Aldborough Old Boys - Plaque Unveiled - Heritage Collections Elgin-St. Thomas

Scope and Content: Three black-and-white negative photographs featuring the unveiling of the Aldborough Old Boys' plaque in honour of Finlay MacDiarmid, in July 1979.; Published in the newspaper in July 1979, with caption: "Aldborough Reeve Keith Kelly presided Saturday evening at the unveiling of a plaque in memory of the late Finlay Macdiarmid. Attending was one of the letter's granddaughters, Nancy Kinsie of Cedar Springs. the engraved plaque is mounted on the east side of the cairn at the township park. Another the same size will be installed above in memory pf the township's pioneers and those who gave their lives in World Wars I and II"; Plaque reads: "Finlay F. MacDiarmid - 1869-1933. This plaque has been erected to commemorate the contribution of Finlay G. MacDiarmid to the development of this community. A grandson of one of the earliest pioneers. He was born at New Glasgow, October 11, 1869 educated locally and became a farmer. Later he was elected a township councillor and at 29 was elected member of the provincial legislature for West Elgin. He was re-elected for five successive terms and in 1914 was appointed first minister of public works and highways. He was defeated in 1919 but re-elected in 1923 and 1926 and retired after the end of his last term."

Name Access: Rodney (Ont.); Rodney Mercury; West Lorne Sun; West Lorne (Ont.); Aldborough Old Boys Association