West Elgin, Municipality of

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42° 35' 47" N 81° 40' 28" W

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          59 Archival description results for West Elgin, Municipality of

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          Land Records series
          Series · 1844-1934
          Part of Ron Payne Collection

          Series contains land records, including deeds and mortgages, mostly pertaining to property in the Township of Aldborough, County of Elgin.

          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)
          Letterhead series
          Series · [ca. 1881-1969]
          Part of Ron Payne Collection

          Series contains letterhead, invoices and account statements from various businesses in Elgin County, with an emphasis on West Elgin. Series is arranged into the following files:
          -Letterhead - West Lorne, Ontario businesses
          -Letterhead - Eagle, Ontario businesses
          -Letterhead - Rodney, Ontario businesses
          -Letterhead - St. Thomas, Ontario businesses
          -Letterhead - Miscellaneous businesses in Elgin County

          Maps and Plans series
          Series · [ca. 1871-1970s]
          Part of Ron Payne Collection

          Series contains a map of Millersburg, a plan of part of the Town of Lorne and plans for homes in a subdivision in West Lorne.

          McRae Family fonds
          Fonds · 1885-2004

          The McRae Family fonds contains records and photographs of the McRae, Cook, Matheson, Hodges, Gray and McKenzie families, which was maintained by Mary Belle Cook (nee McRae). These families were originally from Scotland and settled in the West Lorne, Aylmer and St. Thomas areas. The fonds is arranged into the following series:

          Family Insurance Documnents series
          Land Records series
          Memorials and Obituaries series
          Personal Records series
          Photographs series

          McRae family
          Series · [ca. 1869-1999]
          Part of Ron Payne Collection

          Series contains miscellaneous documents collected by Ron Payne, which have relevance to Elgin County's history, with an emphasis on West Elgin, including the former Township of Aldborough, West Lorne, Iona and Eagle.

          Fonds · 1998-2005

          Fonds consists of the full-range of corporate records divided into the following series:
          -Council series, 1998-2000
          -Treasurer's series, 1998-2005

          West Elgin (Ont. : Municipality)
          Newspapers series
          Series · 1885-1967
          Part of Ron Payne Collection

          Series contains newspapers and articles from the West Lorne Herald, Rodney Chronicle, Mercury-Sun, The Rodney Mercury, West Lorne Sun, The West Lorne Express, Aldborough News and The Elgin Sun. With the exception of a newspaper aticle from the St. Thomas Times-Journal, all publications were published in West Elgin.

          Photographs
          Series · [191-?]-1988
          Part of Elgin Co-Operative Services fonds

          Series consists of black and white and colour photographs, negatives and slides showing Elgin Co-Operative Services employees, Directors, facilities, equipment, products and services, and events, [191-?]-1988. Includes photographs by Scott Studio, Elgin Studio and St. Thomas Times-Journal, St. Thomas.

          Photographs series
          Series · 1881-1979
          Part of Lemon Family fonds

          This series is comprised of 174 photographs which document the lives of Lemon family members. Most of the photographs were taken in West Lorne and vicinity.

          Photographs series
          Series · [ca. 1880-2000]
          Part of Ron Payne Collection

          Series contains original and copied photographs featuring views and individuals from Elgin County, with an emphasis on West Elgin.

          Police Village of Rodney
          Series · 1901-1907
          Part of Village of Rodney fonds

          This series is comprised of the records created by the Police Village of Rodney. Includes a minute book (1901-1907) and by-laws (1905-1907).

          Rodney (Ont. : Village)
          Postcards series
          Series · [ca. 1903-1980]
          Part of Ron Payne Collection

          Series contains postcards collected by Ron Payne. Most of the postcards were sent and/or received by Elgin County residents, mostly from Eagle and West Lorne, Ontario. Postcards are organized according to the following:

          R12 S1 Sh4 B5:
          -Items No. 1-102: Leather postcards
          -Items No. 103-150: Holidays (including Birthdays, New Years, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween and Christmas).
          -Items No. 151-162: Photographic Postcards featuring unidentified individuals or buildings.
          -Items No. 163-199: Postcards featuring regional scenes.

          R12 S1 Sh4 B6: Postcards feature scenes of Elgin County and St. Thomas, or were sent or received by Elgin County residents. There is an emphasis on West Lorne, Ontario.

          Programmes series
          Series · 1928-2008
          Part of Clachan Women's Institute fonds

          This series consists of programmes of the Clachan Women's Institute meetings, 1928-2008. Also included are speeches, mottos and songs, and certificates of participation.

          Promotional Calendars series
          Series · 1939-1973
          Part of Ron Payne Collection

          Series contains a collection of promotional calendars issued by businesses in West Elgin and collected by Ron Payne. Includes calendars from the following businesses:
          -Jas. A. Carmichael, dealer in Case Farm Machinery, West Lorne, Ontario (1939).
          -W. H. Staddon, Garage and Service Station, Eagle, Ontario (1946).
          -Thomson's Men's and Boys' Wear, West Lorne, Ontario (1964).
          -H. Miller Lumber and Supply Co. Limited, West Lorne, Ontario (1961).
          -H&B Economy Store, West Lorne, Ontario (1935).
          -Paton's Book Store, Rodney, Ontario (1965).
          -W.L. Garton & Son, Rodney, Ontario (1952).
          -Binks of Dutton (1973).
          -Frank Walker, Tinsmith / Eavetroughing / Sheet Metal Work / Hardware / Plumbing Supplies, Dutton, Ontario (1949)
          -Bonn's Supertest Service, Rodney, Ontario (1972).
          -Ron Kirschner, Bulldozing / Trucking / Scraper Work / Ponds Dug / Leveling & Land Clearing, West Lorne and Rodney, Ontario (1975).
          -Campbell's Hardware, West Lorne, Ontario (1943).
          -Charles F. Moore, Sheet Metal Work and Eavestroughing / Plumbing / Heating / Wiring, West Lorne, Ontario.

          Fonds · [1915?]-1989, predominant [1915?]-[1918?]

          Fonds consists principally of black and white portrait photographs of First World War soldiers, collected and maintained by Rodney Branch 525, Royal Canadian Legion. Most but not all portrait subjects had a personal or familial connection to the Village of Rodney, the Township of Aldborough and/or the West Elgin region. Fonds also includes two black and white photographs showing members of the 91st Overseas Battalion, C.E.F., assembling and marching in Rodney, Ontario, February 25, 1916. Fonds also includes a typescript note, 1989, on Branch letterhead, concerning the photographs previously framed and displayed at the Clachan Hall.