Local history and The Era newspaper archive
We have a variety of materials to help you with your local history and genealogy research.
- The Era newspaper archive (1852-present) on microfilm and The Era Newmarket's Digital Newspaper Collection is online (1852-1979)
- Family and town histories online and in print.
- Together in Isolation COVID-19 online archive
- Atlases
- Newmarket Historical Society publications
- Cemetery indexes
- Census
- Genealogy how-to-guides
- Ancestry Library Edition (This is only available within the library)
- Microfilm readers and digital scanner
Contact staff in the Adult Services Department with your local history and genealogy questions.
Arts and culture
You can explore local art collections
Bowman Collection |
| This is a collection of art purchased with funds donated by Dorothy and Jim Bowman and their daughter Carol Bowman. The collection includes four sculptures, forty-eight paintings and art books. You can view this collection in the library and online. |
Frederick Hagan Collection |
| The Exploration series is a collection of lithographs by the artist Frederick Hagan (1918-2003). The Bau-Xi Gallery represents Frederick Hagan. |
Community Collection |
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Visual & Performing Arts Newmarket (VPAN) Scrapbook 1988-2018. This is a collection of images belonging to Visual and Performing Arts Newmarket, a not-for-profit cultural group. Select the page you would like to see from the menu below the title. |