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The Canadiana Reading Room, located on the 3rd floor of Mississauga Central Library, offers in-depth research resources for the study of Mississauga history, as well as extensive material on early Ontario history and selected Canadian history. The hours of the Canadiana Room are: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

FEATURED ARTICLES

Our Saga Video
Mississauga's history unfolds from the Native Mississaugas to early towns and villages and the City that was created in 1974.

THE COLLECTIONS

Ruth Konrad Collection of Local History
The collection is named after Ruth Konrad, Chief Librarian from 1959-1971. Its focus is the history and development of Mississauga. Subject strengths include Native history, early settlement, pre-Confederation growth, 20th century suburbanization, and formation of the city. Family histories and Ontario local histories are also popular. Due to its unique nature, all material is for reference use in the Canadiana Reading Room.

Canadiana Collection
The collection offers a wide range of subject support for local history as well as substantial resources on Canada’s First Nations, early Ontario travelogues, Canadian participation in World Wars I and II, Canadian literature prior to 1945, and Canadian art. Due to its unique nature, all material is for reference use in the Canadiana Reading Room.

Anecdotes from Mississauga's Past
Richard Collins, columnist and heritage interpreter, relates local stories and misadventures.

Mississauga Milestones
A timeline displays major events in Mississauga’s history.

Peel Information Network (PINET)
The Peel Newspaper Index, a component of the Peel Information Network, is an online index to the news articles and births, marriages, and death announcements in the Brampton Guardian, the Bolton Enterprise, the Caledon Citizen, and the Mississauga News.

Historic Images Gallery
View online images of people, events, artifacts, buildings and places from the 1860s to the 1990s.

Our Heritage Series
Author-historian Kathleen Hicks is writing a series of books on Mississauga.

Family History
Extensive genealogical resources are available in the Canadiana Reading Room and Arts & History Department. The database Ancestry Library Edition may be used free of charge at the Mississauga Central Library.

Online Resources
Major online sites give access to images, documents, books, articles and more.

Heritage Four Mississauga
Many groups celebrate local history. Heritage Four Mississauga describes the major partners and lists over 30 contacts.

Contact information
Local history staff welcome your questions and comments. Donations of local histories, genealogies and photographs help to build the collections. Contact the Canadiana Reading Room for more information.