costume Vol. 1. The Nineteenth Century The Mode in Costume Patterns of Fashion Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 Western European Costume 17th to early 19th century English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century Sewing and collecting vintage fashions Look under Canada. History. War of 1812
The Invasion of Canada 1812-1813 Flames Across the Border 1813-1814 Recollections of the War of 1812; three eyewitness accounts A Veteran of 1812: the life of James Fitzgibbon Canadian Veterans of the War of 1812 - a register - - - Books marked Ref do not circulate. Books marked DESK are kept in the local history office and must be asked for at the Information Desk. Some of these circulate for one week.
- - - Pamphlets on certain families and other topics pertaining to Chatham's early history are also located in the local history office.
- - -Be sure also to check the biography index to the Chatham Daily News which lists births, deaths and marriages from 1841 to May 1990 as they appeared in Chatham newspapers.
971.33 Lau
by Victor Lauriston.
971.33 Ham
by Fred Coyne Hamil
Ref 971.302 Sto DESK
by Glenn Stott; anecdotal stories of area during War of 1812
B970.3 Tecum - E DESK
by Allan W. Eckert
971.034 Sug
by John Sugden
First Person
Ref 920 Com DESK
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Ref 911.7133 Bel DESK
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Ref Cow DESK
by Rev. Hugh Cowan
Ref 917.13 C DESK
by James Soutar
Ref 971.333 Ken V. 1-7 DESK
contains articles such as Pioneer Life in Kent County and the Birth of Chatham.
PERIOD CLOTHES
Ref 391.009 Cas
by Jack Cassin-Scott
Ref 391S
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Ref 391 Wil 1958
by R. Turner Wilcox
391 Arn
by Janet Arnold
391 Bro 1963 Vol. 2
by Iris Brooke
Ref 391 C
by C. Willett Cunnington
391 MacI
by Eileen MacIntosh
GENERAL BOOKS ON WAR OF 1812
971.034 Ber
by Pierre Berton
971.034 Ber
by Pierre Berton
Ref 371.034
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B Fitzg-F
by Mary Agnes Fitzgibbon
Ref 971.034 Can
edited by Eric Jonasson
These book lists were prepared and distributed by the Chatham Public Library.
We have created this page as a temporary web page listing with the hopes that soon the Chatham Library will have their own web page versions of them and then we will be able just to link to their page(s).
reset 16 April 1998
