Find Your Roots
Requests
The Brantford Public Library will be happy to answer specific questions regarding Brant County genealogy and local history from non-residents. We will check indexed resources and photocopy pertinent information. We can accommodate a limited amount of research in keeping with these guidelines:
- A $10.00 fee is required with any request, which covers up to 5 photocopies
- Additional photocopies are $1.00 each, which will be invoiced when sent
- There is a limit of 20 photocopies per request
- Payment accepted by either cheque or money order
- Make payment to Brantford Public Library
- Please note: When requesting Birth, Marriage and Death notices, the charge is per page copied not per name.
(These charges have been approved by the Brantford Public Library Board.)
Send letters to:
Local History Librarian
Brantford Public Library
173 Colborne Street
Brantford, Ontario
N3T 2G8
Resources
Birth, Marriage, Death Search Index
The Birth, Marriage, Death Search Index covers births, marriages, and deaths appearing in the Brantford Expositor.
Notices for anniversaries, divorces, birthdays, and naturalizations are also included for some years.
The index lists the date of the notice not the date of the event. The actual notice is only available on microfilm at the Main Library. Non-residents can request photocopies of notices as outlined above. Click here to view a brief video on using the BMD index.
The Virtual War Memorial for Brantford and the County of Brant
The Album of Honour for Brant County was compiled in 1946 by the Brantford Kinsmen Club to
commemorate those of Brantford, the County of Brant and the peoples of the Six Nations who served Canada
during the Second World War. From 1939 until 1945, over 6000 men and women of Brant County joined the
armed forces. Over 300 never returned. To view the photos and biographies of these brave men who made the ultimate sacrifice please click on the
Virtual War Memorial link.
Digital Archives
The Digital Archives is a fully searchable database that includes a wealth of digitized books, biographies, newspapers, school yearbooks and pictorial histories. In addition, the Archives offer an incredible selection of historical photographs. Discover the people, places and events that make our community unique.
This project was funded, in part, by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture through a Library Strategic Development Fund Grant in 2010.
For highlights of the Digital Archives view this video.
Other Resources
The Library also has the following material in the Local History Room on the lower level of the Main Library:
- Ancestry.com (Available only in the Library)
- Cemetery transcripts
- Census records
- City directories/Telephone books
- Family histories
- Newspapers (on microfilm)
- Ontario Archives Indexes (on microfilm)
- Genealogy reference books
- Scrapbooks
- Vertical Files
