Note: This page is under construction.
The links below are in the process of being updated.
You don’t have to be of Loyalist descent to have an interest in the history of Upper Canada, Hamilton, and Wentworth County. Here are some terrific resources to help you learn more.
Libraries
- Family History Library of ‘The Church of Latter Day Saints’
You can browse their catalogue and search their International Genealogical Index from the LDS website – or visit the Library at 701 Stone Church Rd. East, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Tel.: (905)-385-5009. - Friends of the Loyalist Collection at Brock University
Includes an online nominal roll of Butler’s Rangers. - Hamilton Public Library – Local History and Archives
has a huge collection pertaining to local history and genealogy. - Mills Library at McMaster University
Loyalist Links
- Butler’s Rangers
This is the home page for the Butler’s Rangers reenactment group, which contains loads of historical information, muster rolls, etc. - Carleton’s Loyalist Index
The Sir Guy Carleton Branch “The King’s Names Index.” - Loyalist Bibliography
(very thorough) - Olive Tree Genealogy Site
has a lot of information on Loyalists in the Niagara area. Choose LOYALISTS from the Main Menu. - Recommended Reading List
- The Online Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies
- The United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada
History and Genealogy
- Halton-Peel Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society
- Halton’s Historical & Newspaper Records
– searchable database - Hamilton Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society
- Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society
- Wentworth County GenWeb Site