Digital Archive Ontario

DAO benefits
Ontario Libraries

Libraries supplement their local history collections with our photos, maps, postcards and other items. Plus, they enhance their social media with our original content.
DAO benefits
Ontario Residents

Ontarians explore the history of their hometowns and beyond with unrestricted access to Toronto Public Library's Special Collections and expert blog posts.
DAO benefits
Ontario Schools

Teachers and students find primary sources relevant to local, provincial and national history by searching our collections or browsing featured subjects.

Librarian Blogs

Ontario Postcards

Explore historic Ontario through a selection of postcards from the Canadian Historical Picture Collection
Indigenous Ontario

Connect with Indigenous Ontario through images
Canadian WWII Posters

Access high-resolution primary sources of Canada's propaganda efforts during the Second World War