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Fonds · 1890-1912

This fonds consists of financial records maintained by the W.L. Coulter, Insurance and Real Estate business, which was located in St. Thomas.

The records are primarily invoices and receipts from St. Thomas businesses. The fonds is organized alphabetically by the first letter of the name of the business.

Included in the first file is a biographical sketch and photograph of W.R. Coulter, photocopied from the publication "St. Thomas and Its Men of Affairs," 1914.

Coulter, William R.
Fonds · 1916-1917

Fonds consists of correspondence between Private William Stafford and Helena Robertson while William was serving overseas in England, France and Belgium during the First World War. During the time of their correspondence, Helena was living in Lambeth, Ontario.
During the dark days of the First World War, France found itself host to many Belgian refugee women and children while war ravaged their homeland. Anxious to help their men-folk in their battle for freedom, the women, among other things, made beautiful hand embroidered cards to sell to the Allied soldiers. These have since become some of the most desirable nostalgia available to the postcard world. Some of these cards have found their way to the Elgin County Museum and with them come a love story. The cards had been sent from the battlefields of France and Belgium by Gunner Will Stafford to Helena Robertson of Lambeth. They are beautiful cards with touching messages – ‘A kiss from France’ or ‘With loving wishes’ and ‘I don’t forget you’. Both Will and Helena sent other cards of a more common type. Some were in a numbered series, each carrying a verse from a well known poem or hymn. Thus the receiver would know if all the mail was reaching its destination. In this case, as indicated by the messages, they also acted as tracers for the letters which interspersed the cards. It was later learned that Will came home in good health, married Helena and together they had a daughter, Elsie and a son, Arnold. J. Kirby

Stafford, William
William Murch fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1860-1890]

Fonds contains letters, notes and other documents collected by William Murch in his personal life and career as a bookseller and is arranged into the following series:
-Personal Records series
-Business Records series
-Publications series

Murch, William
William McLandress fonds
Fonds · 1908-1928

Fonds consists of records created and maintained by William McLandress in the course of operating a stock merchant business in Dutton and West Lorne, Ontario. Includes warehouse books, order books, a correspondence copy book and a cash book.

McLandress (family)
Fonds · 1955-2003

Fonds consists of records created and maintained by William G. (Bill) and Eileene Stewart during their personal and professional life, but primarily relating to their efforts in studying and documenting the natural history of Elgin County.
Comprised of the following series:
-Personal records series, 1955-1998
-Natural history publications series, 1958-ca. 1997
-William G. Stewart research notes series, 1975-1976
-William G. Stewart publications series, 1978-1999
-Publications series, 1985-2002
-Eileene Stewart publications series, 2000-2003

Stewart, William G.
Wilfred Smith fonds
Fonds · 1913-1936

Fonds consists of fifty-five 8 x 10 black and white glass-plate negatives showing scenes in Aylmer, Ontario and East Elgin County, 1913-1936, including interior and exterior views of businesses and residences and portraits of prominent citizens.

Smith, Wilfred
Fonds · 1914-1994

Fonds consists of records created and maintained by the West Lorne Women's Institute. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Tweedsmuir History series, 1914-1994 Minutes series, 1916-1991 Programs and reports series, 1929-1975

West Lorne 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 · 1813-2000

Records relating to the history of West Elgin. Included are:

  • Church deeds from the area
  • Account books for businesses and municipalities
    -Daily registers for schools in Aldborough Township
    -Land study plans and maps from the area
    -Photographs of local sports teams, families, buildings and events
    -Personal correspondence such as wedding and party invitations
    -Municipality records and repots for towns and villages in the area
West Elgin Genealogical and Historical Society
Fonds · 1905-2016

Fonds consists of scrapbooks and Tweedsmuir Histories compiled by members of the West Elgin District Women's Institute.

West Elgin District Women's Institute
Fonds · [ca. 1860s-1880s]

Fonds consists of a photograph album, possibly kept by Mrs. George Wegg Sr. or Mr. George Wegg Jr., both of St. Thomas. The album contains 95 photos, predominantly featuring members of the Wegg and Marlatt families as well as friends and others.

Wegg (family)
Fonds · 1983-2005

Fonds consists of ten scrapbooks created and maintained by the Wallacetown Optimist Club between 1983 and 2005.

Wallacetown Optimist Club
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
Village of West Lorne fonds
Fonds · 1902-1997

Fonds consists of the full-range of corporate records divided into the following series:
-Police Village of West Lorne series, 1902-1907
-Council series, 1907-1997
-Clerk's series, 1908-1997
-Treasurer's series, 1908-1997
-*The Police Village of West Lorne records series pre-date the incorporation of the Village of Rodney.

West Lorne (Ont. : Village)
Village of Rodney fonds
Fonds · 1873-1997

Fonds consists of the full-range of corporate records divided into the following series:
-Clerk's series, 1873-1997
-Police Village of Rodney series, 1901-1907
-Council series, 1908-1993
-Treasurer's series, 1908-1993
-*The Rodney scrapbooks in the Clerk's series pre-date the incorporation of the Village of Rodney.

Rodney (Ont. : Village)
Fonds · 1875-1997

Fonds consists of the full-range of corporate records divided into the following series::
-Council series, 1875-1997
-Treasurer's series, 1875-1997
-Clerk's series, 1877-1997

Village of Port Stanley
Village of Belmont fonds
Fonds · 1919-1960

Fonds consists of the full-range of corporate records of the Village of Belmont as well as its predecessor the Police Village of Belmont. It is divided into the following series:
-Police Village of Belmont series, 1919-1962
-Treasurer's series, 1958-1997
-Council series, 1961-1997
-Clerk's series, 1961-1997
-*A Debenture Register in the treasurer's series pre-dates the incorporation of the Village of Belmont.

Police Village of Belmont
Fonds · 1854-1896

Fonds consists of records created and maintained by the Tyrconnell Women's Institute. Fonds is arranged into the following series:

  1. Tweedsmuir History, 1854-1961
  2. Programmes and Reports, 1960-1962
Dunwich School Section #2 (Tyrconnell)
Trillium Button Club fonds
Fonds · 1958-2017

The fonds consists of records created, collected and maintained by the Pilot Club of St. Thomas, 1958-2017. The fonds is arranged in the following series:
-Object (gavel), 1958
-Minutes, 1966-2016
-Membership, ca. 1966-2006
-Newsletters, 1966-2014
-Programs, 1966-1983
-Financial records, 1966-2017
-Publications, ca. 1980-2011
-Photographs, ca. 1980-2007

Trillium Button Club