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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.)
Fonds · 1888-2014

Fonds consists of records created, collected and maintained by the Clachan Women’s Institute, including minutes of meetings, records of the Clachan 4-H Homemaking Club, and six volumes of Tweedsmuir Histories.

Fonds is arranged into the following series:

  1. History series, 1888-1998
  2. Tweedsmuir Histories, 1890-2014
  3. Minutes, 1914-2014
  4. Programmes, 1928-2008
  5. 4-H Homemaking Club, 1967-1993
  6. Financial, 1984-April 2000
  7. Correspondence, 1989
Clachan Women's Institute
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
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
Fonds · 1998-2005

Fonds consists of the full-range of corporate records divided into the following series:
-Council series, 1998-2000
-Treasurer's series, 1998-2005

West Elgin (Ont. : Municipality)
Fonds · [1915?]-1989, predominant [1915?]-[1918?]

Fonds consists principally of black and white portrait photographs of First World War soldiers, collected and maintained by Rodney Branch 525, Royal Canadian Legion. Most but not all portrait subjects had a personal or familial connection to the Village of Rodney, the Township of Aldborough and/or the West Elgin region. Fonds also includes two black and white photographs showing members of the 91st Overseas Battalion, C.E.F., assembling and marching in Rodney, Ontario, February 25, 1916. Fonds also includes a typescript note, 1989, on Branch letterhead, concerning the photographs previously framed and displayed at the Clachan Hall.

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
Township of Aldborough fonds
Fonds · 1850-1997

Fonds consists of the full-range of corporate records divided into the following series:
-Council series, 1850-1997
-Treasurer's series, 1858-1997
-Clerk's series, 1866-1992

Aldborough (Ont. : Township)
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)
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)
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
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 · 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
CA ON00340 F1869 · Fonds · 1873-1981

Fonds consists of records, including marriages, 1897-1915, burials, 1904-1923, of West Lorne Methodist Circuit (includes Bismarck (now West Lorne), Townline Church in Aldborough Township, Eagle, Rodney, Glasgow, Clearville), 1875-1924; records of West Lorne Methodist Church, 1876-1907; records, including marriages, 1902-1913, of West Lorne Presbyterian Church, 1900-1923; records, including baptisms, 1918-1952, marriages, 1902-1950, burials, 1874-1961, of West Lorne Pastoral Charge (includes West Lorne Methodist Circuit, West Lorne Presbyterian Church, West Lorne, Eagle), 1873-1965; records of West Lorne United Church (includes West Lorne Presbyterian Church), 1915-1981

West Lorne United Church (Ont.)
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
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)