Lions Club Local History Centre

Located on the second floor of the Simcoe Branch, the History Centre is open to the public during regular operating hours.

Visitors are welcome to explore the space and use all available equipment and resources. The Centre offers public access computers dedicated exclusively to ancestry and genealogy research, as well as microfiche and microfilm machines. A valid library card is required to access the public computers and online research tools.

What You’ll Find at the History Centre

• Newspaper microfilm archives

• Print newspapers

• Birth, death, and marriage records

• Census records

• Church histories

• Family histories (genealogies)

• Cemetery records

• Public access computers for ancestry research

• Public access computer for microfilm viewing

Whether you’re beginning your family history journey or expanding your research, the History Centre provides the tools and resources to support your discoveries.