This page will direct users to resources for researching military and war-time history in Simcoe County.

970-82 Officers of the 2nd Battalion The Grey and Simcoe Foresters standing in Queen's Park, Barrie, in front of the Armoury, 1940.
From the collections at the Simcoe County Archives.
Resources at the Simcoe County Archives
Blogs and Exhibits
First World War
Second World War
Institutional records
Corporate and municipal records
First World War
Second World War
Simcoe County and Municipal fonds: Minutes and By-Laws
Simcoe County Clerk’s Office fonds: Agricultural War Production Committee
Simcoe County War Memorial Plaque Committee
Simcoe County War Records Committee
Simcoe County War Services Fund Committee
Corporation of the Township of Vespra fonds: Honour Roll
Private fonds and collections
This list includes a selection of private fonds and collections which have a significant quantity of, or focus on, military and war-time related content.
Annie Boyes collection
Barrie Central Collegiate Institute collection
Bird Family collection
Childerhose family collection
Collingwood Shipyards fonds
Dorothy Smith collection
Emma Petch collection
Laura Young collection
Leslie Frost collection
Morton Family fonds
Mrs. W. H. Sproule collection
S. K. Lount collection
Simcoe County District School Board collection
Women's Institute Branches, District and Area fonds
Thematic finding aids
Thematic finding aids are inventories of many different records and collections organized around a place, subject, or organization.
Base Borden (Canadian Forces) finding aid
City of Barrie finding aid
Military finding aid
Navigation finding aid
Orillia Public Library collection
Oro Township finding aid
Posters finding aid
Reference Library
Simcoe County Newspaper collection
Town of Midland finding aid
Town of Orillia finding aid
Town of Penetanguishene finding aid
County of Simcoe resources
Local community and heritage institutions
Provincial and national resources
Edited 2022-11-11: The caption for the image of the Officers of the 2nd Battalion The Grey and Simcoe Foresters was corrected.