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William Murch fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1860-1890]

Fonds contains letters, notes and other documents collected by William Murch in his personal life and career as a bookseller and is arranged into the following series:
-Personal Records series
-Business Records series
-Publications series

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Publications series
Series · 1876-1889
Part of William Murch fonds

This series contains publications collected by William Murch, including:

  • Summer Resorts: Tourists Routes and Rates by the Grand Trunk Railway.
  • Tourist's Guide: Lehigh Valley and Erie Railways to Summer Resorts, 1876.
  • The Canadian Methodist Quarterly, January 1889.
Backus Family fonds
Fonds · 1825-1909

Records created, collected and/or maintained by the Backus family of Dunwich Township. The fonds is comprised of the following series:
-Land records series, 1825-1906.
-Historical records series, 1877-1909.

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Elgin Historical Show fonds
Fonds · 1970-2010

The fonds contains records created by the Kettle Valley Pioneers, largely reflecting the planning process of the annual Elgin Historical Show. Includes meeting minutes and attendance records from the Kettle Valley Pioneers. The fonds also contains correspondence, bulletins published by the Kettle Valley Pioneers, publicity and advertising materials, and scrapbooks. The fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Scrapbooks series, 1970-2005.
-Elgin Historical Show Materials series, 1979-1988.
-Administrative Records series, 1979-1989.
-Correspondence series, 1979-1991.
-Newsletters series, 1982-1996.
-Minutes series, 1979-2010.
-Attendance records series, 1984-2001.
-1985 IPM series, 1985.
-Publicity and Advertising series, 1991-1998.

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Newsletters series
Series · 1982-1996
Part of Elgin Historical Show fonds

Series contains copies of the official newsletter published by the Kettle Valley Pioneers that reports important updates for the club and Elgin Historical Show. The bulletin was originally titled “Kettle Creek Bulletin”. The title was changed to “Kettle Valley News” in January, 1993.

Series · 1985
Part of Elgin Historical Show fonds

Series contains bound final reports for the 1985 International Plowing Match which was held in Elgin County and includes reports from various committees as well as statements of receipts and expenditures. Series also contains loose papers including correspondence, a budget, site map, and copies of a report produced by Don Williams that was submitted to the final report. Includes an annotated photocopy of participants contributing to the Antique and Historical section of the plowing match.

Series · [ca. 1946-1965]
Part of Evelyn Moore Collection

Series contains records created, collected and maintained by the Yarmouth and Belmont Agricultural Society, likely acquired during Frank Moore's tenure as President of the society. Includes administrative and procedural records, correspondence, prize lists, newspaper clippings and ephemera.

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Fonds · 1874-2003

This fonds consists of member registers (1874-1960), meeting registers (1918-1960), minute books (1908-1981), correspondence (1940-2003), financial information (1886-1992), leases (1889-1899), and assorted ephemera relating to Masons in general, and events or persons belonging to Cameron Lodge. These records were created, maintained, and preserved by the Lodge, and remain of particular importance due to losing many records in their earlier years.

There are four series within the fonds:

  1. Administration (membership ledgers, minute books, and meeting information, and any other information concerning Lodge meetings)
  2. Correspondence
  3. Financial (cash books, account books, auditors’ reports, invoices, and receipts)
  4. Miscellaneous (blueprints for the 1957 Lodge building, copies of two original leases, information about an early member of the Lodge, and assorted materials relating to Lodge charity work and meetings)
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Shirley Ewanick Collection
Collection · [ca. 1990s]

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.

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Postcards series
Series · [ca. 1900-1997]
Part of Ken Verrell Collection

Series contains postcards collected by Ken Verrell. There is a strong emphasis on postcards with railway pictures of trains and locomotives, stations and bridges. The series also contains postcards with scenic views, streetscapes and buildings throughout Elgin County, including in Port Stanley, St. Thomas, Rodney, Dutton, Vienna and Port Burwell.

Correspondence series
Series · 1917-1979
Part of Lemon Family fonds

This series is comprised of a Christmas greeting card sent out by Grace F. Sharratt of West Lorne, 1917, as well as correspondence relating to the recognition dinner being held by the Kiwanis Club of West Lorne, to recognize charter member Earl Lemon on May 2, 1979.

By-laws series

This file contains the following records:
-By-laws of the West St. Thomas District No.9, July 9, 1938 (2 copies).
-Correspondence from the Rebekah Assembly of Ontario, I.O.O.F., to ina Ross of Shedden, regarding the by-laws of the St. Thomas West District #9, July 4, 1944.
-By-laws of the West St. Thomas District No. 18, November 18, 1954 (2 copies).
-Amendments to the By-laws of the West St. Thomas District No. 18, June 22, 1983 (2 copies).

Fonds · 1941-2016

Fonds consists of records created by the Boxall Women's Institute. Fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Meeting Minutes series
-Meeting Programs series
-Tweedsmuir History series

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Bruce Marshall Collection
Collection · [ca. 1955-1975]

Fonds consists of 36 photographs collected by Bruce Marshall. Many of the photographs are of minor hockey teams, many of which were connected to St. Thomas, Ontario.

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