The City of Cambridge Cambridge • Ontario • Canada

What follows is a summary list of resources of potential interest to genealogists and other like-minded researchers as of June 1996:

1. OGS Grave Marker Transcriptions:
Here is a list of cemetery transcriptions produced by the OGS (Ontario Genealogical Society) that are available within our local archives. But the distant researcher might be better advised to consult the Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid on the Internet for live searches.

• Arkell United Church - Puslinch
• Brethren in Christ - Puslinch
• Cedar Creek Cemetery
• Crieff/Knox Presbyterian - Puslinch
• Crown Cemetery
• Dickie Settlement Cemetery
• Hagey Mennonite Cemetery
• Hallman Mennonite Cemetery
• Harvie Cemetery
• Howitt Cemetery
• Killean Presbyterian - Puslinch
• Mount View Cemetery
• New Hope Cemetery
• Old Blair Cemetery
• Old Preston Cemetery
• Pioneer Pergola
• Puslinch Union Cemetery
• St. Andrew's Burial Ground
• St. Clement's R.C. Cemetery
• St. Mary's R.C. Cemetery
• St. Patrick's R.C. Cemetery
• Sheffield Cemetery
• Trinity Anglican Cemetery
• Wanner Mennonite Cemetery

2. Municipal Voters' Lists:

• Galt -- Earliest is 1895
• Preston -- Earliest is 1913
• Hespeler -- Earliest is 1901 (earlier poll books 1860-1866)

3. Vernon's Directories:
Galt and Preston start 1912. Hespeler starts 1973 with amalgamation.

4. Marriage Licence Records:

• Galt -- Earliest is 1921
• Preston -- Earliest is 1948
• Hespeler -- Earliest is 1921
• Macgregor Marriage Licence Register 1863-1887

5. Assessment Rolls:

• Galt -- 1854-1901 (fiche) and 1901-1972 (paper)
• Preston -- 1854-1896 (fiche) and 1901-1972 (paper)
• Hespeler -- 1859-1897 (fiche) and 1867-1972 (paper)

6. Census Records:

• 1851 - Galt and Preston. Indexed for each individual.
• 1861 - Galt, Preston and Hespeler. Indexed for each individual.
• 1871 - Galt, Preston and Hespeler. Indexed for each individual.
• 1881 - Galt, Preston and Hespeler. Indexed for each individual.
• 1891 - Galt, Preston and Hespeler. Galt indexed for each individual. Preston and Hespeler indexing in progress.
• 1901 - Galt, Preston and Hespeler. Indexing not yet started.

7. Vital Statistics:

1. Galt:
   • Births 1895-1907
   • Marriages 1895-1922
   • Deaths 1895-1932

2. Preston:
   • Births 1895-1907
   • Marriages 1895-1922
   • Deaths 1895-1932

3. Hespeler:
   • Births 1875-1907
   • Marriages 1875-1922
   • Deaths 1875-1932

8. Tweedsmuir Histories:
Hespeler, Preston, South Waterloo (includes Galt), Little's Corners

9. Newspapers:

1. Galt:
   • Reporter
     • Weekly 1857-1920
     • Daily 1902-1972
     • Obituaries are up to date and are clipped and indexed weekly.

   • Dumfries Reformer and later Galt Reformer
     • 1868-1896 (microfilm)
     • Limited indexing of obituaries.
     • Dumfries Reformer Notices of Births, Marriages, Deaths 1853-1959

2. Preston:
   • Prestonian
     • 1912-1931 (microfilm)
     • 1912-1943 (paper - very fragile)
     • Obituaries are indexed.

   • Times
     • 1948-1969
     • Births indexed 1950-1957
     • Obituaries indexed 1948-1955

   • Times-Herald
     • 1970-1972

3. Hespeler:
   • Herald
     • 1902-1930 (microfilm)
     • 1935-1969 (paper)
     • Obituaries indexed.

4. Cambridge:
   • Reporter
     • 1973-1987 with indexed obituary clippings to date

   • Times
     • 1972-date
     • Obituaries not indexed
     • Miscellaneous biographical files listed alphabetically.

10. Grace Russ Scrapbooks (1939-1945):
Contains newspaper articles related to local individuals who served in the Second World War. Completely indexed.

11. Miscellaneous Local History Publications:
There are a variety of publications related to local history. Some have their own indexes, others have had an index created for them. Many of these indexes include information on individuals and families. Publications for which we have created indexes include:

• Jubilee Souvenir of Galt 1897
• Historical Reminiscences of Galt - Hugh Cant 1915
• Picturesque and Industrial Galt 1901
• Strikingly Beautiful and Highly Industrial Grand River Valley
• History of Old Galt - R.S. Hamilton
• Pioneers of Beverly and First Church of Beverly
• Hespeler Historical Booklets - Winfield Brewster
• Galt Centennial and Old Home Week Souvenir 1927
• Hespeler Souvenir of a Factory Town 1922

12. Family Genealogies:

• The Stock Family
• The Family of Alexander Kerr
• The Roseburgh Family Story
• Ancestors and Descendants of Sidrick Read
• Ancestors and Descendants of Lord Robert Rutherford
• The Willard Family of Beverly Township
• From Norway to Canada - Olaf and Caroline Pederson
• The Dryden Family (includes updates to 1994)
• The Family of Patrick Spain
• The Cornell Family of Ontario
• The Drydens - From Roxburgh to Dumfries
• The Stager Family
• Genealogy of the Wilkins Family of New England
• The History of the Currie Family
• History of the Grieve Family
• The Story of the Shantz Family

Related Documents

DOCUMENT	DESCRIPTION	DATE POSTED
General
Genealogical Resources	A PDF overview of the material useful for genealogy research located in the archives. The collections list is 4 pages in length and describes all the collections at the Archives that are useful for genealogists in the search for relatives who lived in Galt, Preston, Hespeler, Blair or Cambridge.	2003-06-17	PDF 29Kb