Resources

There are many heritage websites and resources available to help you research the topic. You can also find information on the maintenance and conservation of heritage properties. Here are some useful links to begin with.

Local publications

• Bowmanville: An Architectural and Social History, 1794 to 1999 $35
• Heritage Buildings - Darlington Township $15
• Heritage Buildings - Clarke Township $15

Heritage books are available for sale at the following locations:

• Clarington Museums and Archives, Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre
  62 Temperance Street, Bowmanville
• Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Third Floor, Planning Services Counter

Local research sources

The Clarington Public Library contains a collection of documents on local history.

Other local sources of historical information include the Clarington Museums and Archives and the Newcastle Village and District Historical Society.

You can conduct title searches for properties in Clarington online using Service Ontario’s ONLand system.

Searching title through the old registry system can be challenging. Local title searchers can provide this service for a fee.

Government websites and documents

• Parks Canada - National Historic Sites of Canada
• The Heritage Canada Foundation
• The Canadian Registrar of Historic Places
• Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada
• Library and Archives Canada
• Ontario Ministry of Culture
• Ontario Heritage Act

Ontario heritage tool kit

• Your Community Your Heritage Your Committee
• Heritage Property Evaluation
• Designating Heritage Properties
• Heritage Conservation Districts
• Heritage Resources in the Land Use Planning Process
• Heritage Places of Worship
• Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Provincial Heritage Properties
• Listing on the Municipal Register
• Archives of Ontario
• Ontario Heritage Trust
• Environment and Land Tribunals Ontario
• Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT)
• Municipal Heritage Committee Directory
• How municipalities work with and set up a municipal heritage committee
• What a Heritage Committee does

Organizations

• Canadian Nation Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
• Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals
• Ontario Genealogical Society
• Ontario Historical Society
• Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO)
• Clarington Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO)

Publications and sites of interest

• Doors Open Ontario
• Ontario Architecture
• Edifice Old Home Magazine
• National Trust for Historic Preservation

Material sources

• Legacy Vintage Building Materials and Antiques
• Artefacts Salvage & Design
• Historic Lumber
• Homestead House Paint Co.