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The City of Vaughan Archives is home to over 600 collections, consisting of both municipal and non-government records pertaining to Vaughan. Records include, but are not limited to the following:
 
  • City records with long-term legal and administrative value (i.e. Council Minutes, By-Laws, assessment rolls, financial records, reports, correspondence, etc.)
  • Business, church, community and school records
  • Census records
  • Directories
  • Historic photographs
  • Land records, some dating back to the 1790s
  • Historical maps, plans and aerials
  • Newspapers
  • Personal papers of residents and families (i.e. diaries, family histories, journals, letters, etc.)
  • Records of local organizations, past and present
  • Unpublished studies.
The Archives is also the official repository for the Burwick, Vellore and Maple Women's Institutes, the Vaughan Township Historical Society and the Woodbridge Agricultural Society.
 
 
Accessing the Collection
The Vaughan Archives uses a variety of tools to help assist with locating and interpreting records and information. Online finding aids and the Archeion database provide a range of possible starting points for your research. Additional resources are available to Archival Staff, so please do not hesitate to contact us should you not find the information you are looking for online. Finding aids prepared by the Archives can be found below:
 
Carrville United Church Cemetery Board Fonds (PDF)
City of Vaughan Committee of Adjustment Fonds (PDF)
City of Vaughan Council Fonds Finding Aid (PDF)
City of Vaughan Hydro-Electric Commission Fonds (PDF)
City of Vaughan Planning Department Fonds (PDF)
Claire Coates Fonds (PDF)
Don Head Farm Fonds (PDF)
Edgeley Mennonite Church Burying Grounds Board of Trustees Fonds (PDF)
Janet Berton Fonds (PDF)
Jim Cameron Fonds (PDF)
Mackenzie Family Fonds (PDF)
Maple United Church Cemetery Board Fonds (PDF)
Marion C. Keffer Fonds (PDF)
Mary Wood Collection (PDF)
Nashville Cemetery Company Fonds (PDF)
Pierre Berton Fonds (PDF)
Police Village of Thornhill Fonds (PDF)
Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church Fonds (PDF)
Saint Paul's Presbyterian Church Cemetery Committee Fonds (PDF)
Town of Vaughan Cemetery Advisory Committee Fonds (PDF)
Township and Town Solicitor's Fonds (PDF)
Vaughan Lodge Fonds Freemasons (PDF)
Vaughan Township Abstract Indexes to Deeds (PDF)
Vaughan Township Churches Collection (PDF)
Vaughan Township Office of the Clerk Treasurer Fonds (PDF)
Vaughan Township Police Department Fonds (PDF)
Village of Woodbridge Fonds (PDF)
Woodbridge Agricultural Society Fonds (PDF)
 

 Contact Information

 

Office of the City Clerk - Archives

Phone: 905-832-2281 ext. 8793

Email: archives@vaughan.ca

Location:
Vaughan City Hall, Level 000
2141 Major Mackenzie Dr.
Vaughan, ON  L6A 1T1
 

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 Additional Resources

 
  • Archeion
  • Rules for Archival Description
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