In August 2009, the Simcoe County Branch initiated a “Members Only” web site, hosted by the OGS main site.

The site includes lists and indexes of names found in miscellaneous documents pertaining to Simcoe County as well as past issues of the branch newsletter, SCAN.

The following content may now be found on-line:

• Miscellaneous Files

• County of Simcoe Agricultural Society – List of Members for 1851
• Pioneer Society – Nottawasaga Twp, 1892
• Instructions for Conveyances, Ledger of W.H. Hewson, Penetanguishene, 1921-1927
• 1837 Militia Volunteers – South Simcoe Regiment
• Voter’s List, 1896 – Village of Allandale

• Religious Material

• St. Paul’s Anglican, Innisfil – Burial Records (1851-1861)
• St. Paul’s Anglcian, Innisfil – Baptismal Records (1854-1865)
• Chronological List of Anglican Churches Located in Simcoe County
• A Brief History of the Churches of Tosorontio Township, Past and Present
• Marriage Register of Reverend William Fraser, West Gwillimbury
• Communion Roll of the First Presbyterian Congregation of Essa

• Land Records

• Return of Settlers located in the Township of Heytesbury (Oro) by Mr. O’Brien, 1831
• Locations in the Townships of Adjala, Erin, Caledon, and Mono, c. 1824
• Sales of Clergy Reserves in Simcoe County
  • Adjala
  • Flos
  • Innisfil
  • Medonte
  • Orillia
  • Oro
  • Tay
  • Tecumseth
  • Tosorontio
  • Vespra

• Education Records NEW

• Essa Township, Public School No. 4 – Records for 1896, 1899 – 1905, 1909 NEW

• Past Newsletters

• Past four newsletters

To view the material that has been posted:

• Go to the Ontario Genealogical Society Home Page
• Click on the “Members Only” link near the upper right corner of the page.
• Enter your email address, password, and then press the sign in button.
• If you do not know your password, use the links to have a new one sent to you.
• Once you are signed in, select the “Branch Member Sites” from the left sidebar menu.
• Use the scroll bar on the right side to find the link to the Simcoe County site.
• Please note, a green checkmark will appear if you are a current branch member.
• Click on Simcoe County to access the Simcoe County Members Only site.
• From here you may click on whatever page is of interest to you.
• When you are finished, please return to the main OGS site to log out.

Additional material will be added regularly so check back often. This section is for you, the member. If you have suggestions for something you would like to see added here, or if you have material of a genealogical nature that pertains to Simcoe County that would benefit other members, please contact us.