Library

Our library contains an extensive collection of United Empire Loyalist information from both a genealogical and historical perspective.

Highlights include:

  • Upper and Lower Canada, the Maritimes
    • local  and military histories 
    • family histories
    • Loyal Burial sites
    • Historical Atlases of the Counties
    • biographies
    • Carleton’s Loyalist Index
    • index of the Upper Canada Land Books
    • Canadian Archives reports
    • Ontario Bureau of Archives reports
    • Ontario Register
    • Vertical File material
    • Ontario Land Records fiche
  • The Thirteen Colonies
    • the Arthur Kelly books of genealogy and history for New York
    • settlers of Beekman Patent
    • local histories and genealogical records; gazetteers and research guides for the Colonies
    • 1790 censuses of Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania
    • a range of Atlases of the Colonies and the American Revolution
  • Periodicals
    • Ontario Genealogical Society
    • The Loyalist Gazette
    • Ontario History
    • American Genealogist
    • New York Genealogical & Biographical Society
  • and much more…

Drop by and visit! We are open every Wednesday from 10:30 to 3:30. We ask that you call ahead to make an appointment, to ensure that someone is available to assist you.

Our mandate is to collect material from the Thirteen Colonies prior to the American Revolution; and from Upper and Lower Canada, and the Maritimes from colonization to 1840

Upcoming Events

Jul
1
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2026
all day Toronto Branch Office close
Toronto Branch Office close
Jul 1 all day
Toronto Branch Office closed for Canada Day
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8
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2026
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Jul 8 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Toronto Branch Office is open on Wednesdays from 10 to 3 pm for visitors or research. The office is located at 40 Scollard Street, Suite 300, Toronto (Yonge and...
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2026
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Toronto Branch Office Hours
Jul 15 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Toronto Branch Office is open on Wednesdays from 10 to 3 pm for visitors or research. The office is located at 40 Scollard Street, Suite 300, Toronto (Yonge and...
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2026
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Toronto Branch Office Hours
Jul 22 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Toronto Branch Office is open on Wednesdays from 10 to 3 pm for visitors or research. The office is located at 40 Scollard Street, Suite 300, Toronto (Yonge and...
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2026
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Toronto Branch Office Hours
Jul 29 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Toronto Branch Office is open on Wednesdays from 10 to 3 pm for visitors or research. The office is located at 40 Scollard Street, Suite 300, Toronto (Yonge and...
Aug
5
Wed
2026
10:00 am Toronto Branch Office Hours
Toronto Branch Office Hours
Aug 5 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Toronto Branch Office is open on Wednesdays from 10 to 3 pm for visitors or research. The office is located at 40 Scollard Street, Suite 300, Toronto (Yonge and...
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12
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2026
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Toronto Branch Office Hours
Aug 12 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Toronto Branch Office is open on Wednesdays from 10 to 3 pm for visitors or research. The office is located at 40 Scollard Street, Suite 300, Toronto (Yonge and...
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19
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2026
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Toronto Branch Office Hours
Aug 19 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Toronto Branch Office is open on Wednesdays from 10 to 3 pm for visitors or research. The office is located at 40 Scollard Street, Suite 300, Toronto (Yonge and...
Aug
26
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2026
10:00 am Toronto Branch Office Hours
Toronto Branch Office Hours
Aug 26 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Toronto Branch Office is open on Wednesdays from 10 to 3 pm for visitors or research. The office is located at 40 Scollard Street, Suite 300, Toronto (Yonge and...
Sep
2
Wed
2026
all day Toronto Branch Office closed
Toronto Branch Office closed
Sep 2 all day
Toronto Branch Office closed for holidays