Government records: http://pama.peelregion.ca/en/ pamascollection/Government-Records.asp
Records of the former townships of Caledon, Albion, Chinguacousy (northern portion), Villages of Caledon East and Bolton.
County of Peel and Region of Peel records would also contain relevant material.

Education records: http://pama.peelregion.ca/en/pamascollection/Education.asp
An overview of the records for all schools in Caledon, including those in the former area townships.

Fire Insurance maps: http://pama.peelregion.ca/en/pamascollection/Fire-insurance-maps.asp
Alton, Bolton, Cheltenham etc.

Various area organizations’ records: http://pama.peelregion.ca/en/pamascollection/Organization-Records.asp
eg Caledon Hunt Club, etc.

Religious records: http://pama.peelregion.ca/en/pamascollection/Organization- Records.asp Relevant church records, plus links to relevant material held elsewhere

Wm. Perkins Bull fonds: http://pama.peelregion.ca/en/pamascollection/peelfamilyhistories_bullcollection.asp
The Wm. Perkins Bull fonds is one of the best sources of local history in the entire collection, and contains a great deal of material on Caledon and its former townships and hamlets. The above link is to a listing of his research files on area families (many of whom would have lived in the current Caledon area).

See also http://pama.peelregion.ca/en/pamascollection/Perkins-Bull-Historical-Series.asp
Bull touches on a wide range of topics, including Indigenous peoples, early settlements, family history, military history, religious organizations, industry, agriculture, transportation and communication, etc. His focus was Peel, including the Caledon area.

Photographs: http://pama.peelregion.ca/en/pamascollection/Photography-and-Film.asp
Various photographic collections, some of which document Caledon (especially the Russell Cooper fonds, but also the Bolton Enterprise fonds and the Frost postcards).

The Frost material: https://www.archeion.ca/richard-l-frost-postcard-collection.)

The “Region of Peel Archives photograph collection” would also contain a great many photographs of the Caledon-Albion area. http://pama.peelregion.ca/en/pamascollection/mcleodglassplatenegativecollection.asp?_mid_=28490.

PAMA also holds a large collection of aerial photographs of the entire Peel area from 1967-2015 (Region of Peel fonds)

You can also run queries in our PAMA’s Archeion page to see what material is currently described online,

i.e. https://www.archeion.ca/informationobject/browse?topLod=0&query=Caledon&repos=3279

https://www.archeion.ca/informationobject/browse?topLod=0&query=Albion&repos=3279

PAMA also adds descriptions to Archeion on a regular basis. https://www.archeion.ca/region-of-peel-archives

PAMA blogposts of interest to Caledon

• https://peelarchivesblog.com/2017/06/30/from-hemisphere-to-hamlet-research-on-the-indigenous-peoples-of-the-county-of-peel-and-north-america-within-the-wm-perkins-bull-fonds/

• https://peelarchivesblog.com/2016/06/30/earlyroadways/

• https://peelarchivesblog.com/2015/06/30/why-council-records-matter/

• https://peelarchivesblog.com/2016/05/10/why-bylaws-matter/

• https://peelarchivesblog.com/2015/04/16/brampton-hydro-caledon-hydro-records/

• https://peelarchivesblog.com/2015/04/22/how-to-research-peel-properties-at-the-archives-an-overview/

• https://peelarchivesblog.com/2016/04/21/5-environmental-things-in-the-peel-archives/

• https://peelarchivesblog.com/2015/05/22/old-friends-an-archivist-reflects-on-treasured-favourites/

Town of Caledon Heritage Department

https://www.caledon.ca/en/live/heritage.asp

Project completed by volunteers from Heritage Caledon.

Note: the walking tours were also completed by volunteers from Heritage Caledon

Walking Tours
http://www.visitcaledon.ca/en/tourism/walking-tours.asp

Listed Buildings
https://www.caledon.ca/en/live/listing.asp

Altering Listed Buildings https://www.caledon.ca/en/live/alteringdesignatedproperties.asp

Heritage Designated Property Grants https://www.caledon.ca/en/live/heritage-designated-property-grant.asp

Bolton Heritage Conservation District https://www.caledon.ca/en/live/Bolton-Heritage-Conservation-District.asp

– here is the link for the above noted report:

https://www.caledon.ca/en/explore/resources/Built_Heritage_Resources_Inventory_Report_2008.pdf

From the Town’s website: https://www.caledon.ca/en/live/culturalheritagelandscapes.asp

PDF to report completed in 2009:

https://www.caledon.ca/en/live/resources/Cultural_Heritage_Landscapes_Inventory_Report_2009.pdf

2013 – https://www.caledon.ca/en/explore/resources/tree_booklet_2014_for_website.pdf

2012
– https://www.caledon.ca/en/explore/resources/tree_booklet_2012.pdf

here is the link: http://www.visitcaledon.ca/en/tourism/walking-tours.asp

The Wellington County Museum and Archives

https://www.wellington.ca/en/museum-and-archives.aspx

The Wellington County Museum and Archives is a National Historic Site located in the building that stands as the oldest remaining House of Industry and Refuge in Canada.
Built in 1877 as place for the poor, homeless, and destitute people of Wellington County, it operated as a Poor House and Industrial Farm until 1947. It then served as the County Home for the Aged until 1974, when it became the Wellington County Museum and Archives. An Archives wing was added, opening in 2010.

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