Ottawa Area Repositories
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| Name | Mailing Address | Contact Info |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican Diocese of Ottawa Archives | Archivist Anglican Diocese of Ottawa 71 Bronson Ave Ottawa, ON K1R 6G6 | tel: (613) 232-7124 ext 234 fax: (613) 232-7088 email: archives@ottawa.anglican.ca http://www.ottawa.anglican.ca |
| Archives of the University of Ottawa | 100, Marie-Curie (corner of King Edward) Room 012 P.O. 450, Stn. A Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 | tel: (613) 562-5750 fax: (613) 562-5198 email: archives@uottawa.ca http://www.uottawa.ca/services/archives/eng/welcome.html |
| Arnprior McNab Braeside Archives | 21B Madawaska St. Arnprior ON K7S 1R6 (lower level of the Arnprior Public Library) | tel: 613-623-0001 email: ADArchives@hotmail.com http://www.ADArchives.org |
| Beechwood Cemetery Foundation | 280 Beechwood Avenue P.O. Box 7025 Ottawa ON K1L 8E2 | tel : 613 741-9530 fax : 613 741-8584 email: genealogy@beechwoodcemetery.com. http://www.beechwoodcemetery.com/en/ |
| Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) | 855, boulevard de la Gappe, Gatineau Québec J8T 8H9 | tel: 819 568-8798 fax: 819 568-5933 email: anq.gatineau@banq.qc.ca http://www.banq.qc.ca/accueil/index.html?language_id=1&bnq_langue=en |
| Billings Estate National Historic Site | 2100 Cabot Street Ottawa, ON K1H 6K1 | tel: 613-247-4830 fax: 613-247-4832 http://ottawa.ca/en/liveculture/museums/billingsestate |
| British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa | P.O. Box 38026 Ottawa, ON K2C 3Y7 | Tel: (613) 234-2520 http://www.bifhsgo.ca/ |
| Bytown Museum | 1 Canal Lane Ottawa, ON K1P 5P6 | tel: 613-234-4570 email: bytownmuseum@storm.ca www.bytownmuseum.com |
| C. Robert Craig Memorial Library | City of Ottawa Archives c/o City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Library housed at the City of Ottawa Archives (see below) | president@crcml.org http://www.ovar.ca/CraigLibrary/craiglib.htm |
| Canadian Genealogy Centre | 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4 | http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/Pages/introduction.aspx |
| Carleton University Library | 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 | http://www.library.carleton.ca/ |
| City of Ottawa Archives | 100 Tallwood Dr. (Corner of Woodroffe) Ottawa, Ontario Mailing address: City of Ottawa Archives c/o City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa Ontario K1P 1J1 Mail Code: 443 | tel.: 613-580-2857 fax: 613-580-2614 e-mail: archives@ottawa.ca http://ottawa.ca/en/liveculture/archives |
| City of Ottawa Archives, Gloucester Branch | 4550 Bank Street Gloucester, Ontario K1T 3W6 | tel: 613-822-2076 (open by appointment only) |
| City of Ottawa Archives, Rideau Township Branch | 6581 Fourth Line Road (Main Street) North Gower, Ontario | tel: 613-489-2926 email: rideauarchives@ottawa.ca |
| Cumberland Heritage Village Museum | 2940 Old Montreal Road, Cumberland, ON K4C 1E6 | tel: 613-833-3059 email: museums@ottawa.ca http://ottawa.ca/en/liveculture/museums/cumberlandmuseum |
| Goulbourn Historical Society & Museum | 2064 Huntley Road P.O. Box 621 Stittsville, ON K2S 1A7 | tel.: 613-831-2393 email: goulbmus@rogers.com http://www.goulbournmuseum.ca/museum/index.htm |
| Historical Society of Ottawa | PO Box 523, Station “B” Ottawa, ON K1P 5P6 Library in the Bytown Museum building | Library open to the researching public by appointment. |
| Huntley Township Historical Society | Box 313 Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0 | Email: HuntleyHistory@gmx.net http://www.huntleyhistory.ca/ |
| Lanark County Archives | P.O. Box 512 Perth, ON K7H 5K4 Archives: 1920 Concession 7 Road, Drummond Centre, Ontario | tel: 613-267-2232 www.globalgenealogy.com/LCGS |
| Leeds & Grenville Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society | P.O. Box 536 Brockville, ON K6V 5V7 Brockville Museum 5 Henry St, Brockville | https://leedsandgrenville.ogs.on.ca/ |
| Library and Archives Canada | 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4 | tel: (613) 996-5115 or 1-866-578-7777 (toll free in Canada and the US) fax: (613) 995-6274 genealogy reference: (613) 996-7458 http://www.collectionscanada.ca/ |
| Nepean Museum | 16 Rowley Avenue Nepean, ON K2G 1L9 | tel: 613-723-7936 email: nmchin@travel-net.com |
| Osgoode Township Historical Society and Museum | 7814 Laurence Street P.O. Box 74 Vernon, ON K0A 3J0 | tel.: 613-821-4062 email: manager@osgoodemuseum.ca www.osgoodemuseum.ca |
| Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society | P.O. Box 8346 Ottawa, Ontario K1G 3H8 Library housed at the City of Ottawa Archives (see above) | http://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/ |
| Ottawa Family History Centre | 1017 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, Ontario | tel: (613) 224-2231 http://www.ottawastakefhc.on.ca/index.html |
| Ottawa Jewish Archives | 21 Nadolny Sachs Private Ottawa, ON K2A 1R9 | tel.: 613-798-4696, ext. 260 fax: 613-798-4695 e-mail: archives@jccottawa.com |
| Ottawa Public Library | Main Branch: 120 Metcalfe Street Ottawa, ON K1P 5M2 Nepean Centrepointe: 101 Centrepointe Ottawa, ON K2G 5K7 | Main Branch: (613) 580-2945 Nepean Centrepointe: (613) 580-2710 https://www.biblioottawalibrary.ca |
| Ottawa Public Library, Ottawa Room | Ottawa Public Library 120 Metcalfe Street Ottawa, ON K1P 5M2 | tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 32159 http://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/branch/main |
| Ottawa-Carleton Land Registry Office | Court House 161 Elgin Street 4th Floor Ottawa ON K2P 2K1 | tel: (613) 239-1230 fax: (613) 239-1422 |
| Pinhey’s Point Historic Site | 270 Pinhey’s Point Road, Dunrobin, ON K0A 1T0 | tel: 613 832-1249 email: info@pinheyspoint.ca pinheyspoint.ca |
| Réseau du patrimoine franco-ontarien (formerly Société franco-ontarienne de l’histoire et de la généalogie) Samuel-de-Champlain branch | 2445 St Laurent Blvd Local B-181 Ottawa ON K1G 6C3 | tel: 613-729-5769 email: samueldechamplain@sfohg.com http://www.rpfo.ca/ |
| Rideau Township Historical Society | Box 56 North Gower, ON, K0A 2T0 | http://www.manotick.org/rths/ |
| Sir Guy Carleton Branch, United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada | P.O. Box 5104 1547 Merivale Road Nepean, ON K2C 3H4 Library housed at the City of Ottawa Archives (see above) | tel: (613) 225-6377 email: CarletonUEL(at)hotmail.com |
| Société de généalogie de l’Outaouais | email: sgo@sympatico.ca http://www.genealogieoutaouais.com/ | |
| Ukrainian Genealogy Group National Capital Region | tel: (613) 731-1870 (evenings) email: uggncr@canada.comhttp://ukrainiangenealogygroup-ncr.org/ | |
| United Church of Canada Archives, Montreal/Ottawa Conference Ottawa Presbytery | City of Ottawa Archives c/o City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Library housed at the City of Ottawa Archives (see above) | tel: 613-580-2857 email: archives@ottawa.ca |
| University of Ottawa Library | 65 University Priv Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 | email: bibliosupport@uottawa.ca http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/index-e.php |
| Upper Ottawa Valley Genealogical Group | PO Box 972 Pembroke ON K8A 7M5 Library: 222 Dickson Street, Pembroke ON | email: inquiries@uovgg.ca http://uovgg.ca/ |
Good afternoon, I am looking for information on the Jordan family who settled in Lanark County around 1845; they immigrated from County Longford, Ireland. Parent’s names were William Jordan & Mary Jane Galen (Gilling). Their three children Margaret 1846; Elizabeth 1847; Johnston 1851 were born in the Pakenham area before moving to Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario. Their marriage was in 1845 • [National Archive of Ireland research guide to Church of Ireland (Anglican) parish registers Religion Church of England.] William’s father was Thomas Jordan from County Longford, Ireland. Thank you for your help,
Please see https://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/researching/genealogical-inquiries/
Good afternoon,
Your query concerning the William and Mary Jane (neé Galen/Gilling) Jordan family of Pakenham and Durham Co., Ontario has come to me for reply.
The volunteers at Ottawa Branch – Ontario Ancestors of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) are not able to do research for you but will make suggestions to help you further your own. In pre-Covid-19 times, researchers who were able to come into the Ottawa Archives in person to access the collection could be assisted by Ottawa Branch volunteers at most times, however presently not until January 2021.
Hopefully some of the following suggestions may lead you to some useful information:
• Ottawa Branch’s online catalogue: https://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/researching/indexes/library-catalog/
Volunteers work to upload the names found in documents in the Ottawa collection to contribute to the The Ontario Names Index (TONI)
• TONI (The Ontario Names Index): https://ogs.on.ca/databases/toni/
TONI is a finding aid to all Ontario branch’s collections to help researchers find people they are researching, with access information.
• Lanark County Genealogy Society: https://lanarkgenealogy.com/lcgs-online-resource-library/
Historical societies often have unique documents very specific to their local area and unavailable elsewhere.
• Durham County Regional Branch (OGS): https://durham.ogs.on.ca/
The Durham Branch will have documents most pertinent to their region.
• Bytown or Bust: http://bytown.net/pakenham.htm
For general background on how Pakenham, Ontario was developed and some searchable names and locations.
• Library and Archives Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/freelance-researchers/Pages/freelance-researchers.aspx
Listing of genealogical researchers for hire and their area of specialty.
Please feel free to contact us again, if we can be of further assistance and good luck with your research.
Sincerely,
Margaret Patenaude
Inquiries Coordinator
Ottawa Branch – Ontario Ancestors
Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS)