Ontario Genealogical Society

Halton-Peel Branch

"Taking the past into the future"

PO Box 24
Streetsville, ON, L5M 2B7, Canada

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The Halton-Peel Branch of the OGS was formed on 27 November 1974.

We assist genealogists with family roots in Halton and Peel Regions (formerly Counties).
Our membership of over 400 have access to Monthly Meetings, our Newsletter, and both the OGS Members Resources and our Branch's Members-Only web site which contain on-line research data and past newsletters.
Our Library Collection is located at the Four Corners Branch of the Brampton Public Library
Publications pertaining to genealogy in Halton and Peel can be obtained at our meetings or through mail order.
Cemeteries:
- An Index of Cemeteries is available, and links to pages about each along with their historical lot location, current address, GPS (global positioning system) coordinates and directional map with zoomable satellite view, are being added daily.
- Cemetery Transcriptions is an on-going project to record the cemeteries in both regions. To date, 208 cemeteries have been located of which 139 have been published. Details of these are available on our Publications page.
  Transcribing gravestones has become a "do at home" project, using photos and your own computer. More volunteers are needed for this. Contact Dorothy Kew for further details.
- Cemetery Surname Searches are available, and links to cemetery information are a "work in progress" via this same page.
The Branch is currently in the process of gathering information on Places of Worship in both regions and this information is being added to this web site.
Interactive Township maps for Halton and Peel have links being added, and these will provide much more information as we increase the content of this web site.
Special Events – Information on Conferences, Regional Meetings, Book Fairs, etc.
Research queries can be made by writing to the Branch at the above address or by E-mail:
- Halton E-mail query.
- Peel E-mail query.
Research queries may also be placed in our Newsletter.
Ongoing Projects:

Strays – individuals found in a record (other than an unpublished family history) in an area other than where they were born.
Settlers Sheets – members are requested to complete an interest sheet for each of their ancestors in Halton and Peel Counties. These will be used to make contact with others researching the same individuals.
1851 Census – an index is being complied of every name in the 1851 census for the counties of Halton and Peel.
Compiling Methodist Vital Statistics – a joint venture with Toronto Branch and the United Church Achives.

Links to our Executive Committee & Board Members.
How to become a member of the Ontario Genealogical Society and the Halton-Peel Branch.
The Harry Grenville Duff Award – Presented annually to a member of the Halton-Peel Branch who has made significant contributions to the genealogical and historical work of the Society.
Local History Information and Databases for Halton and Peel Counties:

Search for your surnames in Halton databases via the Halton Information Network (HALINET)
Peel Information Network (PINET).
Region of Peel Archives of the Peel Heritage Complex.

Archives of Ontario's Halton County map and Peel County map — click on the map to enlarge it.
McGill University Library's Historical Atlas of Halton County with land owners names and an alphabetical index of land owners.
McGill University Library's Historical Atlas of Peel County with land owners names and an alphabetical index of land owners.
Other Internet Resources for Genealogy Research

E-mail the Halton-Peel Branch of the OGS
Contact the Web Master
This page last updated 10 December 2009