All Guides: Local History: Local Sources

Local Sources

Local archives, libraries, museums and associations often provide public access to local artifacts and exhibits.

Kensington Market : Collective Memory, Public History, and Toronto's Urban Landscape by by Li, Na
Publication Date: 2015
Available from EBSCO eBook Collection
Marvellous Grounds by Jin Haritaworn (Editor); Ghaida Moussa (Editor); Syrus Marcus Ware (Editor)
Publication Date: 2018
The first collection of its kind to feature the art, activism, and writings of QTBIPOC in Toronto, Marvellous Grounds tells the stories that have shaped Toronto's landscape but are frequently forgotten or erased.
Social Infrastructure and Vulnerability in the Suburbs by by Lo, Pui-Chun Lucia Preston, Valerie A Basu, Ranu Anisef, Paul Wang, Shuguang
Publication Date: 2015
Available from EBSCO eBook Collection

Oakville and the Sixteen by Hazel Matthews
Publication Date: 2018
Mrs. Mathews, descendant of a pioneer Oakville family, traces the development of a typical Ontario lake port and pictures social life at the various stages of the town's development.