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TVA Archival Resources
Trent Valley Archives has a wide variety of resources for both the genealogical and the historical researcher. Some of this material has been digitized and posted online. Using the search function in the header above, will call up results from all our available online materials. Browsing through the categories below will point you to our many in-house resources, accessible to our members for use on-site, or to non-members for a day use fee of $20.
TVA Library
Trent Valley Archives has a large library of rare and limited edition books. This collection is rich in subjects that relate to genealogy, local Ontario history, Canadian history, emigration, everyday life, and supplement our archival collections. For example, we have many books related to canoeing, exhibitions and entertainment, houses and construction, emigration, the Irish and cemeteries. Books must remain on site. Click here to search our library by author, title, subject, or keyword.
TVA Archival Holdings
Most (but not all) of the material available in the archives and listed below has been organized by fonds, an archival term used to describe a grouping of documents and other material that come from a single source. These materials have also been listed by resource type under the headings below to make searching easier.
Archival FondsTrent Valley Archives holds more than 300 archival fonds from a wide variety of sources. Many of our fonds have online finding aids describing the contents of the fonds in greater detail. Click here to browse our archival holdings and to search our online finding aids.
Censuses, Registries, Directories, etc.The perfect place to begin any genealogical inquiry, census records, marriage registers, parish and cemetery transcripts, newspaper obituaries, court and jail records, telephone and city directories, voters' and even ship's lists, contain vital basic information such as dates of birth, death and marriage, address, occupation, employer, religious affiliation and more. Click here to explore these resources.
NewspapersTrent Valley Archives has an extensive newspaper collection for Upper Canada and for the Peterborough region, on microfilm and in print. Click here to see the complete list of our newspaper holdings. Online indexes to newspapers have been posted where available.
Maps, Historical Atlases, Land RecordsDetails to come.
Photographic CollectionsDetails to come.
In-House Genealogy and History ResourcesIn addition to the resources listed above, Trent Valley Archives has valuable in-house genealogical resources. These include a large collection of existing family trees that have been donated to the archives, a genealogical database now containing over 300,000 names built around families with significant area connections and access to Ancestry.com (the world's largest online family history resource). Click here for more information. |
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The Trent Valley Archives was founded in 1988, and incorporated in 1989. It is a public advocacy group promoting the preservation, identification, and care of archives. Benefits of membership include unlimited use of the reading room at the Fairview Heritage Centre, subscription to Heritage Gazette of the Trent Valley™, and access to Ancestry.com, the world's largest online family history resource. Annual memberships: Single: $52.50 Family: $63.00 Day rate: $20.00 (GST included) The Trent Valley Archives Reading Room is open to researchers daily, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm. We can easily be reached by email at admin@trentvalleyarchives.com and by phone, 705-745-4404. |
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