Your History

The Brantford Public Library has a physical and digital local history collection that contains images, maps, information and documents pertaining to the history of the City of Brantford and area.

Temporary Access Update – Local History Resources

As part of our website migration to a new platform, the following local history resources are temporarily unavailable online:

• War Memorial Search
• Brantford Expositor Birth, Marriage and Death Notice Index

If you are looking for information normally accessed through these resources, Library staff can still assist with research requests during this transition.

We are happy to email up to five items per request at no charge. Please allow up to 10 days for your request to be processed and delivered by email. Please submit your request to the Local History Committee by email to localhistory@brantfordlibrary.ca and staff will be happy to help.

Please note that we are unable to provide extensive research services. For more in-depth research, we invite you to visit the Geoffrey Moyer Local History Room, where you can access our local history resources and conduct your research. We appreciate your patience as we work to improve our website services.

Digital Archives

Our Digital Archives includes a wealth of digitized books, biographies, newspapers, school yearbooks and pictorial histories. In addition, the Archives offer an incredible selection of historical photographs. Discover the people, places and events that make our community unique.

Genealogy Resources

Use your Library card to access Ancestry.com for free (must be in Library), or view other genealogy links.

Historical Maps

Search these online maps to become familiar with Brantford landmarks and historical facts.

Geoffrey Moyer Local History Room

Our Geoffrey Moyer Local History Room is located at our Main Branch and has all of the tools you need to complete local and family research. We also have tools that can help you digitize photos, videos and more.