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.

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.

The fonds consists of records related to history and operation of the Embro Congregational Church. It is arranged into the following series:

    Series 1: Minutes
    Series 2: Financial

The fonds consists of two book catalogues belonging to Embro Public Library.

The fonds consists of cash books related to schools in the Village of Embro. They are arranged into the following Series:
Series 1: Embro Public School (1898-1954)
Series 2: Embro Continuation School (1936-1943)

The fonds consists of one Minute Book of the Epworth League from 22 April 1909 – 28 September 1911. In addition, a name index by page has been compiled by Eleanor Gardhouse.

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

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

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.

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.

The fonds consists of records related to the Sutherland family and some of Embro and it’s past. It is arranged into the following series and subseries: Genealogy, which consists of notes and charts about the marriages, deaths, births, and lives of the Sutherlands. Correspondence, largely letters to Florence from her parents, with a few outliers to Hector, and other documents. Diaries, which are the personal diaries of Florence Sutherland. Photographs, which include the house the Sutherlands lived in, and various family members. Newspapers, consists largely of clippings with vague mention of the Sutherlands, Embro history, and other locations around Zorra. Miscellaneous consists of various odds and ends that didn’t quite fit in with the other records but are still related to the Sutherlands, or the town of Embro.

The fonds is arranged into the following Series:

Series 1: Genealogy
Series 2: Correspondence
Series 3: Diaries
Series 4: Photographs
Series 5: Newspaper clippings
Series 6: Miscellaneous

The 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.

The fonds consists of a financial ledger created and compiled by Frank Hyde between the years 1897 – 1902.

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 and contains mostly school records:

Series 1: S.S. No. 13 East Zorra
Series 2: Tavistock Public School
Series 3: S.S. Facey’s Public School
Series 4: Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School
Series 5: Miscellaneous (Rotary Club)

The collection consists of various materials relating to the Vansittart family (specifically Vice Admiral Henry Vansittart) and to the early history of Woodstock. It includes newspaper clippings, land documents, wills and other legal style documents, photographs, booklets and essays as well as a framed miniature portrait and military cross. Subject Files are as follows:

• Admiral Henry Vansittart
• Vansittart Family
• John George Vansittart
• George Henry Vansittart
• Vansittart Legal Documents
• Land Documents (Lot 15, Concession 1, Township of Blandford)
• Vansittart Homes (Eastwood Park and Bysham Park)
• Old St. Paul’s Church
• Andrew Drew
• Vansittart Avenue
• Miscellaneous Local History (including the Old Stage Road)
• Correspondence of George A. Calder

The collection consists of 11 scrapbooks of newspaper clippings related to:

File 1: Utting-McKinney Northgate Towers High Rise, Woodstock. – 1971-1974.
File 2: Goff High Rise Application Huron Street, Woodstock. – 1971-1975.
File 3: Happening ’73, Woodstock. – 1973.
File 4: Ingersoll Avenue Reconstruction, Woodstock. – 1973-1978.
File 5: Devonshire Avenue Subdivision, Woodstock. – 1974-1975.
File 6: Woodstock District Chamber of Commerce. – 31 January – 31 December 1974. (includes Happening ’74)
File 7: “Save the Golf Course”, Woodstock Golf Club. – 1974-1977.
File 8: Admiral Riddell Development Limited Condominiums – Northgate Towers, Woodstock. – 1976.
File 9: Woodstock District Chamber of Commerce. – 1975-1976. (includes Happening ’75)
File 10: Goff Application for Zoning By-law change on Huron Street, Woodstock. – 1976.
File 11: Innerkip Area Ratepayers Association. – 1977-1978, 1997.

The fonds consists of twelve diaries created by George Abbot Gray between the years 1857 and 1878.

The fonds consists of records created by George E.S. Crawford and are arranged into the following Series:
Series 1: Diaries
Series 2: Accounts

The fonds consists of the following series:

    Series 1: Diaries (belonging to Leola Giles)
    Series 2: Photographs
    Series 3: Miscellaneous