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Archival description
1830s-1990s

The collection consists of various materials relating to the Vansittart family (specifically Vice Admiral Henry Vansittart) and to the early history of Woodstock. It includes newspaper clippings, land documents, wills and other legal style documents, photographs, booklets and essays as well as a framed miniature portrait and military cross. Subject Files are as follows:

  • Admiral Henry Vansittart
  • Vansittart Family
  • John George Vansittart
  • George Henry Vansittart
  • Vansittart Legal Documents
  • Land Documents (Lot 15, Concession 1, Township of Blandford)
  • Vansittart Homes (Eastwood Park and Bysham Park)
  • Old St. Paul’s Church
  • Andrew Drew
  • Vansittart Avenue
  • Miscellaneous Local History (including the Old Stage Road)
  • Correspondence of George A. Calder
Calder, George
Sawtell family fonds
Item · 1835-1940s, 1980s, 2003-05

The fonds consists of records related to the Sawtell family’s history, Oxford County, Brantford, and southern Ontario. It is arranged into the following series:

Series 1: Sawtell Papers
Series 2: Newspaper clippings
Series 3: Scrapbooks

Pearce Family collection
Item · 1899-1964

The fonds consists of records related to the Pearce family and the history of Woodstock, Ontario. It is arranged into the following series and subseries:

Series 1: Education
Subseries A: Chapel School
Subseries B: Woodstock College
Subseries C: McMaster
Subseries D: Miscellaneous

Series 2: Religion
Subseries A: College Street United Church
Subseries B: Old St. Paul’s
Subseries C: Miscellaneous

Series 3: Woodstock
Subseries A: Old Boy’s Reunion
Subseries B: Tourism
Subseries C: Museum

Brooksdale Church fonds
Item · 1872-1997

The fonds consists of records related to the day-to-day activities of the Brooksdale Presbyterian Congregation and St. Andrews United Church, Brooksdale between the years 1872 and 1997 and are arranged into the following Series:
Series 1: Minutes
Series 2: financial
Series 3: Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Subseries A: Minutes
Subseries B: Financial
Series 4: Ladies Aid
Series 5: Choir
Series 6: Sunday School
Series 7: Honour Rolls

St. Andrew's Church (Brooksdale, Ont.)
Embro Congregational Church
Item · 1886 - 1943

The fonds consists of records related to history and operation of the Embro Congregational Church. It is arranged into the following series:

    Series 1: Minutes
Series 2: Financial
Embro Congregational Church
Fonds · [189 - ] - 1917

The fonds consists of the following Series:

Series 1: Financial
Series 2: Ladies Aid Society
Series 3: Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavors

Woodstock First Congregational Church
Vandecar Cemetery fonds
Item · 1850 - 1877

The fonds consists of one minute book for the Vandecar Cemetery with entries dated 1855, 1870, and 1877. The minute book also includes a handwritten contract for Simon Winchell Vandecar, who served as caretaker.

Vandecar Cemetery
Fonds · 22 April 1909 - 28 September 1911

The fonds consists of one Minute Book of the Epworth League from 22 April 1909 – 28 September 1911. In addition, a name index by page has been compiled by Eleanor Gardhouse.

Epworth League (Dereham Centre)
St. Andrew's Cemetery fonds
Item · 1826-2012

The fonds consists of records related to St. Andrew’s Cemetery in Thamesford, Ontario. It is arranged into the following series and subseries:

    Series 1: Administrative
Subseries A: Meeting Minutes
Subseries B: By-Laws
Subseries C: Cemetery Acts
Subseries D: Miscellaneous – Will
Subseries E: Cemetery Returns
Subseries F: Communion Roll
Series 2: History
Subseries A: General History
Subseries B: Newspaper Articles
Series 3: Financials
Series 4: Correspondence
Series 5: Photographs
St. Andrew's Cemetery Board of Trustees
Item · 1989-1995

The fonds consists of records related to Rev. C.H. Dickinson, including his personal writings.

Item · 1918-1999

The fonds consists of records related to the activities of the Woodstock Ministerial Association. It is arranged into the following series and subseries:

        Series 1: Minutes (1918-1985, 1989-1999)
Series 2: Financial (1930-1963, 1989-1991)
Series 3: Correspondence (1975-1997)
Series 4: Membership
Series 5: Miscellaneous
Woodstock Ministerial Association
R.E. Adamson fonds
Item · 1857-1926

The fonds consists of records related to Dereham Centre Sabbath Sunday School, including annual meeting minutes, as well as list of officers elected, teachers, and students attending the school each year. Likewise, the fonds consists of two financial ledgers related to the operation of the Adamson farm located on Concession 6, Lot 14, Dereham Township.

Adamson, Robert Ernest
Item · 1873-1963

The fonds consists of one ledger consisting of minutes and financial information of the Harrington Branch, Upper Canadian Bible Society dated 10 December 1873 – 5 May 1963.

Harrington Bible Society