Research Guides: Geography: Primary Sources

Primary Sources

Depending on the type of research you're doing in Geography, you may need to consult primary sources. Watch the video below (3 min and 11 seconds) to learn more about the difference between primary and secondary sources.

Newspapers

Globe and Mail @ Proquest Historical Newspapers
- Full page newspaper archive including all stories, images, advertisements, classifieds, political cartoons, births and deaths from Canada's National Newspaper, dating back to pre-confederation era
- 1844 - present (4 year delay on current content)
- Current and older newspaper content are also discoverable online via Omni .
- Permitted Uses
Toronto Star @ ProQuest Historical Newspapers
- Full text of the Toronto Star from 1894-present.
- 2+ year delay on current content
- Access available current issues of the Toronto Star
- Permitted Uses
Our Ontario Newspapers
- Find historical and current news articles, images, collections and histories from Ontario newspaper archives, genealogical societies, museums and primary resources.
- Terms of Use from Publisher Site

Photographs & Maps

Niagara Air Photo Index
Aerial photographs, contemporary and historical, of the Niagara region.

Niagara Maps
- Digital maps of the Niagara region, including historical and topographical maps, as well as Census of Canada maps.