Archives

Grimsby Historical Society Archives is located on the main level of the 1911 Carnegie Library building at the corner of Adelaide and Ontario Streets, just one block north of Main Street

begun briefly in 1913, the present-day Grimsby Historical Society was formed in 1949 and since has been collecting archival material relating to the history and people of Grimsby

Archives Committee was established in 1999 to organize and preserve this material to make accessible to the public.

collection includes diaries, local historical publications, Grimsby Directories, scrapbooks, school yearbooks, family documents, material of the government of North Grimsby Township and Ontario Land Records

over 100 family histories housed at the Archives including: Bingle, Bowslaugh, Cline, Gibson, Green, Grout, Hysert, Livingston, Mabey, Nash, Nelles, Poole, Russ, Woolverton........and many, many more!

over 100 Special Collections are perserved including: Margaret Gibson Collection, Florence Martin Collection, William Poole Collection, Ada Bromley Collection and many other interesting collections of photos, yearbooks, scrapbooks, journals, and maps!

an extensive database of obituaries available at the Archives

details of births, deaths and marriages published in The Grimsby Independent from the 1880's - 1949 can be viewed on Our Ontario - births, deaths & marriages

a growing collection of resources relative to Grimsby streets and homes - ever wondered what your home looked like when it was built or what your neighbourhood looked like in the past

an extensive collection of newspaper articles and photographs are also available

our WWI collection includes detailed information of local soldiers

the Grimsby Chautauqua Online Portal Project is a partnership of the Grimsby Public Library, Grimsby Art Gallery, Grimsby Historical Society and the Town of Grimsby. The projet was made possible thanks to generous funding from the Government of Ontario

Grimsby Historical Society

P.O. Box 294

Grimsby, Ontario

L3M-1X2

Carnegie Building

25 Adelaide Street

Grimsby, Ontario

temporarily closed due to renovation of the Carnegie Building by the Town of Grimsby

Don't Throw it Out

Donations of old documents, photographs, letters, diaries, scrapbooks and deeds relating to Grimsby are always welcome - whether they are ten years old or one hundred years old!

All materials will assist us in preserving and sharing the history of Grimsby for generations to come!

Genealogy Specialists available to assist you discover your family history

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