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Waterloo Historical Society
The Waterloo Historical Society has kept its collection and archives in the Library since the founding of the WHS in 1912. The Library and the WHS have shared a common goal of preserving local history.
Access to the WHS Collection is provided by the Local History Librarian and the staff of the Information Services Department.
The mailing address of the Waterloo Historical Society is:
Waterloo Historical Society
c/o Grace Schmidt Room
Kitchener Public Library
85 Queen Street North
Kitchener, ON N2H 2H1
The WHS website is http://www.whs.ca
The email address of the WHS is: whs@whs.ca
For information about the annual volumes of the WHS in the GSR, click here.
Ontario Genealogical Society, Waterloo Region Branch
The Waterloo Region Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society houses their collection of local and regional genealogical and reference materials, including family histories, cemetery and census transcriptions, church records and local history books, in the GSR.
Formed in 1972, the Waterloo-Wellington Branch, OGS, served the genealogical interests and researchers of Wellington and Waterloo Counties until late 2000. In 2001, the branch split into the Waterloo Region and Wellington County Branches. The Wellington County Branch, OGS, transferred its genealogy collection to the Guelph Public Library, while the Waterloo Region Branch maintained its collection at KPL.
Contacting the Waterloo Region Branch, OGS
The Waterloo Region Branch, OGS, is a volunteer organization. To contact the Branch, you must visit the Branch’s website, email them or use regular post.
The website of the Waterloo Region Branch is http://www.waterlooogs.ca/.
Their email address is: watogs@yahoo.com
The mailing address is:
Waterloo Region Branch, OGS
525 Highland Road West
Suite 104
Kitchener, Ontario N2M 5P4
The website of the Ontario Genealogical Society is: http://www.ogs.on.ca/
Please note that KPL/GSR staff cannot:
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Take messages for the Branch or its members
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Sell or take orders for OGS or Branch publications
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Take registrations for OGS or Branch events
OGS Publications
The Waterloo Region Branch, OGS, offers for sale a number of genealogical publications to the public. However, these must be ordered and purchased from the Branch directly.
Publication information, order details and forms are available at http://www.waterlooogs.ca/order_form.htm.
