OurDigitalWorld

ODW Newsletter, Spring 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/ourdigitalworld/ourdigitalworld-news-spring-2026: Spring thoughts for summer travels; INK2 newspapers site launch; upcoming events and conferences!

Meet us at the Ontario Library Association 2026 Annual Super Conference in Toronto. Visit our booth, session and talk with our team on site! https://mailchi.mp/ourdigitalworld/see-you-at-super-conference-2026

Grenville County Historical Society announces it's digital newspaper collection, and the success of their project to preserve local newspapers. Read more in the OGS newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/ogs.on.ca/revised-date-5019353?e=22e2b172d1

Sending warm wishes for the holiday season and the new year!

2025 has been a year of renewal! From digitizing fragile collections to resurrecting threatened databases, ODW is proud to share these tales of revival in the OurDigitalWorld News - https://mailchi.mp/ourdigitalworld/ourdigitalworld-news-winter-2025

The Region of Waterloo Library recently announced their local history collection has moved to a new VITA website for improved access and research capabilities. The collections include many local resources like the Tweedsmuir history books from the Ayr and Central Dumfries Women’s Institute groups, photo collections, church histories, and historical maps.

Begin exploring the collection at https://vitacollections.ca/rwlibrary/search

The Ontario Land Records Index (OLRI) is now available free of charge online—thanks to OGS Toronto Branch volunteers, Internet Archive, Archives of Ontario, and OurDigitalWorld. The OLRI is an index to settlers who were allocated Crown land in the province over more than 100 years, from the 1780s to the early 20th century. See the full announcement: https://torontofamilyhistory.org/ontario-land-records-index-now-online/ and search online: https://archive.org/details/ontariolandrecordsindex

"Uncovering Family Histories in the Online Collections from OurDigitalWorld" with Walter Lewis. November 1, 2025: Discover the digital collections that make up some of the largest freely accessible Ontario history resources! These collections bring local history from across the province online, and include photos, oral histories, vital statistics indexing and full run community newspapers.

Back to school with primary materials! We're highlighting the collection contents that inform and illustrate our society in the latest OurDigitalWorld News - https://mailchi.mp/ourdigitalworld/ourdigitalworld-news-autumn-2025

New guest blog post from ODW - a genealogical mystery and discoveries! Read one Illinois librarian’s journey into her One Name study using resources which include the Ontario Community Newspapers search site at OurDigitalWorld. https://ourdigitalworld.org/2025/07/31/whats-in-a-one-name-navigating-a-forest-of-family-trees-for-carews-of-ontario/

AI Bots & Crawlers, new and growing collections, and other good news too! Read more with the OurDigitalWorld Quarterly Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/ourdigitalworld/ourdigitalworld-news-april-17439846

OurDigitalWorld News - https://mailchi.mp/ourdigitalworld/ourdigitalworld-news-april-2025 ODW Newsletter, April 2025: The cross-border issue, featuring new collections and bringing people together through digital collections and upcoming conference events.