Newspaper indexes hosted by Our Ontario
... 200 years of Ontario newspapers, now online
Coverage among the communities varies, but can include;
- News article indexing,
- Births, Marriages and Deaths (BMD) indexing, and clippings
- Full page/issue access
Note: "full page" starts with a full scan of the page, and may also include OCR and/or transcription. This will vary by title and year.
Explore the papers through individual community views...
- Abolitionist Newspapers [Windsor & Chatham] (Full issues, 1851 - 1857 ) OurOntario.ca
- Barrie (BMD index, 1847 - 1968) Barrie Public Library
- Brampton (News & BMD index, 1878 - current) Brampton Public Library
- Cobourg (News & BMD index, 1900 - 1918 and 1980 - current) Cobourg Public Library
- Essex (Full issues, 1895 - 1968 and 2006 - 2009) Essex Free Press
- Fort Erie (BMD index only, 1983 - 2009 ) Fort Erie Public Library
- Gateway to Northern Ontario (News index only, 1990's - current ) Thunder Bay Public Library
- Grey Highlands (Full issues, 1890 - 1958) Grey Highlands Public Library
- Grimsby (News & BMD index, scattered years from 1891-1945 and 2010-current) Grimsby Public Library & Grimsby Historical Society Archive
- Halton Region (Full issues, News & BMD indexing) which is composed of:
- Burlington (News & BMD index, 1899 - current) Burlington Public Library
- Halton Hills (Full issues, 1855 - 2009) Halton Hills Public Library
- Milton (News & BMD index, 1862 - 1970 and 1997 - 2009 ) Milton Public Library
- Oakville (News & BMD index 1843 - 1992, Full issues 1993 - current) Oakville Public Library
- Kingston Frontenac (Full issues, 1810 - 1850) Kingston Frontenac Public Library
- Nastawgan (Full issues, 1979 - 2005) Wilderness Canoe Association
- Newmarket (Full issues, 1852 - 1884 and 1930 - 1951) Newmarket Public Library
- Nipigon (Full issues, 1960 - 1977) Nipigon Public Library
- Orillia (News & BMD index, 1950's - current ) Orillia Public Library
- Oshawa (News & BMD index, 1846 - current ) Oshawa Public Library
- Peel Region (News & BMD indexing) which is composed of:
- Brampton (News & BMD index, 1978 - current) Brampton Public Library
- Caledon (News & BMD index, 1975 - 2002) Caledon Public Library
- Mississauga (News & BMD index, 1999 - 2008) Mississauga Public Library
- Richmond Hill (Full issues, 1858 - 1863 ) Richmond Hill Public Library
- Timmins (News & BMD index, 1912 - 1950) Timmins Public Library
- Whitchurch-Stouffville (Full issues, 1871 to current) Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library
- Woodstock (News & BMD index, 1840 - current) Woodstock Public Library & Oxford Historical Association
Prototype work with newspapers: "INK"
( …the open-source viewer)
- "INK" ( …with hit highlighting and clipping tool) OurOntario.ca
Prototype work with combined text resources: "MHGL"
( …where the newspaper content co-exists with books, images and other content)
- "MHGL" Maritime History of the Great lakes
Extended newspapers: Non-Ontario news sites :
(also supported using the VITA tool kit)
- Algonquin (News & BMD index, 1900 - 2006) Algonquin Public Library
- Wilmette (News & BMD index, 1890 - 2010, full issues 1912 - 1923) Wilmette Public Library
