Testimonials

Our Ontario: Toolkit Content Discovery

"London Public Library has just started its first digitization project with the help of Our Ontario. As a staff member I am very excited to be able to present historical photographs from our London Room collection to the public in such a user friendly format and in conjunction with other institutions in one powerful searchable database. How amazing is that! These photographs have been buried treasure in a cabinet, now they are available to all!"

– Jill Waterbury, London Public Library

Our Ontario Newspaper Index

"A patron was in this afternoon and he told me that a friend of his who lives in Texas (and lived in Flesherton many years ago) sent him an email raving about the Newspaper website, particularly access to the old Flesherton Advance newspapers!

– Wilda Allen, CEO, Grey Highlands Public Library

Our Ontario: Reaching People Everywhere

...I got an email from Winnipeg, Manitoba from a gentleman that saw some of our photos from Brooklin, Ontario where his grandfather had grown up – this email reminded me that the work and benefits of putting material up on OurOntario.ca extend beyond the borders of the cities, towns and townships putting information online, and even beyond the province too.  We are able to connect and interact with people who would otherwise probably have never known about – let alone had a chance to visit the Whitby Public Library and the archives at the library as they live too far away.”

– Krista Jorgenson, Library Archivist, Whitby Public Library

Our Ontario Training & Toolkit Support

"...thank you for the excellent VITA training sessions.  They have been really helpful - in some cases I would be lost without them."

– Cindy Preece, Wilfrid Laurier University, Archives & Special Collections

OurOntario.ca Portal Great for Genealogists

"I recently discovered OurOntario.ca website and thought I'd share it with everyone. ...

I've been using it to search for my Ontario ancestors and have found some great images that I would never have seen without it...Try it, you might just like it!"

– Posted by Genealogy Blogger
http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/06/featuring-ourontarioca.html

Tweedsmuir Histories Online

"Working together with Our Ontario throughout the Township of Wilmot Digitization Project has been an absolute pleasure! Our Ontario has made putting our Tweedsmuir History Book Collection online a straightforward and satisfying process. Without Our Ontario’s endless encouragement, support, training, and user friendly software, our project would not have been possible. Furthermore, it has been exciting to be a part of the Our Ontario community, which has brought Heritage Organizations throughout Ontario together, with the common goal of making our collections more accessible to the public."

– Corey Everrett, Project Manager, New Dundee Women’s Institute, Township of Wilmot Tweedsmuir Digitization Project

Community Digitization Project

After 3 years of fruitless efforts to digitize our collection of video interviews with local seniors, we are thrilled to see material posted to our site on OurOntario thanks to our Community Digitization Project. The importance of such initiatives to rural and remote communities cannot be overstated. This really makes us part of the wider community."

- Pam Charron, Head, Clara & Maria Public Library

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