Made By is not currently able to undertake individual research requests. The resources below may help you begin or continue your own search. Each resource is maintained by an independent organization, and its access conditions may change.
Local newspapers and collections
Lindsay Post and Related Newspapers — Internet Archive
Searchable digitized issues of several Lindsay newspapers, primarily from the twentieth century. Collection attribution: Kawartha Lakes Museum & Archives. Note: Use "Search Text Contents" instead of "Search Metadata", and put quotations around proper names or multiple word search queries for better results.
Kawartha Lakes Public Library Digital Archive
Early newspapers, photographs, postcards, directories and other digitized local material.
Kawartha Lakes Public Library Local History and Genealogy
Information about the library’s in-person archival holdings, including directories, maps, family histories, yearbooks, clipping files and newspapers.
Municipal Archives of the City of Kawartha Lakes
Records of the City, former Victoria County and predecessor municipalities, townships and villages, along with donated community collections.
Regional and family research
Kawartha Ancestral Research Association
Genealogical and family-history resources for former Victoria County and the surrounding Kawartha region.
Trent University Archives and Special Collections
Regional archival collections, historical maps, family and organizational records, newspapers and specialized research guides.
Library and Archives Canada Census Records
Canadian census records, including searchable pre-Confederation and national censuses through 1931.
Archives of Ontario Family History Resources
Birth, marriage and death registrations, wills and estate files, land records, court records and other provincial sources.
Land, buildings and places
OnLand Historical Books
Digitized Ontario land-registry materials, including abstract and parcel registers, indices and historical property records.
Kawartha Lakes Municipal Heritage Register
An interactive source for designated heritage properties, supporting by-laws and cultural-heritage information.
Military research
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Searchable records commemorating Canadians and Newfoundlanders who died in military service.
Home Children Canada
Families can search the Home Children Canada Registry here:
https://www.homechildrencanada.com/registry
If you have new information, corrections, photographs, documents or family stories to contribute, you can submit information directly to the Registry team here:
https://www.homechildrencanada.com/registry-update
Home Children Canada would especially welcome information about British Home Children who lived or worked in communities within Kawartha Lakes. Locally discovered information can help us expand and improve the national record and preserve these children's stories for future generations.
Families and descendants are also very welcome to join the British Home Children in Canada Facebook group, where they offer FREE help with British Home Child family research:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Britishhomechildren