Newspapers are a good source of information whether for genealogical or historical purposes. The ones listed here can be seen at the National Library of Canada in Ottawa. Other copies may be found elsewhere, such as the main Ottawa Public Library.

The papers listed here can be old or recent. You can borrow them on microform (could be either a microfiche or a microfilm) from the National Library. However, it is best to check out your local resources first - libraries, Family History Centre, and genealogical and historical societies before asking your local library to borrow this material for you.

Library & Archives Canada's policy on inter-library loans and other requirements are found here.

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Religious newspapers

Births, marriages, and deaths found in many of these papers have been indexed. Some, but not all, were printed in provinces other than Ontario.

• Canadian Baptist
• Canadian Wesleyan
• Christian guardian
• Christian messenger
• Christian messenger
• Christian visitor
• The Evangelist
• Der Mennonitische immigrantenbote
• Mennonitishce rundschau
• The Presbyterian and Evangelical Protestant union
• The Religious intelligencer
• The Religious repository
• The Wesleyan

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Indexes and Inventories

Library & Archives Canada has a checklist of newspaper indexes that could be useful to consult.

The Inventory of Ontario Newspapers 1793–1986 (1988)
J. Brian Gilchrist, compiler and editor; Karen Harrison, preface
ISBN 0-88892-596-4
Consult at OGSL

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Newspapers operating in 1869

Name	Location	Frequency	Publisher / Owner
Chronicle	Whitby	weekly	Wm. H. Higgins
Gazette	Whitby	weekly	George W. Ham
Observer	Bowmanville	weekly	Cephas Barker
Observer	Prince Albert	weekly	Baird & Parsons
Statesman	Bowmanville	weekly	W.R. Climie
Sentinel	Cobourg	weekly	D. McAllister
Son of Temperance	Oshawa	monthly	Luke & Larke
Standard	Port Perry	weekly	E. Mundy
Star	Cobourg	weekly	Wm. H. Floyd
Sun	Cobourg	weekly	Thomas McNaughton
Vindicator	Oshawa	weekly	Luke & Larke
World	Cobourg	weekly	Henry Hough

Source: Ontario Gazetteer and Directory, 1869; Robertson and Cook, Toronto.

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Online Newspapers

Pickering at the end of the Millenium: a historical newspaper database 1881 - 2000
Newspapers in the database include The Pickering News, Pickering News Advertiser, Pickering Post, and The Bay News.

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