St. Catharines Museum
1932 Welland Canals Parkway
Box 3012
St. Catharines, ON
L2R 7C2
Phone: 905-984-8880
Fax: 905-984-6910
Email:
Mailing Address:1932 Welland Canals Parkway
P.O. Box 3012
St. Catharines, ON
L2R 7C2 Website: http://www.stcatharines.ca/museum
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stcatharinesmuseum
Twitter: https://twitter.com/StCMuseum
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Hours of Operation:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:30-4:30
Admission Fees:
Admission by donation
Reproduction Fees:
* Photocopies: 37¢ (incl. tax) per sheet
* Archival Supplies = Catalogue Unit Price + Shipping + Taxes
* Reproduction Cost : $30.97/ea. (Non Profit) or $60.18/ea. (Commercial) + Shipping (if rqd.) + Taxes
* Repro & Exhibit License = $5.31/ea. (Non Profit) or $10.62/ea. (Commercial) + Taxes
* Curatorial Services = $26.55/hr (Non Profit) or $52.21/hr (Commercial) + Taxes
Research Collections:
The St. Catharines Museum library/archives comprises both reference and archival material of local historical significance with particular focus on St. Catharines and the four Welland Canals. Researchers will find material about local families, black history, buildings and monuments, business and industries, communication and transportation, the community, government and human services, the military, sports and the arts. Our holdings also include city directories, maps, insurance plans, land records and an extensive collection of photographs, copies of which are available for purchase.
Research Services:
The research library is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12:30 – 4:30 at which time a library assistant will be available to assist researches with their subject of study. Appointments can also be made by contacting the St. Catharines Museum
Land Records Collection Description:
Accession # 2000.113
Collection of land records transferred to the St. Catharines Museum in 2000 by the St. Catharines Land Registry Office.
The land records collection held at the St. Catharines Museum includes land records from all towns that amalgamated to form the City of St. Catharines between the years 1868-1955.
The collections is made up of the following:
Area Years Instrument No.
Town of St. Catharines 1868-1876 604 - 5865
St. Catharines East 1876-1935 6 - 18358
St. Catharines West 1876-1935 1 - 34636
New City 1936-1955 1 - 43214
Port Dalhousie 1868-1955 30 - 6232
Merritton 1874-1955 1 - 9295
Grantham 1868-1955 317 - 48724
Misc:
Microfilm reels of land and property deeds. All reels have been catalogued by the St. Catharines Public library and can be searched through the Library Catalogue online:
http://hip.stcatharines.library.on.ca/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=C3976H3685F11.6823&profile=museum&menu=search&submenu=subtab14&ts=1397663731020#focus
Lincoln County and Haldimand County deeds O
Call No.:929.371338 Lin
1 reel
Lincoln County and Haldimand County deeds P
Call No.:929.371338 Lin
1 reel
Lincoln County and Haldimand County deeds R
Call No.:929.371338 Lin
1 reel
Lincoln County and Haldimand County deeds U-W
Call No.:929.371338 Lin
1 reel
Grantham Township Land and Property deeds
Call No.:929.371338 Gra
8 reels
All documents are stored at their various locations and they must be contacted for access to the original document.