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The County of Haliburton Turns 150

Learn more about the history of Haliburton County with these fantastic local history books!

Haliburton County Public Library

18 items

  • A history of Haliburton County collected from direct interviews with many people from whom she obtained information and of research in tax rolls, old newspaper files, scrap books and minute books of councils school boards and church boards.
    BookMinden: County of Haliburton, 1973. — 971.361 REY
  • A selection of poems written by the author celebrating the area known as Haliburton, part of Ontario's Cottage Country and based on stories handed down through the generations.
    BookKinmount: 1993 — 971.361 HUL
  • A history of the development of railroads in the Haliburton district. Includes several historic photos.
    BookLindsay: 1992 — 385.09 WIL
  • Haliburton

    a History in Pictures

    A selection of photos from the Haliburton Highlands Museum collection.
    BookHaliburton Highlands Museum, 2008. — 971.361 HAL
  • A Hospital of Our Own:

    the History of the Haliburton Hospital

    Gammon, Martha Perkins
    A booklet focusing on the early years of the Haliburton hospital, the people who thought it was necessary and the experiences they had in tough times to keep it open.
    BookHaliburton: Algonquin Graphics, 1987. — 613.07 PER
  • Today the third largest county in the province, part of Central Highlands of Ontario, Haliburton has found recognition by travellers from across the continent. Its rocks, dense forest, and numerous lakes and small, fast-flowing rivers are…
    BookGeneral Store Publishing House Inc 2009. — 917.13 BAR
  • Generation to Generation:

    Haliburton County Seniors Tell Their Stories

    Green, Marjorie Ludlow
    (2007) Interviews with residents of Haliburton County, over the age of 70, as collected and written by grade twelve students from Haliburton Highlands Secondary School.
    BookHaliburton: Haliburton Highlands Secondary School, 2007. — 917.361 GRE
  • A scrapbook which outlines Roger Parsons' monumental accomplishment in developing the Gull River Whitewater and adjoining Minden Wild Water Preserve.
    BookPort Perry, ON : Whitewater Ontario, 2012. — 971.361 BUI
  • Centennial:

    Haliburton Village, 1864-1974, Haliburton County, 1874-1974

    Curry, Ronald J.
    100 years of history of Haliburton Village and Haliburton County, compiled by the Rotary Club. Photos.
    BookHaliburton: Rotary Club of Haliburton, 1974. — 971.361 CUR
  • A picture guide through the Highlands, sharing the unique beauty in colour photographs.
    BookHaliburton: 1989. — 971.361 BIS
  • Changes through time in the use of the Haliburton County landscape have resulted in the production of numerous maps which depict the new knowledge obtained through increased human activity within the county. This thesis examines some of…
    BookToronto: York University, 1978. — 971.361 RYA
  • History of the lodge from 1938-1987, with photographs, guest quotes and guest lists.
    BookNorland: Miners' Bay Lodge, 1987. — 971.361 WUN
  • Almost no original documents illustrative of the history of the Muskoka-Haliburton area have been published, comparatively little has been written about it, and much that has been written was based on hearsay. This volume will provide…
    BookToronto: Champlain Society, 1963. — 971.361 MUR
  • Material dealing with lumbering, agriculture, etc. within the general region of Haliburton.
    BookMinden: n.d. — 971.361 HIS