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Archival description
Smith Family fonds
Fonds · 1937-1960

Fonds consists primarily of photographs of the Vernon Smith family and their friends in Port Stanley and vicinity. Fonds has been divided into the following series:
-Photographs, 1937-ca. 1957
-Newspaper clippings, 1956
-Essays, ca. 1957
-Correspondence, 1957-1960

Smith, Vernon (family)
Stan Speers Collection
Collection · 1896-1984

The collection consists of photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings and memorabilia documenting the personal history of Stan Speers, as well as the history of Port Stanley, Ontario and the surrounding areas. Main areas of interest include the Stork Club, Guy Lombardo, and the London Port Stanley Railway Line.

This collection contains the following series:
-Correspondence series, 1937-1960
-Documents series, 1896-1984
-Historical Records series, 1978
-Photographs series, 1925-1981
-Postcards series, 1912-1977

Speers, Stan
Fonds · 1895-1906

Fonds consists of the records of the College of the Disciples of St. Thomas, divided into the following series:
-Financial records, October 1895-October 1906.
-Minutes and membership series, 1896-1906

College of the Disciples, St. Thomas
Fonds · 2000-2016

Fonds consists of records created or collected by the Bayham Historical Society. Fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Minutes series

Bayham Historical Society
Richard Norman fonds
Fonds · 1960-1975

98 colour slides, depicting plowing matches, tractor pulls, the Lake Erie shoreline, and Port Stanley and Port Bruce harbour scenes.

Norman, Richard
Fonds · 1937-1999

Fonds consists of minute books (1937-1982), by-laws (1938-1983), and financial records (1996-1999) relating to the West St. Thomas District No. 49, No. 9, and No. 18 Rebekah Lodges. The fonds consists of the following series:

  1. Minutes
  2. By-laws
  3. Financial records
Rebekah Assembly of Ontario, Independent Order of Odd Fellows St. Thomas Lodge No. 18
Fonds · 1960-2012

The fonds contains the records of the Order of The Eastern Star, Golden Acres Chapter #305. Minutes from the meetings, membership records, and financial records from the Chapter are included.

The fonds is arranged into the following series:

  1. Minutes series, 1960-2012
  2. Correspondence series, 1961-1992
  3. Membership Records series, 1960-2001
  4. Bylaw Records series, 1961
  5. Financial Records series, 1960-2008
Order of the Eastern Star, Golden Acres Chapter No. 305 (Shedden, Ont.)
Fonds · 1953-1980

The fonds consists of the records kept by the Empress Chapter #277 of the Order of the Eastern Star. It includes minute books that also contain a record of the constitution of the chapter and a list of past members.

The fonds is arranged into the following series:

  1. Minutes series, 1953-1980
Order of the Eastern Star, Empress Chapter No. 277 (Port Stanley, Ont.)
Lemon Family fonds
Fonds · 1881-1981

Fonds consists primarily of photographs of the Lemon family and their friends in the West Lorne vicinity. There are also many photographs documenting the Lemon's Store in West Lorne. Fonds has been divided into the following series:
-Photographs, 1881-1979
-Historical Research records, 1904-1981
-Correspondence, 1917-1979

Lemon (family)
Ken Verrell Collection
Collection · [ca. 1851-2010]

Collection contains several thousand items, including correspondence, photographs, personnel records, financial records, subscription books, lease agreements, maps, plans and drawings from a number of railway companies that operated in Elgin County. This includes the Michigan Central Railroad, the London & Port Stanley Railway, the Pere Marquette Railway Company, the Grand Trunk Railway, the Wabash Railroad Company, Canada Southern, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, the Canadian National Railways, the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the Consolidated Rail Company (Conrail), as well as many of their subsidiary companies. There is a strong emphasis on the Michigan Central Railroad and the London and Port Stanley Railway.

The collection provides insight into the day-to-day interactions between local businesses, residents and the railway companies that were operating in Elgin County and increases our understanding of the county’s economic development over time. The collection documents changes in the county’s built environment as a result of the development of railway in the area, and illustrates the evolution of railway technology from early steam engines to electrified and high-speed rail.

The collection also includes personal records belonging to Ken Verrell, reflecting his role in various local organizations and his interest in railway history.

The collection is arranged into the following series:
-Photographs series
-Postcards series
-Michigan Central Railroad Records series
-Canada Southern Railway Records series
-Pere Marquette Railway Records series
-Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Records series
-London and Port Stanley Railway Records series
-Grand Trunk Railway Records series
-Wabash Railroad Records series
-Canadian Pacific Railway Records series
-Canadian National Railways Records series
-Conrail Records series
-Miscellaneous Railways Records series
-General Railway History series
-St. Thomas Railway History series
-Labour Unions Records series
-Elgin Photographic Heritage Society Records series
-Elgin County History series
-St. Thomas History series
-Personal Records and Memberships series
-Miscellaneous Records series
-Newspaper Clippings series
-Audio-Visual series

Verrell, Ken
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.

Ewanick, Shirley
George Melvin Kennedy fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1945-1982]

Black and white negatives and prints of various Elgin County and St. Thomas scenes, including the Elgin County Courthouse, Old English Church, Cadet parades, Elgin County bridges, roads, and swimming holes.

Kennedy, George Melvin
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)
Freemasons. Cameron Lodge, No. 232 (Dutton, Ont.)
Fonds · 1907-2004

This fonds is comprised of records relating to the Knox Presbyterian Church in Belmont. Fonds is comprised of the following series:
-Annual Reports, 1907-2003
-Cradle Roll, 1938-1980
-History, 1939-1997
-Sunday School, 1940-1976
-Photographs, ca. 1950
-Programmes, 1997-2004

Knox Presbyterian Church (Belmont, Ont.)
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.

Backus (family)
Aylmer Fair fonds
Fonds · 1974-1996

Fonds contains photographs documenting the history of the Aylmer Fair, predominantly from 1974-1982, as well as newspaper clippings relating to the 1983 Fair and and entry tags and ribbons from 1995 and 1996.

Fonds · 1890-1912

This fonds consists of financial records maintained by the W.L. Coulter, Insurance and Real Estate business, which was located in St. Thomas.

The records are primarily invoices and receipts from St. Thomas businesses. The fonds is organized alphabetically by the first letter of the name of the business.

Included in the first file is a biographical sketch and photograph of W.R. Coulter, photocopied from the publication "St. Thomas and Its Men of Affairs," 1914.

Coulter, William R.
Collection · [ca. 1800s - ]

The Elgin County Vertical File Collection is comprised of records originating from a database of miscellaneous items inherited from the Elgin County Library which were described at the file or item-level. Some of these records may eventually become part of another fonds or collection, but are currently maintained as part of this collection to enhance accessibility.

Collection

This collection consists of sample photographs taken from local studios. Many are unidentified, but are being maintained as representative of the photographers' work. Many are stamped with addresses and/or logo insignia.

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