At the City of Toronto Archives you can find historical records, including: records created by the City of Toronto government records created by municipal governments that existed before the 1998 amalgamation

Search the Archives’ database for records and information. Search the Archives The Archives has more than a million photographs in its collection with over 150,000 of them viewable online. The earliest date from 1856, while the most recent are from last year. The best way to find them is by using our online catalogue. Make […]

Interested in when your house was built? Curious about who owned your home before you, or what was on the land a century ago? Here is some information about archival sources that can help you answer these questions. To see the records, please visit the Archives. Fire insurance plans Assessment rolls City directories Building permits […]

Digital Newspapers Use your TPL card to access historical archives of The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. Toronto Fire Insurance Atlases and Plans Research the history of houses and other buildings using maps dating back to the 1800s. Reproduction …

Choose your own adventure, explore the Toronto Star Archives today. Let curiosity be your guide as you uncover the stories that shaped the past and continue to resonate today.

The City of Toronto Archives is the municipal archives for the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It holds records created by the municipal government and its amalgamated former municipalities from 1792 to the present day, [1] as well as non-government records created by private groups and individuals. [2]

Digital Archive Ontario Explore all digitized items held by Toronto Public Library — including over 100,000 historical photos, maps, postcards & more from Ontario

OldTO shows more than 30,000 historical images from the Toronto Archives. Find photos of familiar places in unfamiliar times!

We offer online access to most of the Toronto city directories in our collections from 1833 to 2001. The links below go to pages where you can download or view the directories — either on our Digital Archive or the Internet Archive, an organization which helped digitize these items held …

For Toronto research: The TRL has the easiest-to-use set of city directories; an excellent map collection; lots of local histories and biographies; and a manuscript collection that emphasizes Toronto and area. It also has the best collection of Toronto newspapers on microfilm, and free access to the digitized Toronto Star and Globe and Mail ...