Our volunteers and summer staff are more than happy to help you with your research project. However, as you know, depending on the nature of your inquiry, research can be time-consuming. We aim to respond as soon as we are able, and to provide a thoroughly-researched answer.
Before you contact us, you may wish to explore these FREE resources.
- The Haileyburian, published by Haileybury’s founder C. C. Farr. The Cobalt Historical Society, in partnership with the Haileybury Heritage Museum worked together to bring this partial collection online.
- The Porcupine [Timmins] Advance – from 1912 to 1950 contains news from the Cobalt, Haileybury and other communities south of the gold mining cmap. After Cobalt’s silver boom ended, many families moved north.
- The Temiskaming Shore Public Library has captured the Birth/Marriages/Deaths from The Temiskaming Speaker. You will find a link at the bottom of their eResources page
- Canadiana took down their paywall a couple years ago. Among the archives are issues of Toronto World.
- Brampton Public Library offers free membership to residents of Ontario. After you register for a card, you can access the Globe, Globe and Mail as well as the Toronto Star.
- Hathi Trust Digital Library hosts much of the same material that you find on Google Books, but we prefer the quality of the display and what we consider to be superior functionality of the search features.
- The Toronto Public Library is constantly digitizing and updating their archives. Bookmark this site, and check in periodically.
Other online resources
With some careful searching of the newspaper archives, you may be able to find details of your family’s time in Haileybury and the region. News may have been reported in either the Temiskaming Speaker or the Cobalt and North Bay Nugget. Digital copies of these newspapers are online, but a paid subscription is required.
Some of our members have access to these records and they are happy to search these papers on your behalf. But since we are a volunteer organization, we ask that you consider a donation or membership. Contact us for more information.