Research & Knowledge

Ancestral Roofs:
“In praise of older buildings”

A fascinating and informative blog by a Belleville based free-lance heritage writer and researcher. There is a lot to see and learn about on this remarkable site!

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City of Kingston Heritage Conservation Districts
Kingston has two of Ontario’s oldest Heritage Conservation Districts (HCD) and one of the largest:

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City of Kingston Heritage Fund
The CKHF supports cultural heritage organizations and initiatives in their efforts to share Kingston’s stories and histories.

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City of Kingston Heritage Resource Centre
Your first stop!

Digital Kingston

Daily British Whig Newspaper 1902-1926
With funding from the City of Kingston Heritage Fund, and support from the Kingston Association of Museums, Art Galleries and Historic Site the Frontenac Heritage Foundation digitized the 1902-1926 editions of the British Daily Whig newspaper.

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Heritage Kingston (Kingston Heritage Properties Committee)
Heritage Kingston became the Kingston Heritage Properties Committee effective March 2023.

Jennifer McKendry: Kingston Architecture

Architectural Historian Jennifer McKendry’s website offers a multitude of books and information including articles about architecture in Kingston.

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Kingston Association of Museums, Art Galleries and Historic Site
KAM is a not-for-profit professional network and collaborative resource hub supporting the Kingston and area cultural heritage sector – which is a vibrant mixture of galleries, libraries,, archives and historic sites, and museums – also known as GLAMs. The City of Kingston alone boasts over 24 museums & historic sites, as well as 3 art galleries – earning the moniker “Canada’s museum capital.”

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Kingston Historical Society
Organization that creates, fosters and maintains interest in the history and heritage of the City of Kingston and its environs. Website offers a searchable database.

Loyalist Township Heritage Committee 
LACAC committee for Loyalist Township.

Queen’s University Archives
Offers online searchable database of items in the archives including photographs.

Researching Historic Properties

Researching Historic Properties in the Greater Kingston Area
A comprehensive guide by Jennifer McKendry

Village of Bath Heritage Conservation District Plan
LACAC committee for Loyalist Township.

Architectural Conservancy of Ontario
This organization is dedicated to the preservation of buildings and structures of architectural merit in Ontario since 1933. The site offers great information about what is happening in heritage preservation in branches throughout Ontario.

Ontario Heritage Trust
Provincial government agency dedicated to “to identifying, preserving, protecting and promoting Ontario’s rich and varied heritage for the benefit of present and future generations.”

Ontario Ministry of Culture 
Government site that offers loads of information about cultural heritage including built structures. You can access the Ontario Heritage Act from this site.

University of Waterloo’s Heritage Resources
Since 1984 the Heritage Resources Centre (HRC) has conducted research and offered education related to heritage themes and worked with all levels of government on heritage initiatives.

The National Trust for Canada 
We get people excited about saving and renewing historic places that tell the stories of Canada.

Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal, a monumental early 19th-century construction.

The Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve
Situated in south-eastern Ontario, established by the local conservation community to raise awareness about our unique geology and biodiversity, as well as, the people who live here.