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Historical Records

Old documents

North Kawartha Public Library

The North Kawartha Public Library collection has many history books on local townships within Peterborough County and also on some townships in neighbouring counties.

For example, we have books about: Coe Hill, Lakefield, Havelock, Harvey, Douro, Belleville, Bancroft and many more.

Burleigh Road Historical Society

The Burleigh Road Historical Society collection is housed in the North Kawartha Public Library Boardroom. The collection includes: files, historical books, individual documents, CDs, photographs and many other artifacts. To use this collection for research you need to make an appointment with a Society member.

Please contact the Librarian if you have any questions or for more information.

Land Acknowledgement

Long before today there have been First Nation peoples who have been stewards and defenders of this land. The North Kawartha Library with respect and gratitude acknowledge we stand on the traditional, ancestral and treaty lands of the Treaty 20 Michi Saagiig territory and in the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig and Chippewa Nations, collectively known as the Williams Treaties First Nations, which include: Curve Lake, Hiawatha, Alderville, Scugog Island, Rama, Beausoleil and Georgina Island First Nations.

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