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As part of our commitment to preserve and present Oshawa’s history, the following resources and online exhibitions are available to explore and enjoy.


The Oshawa Museum Blog is an extension of the Museum and our mission - it is updated weekly with a variety of posts related to our community's history.


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Online Exhibitions

External link opens in new tab or windowFrom Ship to Shore: Exploring Oshawa's Relationship with Lake Ontario
Developed with an investment by Digital Museums Canada

Leaving Home, Finding Home in Oshawa 360 Tour, developed by Liberty 360:

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  • External link opens in new tab or windowArchaeology in Oshawa
  • External link opens in new tab or windowCOVID-19 in Oshawa
  • External link opens in new tab or windowDiscover Historic Oshawa
  • External link opens in new tab or windowES Shrapnel Sketches
  • External link opens in new tab or windowIndustry in Oshawa
  • External link opens in new tab or windowLakeview Park 100
  • External link opens in new tab or windowLetters from the Trenches
  • External link opens in new tab or windowOshawa Immigration Stories
  • External link opens in new tab or windowOshawa Photographers
  • External link opens in new tab or windowRebellion of 1837
  • External link opens in new tab or windowReflections of Oshawa: 100+ Years of Cityhood
  • External link opens in new tab or windowStories from the Homefront, Virtual Museum of Canada exhibit
  • External link opens in new tab or windowStreet Name Stories, featuring the artwork of Eric Sangwine
  • External link opens in new tab or windowWhere Were You in '67

Researching Your House?

Do you want to research the history of your home? This document is a good place to start, compiled in partnership with the Oshawa Museum and Heritage Oshawa.

Researching Your House.pdf

Indexes and Finding Aids

Indexes and finding aids are tools that help researchers find information in a specific record group, collection, or series of archival materials. We have developed a number of finding aids and indexes for certain collections.



Finding Aids

Canadian Red Cross Collection.pdf
Cedardale Public School Finding Aid.pdf
Conant Ledger.pdf
Creighton Law Firm Collection.pdf
Diary of William Elliot.pdf
Dr. George Blake Collection Finding Aid.pdf
Eric Sangwine Collection Finding Aid 2025.pdf
Evelyn Bateman Collection Finding Aid.pdf
Fire Department Oshawa Finding Aid for the Clayton Shaver Collection.pdf
General Motors Finding Aid.pdf
Indentures and Land Deed Papers.pdf
Land Deeds 1911-1912.pdf
Map Finding Aid.pdf
Michael Starr Finding Aid.pdf
Oshawa Fire Department Collection - Updated Feb 2023.pdf
Oshawa Tennis Club Finding Aid.pdf
Pendergest Finding Aid.pdf
Robson Collection Finding Aid.pdf
Rundle Collection Finding Aid.pdf
Simcoe Street Church finding aid.pdf
Thomas Bouckley Finding Aid.pdf
William Cane Collection finding aid.pdf


Indexes

Agriculture Census of East Whitby 1851 Reel C 11742.pdf
Agriculture Census of East Whitby 1861 Reel 1058.pdf
Census of East Whitby 1851 Reel C 11742.pdf
Census of East Whitby 1861 Reel C 1058.pdf
Index County of Ontario by Farewell.pdf
Index Historic Sketches of Oshawa by Kaiser.pdf
Index Reminisciences and Recollections by Hoig.pdf

Digital Collections & Resources

  • External link opens in new tab or windowOshawa Museum's Online Database
  • External link opens in new tab or windowOshawa's Historic Newspapers, via Our Ontario & the Oshawa Public Libraries

Digitized Resources

1822 Census of Whitby Township.pdf
1837 Walton Directory Whitby Township.pdf
1884 Fire Insurance Map.pdf
1894 Municpal Plan Oshawa.pdf
1911 Fire Insurance Map Oshawa.pdf
1921 Directory.pdf
1921 Fire Insurance Map.pdf
1930 Municipal Plan.pdf
1935 Municipal Plans Oshawa.pdf
A016.6.27 - Maple Leaf Magazine Nov 1924.pdf
A023.14.548_A Notable Lawsuit_Franklin H Head Letter.pdf
Brian Winter Vertical File Collection.pdf
By-laws Town of Oshawa 1908.pdf
Early Settlement and Progress of Ontario County by J E Farewell.pdf
Garrow Letters.pdf
GD Conant Speeches Transcription.pdf
Modern Dwellings Limited.pdf
Ontario County By-Laws 1891.pdf
Ontario County By-Laws 1907.pdf
Oshawa Development Company Ltd.pdf
Oshawa Illustrated 1911.pdf
Oshawa Sons of Temperance Division Minutes 1883-1887 A962.13.3.pdf
Oshawa Sons of Temperance Division Minutes 1891-1894 A962.13.5.pdf
Oshawa The Manchester of Canada.pdf
Past Members of Council.pdf
Pedlar Manuscript.pdf
Sons of Temperance Regalia Minute Book 1907-1910 A962.13.6.pdf
St Georges Anglican Church Baptisms 1877-1911.pdf
St Georges Anglican Church Burials 1875-1876.pdf
St Georges Anglican Church Burials 1876-1877.pdf
St Georges Anglican Church Confirmations.pdf
The History of Columbus Village 1835 to 1931.pdf
Whitby Township Land Grants.pdf
Our New Children's Home 1930.pdf

Exhibition Booklets & E-Publications

Celebrating 60 Years of Collecting E Book.pdf
Mourning After E Book.pdf
Reflections of Oshawa E Book.pdf
Sea Shanty E Book.pdf
HH_2011_Excavation_Report.pdf
Mind, Morale, and Money - Oshawa's Demill Ladies College.pdf
Tales from the Tracks Exhibit Booklet.pdf

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