Harley Lashbrook research file: Township of Aldborough history
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives163627
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Harley Lashbrook Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1967- ca. 2011
- Accession Number
- 2016-09
- 2018-35
- Storage Location
- W8 B5 F1
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Harley Lashbrook Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2016-09
- 2018-35
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- W8 B5 F1
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1967- ca. 2011
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Photocopied and original newspaper articles, compiled or created by Harley Lashbrook, during his research on the history of the Township of Aldborough. Compiled ca. 1960-1980s. Includes:
- -West Lorne Sun Aldborough Section- Centennial Edition, June 29, 1967. Includes articles such as: "Nelly Campbell first woman ashore at Aldborough's Plymouth Rock", "Oak Grove area settlers played prominent role in Aldboro's history", and "James Fleming tombstone".
- -"The Early History of Aldborough".
- -"Interesting stories about Aldborough in Dutton Enterprise": an index of stories, 1882-1908.
- -"Aldborough's Great History"
- -"Aldborough Settlers Found a helpmate in Flora McKellar".
- "Aldborough's First Settler Was Alone In the Forest Five Years: James Crane settled in 1811 and had no permanent neighbour until 1816, when Scottish families arrived; fine German stock helped development, which was slow"", June 29, 1927. (St. Thomas Times-Journal Special Edition on Aldborough and West Lorne).
- -"Old West Elgin Homes: The Brock's Creek McColl's Home".
- -"John Outdid Victoria in Early Elgin Street Names".
- -"Clachan Given Name by Early Mail Courier", London Free Press, 1937.
- -"Elgin Once Land of Great Oaks and Walnuts".
- -"Aldborough's Great History: Romantic and Colorful Part Played by Township; first Settlers Here Before Talbot", The St. thomas Times-Journal, August 4, 1950.
- -"James Fleming Elgin County's First Settler", Tillsonburg News, August 21, 1952.
- -photocopy: "Settler's Log Cabin Finally Succumbs To Ravages of Time", St. Thomas Times-Journal, August 23, 1963. Relating to the cabin of Delmer Binks.
- -a sticker: "West Elgin: In the Heartland of the 401 Highway", ca. 1970.
- -"Rodney, West Lorne Incorporated", The West Lorne Sun, December 17, 1987.
- -newspaper article: "Seaside Waterfronts Inc. Plan for Port Glasgow", ca. 2011.
- -scanned photograph of Hotel Eagle, ca. 1910, from the collection of Vicky Swain, ca. 2011.
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