Elgin, County of

Elements area

Taxonomy

Code

42° 44' 59" N 81° 14' 34" W

Scope note(s)

    Source note(s)

    • Elgin-region

    Display note(s)

      Equivalent terms

      Elgin, County of

        Associated terms

        Elgin, County of

          77 Archival description results for Elgin, County of

          Administration series
          Series · 2003-2015
          Part of Elgin County 4-H Association fonds

          This series consists of administrative records created and maintained by the 4-H Association for internal use. It is comprised of the following records:
          -Annual Reports, 2004-2014
          -Constitution, c. 2003
          -Correspondence, 2007-2015
          -Minutes, 2006-2015
          -Newsletters, 2006-2013
          -Treasurer files, 2006-2015

          Alison Pearce fonds
          Fonds · 1807-2007

          Fonds consists of records created or collected by Alison Pearce, mostly during her genealogical research project on the Pearce family, which informed the publication "The Pearces of Little Ireland". Includes records and photographs related the Pearce, Backus, Storey, Patterson and Goddard families of Elgin County. Fonds is arranged into the following series:</p>

          1. Pearce Family genealogy series
          2. Pearce Family financial records series
          3. Pearce Family legal documents series
          4. John E. Pearce Provincial Park series
          5. Correspondence series
          6. Photographs series
          7. Publications series
          8. Miscellaneous records series
          Pearce, Alison
          Archibald Love fonds
          CA ON00354 F 0010 · Fonds · 1872 - 1876

          This fonds consists of five legal documents. Four are "release to executor" documents drawn up and signed upon payment of legacies from the will of the late Archibald Love of Dunwich Township, Elgin County, Ontario, 1872-1876. There is also a document indicating the payment of money to various recipients by Catherine Love and Mary Love in 1876 and relinquishing any further claims by the recipients. Each indicates the amount of money received, familial relationships, and locations of the recipients. Some occupations are also noted.

          For full archival description please see: https://uwinarchives.accesstomemory.org/archibald-love-fonds

          Love, Archibald
          Birds of Elgin County fonds
          Fonds · 2000-2011

          Fonds consists of various records relating to the publication "Birds of Elgin County" (2004), including research materials, project proposal/ prospectus, correspondence and financial data, promotional materials and reviews, and two copies of the book - one unsigned softcover copy of the first printing, and one hardcover copy of the first printing signed by most but not all book contributors and members of the project coordinating committee.

          Burwell Family fonds
          Fonds · ca. 1800-1982

          The Burwell Family fonds is primarily comprised of the peronal and buisness papers of Hannibal Burwell (1825-1886), his son, Alfred E. Burwell (1871-1943) and his daughter Hannah Alberta Eliza Burwell (1864-1929), later Mrs. David Williams.
          •There are 20 related artifacts including two family bibles, a portable writing desk belonging to Hannibal's father, Mahlon Burwell (1783-1846), a prominent surveyor, Justice of the Peace and MLA, Albert Burwell's South Africa War medals and volunteer service medals and a portrait of Mahlon's daughter Louisa Burwell (1818-1834).
          •The fonds is divided into the following series:
          •-Associated Artifacts series, ca. 1800-1914
          •-Books series, 1808-1931
          •-Personal Documents and Ephemera series, 1810-1932
          •-Financial and Real Estate series, 1861-1886
          •-Correspondence series, 1863-1887

          Burwell (family)
          Business Ledgers series
          Series · [ca. 1853]-1935
          Part of Duncan C. McKillop Collection

          Series contains business ledgers from miscellaneous businesses. Includes ledgers from the Erie and Niagara Railway Company, Dr. William Brock, the Eagle Warehouse Company, a ledger tracking the purchase and sale of livestock and unidentified businesses.

          Business Records series
          Series · 1874-1926
          Part of Archibald McLachlin fonds

          This series contains the business records of Archibald McLachlin and family members. Correspondence and accounts pertaining to the Fort Erie property, the Potter purchase, the Thomson estate, and the Colin Munro estate are included.

          Career series
          Series · 1980-2012
          Part of Susan McConnell fonds

          Records relating to Susan McConnell's career. Includes the following records:
          -Reporting career,1980-1996
          -Historical research work, 1981-1985
          -Kettle Creek Canvas Company, 1985-1987
          -Kettle Creek Conservation Authority, 1998-2000
          -Parliamentary Assistant to Gar Knutson, 2001-2003
          -Legislative Assistant to Steve Peters, 2003-2011

          Don Cosens Collection
          Collection · 1817-2015

          Collection contains historical material pertaining to the history of Elgin County, which was collected by Don Cosens throughout his lifetime. Material includes photographs, postcards, business records, records from local families and individuals, ephemera, land records, estate records, scrapbooks, newspapers and newspaper clippings, fire insurance plans, art and reference material and books. The collection also contains material that reflects Don Cosen's personal involvement in a number of local organizations, as well as personal photographs.

          The collection is arranged into the following series:

          •Photographs series
          •Postcards series
          •William Hendershott series
          •Cameron Family Records series
          •Paddon Family Records series
          •David Fleming Hunter Records series
          •Wallace Verne Ferris Records series
          •St. Thomas Jumbo Centennial Committee series
          •St. Thomas Collegiate Institute Reunion series
          •Edna Bennett series
          •Estates Files series
          •Land Records series
          •Municipal World Inc. series
          •Reference files series
          •Scrapbook series
          •Carolyn Curtis Records series
          •Directories and Gazetteers series
          •Elgin County Local History series
          •Ephemera series
          •Fire Insurance Plans series

          Cosens, Don
          Collection · 1841-1987

          Collection contains materials collected or created by Duncan C. McKillop including business ledgers, photographs and miscellaneous historic documents and ephemera. Also contains records from Elgin County residents and families including Samuel M. Pearce, the McKillop family, the Fowler family, and from Edward Frost.

          McKillop, Duncan C.
          Collection · 1885-1891

          Fonds consists of a Bailiff Process Book for the 4th Division Court in the County of Elgin, 1885-1891. Placed inside the book is a typed document that outlines the Phrenological Chart of D. McGregor.

          Hale, Duncan Richard
          Fonds · 1947-2015

          Fonds consists of records created and maintained by both the Elgin County 4-H Association and individuals within the 4-H program. It includes the 4-H Constitution, annual reports, minutes of meetings, financial records, correspondence, lists of members, project records and workbooks done by 4-H members, newsletters, and scrapbooks.

          The fonds is arranged into the following series:
          -Administration series
          -Members series
          -Projects series

          Elgin County 4-H Association
          Elgin County Archives fonds
          Fonds · 1967-2018

          Fonds consists of records created and maintained by the Elgin County Archives and is arranged into the following series:
          -Accession Records series, 2001-2017
          -Researcher Records series, 2004-2018

          Fonds also contains digitized material related to commemorations of the fiftieth and sixtieth anniversaries of Vimy Ridge in 1967 and 1977.

          Elgin County Archives
          Fonds · 1907-2004

          Fonds contains records created by the Elgin County District Women's Institute (East and West Elgin). Fonds is arranged into the following series:
          -Meeting Minutes series, 1907-2004

          Elgin County District Women's Institute
          Collection · 1894-[ca. 1960]

          Collection consists of fire insurance plans of St. Thomas, produced in 1894 and 1903. Also included is a map of highways in Elgin County, dated ca. 1960.

          Elgin County History series
          Series · [ca. 1860-1991]
          Part of Robert and Patricia Moore Local History Collection

          Series contains miscellaneous material related to Elgin County history, including tourism booklets, certificates and documents, voters lists, material related to local events, and a journal created by Charles Askew, former Clerk of the Division Court, County of Elgin.