Trent Valley Archives

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Some of the resources at the Trent Valley Archives include:
◦Large text collection of regional genealogical and historical resources
◦Cemetery transcripts covering cemeteries throughout the Trent Valley region
◦Family histories
◦Genealogical Research Directory
◦Peter Robinson immigration of 1825: ships lists and land records
◦Local newspapers and extracts from local newspapers supported by signif

icant newspaper indexes (to the Peterborough Examiner, Peterborough Review and Dummer News) and by major runs of obituaries in the 19th century and in the 1990s.
◦Chronologies of significant events in the local area (partially available on this website)
◦Major collection of resources on the Peterborough Irish
◦Extensive microfilm collections of census, church, assessment records,
◦Extensive digital collection of pre-1840 Upper Canada (Ontario) documents.
◦Many of our archival finding aids and indexes to local histories are available in-house and sometimes on our website.
◦The Peterborough County land records, 1867-1950.

Our Mainstreet Music tour is all about sharing! Since the tour focuses on the venues and musicians that dotted Downtown ...
08/20/2026

Our Mainstreet Music tour is all about sharing! Since the tour focuses on the venues and musicians that dotted Downtown Peterborough's musical landscape in the latter half of the 20th century (a time period many of us experienced firsthand) we encouraged the live music lovers who attend our first tour on Friday, August 7 to share their own experiences enjoying live music with the group throughout the tour.

If you want to take part in the tour and share your experiences, too, we're running it again tomorrow, August 21 at 7pm! On the tour, knowledgeable tour guide Maddie More will take you to some of Downtown Peterborough's most iconic music venues, telling you more about each one and the bands that graced their stages. Whether you're reminded of a band you used to love, or enlightened on a venue you knew nothing about, we encourage you to reminisce with us on this look back at what made (and continues to make) Peterborough's music scene special.

Tickets cost $20 each and can be purchased on Eventbrite, here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mainstreet-music-tickets-1988732692017?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Summer's not over yet, and neither is our "A Peterborough Summer: 1976" photograph exhibit! You can view this thoughtful...
08/19/2026

Summer's not over yet, and neither is our "A Peterborough Summer: 1976" photograph exhibit! You can view this thoughtfully curated look back at summer in Peterborough 50 years ago at Dreams of Beans Café (141 Charlotte Street) until September 2.

And, every photograph you see in the exhibit is for sale! If a particular snapshot catches your eye, you can bring it home for $65 (if it's a larger photograph) or $40 (if it's a smaller photograph) in its frame. Once you've purchased your photograph, we'll put a sold sign on it until the end of the exhibit, when you can make arrangements to pick it up.

These images of the exhibit on the walls of Dreams of Beans were taken at the official opening on Friday, August 7. Unfortunately, there is some glare that makes each photograph hard to see, so you'll have to visit the exhibit in person for the full experience!

The live music lovers who went on our first-ever Mainstreet Music tour on Friday, August 7 thoroughly enjoyed themselves...
08/18/2026

The live music lovers who went on our first-ever Mainstreet Music tour on Friday, August 7 thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and if you attend the second tour this Friday, August 21, we hope you will too! Focusing on the downtown core, this tour features both the iconic and lesser-known venues that nurtured Peterborough's live music scene from the 1950s to the 2010s.

Discussing the history of the venues themselves and the bands that helped put them on the map, you'll learn more about the local bartender who helped mint a Canadian legend, Peterborough's early punk and metal scene, the venue that is still dearly missed by local musicians to this day, and so much more!

The tour begins at 7pm in Quaker Square on Charlotte Street. Tickets cost $20 each and can be purchased on Eventbrite, here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mainstreet-music-tickets-1988732692017?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

We're excited to collaborate with Nine Ships 1825 on the launch of their second and final publication: Bicentennial Refl...
08/04/2026

We're excited to collaborate with Nine Ships 1825 on the launch of their second and final publication: Bicentennial Reflections! Inspired by everything our community accomplished to honour the Bicentennial of the Peter Robinson Emigration in 1825, this beautifully designed, 120+ page, full-colour book chronicles both reflections on the emigration itself and the bicentennial year that commemorated it.

Bicentennial Reflections contains several highlights, including an overview of the emigration experiment, segments written by the community partners Nine Ships collaborated with, remarks made by dignitaries on significant occasions, a photograph section featuring 80 carefully curated photographs taken at events held throughout the year, a section dedicated to the Ireland-Canada Homecoming held by Ballyhoura Development CLG in 2025, and an article dedicated to Nine Ships' Truth and Reconciliation efforts as they planned, executed, and looked back on the commemoration.

If you want to be one of the first to purchase a copy of this book, you won't want to miss our book launch! It will be held outdoors (weather permitting) at our archives building (567 Carnegie Avenue in Peterborough) on Monday, August 10 at 10am. Copies will be for sale at the launch for $20 each (please note that we can only accept cash payments at this event, so please bring cash with you if you plan to purchase a copy of the book).

If you can't make it next Monday, copies will be available after the launch both in-person at the Trent Valley Archives and online, and can be shipped across North America and worldwide. Inventory is limited, so you'll want to grab your copy right away!

For more information on the book launch and a look inside the pages of Bicentennial Reflections, check out our e-blast, here: https://shorturl.at/w4u7d

Due to unforeseen circumstances the Summer of 76 exhibit will not be popping up at the DBIA Movies at the Park event ton...
07/28/2026

Due to unforeseen circumstances the Summer of 76 exhibit will not be popping up at the DBIA Movies at the Park event tonight but is still on track to open at Dreams of Beans next Friday!

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