Local Genealogy Resources

County of Prince Edward Archives

261 Main Street, Wellington ON K0K 3L0
email • 613-399-2023

The PEC Archives have a broad collection to help with genealogical research including:

  • Several family histories
  • Historic books about PEC history
  • Historic newspapers on microfilm
  • Willis Metcalf Scrapbook Collection- 40 paper scrapbooks from 1917-1975.
  • Prince Edward Historical Society Collection – photographs, postcards, books, maps, audio records, periodicals, voters list, magazines, scrapbooks, genealogical records, pamphlets, posters, wills, land deeds, prints and microfilms
  • Searchable catalog
  • Free access to Ancestry Library Edition (in library)

Marilyn Adams Genealogical Research Centre (Seventh Town Historical Society)

528 County Rd 19, Ameliasburgh, ON

The Marilyn Adams Centre is a dedicated genealogy research centre. Their collection includes:

  • Searchable names database
  • Birth, marriage, deaths
  • Map collections
  • Hastings County Land Records prior to 1955
  • Tweedsmuir Histories
  • Searchable lands records database

Glenwood Cemetery

47 Ferguson St Picton, ON

This 62 acre cemetery has burials dating from 1873 to present

  • A searchable pdf available on their website lists the name, birth year, grave location and spouse names for more than 20,000 burials

Naval Maritime Archive

205 Main St, Picton, ON

While their focus is on Naval Marine, their extensive reference book collection includes many titles beneficial to genealogical research

Macaulay Heritage Park

23 Church St, Picton, ON

Historic site and museum, their website includes online exhibits such as “Dutch Heritage in Prince Edward County” which discusses some local Dutch families and their immigration from the Netherlands to PEC after WW2

Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County

254 Pinnacle Street, Belleville K8N 3B1
email • 613-967-3304

  • Established in 2010 as a 3 way partnership between City of Belleville, County of Hastings and Hastings County Historical Society
  • Substantial collections of archival materials

Belleville Public Library Genealogy Assistance

254 Pinnacle St, Belleville, ON

While their focus is on Belleville and Hastings, their close proximity meant many PEC families worked and moved to “the other side of The Bay”. Their collection includes:

  • City Directories
  • Birth, marriage and death indexes
  • Local newspapers
  • UEL Documents
  • Family histories

Onland

Digitized copies of historic original property records dating back to when the Crown first allocated a deed on a property

The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project

1880s map of Ontario showing owners of properties during the 1880s

  • Searchable by name, town, birthplace and occupation

Our Ontario

Online collections from historical societies, archives and includes some digital newspapers