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Archival description
Series · 1851-1943
Part of Ron Payne Collection

Series includes records created or collected by A. McKillop and Sons Limited, including financial records, legal documents, land records, official agreements and correspondence. Also includes some miscellaneous personal records regarding the history of West Lorne.

A. McKillop and Sons Ltd.
CA ON00340 F1275 · Fonds · 1896-1986

Fonds consists of Quarterly Conference minutes of Aldborough Evangelical Association Circuit (includes Aldborough (Churchville) and Rodney), 1904-1916; Quarterly Conference minutes of Aldborough Evangelical Church Circuit (includes Aldborough (Churchville) and Rodney), 1916-1929; women's group records of Calvary Memorial Evangelical Association Church, Rodney, 1933-1940; records, including baptisms, 1907-1968, and marriages, 1896-1967, of Rodney Evangelical United Brethren Church Circuit (includes Aldorough Evangelical Church Circuit), 1896-1968; records, including marriages, 1951-1968, of Calvary Memorial Evangelical United Brethren Church, 1906-1968; board and committee minutes of St. John's United Church, Rodney, 1926-1968; records, including baptisms, 1922-1947, and marriages, 1897-1947, of Calvary United Church, Rodney (includes Rodney Methodist Church and St. John's United Church in Rodney), 1897-1986; board and committee records of West Lorne United Church (includes West Lorne Presbyterian Church), 1901-1982; women's group records of New Glasgow United Church, 1925-1971.

Calvary United Church (Rodney, Ont.)
Clerk's

This series is comprised of records created, maintained and/or kept by the Clerk of the Village of West Lorne.
Includes the following:
-Letter books, 1908-1937
-Court of Revision Minutes and Juror's Lists, 1908-1941
-Voters Lists, 1908-1970
-West Lorne Public School Board minutes, 1923-1950
-West Lorne Relief Board record book, 1932-1941
-Clerk's General Returns, 1936; 1962-1971
-West Lorne PUC records, 1947-1997
-West Lorne Arena Board/ Recreation Committee minutes, 1959-1966; 1982-1986
-Environmental reports, 1966
-Planning and Development records, 1973-1994
-Preliminary Lists of Electors, 1978-1991
-West Lorne Economic Development Committee Minute Book, 1980-1987
-Records relating to the new library at West Lorne, 1982-1990
-West Lorne Parks & Recreation Committee minute book, 1990-1992
-Aldborough/Rodney/West Lorne amalgamation records, 1991-1993
-West Lorne Committee of Adjustment minutes, 1993-1995
-West Lorne restructuring records, 1996-1997

Correspondence series
Series · 1917-1979
Part of Lemon Family fonds

This series is comprised of a Christmas greeting card sent out by Grace F. Sharratt of West Lorne, 1917, as well as correspondence relating to the recognition dinner being held by the Kiwanis Club of West Lorne, to recognize charter member Earl Lemon on May 2, 1979.

Council
Series · 1907-1997
Part of Village of West Lorne fonds

This series is comprised of records created and maintained by the Council of the Village of Rodney.
Includes the following:
-By-laws, 1907 (Incorporation by-law); 1927-1936; 1968-1980
-Council minutes, 1908-1997

West Lorne (Ont. : Village)
Fonds · [191-?]-1988

Fonds consists of records created, collected and maintained by Elgin Co-Operative Services, [191-?]-2007. Fonds is organized into the following series:
Photographs, [191-?]-1988
Miscellaneous Records, 1940-1984
Minutes, 1943-1998
Financial Statements, 1944-1995
Elgin Fruit Growers' Co-Operative Records, 1945-1961
Annual Reports, 1945-2007
Bond Issues, 1965-1975

Elgin Co-Operative Services
Eva Cosens Notebook series
Series · [ca. 1940s-1960s]
Part of Ron Payne Collection

Series contains a collection of handwritten notes and newspaper clippings collected by Eva Cosens. The subject of her notes are local history and include discussions of the early establishment and development of many Elgin County townsites.

Cosens, Eva
Historical Research series
Series · 1904-1981
Part of Lemon Family fonds

This series is comprised primarily of newspaper advertisements for the Lemon's Store in West Lorne. Also includes research notes compiled by Victor Earl Lemon, documenting the history of West Lorne, and of the Lemon's Store business.

Lemon Family fonds
Fonds · 1881-1981

Fonds consists primarily of photographs of the Lemon family and their friends in the West Lorne vicinity. There are also many photographs documenting the Lemon's Store in West Lorne. Fonds has been divided into the following series:
-Photographs, 1881-1979
-Historical Research records, 1904-1981
-Correspondence, 1917-1979

Lemon (family)
McRae Family fonds
Fonds · 1885-2004

The McRae Family fonds contains records and photographs of the McRae, Cook, Matheson, Hodges, Gray and McKenzie families, which was maintained by Mary Belle Cook (nee McRae). These families were originally from Scotland and settled in the West Lorne, Aylmer and St. Thomas areas. The fonds is arranged into the following series:

Family Insurance Documnents series
Land Records series
Memorials and Obituaries series
Personal Records series
Photographs series

McRae family
Newspapers series
Series · 1885-1967
Part of Ron Payne Collection

Series contains newspapers and articles from the West Lorne Herald, Rodney Chronicle, Mercury-Sun, The Rodney Mercury, West Lorne Sun, The West Lorne Express, Aldborough News and The Elgin Sun. With the exception of a newspaper aticle from the St. Thomas Times-Journal, all publications were published in West Elgin.

Photographs
Series · [191-?]-1988
Part of Elgin Co-Operative Services fonds

Series consists of black and white and colour photographs, negatives and slides showing Elgin Co-Operative Services employees, Directors, facilities, equipment, products and services, and events, [191-?]-1988. Includes photographs by Scott Studio, Elgin Studio and St. Thomas Times-Journal, St. Thomas.

Photographs series
Series · 1881-1979
Part of Lemon Family fonds

This series is comprised of 174 photographs which document the lives of Lemon family members. Most of the photographs were taken in West Lorne and vicinity.

Ron Payne Collection
Collection · 1844-2000

Fonds contains records collected by Ron Payne that are significant to Elgin County's history, with an emphasis on West Elgin, including West Lorne and Eagle. Collection contains postcards with images of Elgin County and St. Thomas scenes, as well as messages sent to or from Elgin County residents. A significant portion of the collection is comprised of records created by A. McKillop and Sons Ltd. and includes legal documents, correspondence and administrative records. The Collection is arranged into the following series:
-Photographs series
-Newspapers series
-A. McKillop & Sons Ltd. records series
-Eva Cosens notebook series
-Promotional calendars series
-Letterhead series
-Land records series
-Miscellaneous documents series
-Maps and plans series
-Postcards series

Payne, Ron
Treasurer's
Series · 1908-1997
Part of Village of West Lorne fonds

Series consists of records documenting the financial affairs of the village. Included in this series are the following records:
-Auditor's Reports, 1908-1952
-Assessment rolls, 1908-1941; 1943; 1945; 1947; 1952-1953; 1955; 1961-1962; 1970-1971; 1982-1997
-Tax assessment ledger, 1916-1924
-Audit Reports, 1948-1956; 1959-1961
-Combined assessment and collector's rolls, 1948-1954; 1957-1960; 1963-1969
-Financial Statements, 1937-1961
-Financial Statements and Auditor's Reports, 1947-1966
-Auditor's Reports (Road Expenditures), 1947-1966
-Financial Reports, 1968-1970; 1974-1982
-Financial Information Returns, 1979-1984
-Consolidated Financial Reports, 1984-1988

West Lorne (Ont. : Village)