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Fonds consists largely of records created and collected by members of the Magrath family, including the Reverend James Magrath and his children, in the course of administering and occupying their farming estate (called Erindale) on the Credit River. Fonds includes correspondence, legal and financial records and ledgers, and plans of the estate and environs. There is also a small amount of material added to the fonds by later descendants of the family, including family histories and annotated transcriptions of the earliest Magrath correspondence.

The bulk of the correspondence consists of personal letters between family members, including James Magrath and his children, and most is written to Charles Magrath while on a trip to Ireland. Letters are largely concerned with family and personal affairs.

Note that the Magrath family correspondence includes occasional references to the activities of the First Nations (Mississauga Anishinaabe) people of the Credit area at that time referred to as the Credit Indians. The nature of these references is influenced by the perspective and prejudices of the Magraths.

The fonds comprises the following six series:

Series 1: Correspondence
Series 2: Legal records
Series 3: Financial records
Series 4: Family history records
Series 5: Erindale Estate maps and plans
Series 6: Transcriptions

Fonds consists of circuit register of Chinguacousy Methodist Circuit (includes Chinguacousy Wesleyan Methodist Circuit, Dixon's Church in Chinguacousy Township, Salmonville, Campbell's Cross (now Dublin Castle), 1872-1876; records, including marriages (includes Claude Presbyterian Church), 1857-1896, of Mayfield Presbyterian Church, 1832-1923; records, including baptisms, 1872-1909, marriages, 1897-1925, of Cheltenham Presbyterian Church (includes Mount Pleasant), 1869-1925; records, including baptisms, 1831-1995, marriages, 1896-1931, 1936-1967, burials, 1915-1927, 1952-1987, of Inglewood Pastoral Charge (includes Inglewood Methodist Circuit, Claude Presbyterian Church, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Inglewood, Mayfield, Cheltenham, Dixon's Church in Chinguacousy Township (now dissolved)), 1831-1995; Trustee Board minutes of Dixon's United Church, Chinguacousy Township, 1938-1948; records, including , marriages, 1934-1988, of Inglewood United Church (includes Chinguacousy Methodist Circuit, Claude Presbyterian Church), 1852-1994; records, including marriages, 1968-1998, of Mayfield United Church (includes Mayfield Presbyterian Church), 1857-1998; records of Cheltenham United Church (includes Cheltenham Presbyterian Church), 1884-1956.

Fonds consists of records, including marriages, 1910-1929, 1955-1977, of Ballinafad Pastoral Charge (includes Knox Presbyterian Church in Ballinafad, Churchill, and Melville United Church in Caledon Township), 1909-1977; circuit register of Glen Williams Pastoral Charge (includes Churchill, Limehouse), 1926-1939; records, including baptisms, 1833 - ca. 1910, of Melville United Church in Caledon Township, 1831-1910; records, including baptisms, 1936-1961, marriages, 1955-1984, and burials, 1935-1976, of Ballinafad United Church (includes Knox Presbyterian Church in Ballinafad), 1881-1997; and records, including baptisms, 1959-1980, marriages, 1960-1984, and burials, 1961-1999, of St. Andrew's United Church, Georgetown (includes St. John's Church in Georgetown), 1959-1999.

Fonds consists of records of Mono Mills Methodist Circuit (includes Mono Wesleyan Methodist Circuit, Adjala, Mono Mills, Mono East, Mitchell's Church in Mono Township, Raney's Church in Adjala Township), 1867-1925; records, including births, 1831-1877, baptisms, 1902-1924, marriages, 1898-1924, of Mono Mills Presbyterian Pastoral Charge (includes Bethel Church, Mono Mills, Mono East, Adjala), 1831-1924; records, including baptisms, 1878-1889, of Sloan's Presbyterian Church in Adjala Township, 1873-1924; records of Palgrave-Mono Mills Pastoral Charge (includes Mono Mills, Adjala, Hockley, Palgrave, Macville), 1973-1976; records, including marriages, 1896-1967, burials, 1948-1976, of Mono Mills Pastoral Charge (includes Mono Mills Methodist Circuit, Mono Mills Presbyterian Pastoral Charge, Adjala, Hockley, Mono Mills, Mitchell's Church in Mono Township, Raney's Church in Adjala Township), 1878-1991; records of Wesley United Church in Mono Township (includes Wesley Methodist Church), 1884-1959; records of Adjala United Church in Adjala Township, 1932-1972; records, including baptisms, 1942, 1944, 1963, of Hockley United Church (includes Hockley Union Church), 1924-1925; congregational records of Mitchell's United Church in Mono Township), 1952-1965.

Fonds consists of records of Eden Wesleyan Methodist Church (includes Switzer’s Station Methodist Church), 1832-1890; financial and statistical reports from Streetsville Methodist Circuit, 1832-1909; records, including baptisms, 1969-1981, marriages, 1975-1995, and burials, 1975-1995, of Eden United Church, Mississauga (includes Eden Wesleyan Methodist Church, Switzer’s Station Methodist Church, Huttonville and Britannia), 1867-1995.

The fonds consists of records that reflect the different roles that Janet played throughout her life as well as the various activities and functions she performed throughout the community. The fonds is arranged into five series and then various subseries, all of which reflect Janet’s diverse activities.

The majority of the records are textual (i.e. minutes, reports, correspondence, published material, newspapers, etc.) although there is also a sizable photograph collection as well as some maps and plans and even artwork. Fonds consists of: Binder Twine Festival programs, posters, artwork, committee minutes, advertising, press releases, copies of by-laws, books, correspondence, account ledgers, newsletters, speeches, research notes, newspaper clippings, cassette tapes, Kleinburg/community history notes (eg. United Church, historical buildings and homes, families and individuals), walking tour booklets, notes on Kleinburg and Vaughan development, Humber Heritage committee notes, agendas, newspaper clippings, reports, LACAC/Heritage Vaughan books, notes on heritage homes and architecture, minutes and agendas, manuals, newspaper clippings, reports, CFUW books, newsletters, pamphlets, journal articles, minutes, conference notes, newspaper clippings, Kleinburg Home & School Association notes, newspaper clippings, HELP newspaper clippings, minutes, newsletters, Operation Catch-Up files, CACY pollution and development notes, Dellcrest notes, reports, minutes, KARA agendas and minutes, notes, correspondence, address books, calendars, agendas, travel notes and booklets, guidebooks and maps for locations around the world, other Ontario and Canadian heritage books, reports, magazines (York, food, National Geographic, Beaver, cat), fiction books, journals, programs, pamphlets, maps, Kleinburg Shaw store account ledgers from late 1800s to ca. 1930.

Fonds consists of financial record book of Malton Primitive Methodist Circuit (includes Sharon Church in Toronto Township, Burnhamthorpe, Union Church in Etobicoke, Malton), 1876-1884; Sabbath School superintendent's minute book of Malton Primitive Methodist Church, 1878-1880; records, including baptisms, 1844-1886, marriages, 1858-1895, of Malton Methodist Circuit (includes Etobicoke Primitive Methodist Circuit [Ebenezer Church in Toronto Gore Township, Woodhill, Shiloh Church in Toronto Gore Township, Zoar Church in Vaughan Township, Smithfield, Claireville], Sharon Church in Etobicoke, Union Church in Etobicoke, Burnhamthorpe, Malton, Trinity Church in Toronto Township, Bethany Church in Toronto Township, Richview), 1844-1919; records of Malton Methodist Church, 1892-1900; records of Burn's Presbyterian Church, Malton, 1893-1945; records of Malton Pastoral Charge (includes Malton Methodist Circuit, Malton, Bethany Church in Toronto Township, Richview), 1910-1955; records, including baptisms, 1906-1955, marriages, 1906-1954, burials, 1906-1955, of Trinity United Church, Malton, 1906-1982.

Fonds consists of records, including baptisms, 1916-1919, marriages, 1897-1925, burials, 1915, of Alton Methodist Circuit (includes Alton, Charleston now Caledon, Melville), 1897-1925; records, including baptisms, 1889, of First Presbyterian Church, Alton, 1874-1917; records, including baptisms, 1865-1887, 1867-1876, marriages, 1858-1888, of Knox Presbyterian Church, Caledon (includes Chalmers Church in Caledon Township), 1848-1925; records of North Erin Congregational Church, 1872-1896; records of Alton - Caledon Pastoral Charge (includes Alton, Caledon, North Erin), 1967-1991; records, including baptisms, 1887-1981, marriages, 1897-1981, burials, 1951-1981, of Knox United Church, Caledon, 1887-1994; records, including baptisms, 1874-1938, 1919-1927, 1940-1965, marriages, 1905-1938, 1919-1965, burials, 1919-1965, of Alton United Church, 1874-1999; records, including baptisms, 1896-1948, of Knox United Church, North Erin, 1896-1971.

Fonds consists of records, including baptisms, 1849-1858, of Amaranth Methodist Mission (includes Orangeville, Melville, Garafraxa Township, Cataract), 1849-1884; records, including baptisms, 1852-1880, of Orangeville Primitive Methodist Circuit (includes Orangeville, Providence Church in East Garafraxa Township, Bethel Church in Amaranth Township, Salem Church in Amaranth Township, Bethesda Church in Amaranth Township, Ebenezer Church in Laurel), 1852-1886; records, including marriages, 1896-1920, of First Avenue Methodist Church, Orangeville, 1876-1921; records, including baptisms, 1904-1933, marriages, 1904-1945, burials, 1904-1932, of First Avenue United Church, Orangeville, 1904-1948.

Fonds consists of Offical Board minutes, 1851-1883, of Albion Primitive Methodist Mission (includes Albion East Circuit, Bolton, Albion, Columbia (now Coventry), Tecumseth Township, Shiloh in Albion Township, Caledon East, King Township, Palgrave).

Fonds consists of marriage register of Cooksville Wesleyan Methodist Circuit, Mississauga (includes Port Credit), 1857-1870; circuit register of Cooksville Methodist Circuit, Mississauga (includes Burnhamthorpe, Port Credit, Bethesda Church, Sheridan, Springfiled, Carman Church), 1883-1902; Board of Trustee minutes of Bethesda Methodist Church, Mississauga, 1864-1909; records of Cooksville Methodist Church, Mississauga, 1864-1924; records, including baptisms, 1901-1949, marriages, 1896-1934, burials, 1910-1973, of Cooksville Pastoral Charge, Mississauga (includes Cooksville Methodist Circuit, Sheridan, Brittania, Meadowvale), 1896-1973; records, including baptisms, 1952-1989, marriages, 1934-1996, of Cooksville United Church, Mississauga (includes Cooksville Methodist Church ), 1919-1995

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 Palgrave Methodist Circuit (includes Palgrave, King Church in King Township, Siloh Church in Albion Township, Churchill Church in Tecumseth Township), 1885-1924; subscription lists of Shiloh Methodist Church in Albion Township, 1921; records of Palgrave Methodist Church, 1904-1918; records of Macville Methodist Church, 1913-1924; Sunday School membership lists of King Methodist Church in King Township, 1919-1922; Official Board minutes of Palgrave - Mono Mills Pastoral Charge (includes Palgrave Pastoral Charge [inlcudes Palgrave, Shiloh Church in Albion Township, King Church in King Township, Castlederg, Macville], Adjala, Hockley, Macville, Mono Mills, Palgrave), 1964-1973; records, including baptisms, 1914-1956, marriages, 1915-1948, burials, 1914-1951, of Bolton Pastoral Charge (includes Bolton, Palgrave, Macville, Castlederg, Palgrave Methodist Circuit, Palgrave Pastoral charge [includes Palgrave, King (now King City), Shiloh]), 1914-1957; records of Palgrave Pastoral Charge (includes Palgrave Methodist Circuit, Palgrave, Shiloh Church in Albion Township, King Church in King Township, Castlederg, Macville), 1918-1976; collection book of King United Church in King Township, 1919-1922; records of Macville United Church (includes Macville Methodist Church), 1924-1976; records of Castlederg United Church, 1933-1965; records, including baptisms, 1896-1910, baptism stubs, 1933-1941, marriages, 1858-1887, 1958, of Palgrave United Church (includes Albion Primitive Methodist Circuit [includes Bolton, Albion, Columbia (now Coventry), Tecumseth Township, Shiloh in Albion Township, Caledon East, King Township, Palgrave], Palgrave Methodist Circuit), 1858-2006.

Fonds consists of records of Port Credit Methodist Church, 1908-1925, and records, , including baptisms, 1935-1992, marriages, 1912-1998, and burials, 1934-1987, of First United Church, Mississauga (including Port Credit Methodist Church), 1867-1998

Fonds consists of Board of Trustees minutes of Sheridan Wesleyan Methodist Church, 1868; records, including Sunday School Association of Trafalgar Township minutes, of Trafalgar Pastoral Charge, 1895-1960;
records of Sheridan Park Pastoral Charge (includes Trinity United Church, Park Royal), 1912-1964; records, including baptisms, 1961-1962, marriages, 1961-1963, burials, 1962-1963, of Sheridan United Church, Mississauga (includes Sheridan Methodist Church), 1896-2002; records, including baptisms, 1960-1963, marriages, 1963, burials, 1962-1963, of Trinity United Church, Park Royal, Mississauga.

Fonds consists of records, including marriages, 1896-1918, of Mono Road Methodist Circuit (includes Albion West Methodist Circuit, Brown's Church in Albion Township, Mono Road now Mono Road Station, Caesar's Church in Chinguacuousy Township, Macville, Sandhill, Salem Church in Albion Township, Wilson Church in Caledon Township, Caledon East, Centreville), 1875-1923; records of Caledon East Methodist Circuit (includes Caledon East, Wilson's Church in Caledon Township, Centreville, Mono Road, Caesar's Church in Chinguacousy Township), 1898-1926; records of Caledon East Methodist Church, 1899-1923; fianancial statemetn of Caesar's Methodist Church in Chinguacousy Township, 1923-1924;records, including baptisms, 1904-1951, marriages, 1911 (North Bay), 1904-1951, burials, 1904-1951, of Mono Road Pastoral Charge (includes Mono Road Methodist Circuit, Mono Road, Macville, Salem Church in Albion Township, Sandhill), 1904-1951; records, including marriages, 1898-1930, of Caledon East Pastoral Charge (includes Caledon East, Caesar's Church in Chinguacousy Township, Mono Road), 1898-1948; records of Caesar's United Church in Chinguacousy Township (includes Caesar's Methodist Church), 1922-1946; records, including, baptisms, 1908-1968, marriages, 1909-1983, burials, 1908-1984, of East Peel Pastoral Charge (includes Caledon East Methodist Circuit, Caledon East Pastoral Charge, Caledon East, Salem Church in Albion Township, Sandhill), 1908-1987; records of Sandhill United Church, 1929-1961; records of Caledon East United Church, 1910-2007.

Fonds consists of records of Huttonville Methodist Circuit (includes Brampton Methodist Episcopal Circuit, Brampton West Methodist Circuit, Brampton, Huttonville, Churchville, Home Church in Alloa, Springbrook, Glen Williams), 1875-1907; records of Huttonville Methodist Church, 1885-1905; cemetery book of Home Methodist Church, Alloa, 1889-1920; cradle roll of Huttonville Presbyterian Church, 1907-1923; baptisms of Norval Pastoral Charge (includes Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, Cheltenham Presbyterian Church, Mount Pleasant United Church and Norval United Church, 1912-1937; records, including baptisms, 1917-1957, marriages, 1896-1970, burials, 1914-1959, of Huttonville Pastoral Charge (includes Brampton West Methodist Circuit, Huttonville Methodist Circuit, Huttonville, Churchville, Meadowvale, Home Church in Alloa), 1914-11971; records, including marriages, 1963-1979, burials, 1963-1977, of Huttonville-Norval Pastoral Charge (includes Huttonville United Church, Churchville United Church, Meadowvale United Church, Home United Church in Alloa, Norval United Church), 1962-1989; records, including baptisms, 1964-1969, of Churchville United Church, 1944-1969; records of Meadowvale United Church (includes Meadowvale Methodist Church), 1915-1988; records, including baptisms, 1926-1989, marriages, 1927-1988, burials, 1928-1987, of Home United Church, Alloa (includes Mount Pleasant United Church), 1926-1994; and records, including marriages, 1979-1987, of Huttonville United Church (includes Huttonville Methodist Church), 1922-1997

Fonds consists of records created or collected by members of the prominent Gordon family of Port Credit during the course of their personal and professional lives.

While the records span three generations of the Gordon family, the fonds centres on the personal and professional records of George W. Gordon. His records, as well as smaller bodies of records created by four of his children, Lillian, Rhena, Francis (Frank), and Douglas Wilden, came into the care of his granddaughter, Sandra (Gordon) Moore who partially organized them and conducted related family research. Moore’s own records and those of her ancestors have therefore been treated as an organic whole and no attempt has been made to split the body of records into separate fonds; however, series are described in terms of the family member to whom records pertain (see below for series listing).

George W. Gordon’s records include a substantial number of letters dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century from members of the Wingfield, Beamish, and Gordon family members and acquaintances, relating to daily life in small Ontario settler and farming communities such as Utterson, Allensville, Port Credit, Springfield-on-the-Credit (now Erindale) as well as larger centres such as Hamilton and Toronto. Some letters came from further afield in the North West Territories, England, and the US. Domestic and personal records collected or created by Gordon also include administrative records related to fraternal organizations (Masonic and Orange Lodges), household receipts, farming expense accounts and diaries, land and financial records, and various ephemera.

The fonds also contains a significant body of records emanating from George W. Gordon’s role as justice of the peace and magistrate for Port Credit, including marriage licence applications, administrative records related to the Toronto Hamilton Highway Commission, and police court records. The latter include completed forms such as summons, warrants, and complaints, correspondence and signed statements made in court relating to criminal charges and civil infractions.

Records created by Gordon’s children, Lillian, Rhena, Frank, and Douglas Wilden include correspondence, photographs, ephemera, family research, and professional records related to teaching. Lillian Gordon’s records include a significant amount of mid-twentieth-century correspondence with suitors located in Ontario, the US and Germany.

Sandra Moore’s records contain a substantial amount of family research, including correspondence with relatives and records offices in North American and the United Kingdom. Her records include extensive documentation of the Beamish family of which one branch settled in Springfield-on-the-Credit.

Fonds comprises the following series:

Series 1: Wingfield correspondence
Series 2: Beamish correspondence
Series 3: Gordon family correspondence
Series 4: George W. Gordon domestic and personal records
Series 5: Lillian Gordon records
Series 6: Rhena, Frank, and Douglas Wilden Gordon records
Series 7: Sandra Moore (nee Gordon) records
Series 8: Gordon family photographs
Series 9: Gordon oversize records
Series 10: Gordon professional records

Fonds consists of records of Carman Methodist Church, Clarkson, 1878-1923; records of Clarkson Community Church, 1918-1924; records, including baptisms, 1933-1989, marriages, 1919-1993, burials, 1948-2001, of Christ Church, Mississauga (includes Clarkson Community Church, Clarkson United Church), 1878-2006.