The fonds consists of three farm account books belonging to Emery Cowing and Robert Cowing, of East Zorra Township.
Cowing familyThe fonds consist of records related to the history of the Crawford family. They are arranged into the following series and subseries:
Series 1: Diaries
Subseries A: Benjamin Benedict Crawford (1800, 1810-1859)
- This Series consists primarily of diaries of Benjamin B. Crawford. These include a diary of a trip to Upper Canada in 1800, as well as yearly diaries from 1810 to 1859. Diary entries relate to; the weather; farm activities; social events in the community; births, marriages and deaths of his family and his neighbours; experiments with crops and prices of supplies and produce; Kings County court sessions; the Rebellion of 1837; elections; and services in the Anglican church in the Ingersoll area. Daniel Nathan Crawford, the eleventh child of Benjamin Benedict Crawford, continued his father’s diary during the latter’s final illness, and after his death for the remainder of 1859.
- This subseries also includes transcripts of a majority of the diaries, made by Blanche Crawford, in 1938.
Subseries B: James Augustus Crawford (1865-1882)
- The diaries of James Augustus Crawford, a son of Benjamin Benedict Crawford, note farm duties, and family and community activities.
Subseries C: Leeman Wallace Crawford (1877)
- The diary of Leeman Wallace Crawford (son of James Augustus Crawford, and a carriage- maker at London), contain entries describing his work, with some references to politics, and family and community affairs.
Subseries D: Charles W.A. Crawford (1848-1875)
- The diaries of Charles W.A. Crawford contain description of his daily work, including purchases, sales, and debts related to his farming businesses. These diaries have been transcribed by a member of the Crawford family.
Subseries E: Eliza Georgina Crawford Nichols (1930-1945)
- The diaries of Eliza Georgina Crawford continue daily musings of people and events.
Series 2: Correspondence [18-- ] – [1995] (not inclusive)
- Includes correspondence of various members of the Crawford family concerning personal and family matters. Letters also include correspondence to/from Ruth (nee Crawford) Ellis regarding family genealogy.
Series 3: Writings of Christopher Colin Crawford (ca. 1880s)
- Includes unpublished manuscript writings (poetry and prose). Tiles are as follows:
Poems:
Battle of Queenston Heights
India’s Golden Gate
The Lamb
Lines Written on the death of late Mrs. H. Guppy
The Metis
The Rockies
The Shanly Boy
Prose:
Along the Bow
Camp Life on the Bow River
Chinook Winds
A Frontier Town
Infidelity
Latest Mining News from British Columbia
On Leaving Silver City
Montana
The Serpent
A Visit to Morley
Winter, 1885-1886
A Word about the Provincial Agricultural Exhibition of Asaboia
Series 4: Genealogy ([18-- ] – 2007)
- A very complete and detailed genealogy of the generations of the Crawford family in North America beginning with John and Jane Henderson Crawford, whom arrived in Connecticut, United States from Ireland. It contains dates and places of birth, marriages and deaths; details on families into which Crawfords married; and often a description of the individuals the early genealogy was prepared in 1927 by Mrs. Olive Arnold Crawford of Ingersoll, Ontario, with the assistance of certain relatives, while the later and more complete family history was completed by Ruth Ellis.
- Includes research papers and notes, newspaper clippings, and photographs, as well as a copy of “The Crawford Family” by Ruth Ellis.
Series 5: Almanacs (1761, 1814-1853)
- Contains New Brunswick, New England, Maine, Canada West Farmer’s Almanacs, and several Medical Almanacs. These are arranged alphabetically according to the locality for which they were calculated. Occasionally, a diary was bound into an Almanac, and these volumes have been stored with the diaries.
The fonds consists of one account book (1900-1904) compiled by Daniel Giles, farmer on the 14th Line, East Zorra Township.
Giles, DanielThe fonds consists of records related to the Tate and Innes families of West Zorra and East Nissouri Townships. They are arranged into the following Series:
Series 1: Genealogy
Series 2: Correspondence
Series 3: Photographs
Series 4: Schools
Series 5: Harrington Presbyterian Church
Series 6: Brooksdale Women’s Institute
Series 7: Zorra Caledonian Society
Series 8: Miscellaneous
The fonds consists of records related to the East Nissouri Jr. Institute and include minutes as well as miscellaneous items related to their activities.
East Nissouri Jr. Women's InstituteThe fonds consists of materials related to the life Frank Eaton Ellis including newspaper articles, transcription of radio addresses, family and farm photographs, and farming financial ledgers. Several materials relate to his time at the Ontario Agricultural College as well as his time as the President of the Oxford County Federation of Agriculture, President of the Ontario Hatcheries Association, as well as editor of the Family Herald.
Ellis, Frank E.The fonds consists of records related to Frederick E. Burgess and family. It is arranged into the following series and subseries:
Series 1: Wills
Series 2: Land and Loan records
Series 3: Legal
Subseries A: Standard Tube Pollution
Subseries B: Tobacco Seizure
Series 4: Correspondence
Series 5: Military
Subseries A: WW2 Active service records
Subseries B: Post-War records
Subseries C: Pension
Series 6: Miscellaneous
Subseries A: Photopathological Inspection
The fonds consists of the following series:
Series 1: Diaries (belonging to Leola Giles)
Series 2: Photographs
Series 3: Miscellaneous
Giles-Hallock family
The fonds consists of a Treasurer’s Book (ca. 1972-1992) and a Scrapbook of various materials related to the operation and activities of the Innerkip West 4-H Club between the years 1980-1982. Such materials include:
Attendance sheetsAwards Programmes
Minutes of the Meetings (or Secretary Reports) of the Innerkip West 4-H including such groups as the Homemaking Club, Munchkins, “Breadwinners”, Quilting Club, Etiquette for the 80’s, Social Recreation, etc.
Newspaper clippingsPhotographs including the Innerkip 4H Club “What shall I wear” group
Treasurer’s Book – ca. 1972-1992
Innerkip West 4-H Club
The fonds consists of records related to John N. Chambers and family and is arranged into the following Series:
Series 1: Genealogy
Subseries A: Family histories and trees
Subseries B: Marriage
Subseries C: Wills
Subseries D: Deaths and Cemeteries
Subseries E: Insurance and Tax Assessments
Subseries F: Photographs
Subseries G: Miscellaneous
Series 2: Land Records
Series 3: Correspondence
Series 4: Letters to the Editor
Series 5: Journals
Series 6: Financial
Series 7: Agriculture
Series 8: Community
Subseries A: Education
Subseries B: Religion
Subseries C: Local Government
Subseries D: Organizations and businesses
Subseries E: Miscellaneous
The fonds consists of four diaries created by Joseph Peers, of East Oxford Township, between the years 1865 and 1878.
Peers, Joseph LewisThe fonds consist of various materials related to John Morrison’s Ayrshire breed including:
1 booklet entitled “Official Canadian Records of Ayrshires”. – 1917
20 Canadian Record of Performance Certificates given by the Canadian Ayrshire Breeders Association to cows owned by John. A. Morrison. - 1915- 1924. (some also have attached a Record of Performance from the Office of the Livestock Commissioner, Ottawa)
Morrison, JohnFonds consists of records of the North Norwich Agricultural Society, including a minute book containing lists of directors and executive members, and minutes of regular meetings, committee meetings, and annual meetings; and a catalogue of expenses for agricultural education supplies, such as books and magazines, garden tools, and classroom materials (such as microscopes, petri dishes, incubators, and other materials).
For a more detailed description, use this link to the Archives of Ontario's descriptive database: http://ao.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/PROV/PROV/REFD+F+1260?SESSIONSEARCH
North Norwich Agricultural SocietyThe fonds consist of records related to the activities of the Oxford County Federation of Agriculture. They are arranged into the following series and subseries:
Series 1: Newsletters
Series 2: Photographs
Subseries 1: Delegates to Ontario Federation of Agriculture Convention
File 1, 1976
File 2, 1975
File 3, 1982
Subseries 2: Oxford County Federation of Agriculture Events
File 1, 1975
File 2, circa 1975
Subseries 3: A Taste of Oxford
File 1, 1995
File 2, 1996
File 3, 1997
File 4, 1998
Series 3: Documents
File 1, Correspondence 1992- 1994
File 2, Reports 1992 to 1999
File 3, Brochures
File 4, Submissions and Briefs
File 5, Membership
File 6, News Releases and Articles
File 7, Meeting Agendas, Minutes and Resolutions, 1957, 1975-1977, 1993-1994
File 8, Miscellaneous, 1994
Series 4: Ontario Federation of Agriculture Media Award
File 1, Nomination of Elizabeth Payne
The fonds consists of photographic negatives featuring members of the Patteson family. Most of the photographs on the glass plate negatives were taken by Rose MacInnes (nee Patteson) and feature the Pattesons on their estate in Eastwood, Ontario (the former Admiral Henry Vansittart property). The film negatives feature Daisy (Christine Millicent) Moss (nee Patteson) and her son Pat (Thomas) Moss.
It is arranged into the following series and subseries:
Series 1: Glass Negatives - Eastwood
Series 2: Film Negatives - Pat & Daisy Moss
The fonds consists of records related to Dereham Centre Sabbath Sunday School, including annual meeting minutes, as well as list of officers elected, teachers, and students attending the school each year. Likewise, the fonds consists of two financial ledgers related to the operation of the Adamson farm located on Concession 6, Lot 14, Dereham Township.
Adamson, Robert ErnestThe fonds consists of one diploma awarded to R.G. Marshall by the West Zorra and Embro Agricultural Society in 1939 for meritorious service to agriculture.
Marshall, Robert HenryThe fonds consists of legal records related to the pipeline used to convey water to the cheese company, as well as the sale of the factory in 1913.
Spring Cheese Manufacturing CompanyThe fonds consists of three books created and compiled by Thomas Preston Hart between 1881 and 1890, related to financial matters concerning his farm/business.
Hart, Thomas Preston