The Ontario Land Registry
A Virtual Workshop
Note: As of May 28, this workshop has officially SOLD OUT. Thank you to all those who signed up. We are looking forward to June 18! To sign up for our waitlist, please visit our main Land Registry Workshops page and fill out the Connect Form.
Learn how to trace the history of your property!
Together with the expertise of established local historian Brian Narhi, The Brown Homestead has developed a series of instructional workshops equipping historical researchers and genealogists researching properties in Ontario with essential tools and skills.
This virtual workshop will take place over the course of one full day. All participants will receive detailed teaching from live instructors, along with downloadable worksheets and resources.
This workshop has been organized in partnership with the Municipal Archives Interest Group.
Course Topics:
History and structuring of Ontario’s land registry system
OnLand’s digital interface
Finding and alternating between books to follow a chain of title
How to trace the history of any given parcel of land from its Crown patent back to the present time
Terms and definitions
Instrument types and prefixes
Ordering plans and documents
Parcel registers and PINs
Different types of books and plans
Land Titles
Date:
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | 9:30a.m. — 4:00 p.m. with a break for lunch.
Note: This workshop will be delivered via Zoom. A link will be sent to you a few days ahead of the workshop.
Send Us Your Questions:
Please tell us which areas of land registry research you would like to learn more about, or the regions/LROs that you generally research within. Since the books in each land registry office (LRO) are organized differently, a general workshop can only go so far. If you have specific questions about your town or city’s books, we ask that you get them in to us by the deadline of May 12, 2025 so that we can prepare accordingly. You can do this in the signup form when purchasing your ticket.
If you have any questions about this program, please contact Amber Mandich at amandich@elgin.ca.