The Georgina Historical Society, as a not-for-profit organization, collects, preserves, promotes and interprets the rich history and heritage of all communities now known as the Town of Georgina.

Links

National Archives of Canada

Civil registration, land records, criminal records, wills and more.
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/places/Pages/ontario.aspx

Archives of Ontario

The Archives of Ontario is the largest provincial archives in Canada, and the premier source of information about the history of the land we now call Ontario and its people.
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/index.aspx

University Digital Archives

Ontario, Upper Canada Genealogy Resources

Ontario Historical Society
Founded in 1888, The Ontario Historical Society is a non-profit corporation and registered charity; a non-government group bringing together people of all ages, all walks of life and all cultural backgrounds interested in preserving some aspect of Ontario’s history.
https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/

York Region – Listing of Regional Libraries, Archives, Museums

Georgina Public Library

Georgina Pioneer Village and Archives

Maps

Provincial Heritage Organizations
Railway References

Brown, Ron; Ghost Railways of Ontario, Volume 2 , Polar Bear Press, 2000 – Chapter 14 p. 121

http://www.cnr-in-ontario.com ; – detailed information on Ontario’s CNR subdivisions and stations.

Canadian National Railways |Historical Association; http://cnrha.ca/

Cooper, Charles L.: – Narrow gauge for us: the Toronto & Nipissing Railway (Erin: The Boston Mills Press, 1982) ISBN 0-919822-72-X

https://www.railwaypages.com/northern-railway-of-canada-group
https://www.railwaypages.com/home

Georgina Pioneer Village Archives virtualmuseum.ca – Community Memories; “Waiting for the street car in Georgina.”

Government of Canada – Archives;

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/topics/employment/Pages/railways.aspx

Hansen MA, Keith;  Last Trains from Lindsay, Sandy Flats Publications, 1997 – Chapter 4, Uxbridge Sub

– The Toronto Connection, pp. 220 and 250

Holden, R. W. ; Rails to Georgina, 58 pp., Georgina Historical Society Occasional Paper 2015
                             Rails to York North, 90 pp., Newmarket Historical Society  Occasional Paper 2016

Hopkins, Jeanne: – Georgina Advocate – “The Railroad reached Sutton in 1877”, Our History, December 1992 – http://www.georgina.ca/history-rail.aspx.

Stevens, G.R.: – Canadian National Railways, Volume 1: sixty years of trial and error (1836-1896), (Toronto: Clark, Irwin & Company Limited, 1960).
                             Canadian National Railways, Volume 2: towards the inevitable (1896-1922), (Toronto: Clark, Irwin & Company Limited, 1962).

Stamp, Robert;  Riding the Radials, Boston Mills Press, 1989 – p.80 Vera Clark “Memories Regarding the Metropolitan Railway.”

University of Alabama:Online Map Collection; C. S. Hammond & C. New York 1922 from “The New World Loose Leaf Atlas”,

www.trainweb.org

News

Directors Needed!

Help!!  We still need additional directors.  If you are interested in playing a role in the work we are doing, don’t hesitate to contact us.  Sarah Harrison resigned from our Board as she has just accepted a full-time library position and will be unable to participate...

Volunteers wanted!!!

Volunteers are always needed to come out to help in the Georgina Pioneer Village as a work crew when spring returns later in the year.  We are still actively seeking new board members to help us oversee the operations of your historical society.  Give any one of the...

Membership Renewal Due!

Happy New Year, GHS members!  If you have not already done so, it is time to renew your membership for 2024.  You can do this easily by providing cash or cheque payment to Kim Brady or by sending an E-transfer to georginahistoricalsociety@outlook.com  How to check if...

Newsletters

Newsletter #5, Volume 7, May 2024

President’s Message We’ve had a busy spring this year getting everything opened up and ready for summer. We have also had some interesting opportunities come our way to spread the word about Georgina’s rich history. During a visit to the local Rogers cable show...

Newsletter #4, Volume 7, April 2024 

President’s Message Summer is fast approaching, but you’d never know it tonight. Windy and cold with a bit of snow in the air, we got spoiled with the false spring of a few weeks ago. Oh well, nearly there now.We want to thank Dee Lawrence and Sarah Harrison for their...

Newsletter #3, Volume 7, March 2024

President’s Message March is upon us, spring is just around the corner, and we’re seeing the buds and plants starting to come out already. It won’t be long before we’re complaining that it’s too hot!  The Georgina Historical Society is entering it’s fiftieth year as a...