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July 13, 2022
The Cemetery Project is one of the oldest JGS Toronto projects, beginning with the creation of the Society in 1985. Members of JGS Toronto undertook to document the burials in the earliest Jewish cemeteries in Toronto, beginning with the Pape Avenue (Jew’s) Cemetery, first by manually transcribing the information recorded […]
July 13, 2022
Book: “Tracing our Roots, Telling our Stories,” published 2011 (JGS Toronto) The book was self-published for our Society’s 25th anniversary in 2011 and is now out of print. A copy is in our library collection at the Toronto Reference Library. It can used on-site.
March 19, 2022
The Ottawa Jewish Archives (OJA) collects records that tell the story of Jewish community life in Ottawa and the National Capital Region from the 1890s to the current day. The OJA accepts donations of documents, photographs, recorded media, and ephemera that help tell the story of Jewish community life in […]
March 19, 2022
The OJA (Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre) acquires, preserves, and makes available historical records related to Ontario’s Jewish community. Its records are from private business, families, labour unions, synagogues, and other community organizations. Family resources include records such as marriage and circumcision records, family histories, synagogue and Jewish fraternal society records, […]
March 19, 2022
The Ontario Genealogical Society, also known as Ontario Ancestors, is Canada’s largest member-supported genealogical organization. Founded in 1961, their mission is to encourage, bring together, and assist those interested in family history as well as preserve Ontario’s heritage. It has 30 geographically based branches throughout Ontario together with five special […]
March 19, 2022
Established in 1976, the Multicultural History Society of Ontario collects, preserves, and makes available irreplaceable records of histories of migration, ethnicity, and Indigeneity. The MHSO is the creator of the most extensive collection in Canada of archival materials documenting immigrant, ethnic, and Indigenous experiences. Their archival holdings reflect some 100 […]
March 19, 2022
The Jewish Virtual Library is funded by the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE). As part of its larger international collection, the Jewish Virtual Library has produced a short history of Ontario as a Jewish community, which includes some information about Jews in Ontario public life.
March 19, 2022
In addition to JGS Toronto, Ontario has two other Jewish genealogical societies: Jewish Genealogical Society of Hamilton and Area The JGSH website has information about some of their members’ research interests, as well as articles, information on previous events, and how-to information related to Hamilton, Ontario’s Jewish past. Jewish Genealogical […]
March 19, 2022
Archives of Ontario (AO) – Toronto The Archives of Ontario collects public and private sector documentation that supports research into Ontario families and history. A key resource are its holdings of Ontario’s vital statistics records, with a new year released annually. The large and extensive collection provides a rich resource […]
December 23, 2021
Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society (Ontario Ancestors) The Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society has indexed, transcribed, digitized, and photographed records that help to make Toronto and Ontario records more accessible to genealogists with roots in Toronto. A number of projects are relevant to researchers with Jewish Ontario roots, […]