There is an ongoing Wifi disruption due to Wi-Fi Upgrades at Parkdale Branch on Nov 5th. We aim to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
Parkdale Branch Network Unavailable
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Published:
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - 9:15am
Red Hill Branch Network Unavailable
There is an ongoing Wifi disruption due to Wi-Fi Upgrades at Red Hill Branch on Nov 5th. We aim to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
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Published:
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - 9:15am
Red Book Will Be Unavailable Tonight
The Red Book will be unavailable tonight from 10PM until approximately 4AM as we are upgrading the service. Thank you for your patience.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - 9:15am
Bookmobile Service Modifications
The following Bookmobile visits have been cancelled today, Tuesday, November 4. Service is expected to resume next week.
- Riverdale (150 Violet Drive), 11am-12pm - Cancelled
- McMaster University, 3:30pm-4:30pm - Cancelled
Published:
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - 11:30am
Dundas Branch Network Unavailable
Wifi disruption due to Wi-Fi Upgrades at the Dundas Branch on Nov 4th. We aim to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
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Published:
Monday, November 3, 2025 - 5:15pm
Concession Branch and Sherwood Branch Network Unavailable
Wi-Fi disruption due to Wi-Fi Upgrades at Concession Branch and Sherwood Branch on Nov 6th. We aim to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
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Published:
Monday, November 3, 2025 - 12:15pm
Waterdown Branch Network Unavailable
Wifi disruption due to Wi-Fi Upgrades at Waterdown Branch on Nov 4th. We aim to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
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Published:
Monday, November 3, 2025 - 9:45am
Delayed Branch Openings
The following locations have upcoming delayed openings due to Staff training drills.
Friday, November 7
Terryberry Branch, 10am
Monday, November 10
Concession Branch, 10am
Thursday, November 13
Binbrook Branch, 10am
Friday, November 14
Valley Park Branch, 10am
Monday, November 24
Mount Hope, 2pm
Thursday, November 27
Stoney Creek, 10am
You may visit nearby Branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 2:00pm
Replacement and Damage Fees
Bring back your borrowed library items (due Oct 1 or later) within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
Vital Statistics for Ontario
Baptism at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Indexes are available on microfilm in Local History & Archives and to borrow from the Archives of Ontario.
The full registration record is available only on loan from the Archives of Ontario or by visiting the Archives of Ontario in Toronto.
The indexes for the following years have been released and are held by the department:
- Births 1869 to 1915
- Marriages [ca.1801] to 1931
- Deaths 1869 to 1941 plus deaths of Ontarians overseas, 1939-1946
Later indexes and complete transcriptions are not available in the department but all currently available can be accessed through Ancestry.ca
Vital Statistics
Local History & Archives does have some original Vital Statistics:
Barton Township
1896 to 1924
microfilms 355 & 356
Beverly Township
1871 to 1948
microfilms 296, 297, 298 & 357
Glanford Township
Archives File - Glanford Township
Volume 1, 1869 to 1877
Volume 2, 1879 to 1897
Volume 3, 1898 to 1903
Archives File - Glanford Township
Index of names that appear in Glanford Township birth, marriage and death records
Waterdown
Archives File - Waterdown
Volume 1, 1880 to 1894 (incomplete)
West Flamborough Township
Archives File - Flamborough, West Township
Birth & Death Certificates
1873 to 1875
Birth Records pre-1869
Before 1869 there are two main sources of birth records: newspaper announcements and church baptismal records.
Some of these records are available in Local History & Archives:
Ancaster Township
Ontario Historical Society
Papers & Records
971.3 ONT
Volume 5, pages 102 to 177
1830 to 1838 – Anglican
Dundas
Dundas Warder & County of Halton General Advertiser
929.3713 DUN
1847 to 1857
Gore District
Ontario Historical Society
Papers & Records
971.3 ONT
Volume 5, pages 92 to 96
1816-1824
Hamilton
Check our Where-to-Look in the department under the name of the person to see if there is a biographical file in the collection. This may include birth, death and/or marriage announcements.
Gordon Allison Collection
Transcriptions of deaths, marriages and births published in the Hamilton Spectator from 1846 to 1899
[missing July 1876 to October 1877]
Hamilton Evening Times
February 17, 1859 to December 30, 1869
Newspapers of the Western Gore
1831 to 1859
Gore Gazette
March 2, 1827 to June 8, 1829
Hamilton Express & Free Press, 1836
Hamilton Journal & Gore District Mercantile & Agricultural Intelligencer, 1839
Hamilton Express & Political & Commercial Journal, 1839
Journal & Express, 1841 to 1853
Birth, Marriage & Death Records
929.3 OGS
November 1854 to July 1857
Central Presbyterian Church
Baptismal Registers
Microfilm 539
1842 to 1877
1877 to 1954
