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Moving Townline United Church
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Harley Lashbrook Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- August 29, 1963
- Accession Number
- 2016-09
- Storage Location
- W9 B4 61
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Harley Lashbrook Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2016-09
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- W9 B4 61
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- August 29, 1963
- Series
- Harley Lashbrook Collection - Photographs series
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- One black-and-white negative photograph featuring Townline Church being moved by a truck, on August 29, 1963.
- W9 B4 61 was published in the West Lorne Sun on August 29, 1963, with the caption: "Townline United Church was moved to West Lorne last Tuesday, having been purchased two years ago by I.O.O.F. and Rebekah Lodge for use as their lodge hall. The bricks were stripped from the buildng prior to moving, with the building now located on Chestnut Street, a few roads east of Graham. Renovations will commence shortly toward making it suitable for lodge meetings and social functions. The 68-year-old church was built by Methodists, becoming a United Church after the church union. Its cornerstone was laid in 1893 by Amasa Wood of St. Thomas, the man for whom the original St. Thomas hospital was named. The church closed in June 1961, because the congregation was too small. However, its ladies' organization, which included area ladies of other churches, kept it open for their meetings, community showers, etc., paying all expenses until the church board sold it out from under them."
- Name Access
- Rodney (Ont.)
- Rodney Mercury
- West Lorne Sun
- West Lorne (Ont.)
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows
- Subject Access
- Churches
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