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Fonds · 1903 - 2011

The fonds consist of various materials related to the activities of the Admiral Vansittart Chapter of the IODE and is arranged into the following series and subseries:

Series 1: Administration
Subseries A: Minute Books
Subseries B: Annual Reports
Subseries C: Financial Records
Subseries D: Membership
Subseries E: Constitution and History

Series 2: Citizenship Ceremonies

Series 3: Captain Andrew Drew Junior Chapter

Series 4: Sponsorship Programs
Subseries A: Old Crow, Yukon
Subseries B: Westwood High School, Stewart Town, Jamaica

Series 5: Opportunity Shop
Subseries A: Operations
Subseries B: Finances
Subseries C: Opportunity Tea and Coffee + One Party
Subseries D: Shop Schedules

Series 6: Special Events
Subseries A: Meetings
Subseries B: Anniversaries
Subseries C: IODE Week
Subseries D: Chapter Teas
Subseries E; Honor Student Dinners
Subseries F: Centennial Fashion Show
Subseries G: Founders Day / Old St. Paul’s
Subseries H: Scrapbooks
Subseries I: Miscellaneous

Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire. Admiral Vansittart Chapter
A.E. Grant Company fonds
Fonds · 1905-1919

The fonds consists of one ledger compiled by Alexander E. Grant, Woodstock Shoemaker between the years 1905 and 1919.

Grant, Alexander E.
Annual Records
Series · 1865-[ca. 2018]
Part of Trinity College School History Collection

Series consists of textual records produced by and about Trinity College School, organized by date of creation. Included are chapel service programs, Speech Day programs, play programs and posters, newspaper clippings, and notes and reports on academics, athletics and administration.

Bernadette Smith fonds
Fonds · ? - 1956

The fonds consist of various materials related to Bernadette Smith and including the following:

  • Correspondence to Bernadette Smith and Michael Smith
  • newspaper clippings and scrapbook on the political career of Bernadette Smith
  • Gail Puddicombe’s research papers, notes, correspondence, etc
  • Gail Puddicombe’s essay on Bernadette Smith
Smith, Bernadette
Betty McArthur fonds
Item · 1949-2002, nd.

The fonds consist of various materials related to the career of Betty McArthur including reproductions of her pen and ink sketches of scenes of Woodstock and photographs taken by her of Woodstock homes as well as photos of herself painting. In addition, the fond includes several miscellaneous items including copyright for her book “Fine Lines Around Woodstock”, a programme of a 1996 Show at the Woodstock Art Gallery of her work, and newspaper articles.

McArthur, Betty
Bud Case fonds
Item · 1960’s -

The fonds consists of various materials relating to the history of Oxford County and is broken down into the following Series and Subseries:

Series 1: Photographs
a) Gordon Pittock Dam Project (+ contact prints and negatives)
b) John Meathrell Bridge Project
c) Water Pollution Control Plan Ext No. 3, Admiral Street, Woodstock (contact prints and negatives)
d) Aerial photographs

  • Conservation Authorities/Dams
  • Gordon Pittock Dam
  • City of Woodstock and surrounding areas
  • Road/Bridge Construction work
  • e) General

  • Bridges
  • C.P.R. Main line relocation Pittock Dam
  • Drainage Maps
  • Kelsey-Hayes Canada
  • Miscellanous
  • Oxford County/City of Woodstock
  • Woodstock Fairgrounds

Series 2: Plot plans / Building site plans

  • for farms and properties in Oxford County and other Ontario Counties

Series 3: Maps and Plans
a) Drains
b) General (including a City of Woodstock map dated 1907)
c) Reference Plans
d) Roads

Case, Bud
1955-1999

The fonds consist of various materials related to the activities of the Woodstock Branch of the Canadian Federation of University Women and is arranged into the following series and subseries:

Series 1 – Constitution, By-laws, Pamphlets, Historical Notes (1955-1999)

Series 2 - Membership

a) General Membership (1956-1999)
b) Executive (1965-1999)

Series 3 – Reports: Financial and Committee (30 April 1956 – 8 December 1999)

Series 4 – Correspondence
a) General Correspondence (7 March 1957 – 30 September 1987)
b) General Correspondence (4 October 1987 – 13 December 2000)
c) Scholarship Correspondence (24 October 1986 – 19 May 1999)
d) Scholarship Correspondence (7 June 1999 – 8 October 1999)

Series 5 – Report (September 1967 – September 1998)

Series 6 - Bingo/Lottery Licenses (31 December 1992 – 8 December 1999)

Series 7 – Bulletins (September 1966 – December 1984)

Series 8 – Disbandment (28 April 1999 – 4 June 1999)

Canadian Federation of University Women – Woodstock Branch
Collection · 1857-2011

This collection consists of yearbooks; annual reports; newsletters, handbooks; prize lists; constitutions and by-laws; board of director information; lists of presidents; correspondence; a newspaper clipping; programmes; show announcements; booklets; emblems; publications; hand-written notes; a petition; rules and regulations; proceedings of an annual convention; show books; bulletins; pamphlets; articles; a presentation; and member lists.

Charles C. Carryer fonds
Item · 1860-1869

The fonds consists of ledger no. 3 compiled by Charles C. Carryer, Saddler etc. of Woodstock, Ontario between the years 1860 and 1869.

Carryer, Charles Caleb
Claxton Ray fonds
Item · 1968-1983

The fonds consists of two bulb and plant propagation record books spanning the years 1968-1983.

Claxton Ray
C.P. Harrison fonds
Item · 1889 - 1894

The fonds consists of two wage record books compiled by C.P. Harrison, Cabinet Maker between 1889 and 1894.

Harrison, Charles Poole
Cuthbertson & Fowler fonds
Item · [after 1880] - 1893

The fonds consists of architectural drawings completed by architects, Thomas Cuthbertson and Joseph A. Fowler. They are arranged into the following series:

Series 1: House of Refuge
Series 2: Music Hall, Woodstock (Woodstock Opera House)
Series 3: Residence of Dr. D.R. Ross, Embro
Series 4: St. David’s Ward School, Woodstock
Series 5: Ayr Public School, Ayr

Item · 1847-1919, nd.

The fonds consists of records related to David Franklin and Elizabeth Hannah Currey and are arranged into the following Series:

Series 1: Genealogy
Series 2: Land Records
Series 3: Correspondence
Series 4: Miscellaneous
Currey, David Franklin and Elizabeth Hannah Topping
District Council
CA ON00394 2 · Series · 9 February 1842 – 11 October 1849
Part of District of Brock fonds

This series consists of the administrative and legislative records of the District of Brock which replaced the administrative powers of the magistrates of the Quarter Sessions. The series is divided into the following subseries:
A) Minutes
B) By-laws
C) Finance
C1 – Treasurer
C2 – Auditor
D) Warden
E) Clerk
F) Council

The first subseries consists of the Minutes of the District Council, which are divided into three volumes. A part of this series includes motions and rough minutes.

The second subseries contains the hand-written by-laws of the District Council, and loose drafts and copies of by-laws.

The third subseries includes letters, assessment lists and statements that provide an excellent picture of the raising and expenditure of monies as well as provides information on some of the County’s earliest settlers. This subseries is divided into two sub-subseries: Treasurer and Auditor. The Treasurer's (H.C. Barwick, 1842-1853) records consist of general correspondence, assessment lists, and a variety of financial statements and accounts. Correspondence includes requests from individuals for reassessment of their property taxes whereas Assessment records include lists of lands returned by the assessors of several townships in the District of Brock. These lists include the name of the Township and the description of the portion of each lot, concession and acreage. In addition, there are eleven bound volumes which give assessment information from all of the townships except Burford. Financial statements cover a number of areas such as receipts and disbursements of taxes arising out of Wild Land taxes, statements of the County House and Gaol Fund and statements related to Public Improvements and the School Fund. Accounts include general accounts for services provided as well as a School monies account ledger. The Auditors records consist of audited accounts, statements, reports, and applications for the office of the Auditor.

The fourth subseries contains the Warden’s files, 1842-1849. The first Warden of the new District Council appointed by the Governor was Peter Boyle de Blaquire, the standing local member of the Provincial legislative council.

The fifth subseries consists of the Clerk’s files. It contains miscellaneous correspondence and copies of proceedings of public meetings. The appointed clerk of the District of Brock was William Lapenotiere, a son of a post captain at the battle of Trafalgar.

The last subseries, Council files, presents a detailed account of the structure of the District Council; such topics include building of roads and bridges and the provision of education.

District of Brock
Education, Other, ON series
CA ON00279 F01-S119 · Series · 1972-1986

This series contains records from individual towns in Ontario where the Sisters of St. Joseph of the London diocese were teachers and principals. This includes memoirs and a photograph from St. Boniface School in Zurich, Ontario and a yearbook from St. Mary’s High in Woodstock, Ontario.

Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.)
Eileen McKenzie fonds
Item · ca. 1931-1941, 1953

The fonds consists of records created and compiled by Eileen McKenzie related to local politics, the Board of Education, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth’s visit in 1939, and Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation in 1953. It consists mostly of newspaper clippings, including ones that mention her husband, as well as a few invitations.

McKenzie, Hilda Eileen (nee Kirk)
Ernest D. Keasey
Item · 1920-1971, nd.

The fonds consists of records related to Ernest David Keasey focusing mostly on his military career.

Keasey, Ernest David
Ethel Canfield fonds
Item · 1888-1968

The fonds consists of records created and compiled by E.J. Canfield related to the history of Oxford County. It is arranged into the following series:

Series 1: Scrapbooks
Series 2: Notebooks
Series 3: Correspondence
Series 4: Publications
Series 5: Miscellaneous

Canfield, Ethel
Ethel Finkle Scrapbook fonds
Item · [before 1910]

The fonds consists of one scrapbook compiled by Ethel Finkle of Woodstock. It consists of magazine images, poetry, and other items pasted into the ledger by Miss Finkle.

Finkle, Ethel Mary
CA ON00340 F1934 · Fonds · 1837-2012

Fonds consists of records of Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, 1843-1872; records, including baptisms, 1888-1891, and marriages, 1858-1885, 1896-1921, of Central Methodist Church, Woodstock, (includes Wesleyan Methodist Chapel), 1854-1924; records, including baptisms, 1852-1885, 1906-1916, marriages, 1855-1857, 1896-1916, and burials, 1906-1916, of Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Woodstock, 1837-1925; records, including baptisms, 1924-2008, marriages, 1935-2008, and burials, 1950-2008, of Chalmers United Church, Woodstock (includes Chalmers Presbyterian Church), 1887-2008; records, baptisms, 1907-2007, marriages, 1896-2007, and burials, 1907-2008, of Central United Church (includes Central Methodist Church), Woodstock, 1853-2010; records, including baptisms 2008-2010, marriages 2008-2010 and burials 2008-2011, of Faith United Church, Woodstock (includes Chalmers and Central United Churches), 2007-2012.

Faith United Church (Woodstock, Ont.)