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Collection contains material collected, created or maintained by Shirley Ewanick, mostly regarding the history of cemeteries in Elgin County. Also contains research material relating to the history of street names in St. Thomas.

Fonds consists of over 550 photographs documenting staff, products, operations, equipment and facilities of Elgin Handles Limited, St. Thomas.

Fonds consists of records of the Iona Station Women’s Institute.
Fonds includes the following series:
-Minutes, 1928-1990
-Programmes, 1929-1978
-Tweedsmuir History, 1929-1984
-Scrapbooks, 1958-1990

Fonds consists of Quarterly Board minutes of Peel Wesleyan Methodist Circuit (includes Drayton, Zion Church in Peel Township, Spring Hill, Hollen, Goshen, Bethel, Glen-Allan Huston, Wesley Church in Rothsay, Macton, Maryborough) 1862-1869; records of Peel Methodist Circuit (includes Peel Wesleyan Methodist Circuit, Glen-Allan, Hollen, Spring Hill, Olivet), 1869-1904; records, including baptisms, 1864-1877, marriages, 1864-1893, 1896, burials, 1864-1874, of Glen-Allan and Hollen Presbyterian Churches; records, including marriages, 1897, 1911, of Glen Allan Methodist Circuit (includes Peel Wesleyan Methodist Circuit, Peel Methodist Circuit, Glen-Allan, Hollen, Olivet), 1873-1925; financial records of Drayton Methodist Circuit (includes Drayton, Zion Methodist Church in Peel Township), 1902-1925; records of Drayton Methodist Church (includes Drayton Wesleyan Methodist Church), 1872-1915; records of Goshen Methodist Church, 1886-1922; marriage register of Glen-Allan Methodist Church, 1896-1923; marriage register of Knox Presbytereian Church, Glen-Allan, 1896-1923; annual financial statements of Stirton Pastoral Charge (includes Stirton Methodist Circuit (includes Stirton, Goldstone, Goshen), 1906-1928; annual financial statements of Goldstone Pastoral Charge (includes Goldstone, Goshen), 1931, 1935; records, including baptisms, 1908-1962, marriages, 1898-1959, burials, 1909-1959, of Glen-Allan Pastoral Charge (includes Peel-Maryborough Presbyterian Pastoral Charge, Linwood Methodist Circuit, Glen-Allan Methodist Circuit, Knox Presbyterian Church in Glen-Allan, Glen-Allan, Hollen, Knox United Church in Glen-Allan; records, including baptisms, 1903-1978, marriages, 1902-1991, burials, 1902-1980, of Drayton Pastoral Charge (includes Drayton, Zion Church in Peel Township), 1902-1991; Session minutes of Glen Allan United Church, 1961-1973; records of Drayton United Church (includes Drayton Methodist Church), 1890-1989; annual meeting minutes of Goshen United Church, 1928-1938.

Fonds consists of records, including marriages, of Central Methodist Church, St. Thomas, 1887-1925; records, including baptisms, 1922-1959, marriages, 1914-1986, burials, 1937-1974, of Central United Church, St. Thomas (includes Central Methodist Church), 1918-1991

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

This fonds comprises records created and/or maintained by Garnet Trevithick during his time as teacher and principal at St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, and during his personal life. Fonds is divided into the following series:
-Personal records series, 1919-1993.
-Photographs series, ca. 1932-1989.
-General History series, 1965-1988.
-Publications series, 1991.

Fonds contains records created or collected by Kenneth McIver Williamson, who owned and operated local businesses and was also involved in municipal politics, serving as Reeve, Town of Aylmer from 1952-1956 and Warden, County of Elgin in 1954. Includes correspondence, prepared speeches, photographs, an architectural plan and letterhead.

Fonds is comprised of photographs of early families that settled on Nova Scotia Line. These families include the Hankinsons, Haggans and Chutes. The fonds also includes general historical records such as memorial cards, correspondence and an early marriage registration, regarding these families.

Fonds consists of records created and maintained by the St. Thomas Maple Leaf Chapter No. 3 of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Fonds contains photographs documenting the history of the Aylmer Fair, predominantly from 1974-1982, as well as newspaper clippings relating to the 1983 Fair and and entry tags and ribbons from 1995 and 1996.

Collection consists of photographs, newspapers and other documents collected by Maggie Moore, predominantly relating to Shedden, Ontario.

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

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.

Fonds consists records, including baptisms, 1822-1846, marriages, 1833-1839, and burials, 1829-1844, of Malahide Wesleyan Methodist Circuit (includes Malahide Methodist Episcopal Circuit, Malahide, Yarmouth Township, Dunboyne, Luton, Copenhagen, Mount Salem, Bayham Township), 1769-1846; records, including marriages, 1897-1916, of Malahide Methodist Circuit, 1867-1925; Sunday School records of Luton Methodist Church, 1884-1894; deed of Fairview Methodist Church, 1885; records, including marriages, 1912-1925, of Corinth Pastoral Charge (includes Corinth Methodist Circuit, North Hall, North Bayham), 1897-1928; records, baptisms, 1935-1946, marriages, 1929-1979, burials, 1935-1946, of Richmond - Corinth Pastoral Charge (includes Richmond Methodist Circuit, Summers Corners, Fairview, North Bayham, North Hall), 1915-1967; records, including baptisms, 1899-1951, baptismal stubs, 1954--1957, marriages, 1901-1965, and burials, 1901-1972, of Malahide-Richmond Pastoral Charge (includes Luton, Copenhagen, Dunboyne, and Mount Salem, and Richmond), 1899-2013; records of North Hall United Church, 1900-1934; marriage register of Luton United Church, 1917-1936; records of Mount Salem, 1935-1945; records of Copenhagen United Church, 1939-1964; records of Port Bruce Sunday School, 1952-1961; records of Richmond United Church, 156-1973; records of Summer's Corners United Church (includes Summer's Corners Methodist Church), 1917-1979; and correspondence regarding anniversary of Cheapside United Church, 1963.

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

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.

The Aylmer Centennial Garden and Horticultural Society fonds consists of 3 scrapbooks, and associated negatives, encompassing the years 1972-1997, that document the Society's meetings, activities, events, and members.

Fonds consists of scrapbooks compiled by Elgin County Pioneer Museum staff members and volunteers to document their own activities as well as significant events in St. Thomas and Elgin County. Fonds also contains a scrapbook dedicated to information about Jumbo the Elephant.

This fonds consists of the records generated by Ned Sparks and his family ([18--?]-1969), detailing his family history, life, and professional career. The majority of the records pertain to his childhood and family in St. Thomas, Ontario, as well as to his later professional career as a film star, comedian, and performer. Much of the records are believe to have been compiled by his sister, Gladys Sparkman.

The fonds is arranged into four series, including: postcards, publications, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.
-Photographs, ca. 1860-ca. 1975
-Correspondence, 1904-1998
-Postcards, 1905-1928
-Newspaper clippings, 1936-1938