Selection of books and photos

Featured collection: Marjorie Van Damme

Marjorie Van Damme’s quest for family history information was far reaching and extended well beyond our region to the UK, Ireland, Scotland, United States, and the Netherlands –resulting in an extensive collection of books on Loyalists, Quakers, Canadian history, immigration and more.

In addition to these, Marjorie has authored and compiled extensive research on a number of well-established County families that form the branches of her family tree:

  • The Pioneer Maxwells of Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
  • Mordens of the Bay of Quinte (includes Parliaments, Williams, Bowman families)
  • The Swayne Family in Canada
  • Ahnentafel of Marjorie Swayne Van Damme
  • Williams, John Sr. U.E.
  • Mohawk Valley Families
  • and research on the Cotter and Creeper families.

Beginning your own family history research might seem daunting, but having access to rich collections like this can be an enormous help in fleshing out your own tree.

To see this and other collections of Loyalist family research, drop by or book an appointment (see the Quick Links on the right) to see this and other collections in our research library.

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Think of us this Giving Tuesday

December 2 is Giving Tuesday and we’re using the occasion to launch our 2026 fundraising campaign.

Why are we fundraising?

We remain incredibly grateful for the amazing bequest of Marilyn Adams that inspired and created the Marilyn Adams Genealogical Research Centre. While the income from that bequest continues to be our major source of funding, we still need to rely on the generosity of our members, visitors and others to ensure we can cover our operating costs, continue to provide services to family researchers, and plan for growth.

How your donation can help:

  • $50 covers office supplies for a month
  • $100 pays for our Picton fair booth
  • $500 covers our web hosting services for a year
  • $1000 covers our advertising costs for a year

Our fundraising goal for 2026 is just $2000 (of course, we’d be thrilled to go beyond that). Visit our fundraising page at Canada Helps to see how we’re doing and donate now.

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