Central Library: York Boulevard Entrance Temporarily Closed
Central Library's York Boulevard doors are temporarily closed today, Tuesday, January 21. Please use the east door entrance near the Hamilton Farmers' Market or the Jackson Square Lobby doors. Thank you for your patience.
HPL Catalogue - Scheduled Maintenance
Due to scheduled maintenance, HPL's Library catalogue will be not available from 8am to 10am on Sunday, January 26, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Terryberry Accessible Washroom on the 1st Floor - Out of Order
The accessible washroom on the 1st floor of Terryberry library is unavailable.
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Government Documents Collection
Access more than 70,000 free Canadian Government publications, digitized by Internet Archive Canada.
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Research Your House
Research your house with our wealth of resources useful in historical building research.
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Tax Assessment Records
Tax assessment records can help in accurate dating of the construction of the building as well as disclosing the original owner and a list of occupants.
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Historical Records of the City of Hamilton
Historical records for the City of Hamilton
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City Directories
City Directories show an alphabetical listing of street addresses which can be cross-referenced with an alphabetical listing of surnames.
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Local History and Archives on Historypin
Historypin is an image-mapping project using archival photographs
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Rare and Unusual
There are many rare and wonderful treasures in Local History and Archives.
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The "Where-to-Look" Index
This amazing resource is an up-to-date source for finding information about Hamilton in Local History and Archives
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Local History and Archives Rules of Use
Local History and Archives Rules of Use: an outline of member's responsibilities in partnering with staff to preserve the Local History and Archives collection
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Where is LHA?
Visit Local History and Archives at Central Branch, 3rd floor.
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Maps
These plans are valuable maps for building research. They are large scale maps that show shape, size and exact location of individual buildings. They provide detail about the construction materials, outbuildings and neighbourhood.
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Parks Police
In the early 1940's, vandalism and other occurrences began to increase in frequency in the parks. Fred Marshal, one of Hamilton's parks superintendents, worked to reverse this trend.
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History of Gore Park
Gore Park has been a meeting place for Hamiltonians since the early 1800s.
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Chronology of Cities, Towns and Townships in Hamilton
A Chronology of Cities, Towns and Townships in Hamilton, from their original survey and naming, through to the present City of Hamilton.
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Telephone Directories
These directories show names, addresses and telephone numbers for the Hamilton-Wentworth region.
