Discover the rich, diverse history of Windsor-Essex at the Windsor Public Library’s Local History Branch, located at 3312 Sandwich Street. Whether you’re researching your family roots or exploring local milestones, our collection includes: *The Windsor Star archives *School yearbooks and local periodicals *Genealogy resources and census records *Access to specialized digital databases Watch our video for a behind-the-scenes look at our space and resources. Our knowledgeable team is here Monday...

WPL’s Local History Branch is one of many community organizations helping to preserve and promote Black history within the Windsor-Essex County area.  Available at the branch are photographs, Windsor/Essex yearbooks, census records, voting lists, historical maps dating from 1790 forward, scrapbooks, newsletters, and access to early newspapers including; the Provincial Freeman and Voice of the Fugitive. All print items are for use in the Local History Library branch only. Internet...

Your favourite public library can help take the stress out of the holidays. Throughout December and culminating with New Year festivities, the year-long WPL ‘We’re More Than Books’ Campaign comes to an end with a primer on holiday entertaining.  Let us provide a virtual chef, party planner, sommelier and maître d’ – they’re all just a click away. The year-long campaign has focussed – in a fun way – on resources...

Attention curling fans and local history buffs: Windsor Public Library welcomes a new addition to its Local History collection. Ted Szalay’s History of Windsor Curling Club and Related Curling Trivia highlights the sport of curling and its origins in Windsor. Readers will be impressed with the breadth of information covered in this volume, which is supplemented by photographs and personal reflections. The backbone of this story is the Windsor Curling...