Port Hope Archives

About the Port Hope Archives

Established as The Ganaraska Region Archives in 1994, and renamed the Port Hope Archives in 2005, the Archives has been serving the Municipality of Port Hope for more than a decade. Supported by dedicated volunteers and generous members, the Archives continues to provide access to archival materials related to Port Hope’s history. A part-time archivist is on staff to catalogue the collection and provide assistance to researchers.

The mandate and collecting aims of the Port Hope Archives (PHA) is to collect, preserve and document archival materials, which illustrate Port Hope and Hope Township’s development to present times. The collection is comprised of materials donated to the Archives for preservation for the future and for use by all person’s interested in Port Hope and Hope Township’s history. Archival materials include photographs, ledgers, documents, journals and maps.

Researchers are welcome to visit the Archives and use the reading room to conduct research on their home, family or the local history. A reference computer is available to search the Internet, local databases and databases related to the Archives’ collection.

The PHA is continually building its collection of reference materials for public use, including a collection of family histories. Genealogical resources at the PHA are not limited to the Municipality of Port Hope. The PHA owns a set of Vital Statistics Indices (birth, marriage and death) for the Province of Ontario on microfilm. A user fee charge is applicable to non-members and no cost to members of the PHA. See User Fees for more information.