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Archival description
Don Cosens Collection
Collection · 1817-2015

Collection contains historical material pertaining to the history of Elgin County, which was collected by Don Cosens throughout his lifetime. Material includes photographs, postcards, business records, records from local families and individuals, ephemera, land records, estate records, scrapbooks, newspapers and newspaper clippings, fire insurance plans, art and reference material and books. The collection also contains material that reflects Don Cosen's personal involvement in a number of local organizations, as well as personal photographs.

The collection is arranged into the following series:

•Photographs series
•Postcards series
•William Hendershott series
•Cameron Family Records series
•Paddon Family Records series
•David Fleming Hunter Records series
•Wallace Verne Ferris Records series
•St. Thomas Jumbo Centennial Committee series
•St. Thomas Collegiate Institute Reunion series
•Edna Bennett series
•Estates Files series
•Land Records series
•Municipal World Inc. series
•Reference files series
•Scrapbook series
•Carolyn Curtis Records series
•Directories and Gazetteers series
•Elgin County Local History series
•Ephemera series
•Fire Insurance Plans series

Cosens, Don
Collection · 1904-1935

Collection contains day books documenting transactions for Dr. Homer Garfield McLay's medical practice in Aylmer, Ontario. Also includes a draft book, and one day book for Dr. H.G. McLay and McLay Miller.

McLay, Dr. Homer G.
CA ON00340 F1408 · Fonds · 1857-1991

Fonds consists of Quarterly Board minutes of Peel Wesleyan Methodist Circuit (includes Drayton, Zion Church in Peel Township, Spring Hill, Hollen, Goshen, Bethel, Glen-Allan Huston, Wesley Church in Rothsay, Macton, Maryborough) 1862-1869; records of Peel Methodist Circuit (includes Peel Wesleyan Methodist Circuit, Glen-Allan, Hollen, Spring Hill, Olivet), 1869-1904; records, including baptisms, 1864-1877, marriages, 1864-1893, 1896, burials, 1864-1874, of Glen-Allan and Hollen Presbyterian Churches; records, including marriages, 1897, 1911, of Glen Allan Methodist Circuit (includes Peel Wesleyan Methodist Circuit, Peel Methodist Circuit, Glen-Allan, Hollen, Olivet), 1873-1925; financial records of Drayton Methodist Circuit (includes Drayton, Zion Methodist Church in Peel Township), 1902-1925; records of Drayton Methodist Church (includes Drayton Wesleyan Methodist Church), 1872-1915; records of Goshen Methodist Church, 1886-1922; marriage register of Glen-Allan Methodist Church, 1896-1923; marriage register of Knox Presbytereian Church, Glen-Allan, 1896-1923; annual financial statements of Stirton Pastoral Charge (includes Stirton Methodist Circuit (includes Stirton, Goldstone, Goshen), 1906-1928; annual financial statements of Goldstone Pastoral Charge (includes Goldstone, Goshen), 1931, 1935; records, including baptisms, 1908-1962, marriages, 1898-1959, burials, 1909-1959, of Glen-Allan Pastoral Charge (includes Peel-Maryborough Presbyterian Pastoral Charge, Linwood Methodist Circuit, Glen-Allan Methodist Circuit, Knox Presbyterian Church in Glen-Allan, Glen-Allan, Hollen, Knox United Church in Glen-Allan; records, including baptisms, 1903-1978, marriages, 1902-1991, burials, 1902-1980, of Drayton Pastoral Charge (includes Drayton, Zion Church in Peel Township), 1902-1991; Session minutes of Glen Allan United Church, 1961-1973; records of Drayton United Church (includes Drayton Methodist Church), 1890-1989; annual meeting minutes of Goshen United Church, 1928-1938.

Drayton Pastoral Charge (Ont.)
Collection · 1841-1987

Collection contains materials collected or created by Duncan C. McKillop including business ledgers, photographs and miscellaneous historic documents and ephemera. Also contains records from Elgin County residents and families including Samuel M. Pearce, the McKillop family, the Fowler family, and from Edward Frost.

McKillop, Duncan C.
Collection · 1885-1891

Fonds consists of a Bailiff Process Book for the 4th Division Court in the County of Elgin, 1885-1891. Placed inside the book is a typed document that outlines the Phrenological Chart of D. McGregor.

Hale, Duncan Richard
CA ON00340 F1670 · Fonds · 1873-2011

Fonds consists records, including marriages, 1896-1919, of Dutton Methodist Circuit (includes Tyrconnel Methodist Circuit, Dutton, Wallacetown, and Tyrconnell), 1873-1925; Sunday School attendance records of Townline Methodist Church, Dunwich Township, 1895; records, including baptisms, 1876-2011, marriages, 1916-1954, 1970-2011, and burials, 1912-2011, of St. John's United Church, Dutton (includes Dutton Methodist Circuit, Dutton, Wallacetown, and Tyrconnell), 1876-2011; records, including marriages, 1897-1933, of Chalmers United Church, Cowal (includes Chalmer's Presbyterian Church, Lawrence Station Pastoral Charge, Dunwich, Largie, Lawrence Station, McBrides and Southwold), 1897-2011; records, including baptisms, 1927-1977, 1979-2010, marriages, 1912-1954, 1978-2011, of Wallacetown United Church (includes Wallacetown Methodist Church, Kintore Church, Tyrconnell, Dunwich Township), 1912-2011; records of Townline United Church, Dunwich Township (includes Townline Methodist Church), 1923-1963.

Dunwich Pastoral Charge (Dutton, Ont.)
Fonds · 1856-1958

Fonds consists of the records kept and/or maintained by the School Trustees of Dunwich S.S. #10 (Campbellton School)
They have been divided into the following series:
-History series, 1856-1938
-Administrative series, 1859-1958

Dunwich School Section #10 (Campbellton School)
Fonds · September 5, 1975-December 15, 1977

Fonds consists of the minutes of the Dutton 75 Women's Institute meetings as well as financial information and membership lists.

Dutton 75 Women's Institute
Fonds · 1911-1984

Fonds consists of records created, collected and maintained by the Dutton Women’s Institute, Dutton, Ontario including a history of the Institute's early activities, newspaper clippings, meeting programs, meeting reports, publications, a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, and the Tweedsmuir History of Dutton. Fonds is arranged into the following series: 1. Tweedsmuir Histories and Scrapbook 2. Activities 3. Meetings 4. Correspondence

Dutton Women's Institute
Earl A. Rawlins fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1939-1945]

Fonds contains notebooks and textbooks used by Earl A. Rawlins during his time at the RCAF Technical Training School in St. Thomas, Ontario, circa 1939-1945. The notebooks contain handwritten notes and diagrams.

Rawlins, Earl A.
CA ON00340 F1861 · Fonds · 1860-1934

Fonds consists of circuit register of Tillsonburg Wesleyan Methodist Circuit (includes Tillsonburg, Culloden, Richmond, Brownsville, Dereham Centre, Hatch's Chapel in Bayham Township), 1860-1871; Trustee Board minutes of Eden United Church (includes Eden Methodist Church), 1903-1934

Eden United Church (Ont.)
Eden Women's Institute fonds
Fonds · 1913-1992

Fonds consists of records created, collected and maintained by the Eden Women's Institute, Eden, Ontario, and includes a six-volume Tweedsmuir History of Eden, 1913-1992 and Meeting Plans, 1977-1988.

Eden Women's Institute
CA ON00279 F01-S114 · Series · 1933-2005

This series contains records concerning the involvement of the Sisters of St. Joseph in the London diocese in the field of education in St. Thomas, Ontario. While the records mention interactions with the Elgin County Roman Catholic Separate School Board and other schools in St. Thomas, the records in this series are all from or about St. Joseph’s High School. Material includes a feasibility study, yearbooks, news clippings, correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, and drama festival programs. The correspondence primarily concerns administration, funding, alumni events, and the Sisters who worked at the school. The major topics of the material are the Sisters’ employment, administrative concerns, the school’s drama department, and coordination of alumni events. There is also an annotated script for the play TUB by James W. Nichol, which the school performed in 1971.

Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.)
Fonds · [191-?]-1988

Fonds consists of records created, collected and maintained by Elgin Co-Operative Services, [191-?]-2007. Fonds is organized into the following series:
Photographs, [191-?]-1988
Miscellaneous Records, 1940-1984
Minutes, 1943-1998
Financial Statements, 1944-1995
Elgin Fruit Growers' Co-Operative Records, 1945-1961
Annual Reports, 1945-2007
Bond Issues, 1965-1975

Elgin Co-Operative Services
Fonds · 1947-2015

Fonds consists of records created and maintained by both the Elgin County 4-H Association and individuals within the 4-H program. It includes the 4-H Constitution, annual reports, minutes of meetings, financial records, correspondence, lists of members, project records and workbooks done by 4-H members, newsletters, and scrapbooks.

The fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Administration series
-Members series
-Projects series

Elgin County 4-H Association
Elgin County Archives fonds
Fonds · 1967-2018

Fonds consists of records created and maintained by the Elgin County Archives and is arranged into the following series:
-Accession Records series, 2001-2017
-Researcher Records series, 2004-2018

Fonds also contains digitized material related to commemorations of the fiftieth and sixtieth anniversaries of Vimy Ridge in 1967 and 1977.

Elgin County Archives
Fonds · 1907-2004

Fonds contains records created by the Elgin County District Women's Institute (East and West Elgin). Fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Meeting Minutes series, 1907-2004

Elgin County District Women's Institute
Collection · 1894-[ca. 1960]

Collection consists of fire insurance plans of St. Thomas, produced in 1894 and 1903. Also included is a map of highways in Elgin County, dated ca. 1960.

Fonds · 1971-2010

The fonds is arranged in two series:
Application Files series, 1971-1986
Minutes series, 1971-2010

Elgin County Land Division Committee
Collection

The Elgin County Microform Collection is comprised of the following records on microfilm and microfiche:
-Assessment and collectors' rolls for the different municipalities
-Complete microfilm copies of every census from 1842 to 1901 for the Province of Ontario
-Bylaws and minute books from municipalities within the County
-Tweedsmuir Histories
-Assorted city and county directories from Elgin and neighbouring municipalities
-Gazeteers and directories concerning Upper Canada, Canada West, and Ontario
-Business directories
-Diaries and letter books
-Scrapbooks
-Newspapers published in the County
-Surrogate Court Estate Files and Wills for the London District and Elgin County
-Surrogate Clerk of Ontario records
-Upper Canada Land Petitions
-Church records from various churches in the County