The Grace Schmidt Room of Local History

LOCAL ARCHIVES – CONTACT INFORMATION

Waterloo Public Library - Ellis Little Room of Local History
Main Library
35 Albert Street
Waterloo, ON N2L 5E2
Website: www.wpl.ca/site/localhistory/local_history_department.asp
Tel: 519-886-1310

Regional Municipality of Waterloo Corporate Archives
(Administratively part of Corporate Resources - Council & Administrative Services)
150 Frederick Street, 2nd Floor,
Kitchener, ON N2G 4J3
Region of Waterloo Archives Website - direct link
(Or, from www.region.waterloo.on.ca, choose "Living Here" and then click on "Archives".)
Tel: 519-575-4404, ext. 3027

Regional Municipality of Waterloo - Doon Heritage Crossroads
(Administratively part of Planning, Housing and Community Services)
10 Huron Road (at Homer Watson Boulevard)
Kitchener, ON N2P 2R7
Website: Doon Heritage Crossroads
Tel: 519-748-1914

Regional Municipality of Waterloo – Joseph Schneider Haus
(Administratively part of Planning, Housing and Community Services)
466 Queen Street South
Kitchener, ON N2G 1W7
Website: Joseph Schneider Haus
Tel: 519-742-7752

City of Kitchener Corporate Archives
(Administratively part of City Clerk’s Department - Legislated Services - Corporate Records Management Program)
City Hall
200 King Street West
P.O. Box 1118
Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7
Website: www.city.kitchener.on.ca
Tel: 519-741-2769

City of Cambridge Archives
(Administratively part of City Clerk’s Department– Public Access & Council Services)
46 Dickson Street, 2nd Floor
Cambridge, ON N1R 1T7
Website: http://www.city.cambridge.on.ca/article.php?sid=34
Email: archives@city.cambridge.on.ca
Tel: 519-740-4680 (Main Reception – Clerk’s Department)

University of Waterloo Special Collections (Archives & Rare Books)
Doris Lewis Rare Book Room
Dana Porter Library
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo,ON N2L 3G1
Website: www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/discipline/SpecColl/Special1.html
Tel: (519) 888-4567 ext. 2619 or ext. 3122

Kitchener Family History Centre
10 Lorraine Avenue
Kitchener, ON N2B 2M8
Telephone: 519-741-9591 (Reservations preferred)
Hours: Closed Monday, Friday & Sunday. Open Tues-Thurs 9am-4pm and 7-9pm and Saturday 10am-3pm.
For information on holdings see www.waterlooogs.ca/family_history_centre.htm

Stratford Perth Archives
24 St. Andrew Street
Stratford, ON N5A 1A3
Website: www.stratfordpertharchives.on.ca
Email: sparchives@pcin.on.ca
Tel: 519-273-0399

Guelph Public Library Archives
Main Branch
100 Norfolk Street
Guelph, ON N1H 4J6
Website: www.library.guelph.on.ca/localhistory/
Tel: 519-824-6220