At the Library
Use the
Chatham-Kent Public Library online catalogue to find books on your topic.
Please check out these staff selections:
Online Resources
Online resources include electronic databases, newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias and journal articles. For more information, visit the
Online Databases page.
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Chatham Daily News
Full-text Chatham Daily News articles from 1999 to current day. Provided by Sun Media |
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Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry Library Edition provides access to family history via documents that record the lineage of over 5 billion individuals. It contains records from Canada, the United States, and parts of Europe, including records such as census and voter lists, birth, marriage and death, military, immigration and emigration [ProQuest].
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In My Community
Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society
Buxton Heritage Museum
Uncle Tom’s Cabin – Dresden
CKPL Digital Collection - We’ve gone digital! Local history books now available online!
Chatham-Kent Museum - Since 1943 the Chatham-Kent Museum has been dedicated to collecting and preserving the material heritage of Chatham-Kent and to promoting the area’s history through exhibits and programming.
Chatham-Kent: A Place of Refuge - Ontario Visual Heritage Project - capturing stories that create the rich history of Chatham-Kent.
Chatham Music Archive - Information about local bands and musicians, including photos and small biographies. Listed by both name and year released.
Windsor-Essex Digital Project - Windsor-Essex museums and local agencies in partnership with the Windsor Public Library have captured digital images to share their local history.
Virtual Museums Canada - Virtual Museums Canada links museums and cultural institutions to share their resources beyond their geographic boundaries.
Newspapers
Each CKPL branch maintains an archive of its community’s local newspapers. Find out about papers accessible at your local branch in this
Community Newspapers webpage.
Websites
Ontario Black History Society
Ontario County Atlases
A digital & searchable copy of the atlases at McGill University, published between 1875 and 1881.
National Film Board – Remembering Africville
On the Road North – Virtual Museum.ca
Black History Canada
Archives Canada
The War of 1812 at Library and Archives Canada
Library and Archives Canada commemorates the War of 1812 with the release of new digitized images of records for the War of 1812.
CBC Archives
Dictionary Of Canadian Biographies Online
Explore the history of Canada's inhabitants and their culture. Meet people who played an important role in the formation of what is now Canada. Presents biographies of persons who died between the years 1000 and 1930.
History Orb’s today in history
History Orb’s today in history archives contain over 200,000 important events, famous and celebrity birthdays, famous weddings and divorces and famous deaths from the past six thousand years. The archive can be searched by date and keyword via our today in history search engine.
Inventory of Canada's Digital Collections
Ontario Time Machine
Our Ontario
WarTimeCanada
Wartime Canada is a window into the Canadian experience during the world wars. Wartime Canada is intended to provide material that is freely downloadable for reproduction and research. The website is a collaborative effort involving universities, institutions, and interested individuals from across Canada, with funding from The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s Public Outreach program