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800.1 Towns, Townships and Villages of Renrew County

Location Library Item
Admaston Township
  • Green Book of Census Transcriptions, 1861, 1891, 1901 Census of Admaston Township
  • Admaston Protestant (Public) Cemetery by Les & Aldene Church
  • The Admaston Heritage Book by Carol Bennett & The Balsam Hill Women’s Institute (in oversize section)
Algona Township
  • Golden Memories: Souvenir Edition of the North Algona Homecoming Celebration, 1993.
  • Newspaper Article on Golden Lake’s W.I. & Tweedmuir History by Evelyn Moore Price - from July 11, 1984 edition of the Pembroke Advertiser-News
  • 1871 Census of Algona
  • 1881 Census of Algona South
  • 1901 Census of Algona South
  • 1891 Census of  Wilberforce & North Algona (also contains North Renfrew part of Eganville Village )
  • 1901 Census of Wilberforce & Algona North
  • Collection of Algona North & South Cemeteries
Alice Township,
Box 1
  • Alice Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church, 1883-1958
  • Grace Lutheran Church, 1873, Locksley
  • Grace Lutheran Church, 1873-1973, Locksley - 2 copies
  • A History of a Congregation: Mount Zion United Church of Canada.
  • Alice Presbyterian Church, 1865-1960 by Rev. Wilfred M. Moncrieff (2 copies)
  • Zion Lutheran Congregation Cemetery "The Church That Never Was" by Robbie Gorr
Alice Township,
Box 2
  • Green Book of Alice Cemeteries: 17 Cemeteries
  • St. Columba’s Roman Catholic Cemetery
Alice Township,
Box 3
  • 1901 Census of Alice & Fraser Townships
  • 1891 Census of Alice & Fraser Townships
  • Families of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, "Tracing Our Roots," Vol. 1, by May Prange
  • Families of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, "Tracing Our Roots," Vol. 2, by May Prange
  • Township of Alice & Fraser: A History - 2 copies
  • The History of Alice & Fraser, Part Two, 1860-1999 by Heather Witt Knight
Arnprior
  • The Arnprior Story by Leo Lavoie
  • 1901 Census of Arnprior Town (UOVGG)
  • 1891 Census of Arnprior Village (UOVGG)
  • Genealogical Resources & Services at the Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives
  • See 911.1.6 for Census Recordings by Arnprior District Archives
  • Arnprior Celebrates 125 th Anniversary, 1862-1987: Programme & Souvenir Book
Bagot,
Blythfield &
Brougham Townships,
Box 1
  • Founding Families of Bagot, Blythfield & Brougham by Carol Bennett (2 copies)
  • People of St. Patrick’s R.C. Church, Mount St. Patrick Parish by Carol Bennett
  • Calabogie Pioneers by Mazie McHugh
  • The Story of the Mountain by Rev. R. J. Hunt
  • The Black Donald Story
  • Bagot & Blythfield, Home of Early Lumbermen
Bagot,
Blythfield &
Brougham Townships,
Box 2
  • 1891 Census of Brougham Township
  • 1901 Census of Brougham Township
  • Dacre Memorial Cemetery
  • 1901 Census of Bagot & Blythfield
  • 1891 Census of Bagot & Blythfield
  • Springtown Reflections by Irene Robillard
  • Genealogical Supplement to Springtown Reflections
Beachburg
  • Beachburg Women’s Institute, 2001-2002
  • North Renfrew Agricultural Society Centennial 1857-1957
  • Beachburg Centennary Souvenir Booklet (photocopy) 1835-1935
Bromley
Township
  • The Story of Douglas by Rev. T. J. Hunt
  • Green Book, Collection of Bromley Cemeteries
  • Founding Families of Bromley Township by Carol Bennett McCuaig
  • 1891 Census of Bromley Township
  • 1901 Census of Bromley Township
  • Osceola Cemetery with Marriage Notes
  • Some Polish & Polish Kashub Families Living in Osceola, Cobden & Douglas Area researched by Shirley Mask Connolly
  • Deed for Dam Rights at Osceola on the Snake River
  • Tweedsmuir History, Bromley Women’s Institute (oversize)
Brudenell &
& Lyndoch
Townships, Box 1
  • Green Book, Collection of Brudenell & Lyndoch Cemeteries
  • Blue Book, St. Mary’s Cemeteries Old & New
  • Early Families ... Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Brudenell, ON 150th Anniversary 1858-2008 compiled by Bernadette Burbage
Brudenell &
& Lyndoch
Townships, Box 2
  • 1871 Census of Brudenell & Lyndoch
  • 1881 Census of Brudenell & Lyndoch
  • 1891 Census of Brudenell
  • 1891 Census of Lyndoch
  • 1901 Census of Brudenell & Lyndoch
  • Polish Pioneer Families in the Parish of Brudenell to the Year 1870 by Shirley Mask Connolly
  • Brudenell Revisited: Supplement to Polish Pioneer Families in the Parish of Brudenell to 1870 by Shirley Mask Connolly
  • Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Centennial Souvenir
Cobden
  • Cobden Centennial Fair, 1859-1959
  • Cobden Then and Now, 1849-1999, Centennial Issue by George A. Wallace
  • St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 1880-1957-1980
  • Roots and Wings: St. Paul’s Anglican Church
  • Memorials to St. Paul’s Anglican Church by Peggy McLeod
  • Cobden, Pioneer Days in and Around Cobden, 1938
  • Cobden Women’s Institute Tweedsmuir History (oversize)
Deep River
  • Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, 25th Anniversary, 1964-1989 by Heather Witt Knight
  • Deep River by Joan Melvin
  • Deep River, Silver Jubilee, 1945-1970 (2 copies)
  • Deep River Community Church History, 1945-1978
Eganville,
Box 1
  • St. James The Less R. C. Church, Official Opening, May 3, 1997
  • Eganville & District Old Home Week, Review and Official Program, 1825-1948 – 2 copies
  • St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Centennial
  • Pioneer Reminiscences of the Upper Ottawa Valley: The Church of St. John the Evangelist
  • St. James the Less, R. C. Church, Eganville by Carol Bennett
Eganville,
Box 2
  • Green Book, Collection of Eganville Area Cemeteries
  • Eganville, Jewell of the Bonnechere by Carol Bennett (2 copies)
  • Grace Lutheran, 100 Years Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Eganville
  • Reflections of a Century: The Eganville Leader (oversize)
  • The Eganville Leader: Special Centennial Edition, 1991 (oversize)
Eganville,
Box 3
  • Eganville District High School 1968 Yearbook
  • 1891 Census of Eganville Village, District F (South Renfrew part)
  • 1901 Census of Eganville Village
Grattan Township
  • One Hundred Years of Blessing, Zion Lutheran Church Building, Augsburg 1895-1995
  • St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Scotch Bush, 1887
  • Grattan Township Yesterday and Today
  • 1891 Census of Grattan Township
  • 1901 Census of Grattan Township
Griffith &
Matawatchan
Twps.
  • 1891 Census of Griffith Township
  • Matawatchan: 1891 Census of Matawatchan
  • 1901 Census of Griffith & Matawatchan Townships
  • Along the Madawaska, A History of the Townships of Griffith and Matawatchan
  • Two Renfrew County Cemeteries
  • Whitney: Island in the Shield and Sabine Township by Bob Lyons
Hagarty Township Box 1
  • The History of St. Andrew’s Parish
  • 50th Anniversary, Souvenir History of St. Casimir’s Parish, Round Lake Centre
  • 1901 Census of Hagarty, Sherwood & Jones Townships
  • 1881 Census of Hagarty & Jones Townships
  • ews from The Wilno Heritage Society-3 Newsletters and Resources Available in Reference Library of Polish Kashub Heritage Museum in Wilno, Ontario
  • 1891 Census of Hagarty & Jones Townships
  • Wilno Heritage Society- List of Resources Available in Reference Library of Polish Kashub Heritage Museum in Wilno
Hagarty Township Box 2
  • Green Book, Collection of Round Lake Cemeteries
  • Green Book, Collection of Wilno Cemeteries
  • t. John's Union (Community) Cemetery, Tramore, ON (also in 929.1 Hagarty, Box 2) compiled by UOVGG
Horton Township
  • 1861 Census of Horton Township
  • 1871 Census of Horton Township
  • 1891 Census of Horton Township
  • 1901 Census of Horton Township
  • Horton, The Story of a Township by Doris & Campbell Humphries
  • Green Book, Collection of Horton Cemeteries
McNab Township Box 1
  • 1901 Census of McNab Township
  • Burnstown Remembered by Margaret Robertson
  • Burnstown United Church, 1849-1999 by Irene Robillard
  • McNab, the Township by Peter Hessel
  • 1891 Census of McNab Township (also in 911.1 Box 8)
McNab Township Box 2
  • Green Book, White Lake Cemetery
  • Green Book, Collection of McNab Cemeteries
Pembroke,
Box 1
  • Pembroke, Ontario, Sesquicentennial, 1828-1978 (2 copies)
  • Miscellaneous Pembroke Information & Address by Peter White, Q.C.
  • Pembroke Centennial, 1958 (2 copies)
  • Pembroke, Canada’s Next City (1915) by Desmond Morris (photocopy)
  • 100 Years of Pembroke’s Growth - An Historical Pageant
Pembroke,
Box 2
  • Pembroke Centenary & Old Home Week Souvenir Book-1928 also copy on CD
  • Newspaper Articles about Pembroke-1935  "Ottawa Valley Days" by Harry J. Walker
  • 1871 Census of Pembroke Village
  • 1891 Census of Pembroke Town
  • 1901 Census of Pembroke Town
Pembroke,
Box 3
  • Forward in Faith, 1883-1983, Pictorial, Zion Lutheran Church
  • Zion Lutheran Church, 50th Anniversary Celebration
  • On Forward In Faith, Centennial of Zion, 1883-1983 by Rev. David Metzger
  • Calvin United Church Memorial Inscriptions by G. Collins & H. Schooley
  • One Hundred Years of Christian Endeavour in Calvin Church, 1849-1949
    (2 copies, 1 a photocopy)
  • 150 Years of Christian Endeavour, Calvin U. C., 1849-1999
  • St. Timothy's Evangelical Lutheran Church Dedication, Sept. 15, 1960
  • A Century in Christ, A Future in Faith, 1891-1991, St. John's Lutheran Church by C. B. Pappin
  • 75th Anniversary, 1891-1966, St. John's Lutheran Church
  • Zion Lutheran Church, 71st Anniversary & Official Opening of the Church House, 1954
  • 100th Anniversary of Lutheran Services in Pembroke & the 80th Anniversary of Zion Congregation 1863-1963
  • Calvary Baptist Church-60th Anniversary, 2007
Pembroke,
Box 4
  • First Presbyterian Church History, 1925-2000 by Ann Thomson
  • Saint Columbkille’s, Pembroke: Cavalcade of a Century
  • Green Book, Collection of Pembroke & Pembroke Township Cemeteries
  • 1871-1971, Convent of Mary Immaculate
  • Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, Jubilee Booklet, 75th Anniversary
    (2 copies)
  • Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Anniversary Family Directory  2005
  • Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church 125 th Anniversary, 2008
Pembroke,
Box 5
  • Hockey Town Canada by Harold Garton
  • Hockey Town Canada: The Golden Years by Harold Garton
  • Picturesque & Scenic Beauties of Pembroke & the Upper Ottawa Valley
  • Germania Club, Pembroke, 1955-2005
Pembroke,
Box 6
  • 50 Years on the Edge: A History of the Pembroke Figure Skating Club,
    1952-2002
  • Nexus, Pembroke Collegiate Institute Yearbook, Centennial Issue
  • Nexus, Pembroke Collegiate Institute Yearbook, War Edition
  • Newspaper Articles & Pictures about Pembroke Collegiate Institute’s Reunion July 1984 - taken from July 11, 1984 Pembroke Advertiser-News
  • Our Heritage, Pembroke, 1988 (A Calendar) – O. V. Historical Society
  • The Pembroke Police Service, 120 Years
  • The Cockburn Pointer Boat by Lana Shaw
  • History of Electric Power in Pembroke
  • A Century of Service: The First Hundred Years of the Alexandra Club
  • Malcolm, Deavitt & Binhammer, A Century of Service to Our Community by C. B. Pappin
  • Pembroke Business Directory, 1994
  • Tweedsmuir History (oversize)
  • The Pembroke Observer: Various Special Editions 1963-1986 (oversize)
  • Our Heritage, Pembroke, a 1987 Calendar
Pembroke,
Box 7
  • Fellowes High School, Pembroke Graduation Programs: 1971 (2 copies), 1973, 1974 (2 copies), 1976, 1977, 1978 (2 copies), 1980
  • Fellowes High School, Pembroke Yearbooks "Karma" : 1977 & 1978
  • Pembroke Masonic Lodge Information
  • Pembroke - A Glimpse into the Past by Jackie Ryan Patterson
  • Pamphlet: 42nd Field Regiment (Lanark & Renfrew Scottish) Royal Canadian Artillery History donated by 42nd Field Regiment Museum at the Pembroke Armories
  • Memories of Pembroke's War Heroes, WWI & WWII
Pembroke,
Box 8
  • "Our Heritage" Newspaper Columns from the Daily News by Hazel Bromley
  • Wesley United Church, 1956
  • Wesley United Church, 1835-1973
  • Wesley United Church, Our Sesquicentennial Edition, 1835-1985
  • Wesley United Church, Forward in Faith, 1835-2000
  • Wesley United Church, Photo Directory, 1992
  • Wesley United Church, Forward in Faith, 1835-2006
  • Wesley United Church "New Beginnings" Growing in Faith, 1835-1935 (on shelf beside box 8)
  • A History of Wesley United Church
  • Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 1855-2005, Our Story
Pembroke Township
  • 1851 Census of Stafford & Pembroke
  • 1871 Census of Pembroke Township
  • 1891 Census of Pembroke Township
  • 1901 Census of Pembroke Township
  • The History of Cotnam Island by Eileen Cotnam Sexsmith
Petawawa Box 1
  • Green Book, Collection of Petawawa Area Cemeteries
  • 1871 Census of Petawawa
  • 1891 Census of Petawawa & McKay Township
  • 1901 Census of Petawawa & McKay Township
  • Petawawa Heritage Photo Album
  • St. John Lutheran Church , Black Bay Rd. , 1867-1967 Centennial History
  • A History of the Catholic Church in Petawawa, 1899-2002
  • Petawawa, 1944, Camp #33
  • Our Lady of Sorrows Parish R.C., Church Bulletins, 1995-1997 (oversize)
  • 2009 Petawawa Historical Calendar by Petawawa Heritage Society
Petawawa Box 2
  • 75 Years of Research in the Woods, A History of Petawawa Forest Station & Petawawa National Forestry Institute by I.C.M.Price
  • The Lumbering Industry in Petawawa by Darlene Fitzgerald
  • An Annoted Bibliography of Petawawa Resources
  • A Short History of Petawawa Township , Village & Base with Timeline & Maps
  • List of Petawawa Township Lot Owners with Patent Dates
  • A Transcription of the 1847 Survey of lands Along the Petawawa River by J. Macdonell including a List of Squatters
  • A Bibliography of Genealogical Holdings at the Petawawa Public Library
Raglan & Radcliffe, Box 1
  • St. Stephen’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Raglan (2 copies, 1 a photocopy)
  • Centennial of the Dedication of First Lutheran Church, Palmer Rapids, 1889-1989 (photocopy)
  • Combermere Roman Catholic Cemeteries: Sacred Heart, Holy Canadian Martyrs, Madonna House/Our Lady of All Grace
  • R. C. Cemeteries of Raglan & Lyndoch Townships: St. Francis de Sales, Moriarty Private Cemetery
  • Combermere Free Press, Summer 2005
  • List of Family Trees & Histories Available at Combermere’s Mission House Museum & Gallery compiled by Dave Kelley
  • Combermere Roman Catholic Cemeteries
Raglan &
Radcliffe, Box 2
  • Blue Book, Collection of Raglan & Radcliffe Cemeteries
  • St. Francis de Sales Parish, Latchford Bridge: 100th Anniversary, 1903-2003
  • 1871 Census of Raglan & Radcliffe Townships
  • 1881 Census of Raglan & Radcliffe Townships
  • 1891 Census of Raglan & Radcliffe Townships (also in 911.1 Box 9)
  • 1901 Census of Raglan & Radcliffe Townships
Renfrew, Box 1
  • The Story of Renfrew by Heritage Renfrew
  • Renfrew Centennial Program, 1958
  • Founding Families of Admaston-Horton-Renfrew by Carol Bennett
  • Renfrew Industrial Commission, 1991, Service Index
  • Trinity-St. Andrew’s United Church
  • Memories of Renfrew's John P. Grogan & World War II NEW 03/10
Renfrew, Box 2
  • 1891 Census of Renfrew Town (also in 911.1 Box 9)
  • 1901 Census of Renfrew Town
  • Reflections St. Francis Xavier Parish
  • Renfrew Victoria Hospital, 1897-1997 by Carol Bennett McCuaig
Rolph, Buchanan Wylie & McKay (Head, Clara & Maria)
  • Staying the Run: A History of the United Townships of Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie & McKay Wylie & McKay by Jennifer Mercer
  • 1901 Census of Buchanan, Wylie & Rolph Townships
  • 1891 Census of Head, Clara & Maria Townships
  • Village of Chalk River, An Historical Account, 1979 by Maurice Blimkie
  • Green Book, Collection of Upper Renfrew County Cemeteries
  • North Renfrew Times Centennial Township Supplement
Ross Township,
Box 1
  • Green Book, Collection of Ross & Cobden Area Cemeteries
  • The Early History of Ross Township, an address by Iva Oattes
  • Trinity United Church, Foresters Falls, The Centennial, 1985-1995
  • Memoirs of Foresters Falls by J. M. McLeese-2 copies (microfilmed copy has index)
  • History of the Township of Ross by Herbert Ross
  • Queen’s Line Centennial Jubilee, 1885-1985
Ross Township,
Box 2
  • History of Foresters Falls Standard Church
  • Haley United Admaston Pastoral, 1873-1984 by Cardiff & Smith
  • A Pot-Pourri of Memories by Elizabeth MacDonald
  • 1901 Census of Ross Township and Cobden Village
  • 1891 Census of Ross Township
  • 1861 Census of Ross Township
Sebastopol Township
  • 1871 Census of Sebastopol Township
  • 1881 Census of Sebastopol Township
  • 1891 Census of Sebastopol Township (also in 911.1 Box 10 )
  • 1901 Census of Sebastopol Township
  • Three Sebastopol Township Cemeteries
Sherwood,
Burns, Richards,
Jones Townships
  • 1881 Census of Sherwood, Richard & Burns Townships
  • 1891 Census of Sherwood, Richard & Burns Townships
  • 1901 Census of Burns & Richards Townships
  • Blue Book of Cemeteries
  • Green Book of Cemeteries
  • St. Hedwig’s 75th Anniversary 1915-1990
  • St. Lawrence O’Toole R. C. Church, Barry’s Bay, 1934-1984
Stafford Township Box 1
  • History of Micksburg Community (photocopy)
  • Township of Stafford, 1858-1936 by Daniel Childerhose (photocopy)
  • Green Book, Collection of Stafford Cemeteries
  • 1851 Census of Stafford Township
  • 1891 Census of Stafford Township
  • 1901 Census of Stafford Township
  • Tweedsmuir History (oversize)
  • Stafford Women’s Institute Branch Minute Book
Stafford Township Box 2
  • A History of Stafford Township by Marian J. Patterson
Westmeath Township,
Box 1
  • County of Renfrew Agricultural Society Centennial Edition, 1857-1957
  • Greenwood United: The First 100 Years, 1863-1963 by Cotnam & Sexsmith - 2 copies
  • Friendship Booklet: Greenwood Methodist Church , 1937
  • History of the Corporation of Westmeath Township by Evelyn Price
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Lapasse, 1896-1986 (photocopy)
  • 1901 Census of Westmeath
  • 1891 Census of Westmeath Township
  • Newspaper Clippings of Westmeath Township Veterans including Pictures of Some of Those Killed in Action
Westmeath Township,
Box 2
  • Green Book, Collection of Westmeath Cemeteries
  • Pioneers along Road from Perreton to Greenwood by Brien Thrasher
  • Westmeath Pastoral Charge Family Directory  c. 1997
  • Westmeath Public School, A Century of Learning, 1906-2006
  • Westmeath Public School, 100th Anniversary: Student Biographies
  • Tweedsmuir History, Westmeath Vol. I (oversize)
  • Tweedsmuir History, Westmeath Vol. II (oversize)
  • Tweedsmuir History, Laurentian View (oversize)
  • Tweedsmuir History, Snake River (oversize)
Wilberforce Township
  • Founding Families of Grattan and Wilberforce by Carol Bennett
  • Lake Dore Point Presbyterian Church, 1859-1986 by Montcrieff (2 copies)
  • Green Book, Collection of Wilberforce Cemeteries
  • A Celebration of Herb Shaw & Sons Limited  1847-1997
  • The Tweedsmuir History of the Lake Dore Women’s Institute (oversize)
  • Photocopy of Charles Thomas Diary from Sept. 1850 (oversize shelf)
  • 1891 & 1901 Censuses- see Algona Box

Updated March 6, 2010