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Fonds · January 18, 1940-June 19, 2008

This fonds consists of records created by the Freemasons St. David's Lodge No. 302, St. Thomas. The records have been divided into the following series:
-Minutes series, January 18, 1940-June 19, 2008.
-Membership and Attendance series, February 15, 1951- May 15, 2008.
-General History series, September 1998.

Freemasons St. David's Lodge No. 302 (St. Thomas)
Alma Pearl McMullin fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1940]-1948

Photographs and letters written by Alma Pearl McMullin, a teacher at the Talbotville Public School (Southwold School Section Number 6) from 1939-1944. Fonds includes class photographs of her students, and letters that she sent to her boyfriend at the time, W.L. "Jimmy" Ward. At the time, teachers had to resign on marriage. Alma and Jimmy were married in July 1944.

McMullin, Alma Pearl
Fonds · 1941-2016

Fonds consists of records created by the Boxall Women's Institute. Fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Meeting Minutes series
-Meeting Programs series
-Tweedsmuir History series

Boxall Women's Institute
George Melvin Kennedy fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1945-1982]

Black and white negatives and prints of various Elgin County and St. Thomas scenes, including the Elgin County Courthouse, Old English Church, Cadet parades, Elgin County bridges, roads, and swimming holes.

Kennedy, George Melvin
Kensington Club fonds
Fonds · 1945-1960

Fonds consists of a Tweedsmuir History which gives a history of Lawrence Station and surrounding area.

Kensington Club
Fonds · 1945-2009

Fonds consists of various records created and maintained by the Elgin Federation of Agriculture. Fonds includes:
-General History series, 1945-2009.
-Minutes series, 1947-2005.
-Membership and Attendance series, 1976-1998.

Elgin Federation of Agriculture
Susan McConnell fonds
Fonds · 1945-2012

Records relating to Susan McConnell's family history, personal life, and career. Fonds includes the following series:
-Family history research series, 1945-1985.
-Personal records series, 1973-2010
-Career series, 1980-2012
-Volunteer work series, 1996-2012

McConnell, Susan
Fonds · 1945-1949

Fonds consists of correspondence received by Robert MacKenzie, primarily in response to an ad for farm labourers/managers which was posted in the Sunday Post (Scotland) on his behalf by John McGregor on February 13th, 1949. The original ad read:

"Here's A Chance! I am an emigrant who has been in Canada only a few weeks. A new store for feeding stuffs opened here the other day. They gave a free dance and 80 prizes. While I was at the dance I was approached by a farmer. He asked if I knew a young couple experienced in farming. He has two farms and would like to find a fully experienced young couple to run an 83-acre one. The farmer's name is -Robert Mackenzie, Edgeware Road, St Thomas, Ont., Canada -John McGregor, Dutton, Ontario."

MacKenzie, Robert
Fonds · 1946-2016

Fonds consists of photographs, newspaper clippings and other records documenting the history of the St. Thomas plant of Canadian Timken Limited. Fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Newsletters series, 1989-1992
-Newspaper Clippings series, 1963-2016
-Photographs series, 1946-2004
-Special Events series, 1946-[ca. 2000]

Canadian Timken Limited, St. Thomas
Fonds · 1947-2001

The City of St. Thomas Engineering Department fonds consists primarily of photographs, both black and white and in colour, documenting structural defects in sidewalks and sewers, repairs, road widenings and other projects, alongside general documentation of roads, sewers, and buildings in St. Thomas, primarily from the 1940s through the 1970s.

This fonds consists of three series:

  1. Events: Documentation, including reports, clippings, and photographs, surrounding large or notable events in which the City Engineer or Engineering Department was involved.
  2. Photographs: Photographs documenting paving issues, sewer or maintenance work, or other projects done by City Engineering crew, arranged alphabetically by street name. Also includes a handful of miscellaneous images, filed in original order, documenting places, events, or items, such as dog pounds or storm damage.
  3. Projects: Photographs, slides, and textual documents relating to more recent projects, from the 1970s up until 1998, often documenting the different stages of a large-scale project.
City of St. Thomas Engineering Department
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
Fonds · 1949-1992

Fonds consists of records created by the Cowal Women's Institute, including meeting programs and Tweedsmuir Histories.

Cowal Women's Institute
Fonds · 1949-1979

This fonds contains records pertaining to the Wallacetown Community Hall Committee. Records include meeting minutes, correspondence, and fundraising documents. The records are organized into the following series:
1) Meeting Minutes, 1945-1979
2) Correspondence, 1945-1967
3) Fundraising, 1946 -1968

Wallacetown Community Hall Committee
Fonds · 1950-1989

Fonds consists of annual programmes and Tweedsmuir Histories of the Corinth Women's Institute.

Corinth Women's Institute
Fonds · 1951-1989

Fonds consists of black and white photographs originally published in the West Lorne Sun and Rodney Mercury newspapers, 1951-1989. Cumulatively, the photographs represent a comprehensive record of significant events in the communities of West Lorne and Rodney, Ontario and in West Elgin County during this period.

West Lorne Sun and Rodney Mercury
Collection · 1951-2008

The Collection primarily contains historical notes made by Glenn Alward from scrapbooks his father created comprised of newspaper clippings documenting the community history of Port Burwell. Alward's father was Harry O. Alward, former Reeve of Port Burwell. The Collection also contains an assortment of newspaper clippings regarding events in Port Burwell, and Harry Alward's contribution to the community.

Alward, Glenn
Fonds · 1951-[ca. 2014], predominant 1951-1990

Fonds consists of records created and maintained by the St. Thomas branch of the Canadian Federation of University Women. Fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Rules and Regulations series
-Membership and Attendance series
-Minutes series
-Annual Reports series
-General History series
-Correspondence series
-Financial Records series
-Programming series
-Special Interest Groups series
-Projects series
-Subject Files series
-Newspaper Clippings series

Canadian Federation of University Women, St. Thomas
Fonds · 1952-2003

Fonds contains records created or maintained by Cecil Robertson and his son, Gary Robertson, with an emphasis on records collected by Cecil Robertson. Records mostly relate to the operation of their farm located on parts of Lots 25, 26 and 27, Concession 3 in the Township of Southwold, County of Elgin and parts of Lots 25 and 26, West Gore in the Township of Westminster, County of Middlesex. Fonds is arranged into the the following series:

  1. Financial records series
  2. Farm records series
  3. Personal records series
Robertson, Gary
Fonds · 1953-1980

The fonds consists of the records kept by the Empress Chapter #277 of the Order of the Eastern Star. It includes minute books that also contain a record of the constitution of the chapter and a list of past members.

The fonds is arranged into the following series:

  1. Minutes series, 1953-1980
Order of the Eastern Star, Empress Chapter No. 277 (Port Stanley, Ont.)