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1910-1921 (Creation)
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3 cm of textual records
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Edwin Zimmerman Yerex (1856-1926) lived in Little Britain, Ontario. He was married to Mary Henrietta Ashton, and had two children, Orville and Elba. Yerex was active in the business, social, and church life of Little Britain, and owned a summer home at Port Hoover, Victoria County, where he often hosted social and church events.
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This fonds was placed anonymously in the drop-box of State Library of North Carolina. It was forwarded to Trent University Archives by Victor Jones in March 2002.
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Fonds consists of a diary dated 1910-1921 that belonged to Edwin Zimmerman Yerex of Little Britain, Ontario. The diary is a rich source of information about the people and events of Little Britain and the surrounding area. People with surnames such as Archer, Ashton, Chapman, Trick, Yeo, Snelgrove, Drews, and many others, are referred to throughout. Yerex has entered his daily activities, such as excursions to "the lake", fishing trips, and trips to the Canadian National Exhibition, and often mentions the church, gardening, hockey, politics, i.e. Sam Hughes political meetings, the weather, and musical performances and fairs in the area. He has also recorded world events such as the Halifax explosion and news relating to WWI.
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Fonds acquired in 2002 from Victor Jones, State Library of North Carolina.
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www.trentu.ca/library/archives/02-1000.htm