Whether you're finding out the history of your house, writing a school project or essay, looking for old photographs to decorate your business, preparing a deputation to City Council, or just want to know more about the Toronto that was...the Archives can help you find what you want!

The Archives has the things history is made of: original photographs, maps, letters, government papers, City Council minutes, city directories--and the list goes on. Our documents aren't just about downtown Toronto; we also have records from the former municipalities and neighbourhoods that make up our modern city. Our oldest item is a map from 1792; our most recent acquisition is a DVD of last month's City Council meeting. We have 1.2 million photographs; millions of pages of textual records, from diaries to speeches to articles; over 5,000 maps; and more. It's all about Toronto. And you can see it here!