Search the documents below for keys to Tillsonburg’s past. You will find information about businesses, architecture, culture and pioneers of the area.

Black settlement in Norwich township plaque
Oxford’s Black History Blog
The almost forgotten black history of Oxford County. Explore Oxford’s Black History blog written and maintained by Heather A. Rennalls to learn about early Oxford’s settlement roots.
Oxford county gazetteers book cover
Oxford Directories
Search the Oxford directories to find information on historic businesses and citizens.
Norwich quaker settlement plaque
Historic Plaques
This list is intended to be comprehensive of every his-torical marker that exists in Oxford County including cen-otaphs, plaques placed by the Ontario Heritage Founda-tion, National plaques, and those placed by local citizens and groups.
Old oxford county map
Historic Hamlets
This list was originally compiled in 1994, with additions ever since, ad hoc. This list is intended to be comprehensive of every historical hamlet that exists in Oxford County.
Catherine Mann scrapbook cover
Catherine McMullen Mann Scrapbook Collection
The books are comprised mostly of newspaper articles concerning local happenings in Otterville and the surrounding area.
Oxford historical society building
Oxford Historical Society
The Oxford Historical Society maintains an archival collection of Woodstock and Oxford County history and promotes local history through preservation and publication.
Black and white sketch of a man with a mustache
Oxford People
Explore the people of Oxford through the documents, newspapers and albums below.
Norwich public library
Norwich Public Library Timeline
Norwich has had a continuous library service since 1876.The library has been in several locations - in the "Standard" printing office, over Pitcher's store, in the Miller block and over Haken's Drug store.
History of the Cheese Industry in Oxford County and the History of Ingersoll Cheese Company by C. H. Sumner
History of the Cheese Industry in Oxford County
and the History of Ingersoll Cheese Company by C. H. Sumner
A complete alphabetical list of business man and private citizens, published by Crotty & Dart
1881 Oxford County Directory
A complete alphabetical list of business man and private citizens, published by Crotty & Dart
Norwich Township History clipppings
A keyword searchable newspaper clipping collection focused on the history of Norwich Township and the many villages and hamlets within.
Art Williams Scrapbook
A keyword searchable collection of the work of journalist, Art Williams, who wrote many of his newspaper columns on the history of Oxford County.
Oxford Tweedsmuir Histories
Explore this digital collection of Oxford County Women's Institute community histories. Searchable.
168th Battalion 'Oxford's Own'
A 1915 accounting of Oxford's Own during the Great War. Includes casualties, prisoners and those killed in action. Searchable.
Our anniversary album of memories
Created in 1980 by Oxford North District Women's Institutes, this booklet details the history of groups in Oxford County.
Vintage postcard image of the former Tillsonburg Carnegie Library, opened in 1915 at Broadway and Washington Grand Ave and demolished in 1974.
The Carnegie Libraries of Oxford County
An overview of the Carnegie libraries opened in Woodstock, Ingersoll, Tillsonburg, Norwich, and Tavistock. Presentation from OLHD 2022.
Faint image of a candle glowing in the darkness.
Norwich and the Rebellion of 1837
Discover the story of Norwich's Rebellion of 1837 in the presentation by Matthew Lloyd from OLHD 2021.
Sepia photo of a Alexander Fant, a black man that lived in Oxford County near the turn of the last century.
Oxford’s Brief Black History
Heather Rennalls explores the history of black communities in Oxford County. Presentation from OLHD 2022.
Excerpt from correspondence records.
Norwich Carnegie Library Correspondence
Read the original correspondence records from the CCNY Digital Archive at Columbia University.
Excerpt from correspondence records.
Otterville-South Norwich Carnegie Library Correspondence
Read the original correspondence records from the CCNY Digital Archive at Columbia University.