Heat Warning for the City of Hamilton.
Significant heat and humidity will arrive on Friday July 11. Heat Warnings stay in effect until they are cancelled or escalated to an Extended Heat Warning.
For information about heat-related illnesses, cool place locations and reducing your risk, visit hamilton.ca.
Accessible Parking Spot not available. We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Filming will take place near the Locke Branch from July 13 to 16, which will impact traffic flow and parking. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The Bookmobile visit at Huntington Park (11am-Noon) on Friday, July 11, is cancelled. Service is expected to resume the following week. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Central Library's Fourth Floor is hosting Steel Town Love Festival on Saturday, July 12 from 11am-4pm. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 1-3 are available for Members to use as study and work spaces instead.
The parking lot elevator at Terryberry Branch is not working. Members will need to use the accessible ramp at the Mohawk entrance and the inner elevator. We're working to get it fixed quickly.
Please note that the audio volume levels on our public computers are having issues. The estimated time of disruption is unknown at this time. Thank you for your patience.
The accessibility ramp at Mount Hope Branch is damaged. The handrail is not available. The ramp will not be available while being repaired. We aim to fix it quickly.
To request any of the Wentworth County records please cite the county name, the town or township name, and the book number on the request slip.
For example, to access the third book listed below you would request:
Wentworth County, Binbrook, #01785
Those books listed in italics were not transferred from the OGS as Local History & Archives or the library general collection already owned them. To access these books please use the library call number.
Crown Patentees of Binbrook Township. R971.3521 Sm61 CESH (01783)
History & Heritage of Binbrook. 1792-1973. R971.352 BIN CESH (01784)
Reserve Militia Roll. Binbrook Township. 1869. Reg. Div. of S.R. Wentworth. #5 Co. Div. (01785)
They Scattered the Seed. History of Binbrook Township and Some of its Churches R971.352 MUN CESH (01786)
Tweedsmuir History. Binbrook Township. Photocopy pages (01787)
Cora Ingram’s Secret (02105)
Index to Surtees Map 1859: Binbrook Twp R929.3713 WEN CESH (02128)
1901 Census: Binbrook Twp. R929.371352 NIN CESH (02135)
Imperial Atlas 1903 Binbrook Township R346.713045 WEN CESH (02219)
Life and Times: A History of Chalmers Presbyterian Church 1874 – 1925; Blackheath United Church 1925 – 1994 (02403)
Living Our Heritage: A History of Binbrook United Church (02404)
For Cemetery indexes for Binbrook ask for the Finding Aid at the Local History & Archives Information Desk
