Local history8 min read
The harbour that built the town: 150 years of the east pier
From timber cribs to the 1902 stone pier — how one structure shaped a century of Port Hope commerce.
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Stories from the stacks
Local history, research guides and community finds from the archivists of our member cities.
Local history7 min read
Victoria Hall’s restoration, told through council minutes
The 1970s campaign to save Cobourg’s grandest building, reconstructed from the record.
Local history6 min read
The bridge of 1911: how Trenton crossed the Trent
Tenders, tolls and a very wet spring — the story of the crossing in five documents.
Community6 min read
Who was James Fowler? The photographer behind 1,200 harbour views
Residents helped us identify the man whose bequest doubled our photograph collection.
How-to6 min read
Reading a fire insurance plan like an archivist
Colours, hatching and tiny numbers: a resident’s guide to the most information-dense maps we hold.
How-to7 min read
Cemetery registers and family history: a starter guide
How to trace a Prince Edward County family through interment registers, plot maps and by-laws.