At the Library

Books and videos about London's history

	London Public Library (Ontario) provides access to images from its local history collection, including those housed in the Ivey Family London Room.   Visit our site

The Image Gallery contains hundreds of photographs of local buildings, businesses, and landscapes taken in the 1800s and early 1900s that were formerly tucked away in our archives.

Made possible thanks to the generous donation from Friends of the London Public Library.

The Ivey London Room

In My Community

Glencoe and District Historical Society
Located in the town of Glencoe Ontario, the Glencoe & District Historical Society was formed in 1978 and has been an intricate part of the community these many years. The promotion of local history, genealogy, and the preservation of historical documents are among the primary objectives of the society.  

J.J. Talman Regional Collection, University of Western Ontario Archives
Housed in the Archives and Research Collections Centre, this collection contains primary and secondary sources pertaining to London and Middlesex County and the surrounding counties in southwestern Ontario especially Elgin, Huron, Lambton and Oxford. An in-house catalogue provides access to manuscript collections, many of which have finding aids.

London and Middlesex Historical Society
Includes information on upcoming programmes and a list of heritage stories written by society members under the heading of Stories and Facts.

London Chapter of the Ontario Archaeological Society
The London Chapter represents the regional interests and concerns of the archaeological community in Southwestern Ontario, by providing field activities, social events, and advocacy opportunities. This site includes information about research tools, special events and the chapter's newsletter, Kewa.

London Ontario (Wikipedia)
The entry for London includes a brief history of London, a list of mayors and other notable personalities in London's history. There are also links to the city's official website and to Stories in London's History from the London and Middlesex Historical Society.

Museum of Ontario Archaeology (London, Ontario)
This unique museum is devoted to the study, display and interpretation of the human occupation of Southwestern Ontario over the past 11,000 years. The Museum is located beside the Lawson Prehistoric Iroquoian Village, a site occupied by the Neutral Iroquoians in the 16th century A.D. This website includes a list of museum events, exhibits and programmes.

Official Donnelly Home Page
This site contains a list of books about the Donnellys, a family tree and photo album, ghost stories, a history of the Donnellys and their stagecoach and related Donnelly links.

Our Ontario
Search across the digitized collections of photographs, videos, audio recordings and more from libraries, museums, archives and community groups in Ontario.

Our Roots/Nos Racines
Our Roots is a library, archive, museum and school all in one. Check the collection to find Canadian local histories in French and English. Check Educational Resources for learning packages for students and teachers.

Tourism London
Here you wll find a calendar of events and museums to visit as well as a brief history of London.

 In My Region

County of Oxford Archives
The official repository for the municipal Corporation of the County of Oxford, including historical records of the County of Oxford,1850 to the present, and its predecessor, the District of Brock, 1842 to 1849. Included on this site are a list of services provided by the archives, research tips and information about Oxford County's digitization project.

Elgin County Archives
The Archives is the official repository of records of the County of Elgin since its incorporation in 1852 as well as those of its current and former constituent municipalities. The Archives also houses a wide array of archival fonds and private historical collection. The Archives has made available a descriptive database that can be searched and additions are being made on a regular basis. Records are also described on-line through ARCHEION, Ontario's Archival Information Network.

Norfolk Heritage Centre
The Norfolk Heritage Centre incorporates the Eva Brook Donly Museum, the Norfolk Archives, and other facilities of Norfolk Historical Society. The NHC provides a range of in-house and field activity programs, a mentored research facility, and archives programmes to assist historical research on-site and over the internet.

Oxford County Historical Society
Contains Historic Oxford Photos, What We Are, What We Do amd Weekly History Quiz and Related Links