Library -
Brant
The Brant County Branch Library is at
the
Our library offers a friendly and casual environment to carry out genealogical
research.
We have a collection of materials ranging from general "how-to" books for beginning genealogists to very specialized records for the Brant County area.
We have on loan many of the Brant County Women’s
Institute Tweedsmuir Histories such
as, Alford-Park Rd., Tranquility, Grandview-Terrace Hill, Echo Place, Blue
Lake-Auburn, Burford, Whiteman’s Creek, Cainsville, Onondaga, Glen
Morris, Moyle, to name a few. We also have some from the area around
Our collection includes our branch publications (over 300)
many of which are unique genealogical finding tools. Volunteers are on hand to
assist library users in locating and using materials.
Hours of Operation are: Monday through Thursday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm and closed on Friday.
CLOSED ALL STATUTORY HOLIDAYS UNLESS PRIOR
ARRANGEMENTS MADE!
All Books or monetary donations to our library will be gladly accepted.
Library Automation Project
In 2001, our branch carried out a special Library Automation Project with the assistance of the Trillium Foundation, and all our materials are now listed in our searchable library catalogue, which we soon hope to have online. As part of this project, our library staff have prepared a number of Resource Guides to help users locate library materials in different topic areas.
- Resource Guide #1 - an introduction to
our collection
- Resource Guide #2 - materials on the Six
Nations in
- Resource Guide #3 - materials on the town of
- Resource Guide #4 - materials on
- Resource Guide #5 - materials on the City of
- Resource Guide #6 - materials on the town and
- Resource Guide #7 - materials on United Empire Loyalists
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INFORMATION.
Surname Finder Database
As part of the library automation project, we have set up a surname
database of materials in our library. The surname database includes 3 types of
records: family history books and booklets, our vertical file records of
queries and clippings, and a collection of family name files donated to the
library by the late Opal Howey, a local genealogist. If you find a reference to
the name you are searching, you can contact the library for more detailed
information.
The surname finder can be searched alphabetically by clicking on the links
below, or by doing a Site Search.