This fonds consists of records accumulated by various Loyal Orange Lodges, of the Loyal Orange Association of British America, chiefly within the area of Bruce County, Ontario, including:

• Allenford Loyal Orange Lodge #968,
• Bethel Loyal Orange Lodge #1226,
• Centre Bruce County Loyal Orange Lodge,
• Chesley Loyal Orange Lodge #818,
• Dobbinton Loyal Orange Lodge #609,
• Dyer’s Bay Loyal Orange Lodge #1723,
• Ebenezer Loyal Orange Lodge #208,
• Elsinore Loyal Orange Lodge #1222,
• Kincardine Loyal Orange Lodge #765,
• Pinkerton Loyal Orange Lodge #803,
• Purple Hill Loyal Orange Lodge #612,
• Rosemount Loyal Orange Lodge #753,
• Royal Scarlet Chapter of Arran District Loyal Orange Lodge,
• Royal Scarlet Chapter of West Bruce Loyal Orange Lodge District,
• Southampton Loyal Orange Lodge #1284,
• Tara Royal Black Preceptory #436,
• Underwood Loyal Orange Lodge #1122, and
• Walkerton Loyal Orange Lodge #460.

It also includes materials collected and created by Robert Edgson who has, in the past, served at the executive level of local, county and provincial aspects of the Association and Royal Black Chapter. Fonds includes minute books, financial records, related publications and certificates.

This fonds consists of materials reflecting the concerns, research and activities of Concerned Farm Women from 1981 to 1988.
It consists of administrative records including documents reflecting the group’s aims and objectives, meeting minutes (primarily 1983), membership lists (1983-1988), pamphlets, newsletters (1982-1988), project activity reports, and correspondence. Scrapbooks and folders of newspaper clippings reflect the group’s activities as well as the financial crisis facing farmers in the 1980s. Two videocassettes also review the history and accomplishments of the organization. Correspondence, conference materials and speech scripts reflect the group’s lobbying efforts. Books, reports, articles and promotional material from other agricultural organizations concerning the financial state of agriculture in Ontario and across North America informed the group’s research and activities. Finally, two books published by the group: (1) The Farmer Takes a Wife: a study by Concerned Farm Women, resulting from a 31-page survey of approximately 600 Bruce and Grey County farm women, and (2) To Have and To Hold: a guide to property and credit law for farm families in Ontario” are included in the fonds.

This fonds consists of John Peirson’s diaries with enclosures, for the years: 1888, 1892-1919, 1921-1925, and 1927. His brief daily journal entries include information related to his family, political life, rural life, personal financial information, social engagements, church meetings, weather and farm operations and activities, including ploughing, sowing and the sale of animals. Mr. Peirson also makes mention of world events, including the sinking of the Titanic and the end of the Great War.

Journals after 1919 each continue to have the name “John Peirson” written on the title page, sometimes with the name of the person who gave the diary to him as a gift; however, most entries in those journals appear to have been written either by John’s daughter-in-law, Catherine (Black) Peirson, and/or his daughter, Mary Ann (Peirson) Hilborn, both of whom were living in houses on the homestead with John. These journals include references to “father” and his health. Other topics include social activities, Women’s Institute meetings, social visits, family life, and some financial information.

Enclosures in the diaries, such as invoices, statements and newspaper clippings, reflect some of the businesses in the community, such as W.A. Gerolamy, grocer; J.W. Chittick Burgoyne General Store; and The Tara Creamery. John Peirson’s involvement with the Burgoyne Cheese Company, and family events reported in the newspaper up to 1937 are also reflected in the enclosures.

This fonds consists of financial records, ships logs and Crown land patents created by and/or belonging to Captain John Spence and his sons, reflecting some of their personal and business dealings.

This book includes a stock book that lists the Tobermory General Store's inventory of dry goods, drugs, groceries, hardware and book accounts in January 1895. It also includes a daybook listing the customers and their purchases by day from April 1897 to July 1897. The back half of the book consists of the daybook for the Pike Bay and Dyer's Bay General Stores from July 1898 to January 1902.

Cargo book of Schooner Wanderer (initially belonging to the Port of Toronto, James Jackman Master; James Henry Jackman, owner), 1873 – [1882?] including Log Book commencing in 1883 with change of ownership to Captain John Spence of Southampton, Ontario. The ship's log, commencing in or around 1883 until 1887, records information about the weather and the ship's travels This includes records of travel on Lake Huron in the County of Bruce with references to Pike Bay, Point Clark, Port Elgin, Kincardine, and Saugeen. References to other ships include the Schooner Nemesis. Examples of goods shipped included wheat, peas, stone, barley, coal, lumber, bark, and salt.

This ledger and log book contains:

(a) Schooner Nemesis ledger (1875, 1876, 1877) expenses and earnings, and financial records related to Captain John Spence, John H. Spence and individuals to whom wages were paid, including Maurice Precious, Thomas Harkness, Asa Garned, Harry Jones, John Cornelius, Laughlin Currie, John R. Black, John McDuff, William Woolway, David Derick, Robert Parker, Charles Greenwood, Edward Marlton, Archie McDonald, Sam Noble, Thomas Tate, Ben Garrison, Martin Gillies, Frank Granville, Malcolm Mathieson, John Mathieson, George Currie, Alex McDiarmid, William McKenzie, Frank Longe, and Charles Hillard.

(b) Schooner Nemesis Log Book (1880), in which information about the weather and the schooner's journeys were recorded; and

(c) Schooner Wanderer log book for 1882, in which information about the weather and the schooner's journeys were recorded.

This fonds reflects Dr. Peter S. Schmalz’s career as an educator, researcher and author from the late 1960s to early 2000s. He used these resources in the creation of a Master's Thesis, a Doctoral Thesis, numerous learned articles, several books, and reports for the Ministry of Natural Resources, First Nations communities, the provincial government and federal government. The focus of his research and writing concerned First Nations as well as Town of Walkerton history.

This fonds includes over 700 published books (not including duplicates) which reflect Dr. Schmalz's primary interest in aboriginal contact with Europeans.

The fonds also consists of documents related to the history of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory (Saugeen First Nation and Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation) which reflect the communications and relationship between the First Nations and the Imperial and Canadian governments. These documents consist of photocopied records, many of which were copied from microfilm held by the National Archives of Canada, including material from NAC's reference number RG 10 (parts of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development fonds). Records also include microform, brochures, audiotapes and videotapes, newspapers and clippings, magazines and research cards.

Material in the fonds also reflects the history and experience of First Nations across North America.

The material further reflects Dr. Schmalz’s leadership in education, particularly as it relates to both the education of First Nation students and the education of others about the history of First Nations. Records relate to a co-operative education project, field archaeology and native studies summer course, as well as curriculum created by Peter Schmalz and other education resources.

Dr. Schmalz’s work, activities and interests are also reflected through his correspondence, publications, theses, and essays.

Finally, the fonds consists of articles, maps and original records reflecting Dr. Schmalz’s interest and research concerning the history of the Town of Walkerton and other regional history resources.

Series / File List:

Series 1 Research library of published books
File 1 Books about books
File 2 North American Native books
File 3 Canadian Indian archaeology books
File 4 Canadiana books
File 5 Non-Canadian books
File 6 Local history books
File 7 Black studies books
File 8 Music books and sheet music

Series 2 Saugeen First Nation and Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation related documents
File 1 Saugeen-Nawash rights and claims
File 2 Newspaper clippings, articles and manuscripts
File 3 Microform
File 4 Experience '81 project
File 5 Fishing rights
File 6 Bruce County censuses
File 7 Potawatomi among the Saugeen and Cape Croker
File 8 Currently not open to the public
File 9 Saugeen First Nation and Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation publications
File 10 Research cards

Series 3 North American First Nations resources
File 1 Visual materials
File 2 Theses and manuscripts
File 3 Published works
File 4 Letters, working papers, reports and other records
File 5 Audio and video materials
File 6 Newspapers, magazines and journals
File 7 Black studies resources

Series 4 Education
File 1 Co-operative education project
File 2 Reports and documents concerning development of education of First Nations people
File 3 Curriculum created by Peter Schmalz
File 4 Field Archaeology and Native Studies summer course
File 5 Education resources
File 6 Reservation : a role-playing simulation game

Series 5 Personal documents and publications
File 1 Correspondence
File 2 Manuscripts, theses and essays
File 3 Published books, articles and related documents
File 4 [There is no file 4]
File 5 Conferences and trips
File 6 Restricted reports
File 7 Miscellaneous personal documents

Series 6 Walkerton and area history resources
File 1 Research notes and newspaper clippings
File 2 Arthur James Kendall murder trial
File 3 Original records
File 4 Articles, manuscripts and reports
File 5 Photographs

Series 7 Regional history resources
File 1 Reports and photocopied documents
File 2 Articles and manuscripts
File 3 Maps

1857 diary of Alexander Edmison (1871-1928); sermons, news clippings and correspondence of the Rev. J. H. Edmison, chiefly while at Cheltenham, Ontario, Presbyterian Church. Includes unbound copy of Presbyterian Record, 1877, and Edmison's scrapbook that contains clippings, letters, and postcards from throughout his life.

Fonds consists of records of Eden Grove Methodist Circuit (includes Glammis, Purdy's Church in Brant Township), 1877-1925; records of Cargill Methodist Church, 1883-1923; records, including baptisms, 1918-1925, of Knox Memorial Presbyterian Church, Pinkerton, 1868-1925; records, including baptisms, 1902-1925, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Cargill (includes West Brant Presbyterian Church), 1892-1925; records, including baptisms, 1912-1963, marriages, 1911-1963, burials, 1911-1963, of Cargill Pastoral Charge (includes Eden Grove, Pinkerton, Eden Grove Methodist Circuit), 1911-1972; records, including baptisms, 1873-1926, marriages, 1904-1926, of Knox Memorial United Church, Pinkerton (includes Knox Memorial Presbyterian Church), 1873-1925; records of Eden Grove United Church (includes Eden Grove Methodist Church), 1885-1969; records of Cargill United Church (includes St. Andrew's United Church, St. Andrews United Church), 1904-1973; congregational minutes of St. Andrew's United Church, Cargill (includes St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church), 1911-1928

Fonds consists of records, including marriages 1896-1910, of Kincardine Methodist Church, 1861-1923; and records, including baptisms, 1919-1995, marriages, 1920-2000, burials, 1920-1943, 1948-1999, of Kincardine United Church (includes Kincardine Methodist Church), 1912-2013.

Fonds consists of records of Bervie Methodist Circuit (includes Bervie, Armow, Millarton, Kinloss, Zion Church), 1889-1921; records, including baptisms, 1896-1922, marriages, 1896-1917, of Ripley Methodist Circuit (includes Ripley, Bethel, Mount Zion (now Holyrood), Olivet, Clarke Church in Clarks Church), 1884-1922; membership record of Clarke Methodist Church, Clarks Church, 1903-1910; records of Ripley Methodist Church, 1885-1923; Woman's Missionary Society minutes of Kinloss Methodist Church, 1913-1920; records, including baptisms, 1901-1922, of Huron Presbyterian Church, Ripley, 1874-1922; communion roll/register of Knox Presbyterian Church, Ripley, 1910-1923; communion roll/register of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ripley, 1922-1925; records, including baptisms, 1922-1980, marriages, 1913-1942, 1955-1970, burials, 1942-1980, of Ripley Pastoral Charge (includes Ripley Methodist Circuit, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Knox Presbyterian Church, St. Andrew's United Church, Olivet, Clarks Church), 1913-1980; circuit register of Armow Pastoral Charge (includes Armow Methodist Circuit, Armow, Millarton, Zion Church), 1921-1954; records, including baptisms, 1920-1964, marriages, 1896-1950, burials, 1923-1955, of Bervie Pastoral Charge (includes Bervie Methodist Circuit, Armow Methodist Circuit, Armow Pastoral Charge, Bervie, Kinloss), 1896-1964; records, including marriages, 1913-1942, of St. Andrew's United Church, Ripley (includes Knox Presbyterian Church, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ripley Methodist Church), 1874-1995; records of Clarke United Church, Clarks Church (includes Clarke Methodist Church), 1900-1971; records of Olivet United Church (includes Ripley Methodist Church), 1920-1976; records of Kinloss United Church (includes Kinloss Methodist Church), 1920-2009; records, including marriages, 1923-1927, 1952-1954, of Chalmer's United Church, Armow (includes Armow Methodist Church), 1923-1970; records of Bervie United Church, 1940-1982; records, including baptisms, 1959-1966, of Zion United Church, 1959-1967; records of Millarton United Church, 1942-1973.

Fonds consists of records of Knox Presbyterian Church, Sutton West, 1878-1904; records of Sutton West : Knox Pastoral Charge (includes Sutton West Methodist Circuit [includes Wesley Church in Sutton West, Egypt, Virginia, Brown Hill, and Bethel Church in Georgina Township]; Sutton Presbyterian Mission [includes Knox Church in Sutton West, Knox Church in Egypt, and Cooke's Church in Pefferlaw]; Knox Church, Virginia, and Bethel Church in Georgina Township); Board and Committee minutes of Bethel United Church, Georgina Township; and records of Knox United Church, Sutton West (includes Knox Presbyterian Church), 1911-1997

Includes Minutes, correspondence, construction contracts 1959 - 1968

Fonds consists of records, including marriages, 1875-1886, 1895, of Hepworth Methodist Circuit, 1875-1925; records of Zion Methodist Church 1894-1918; records, including marriages, 1921-1925, of Shallow Lake Presbyterian Church, 1899-1925; records, including marriages, 1930-1957, of Shallow Lake - Hepworth Pastoral Charge 1927-1979; records, including marriages 1979-2000, of Hepworth, Zion - Amabel Pastoral Charge, 1979-2000; records of, including marriages, 2000-2013, and burials, 1980-2004, of Hepworth - Sauble Beach Pastoral Charge 1980-2013; records of St. Andrew's United Church in Hepworth, 1977-1988; and records of Zion- Amabel United Church in Sauble Beach, 1909-2009.

Fonds consists of records, including marriages, 1896-1924 (includes Birr, 1896-1898), of Gorrie Methodist Circuit (includes Howick Village Wesleyan Methodist Church (now Gorrie), Lakelet, Orange Hill Church in Howick Township, Zion Church in Carrick Township, Wroxeter, Ebenezer Church in Turnberry Township, Salem Church in Fordwich, Belmore), 1859-1924; records, including marriages, 1896-1924, of Wroxeter Methodist Circuit (includes Wroxeter, Belmore, Salem Church in Howick Township), 1890-1924; records of Gorrie Methodist Church, 1854-1915; records of Wroxeter Methodist Church, 1864-1925; records, including baptisms, 1893-1925, of Gorrie Presbyterian Church, 1893-1925; records, including baptisms, 1866-1869, marriage, 1866-1897, and burials, 1866-1882, 1885, of Wroxeter Presbyterian Church (includes Lisadel (now Fordwich), Howick Station (now Gorrie)), 1864-1916; circuit register of Gorrie Pastoral Charge (includes Gorrie Methodist Circuit, Gorrie, Orange Hill Church in Howick Township), 1922-1944; records, including baptisms, 1862-1951, and marriages, 1897-1949, of Wroxeter Pastoral Charge (includes Wroxeter Presbyterian Church, Wroxeter, Salem Church in Howick Township), 1862-1951; records of Salem United Church, Howick Township (includes Wroxeter Methodist Circuit), 1907-1949; records , including baptisms, 1899-1913, 1917-1921, 1925-1979, marriages, 1898-1920, 1925-1980, and burials, 1898-1907, 1910-1920, 1925-1979, of Gorrie United Church (includes Gorrie Methodist Circuit, Gorrie Methodist Church, Gorrie Presbtyerian Church), 1894-1984; records, including baptisms, 1901-1925, 1941-1981, marriages, 1901-1923, 1949-1981, burials, 1901-1922, 1931-1979, of Wroxeter United Church (includes Wroxeter Methodist Circuit and Salem Church in Howick Township), 1897-1985.

Fonds consists of records of Allenford Methodist Circuit (incudes Allenford, Elsinore, North Derby, County Line (Salem) and Skipness) 1883-1921; records of Allenford Methodist Church, 1905-1925; Trustee minutes of Park Head Methodist Church, 1876-1923; Official Board minutes of Allenford - Park Head Pastoral Charge (includes Allenford and Park Head), 1940-2011; records of Allenford United Church (includes Allenford Methodist Church), 1908-1981; and records of Park Head United Church (includes Park Head Methodist Church), 1920-2009.

Fonds consists of women's groups' records, 1938-1989, and youth group records, 1956-1959, of Settlement United Church, Tobermory, 1938-1991; women's groups' records of Harbour United Church, Tobermory, 1979-1991; records of Tobermory United Church (includes Tobermory Pastoral Charge, Harbour United Church and Settlement United Church), 1927-2012.

Fonds consists of records, including baptisms, 1908-1909, 1915-1916, of Mildmay Methodist Circuit (includes Mildmay, Otter Lake and South Line), 1880-1924; communion roll of Belmore and McIntosh Presbyterian Pastoral Charge, 1912-1924; records, including baptisms, 1872-1921, of Mildmay Presbyterian Church (includes Balaklava Presbyterian Church), 1872-1922; session minutes of Balaklava Presbyterian Church, 1877-1921; records, including baptisms, 1891-1962 and marriages, 1891-1967, of St. Paul's Evangelical United Brethren Church, Mildmay, 1891-1968; records, including marriages, 1905-1948, of Belmore - Mildmay Pastoral Charge (includes Belmore, Mildmay and McIntosh), 1896-1968; records, including baptisms, 1960-1975, marriages, 1958-1974, and burials, 1933-1976, of Mildmay Pastoral Charge, 1958-1995; records, including marriages, 1896-1952, of Mildmay United Church, 1896-1961; records, including baptisms, 1871-1948, of McIntosh United Church, 1871-1988; records of Knox United Church, Belmore, 1930-1976; and records, including baptisms, 1960-1975, marriages, 1958-1974, and burials, 1956-1976, of St. Paul's United Church, Mildmay, 1958-2006.

Fonds consists of marriages of Wesley United Church, Paisley, 1896-1924; Ladies Aid Society minutes of Ebenezer Methodist Church, Elderslie Township, 1911-1923; records, including baptisms, 1871-1925, of Knox Presbyterian Church, Paisley, 1860-1925; baptisms of Paisley Pastoral Charge (includes Knox Church, Ebenezer Church), 1941-1971; records, including baptisms, 1918-1941, marriages, 1896-1961, burials, 1918-1959, of Knox United Church, Paisley (includes Knox Presbyterian Church, Wesley Methodist Church), 1896-1986; records of Ebenezer United Church, Elderslie Township (includes Ebenezer Methodist Church), 1917-1972; records of Harmony United Church, Pinkerton (includes Knox Memorial United Church), 1948-2004