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1837 Rebellion
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives16465
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- [ca. 1965?]
- Storage Location
- Box 106, File 74
- R5 S4 Sh6 B2
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- File
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- Box 106, File 74
- R5 S4 Sh6 B2
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- [ca. 1965?]
- Physical Description
- 9 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains notes by Naomi Green, librarian, Dutton Public Library, concerning the 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada, with notice of the involvement of Dr. John Rolph, Dr. Charles Duncombe and Colonel Thomas Talbot.
- Name Access
- Talbot, Thomas
- Rolph, John
- Duncombe, Charles
"Agricultural Analysis of Elgin County"
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives6187
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Date Range
- 1930
- Storage Location
- Box 43, File 15
- R5 S6 Sh6 B2
paradise of Canada, and we
were enchanted with the beauty and variety of the landscape,
bounded by the finest forest in the world.
In 1803 Colonel Thomas Talbot landed at Port Talbot
and actually began his settlement of Dunwieh Township.
Col. Talbot was from the village of Malahide, about nine
miles
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- File
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- Box 43, File 15
- R5 S6 Sh6 B2
- Date Range
- 1930
- Scope and Content
- Prepared in 1930 by F.S. Thomas, Agricultural Representative, and J.A. Charlton, Assistant Representative.
- An overview of the climate, soils, topography, demography, and market conditions of Elgin County.
- Includes map of Elgin County soil types.
Documents
"A Lawyer Looks at Local History and Genealogy with Maps" by Duncan C. McKillop
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives170953
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Duncan C. McKillop Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1987
- Accession Number
- 2015-54
- 2016-20
- Storage Location
- C3 Sh4 B1 F3
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Duncan C. McKillop Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2015-54
- 2016-20
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- C3 Sh4 B1 F3
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- A typed document titled A Lawyer Looks at Local History and Genealogy with Maps, written by Duncan C. McKillop in 1987. Includes information about property history, including the names and origins of Counties, Townships, Municipalities and Streets, the function of Land Registry Offices, Probated Wills and the Surrogate Court system and information about Colonel Thomas Talbot and the Talbot Settlement.
- Subject Access
- Land Records
- Land Registry Office
- Land Settlement
- Lawyers
"An Agricultural Survey of Elgin County"
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives6188
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Date Range
- 1944
- Storage Location
- Box 43, File 16
- R5 S6 Sh6 B2
several non well acquainted with
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zu
110_ 1,
The oarliant recorded settlement W. h Y Mwk
place about the year 1800 to the townebip of
Colonel Thomas Talbot secured pronts from the Crowe amount-
tag to over five thousaW sores, and In 1603 ho OWN4 A
Dunslah townahlp* He was responsible fo sears and
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- File
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- Box 43, File 16
- R5 S6 Sh6 B2
- Date Range
- 1944
- Scope and Content
- Fourth-Year Thesis by G.N. Procunier. Ontario Agricultural College, 1944
- The purpose of the thesis was to show some of the trends which were taking place in the agricultural development of Elgin County at the time.
Documents
An article relating to the life of Colonel Thomas Talbot, from an unidentified newspaper (incomplete)
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives130313
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Burwell Family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1874
- Accession Number
- 2014-09
- Storage Location
- C3 Sh2 B1 F7
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Burwell Family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2014-09
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- C3 Sh2 B1 F7
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1874
- Name Access
- Burwell (family)
- Burwell, Mahlon
- Burwell, Hannibal
Andy VanKasteren: records relating to the preservation of Malahide Farm, homestead of Colonel Thomas Talbot, the founder of Elgin
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives149114
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1985
- Accession Number
- 2015-09
- Storage Location
- Box 247, File 6
- (R11 S4 Sh3 B7)
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2015-09
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- Box 247, File 6
- (R11 S4 Sh3 B7)
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1985
- Scope and Content
- Photocopy of a letter asking for support in encouraging the establishment of a committee to pursue all avenues to preserve and maintain Malahide Farm. The letter was directed to Malahide Council.
- Photocopies of newspaper articles: "Heritage body says Malahide beyond means / City couple behind bid to preserve homestead", August 29, 1985.
- Name Access
- Malahide (Ont. : Township)
Annals of Northern Bayham: "Gilbert Anger's Journal, 1901-1904"
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives1458
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Reference Room Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1995
- Storage Location
- REF 19
migrated w t to Gen see Coun e o State here he married Laura Fo
daughter ofElisha and Fo ) circa 1 1 . ccording to a laterLand Petition to Colonel Thomas
Talbot the Ang r Famil ettled on 100 cres in Ba ham Town hip in 1 2 . Ho er b 182
rand his growing famil were livin b the\ eUand Ri er in V ainfieet
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Reference Room Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Reference Room
- Storage Location
- REF 19
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1995
- Physical Description
- 1 volume 76 p.
- Scope and Content
- The daily journal of Gilbert Anger, a Bayham Township farmer, from March 27, 1901 to April 14, 1912.
- Name Access
- Bayham (Ont. : Township)
- Subject Access
- Agriculture
Documents
Annals of Northern Bayham: "Gilbert Anger's Journal, 1901-1904"
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives212260
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1995
- Storage Location
- ECVF Box 311, File 1
- (M3 S1 Sh7 B6)
migrated w t to Gen see Coun e o State here he married Laura Fo
daughter ofElisha and Fo ) circa 1 1 . ccording to a laterLand Petition to Colonel Thomas
Talbot the Ang r Famil ettled on 100 cres in Ba ham Town hip in 1 2 . Ho er b 182
rand his growing famil were livin b the\ eUand Ri er in V ainfieet
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- ECVF Box 311, File 1
- (M3 S1 Sh7 B6)
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1995
- Physical Description
- 1 volume 76 p.
- Scope and Content
- The daily journal of Gilbert Anger, a Bayham Township farmer, from March 27, 1901 to April 14, 1912.
- Name Access
- Bayham (Ont. : Township)
- Subject Access
- Agriculture
Documents
Application for Probate of the Last Will and Testament of Frederick Innes Ker
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives203280
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Carroll Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1968-1977
- Accession Number
- 2014-11
- Storage Location
- M5 S4 Sh3 B3 F5
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Carroll Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2014-11
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S4 Sh3 B3 F5
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1968-1977
- Physical Description
- 0.3 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Frederick Innes Ker lived on what was the former estate of Colonel Thomas Talbot.
- Scope and Content
- File contains a photocopy of the Application for Probate of the Last Will and Testament of Frederick Innes Ker, dated September 27, 1968. Ker died on September 24, 1977, and his will was dated September 27, 1968.
Archie Vicary Retires N.Y.C.
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives205240
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Stollery Studio fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- November 29, 1952
- Accession Number
- 2018-57
- Storage Location
- M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_2165
- M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_2166
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Stollery Studio fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- 52-2861 (2_2165)
- 52-2862 (2_2166)
- Accession Number
- 2018-57
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_2165
- M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_2166
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- November 29, 1952
- Publication
- 2_2165 was published with article in St. Thomas Times-Journal, on December 1, 1952, page nine.
- Physical Description
- 2 negatives: plastic
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of men in attendance of the testimonial dinner to Archie Vicary, a retiring general foreman of the New York Central. Caption from St. Thomas Times-Journal, December 1, 1952, page nine: “Completes Great Service Record.” 2_2165: “Taking leading roles in the testimonial dinner to H.A. (Archie) Vicary, retiring general foreman of the New York Central shops In St. Thomas, were, left to right: Charles Marple, assistant division master mechanic, who presented the service pin; William Jack, who headed up the committee that arranged and supervised the function held in the Colonel Thomas Talbot Room of the Grand Central Hotel; M. R. (Roy) Benson, Detroit, superintendent of machine power, M.C.R., who brought messages from the N.Y.C. president and vice-president; R. J. Vicary, Niagara Falls, Ont., Archie Vicary’s brother and a former well-known St. Thomas railroader; T. W. Cottrell, division master mechanic, St. Thomas, dinner chairman and master of ceremonies; and Thomas Pullen, another member of the arrangements committee who presented the gold wrist watch.”
- Name Access
- New York Central Railroad
- Subject Access
- Retirement
- Related Material
- Original photograph sleeve: M7 S1 Sh5 B2 2_248
Images
Articles relating to Colonel Thomas Talbot
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives197985
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Harley Lashbrook Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1949-2003
- Accession Number
- 2018-35
- Storage Location
- M1 S1 Sh7 B7 F9
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Harley Lashbrook Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2018-35
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M1 S1 Sh7 B7 F9
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1949-2003
- Physical Description
- 1 volume
- Scope and Content
- Articles relating to Colonel Thomas Talbot, ca. 1949-2003.
- Name Access
- Talbot, Thomas
Audio Recording - Business Meeting of the Elgin Historical Society
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives209051
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- sound recording
- Date Range
- May 21, 1997
- Accession Number
- 2002-25
- Storage Location
- M5 S4 Sh4 B5 53
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2002-25
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S4 Sh4 B5 53
- GMD
- sound recording
- Date Range
- May 21, 1997
- Physical Description
- 1 cassette
- Scope and Content
- A cassette tape with a recording of a business meeting of the Elgin Historical Society, held on May 21, 1997, in which the group made a pilgrimage to the grave of Colonel Thomas Talbot in Port Talbot.
Axe
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum35897
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Description
- Broad axe with 'C. T. 1811' printed with white paint on axe head. Axe was possibly used by Colonel Thomas Talbot.
- Accession Number
- 016.108.001
Aylmer Express, 1917
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives182697
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Newspaper Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- records in electronic form
- Date Range
- 1917
- Storage Location
- Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #21
Historic Port Talbot
The party then drove to that old
historic Port Talbot, around which
are so many memories, for lunch.
Here it was where Colonel Thomas
Talbot landed from a smal boat in
1803, and cut the tree that was the
beginniing of the clearing of the for-
ests on the land that now composes
the
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- File
- Item Number
- A-EX-012
- Storage Room
- Archives Microform Room
- Storage Location
- Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #21
- GMD
- records in electronic form
- Date Range
- 1917
- Physical Description
- 1 pdf file
- Scope and Content
- Aylmer Express Newspaper issues, 1917, digitized from A-EX-012. Contains a mix of articles and advertisements with images to illustrate ads.
- Name Access
- Aylmer (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Digitized Newspapers
- Newspapers
Documents
Aylmer Express, 1971
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives194871
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Newspaper Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- records in electronic form
- Date Range
- 1971
- Storage Location
- Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #21
Thochas Talbot il be un-{bor
veiled Saturday. September rich seisoertey, ve
Anglo-jactive
service in Holland and,
Plaque to Honor the Memory
Of Colonel Thomas Talbot
ithe next six years Talbot sawjinspecting
ed sien ne So
31 on the grounds of Elgin|before his twelfth birthday]
County Cocloe Welling-|he was
- Parallel Title
- East Elgin Tribune
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- File
- Item Number
- A-EX-040
- Storage Room
- Archives Microform Room
- Storage Location
- Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #21
- GMD
- records in electronic form
- Date Range
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 1 pdf file
- Scope and Content
- Aylmer Express Newspaper issues for 1971, digitized from A-EX-040, with the following issues missing: August 4, 18, September 29, October 13, 20, November 3, 10, 21, December 1, 15, 22, 29. Contains a mix of articles and advertisements with images to illustrate ads.
- Name Access
- Aylmer (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Digitized Newspapers
- Newspapers
Documents
Backus Family fonds
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives171259
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Backus Family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1825-1909
- Accession Number
- 2007-09
- Storage Location
- R8 S5 Sh2 B4
- R8 S5 Sh3 B6 F1-5
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Backus Family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2007-09
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- R8 S5 Sh2 B4
- R8 S5 Sh3 B6 F1-5
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1825-1909
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- The Backus family was one of several families that had obtained land from Colonel Thomas Talbot and settled in the area which quickly came to be known as Little Ireland (a namesake due to the Irish ancestry of the settlers).
- The Backus-Page House Museum is located within the grounds of the John E. Pearce Provincial Park, situated within a restored Georgian style house which was constructed in 1850. It is one of the first brick homes built in what would eventually become Dunwich Township. The house was commissioned by Andrew and Mary Jane Backus. The property that Andrew built his house on was given to him by his grandmother, Mary Storey, who received her original land grant in 1809.
- Scope and Content
- Records created, collected and/or maintained by the Backus family of Dunwich Township. The fonds is comprised of the following series:
- -Land records series, 1825-1906.
- -Historical records series, 1877-1909.
- Name Access
- Backus (family)
Baptist Churches: Elgin County
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives124444
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1967
- Storage Location
- Box 209, File 23
- R10 S5 Sh3 B3
Yarmouth, Southlold, l>umrich,Al.dborough, and Delaware.
"ondon lJ.iatrict was composed of Norfolk,Oxford and Middlesex.
It vaa in180) that Colonel Thomas 'talbot came to this area,and tlle
nearest aettl ent was at Long Point. Within a lev ,-ears ID&l17
settlers C&IDB to t.his area.
I:n 18Sl. the townships
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- Box 209, File 23
- R10 S5 Sh3 B3
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 volume
- Scope and Content
- (includes Elgin association of Baptist churches: A History. October 1967, Section 1; First Southwold Baptist Church, 1821-1902; Iona Station Baptist Church, 1903-1965, Section 2; Eden Baptist Church, Hundredth Anniversary, Section 3)
Documents
Baptist Churches: Elgin County
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives29265
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Reference Room Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1960
- Accession Number
- 2013-14
- Storage Location
- REF 12
Yarmouth, Southlold, l>umrich,Al.dborough, and Delaware.
"ondon lJ.iatrict was composed of Norfolk,Oxford and Middlesex.
It vaa in180) that Colonel Thomas 'talbot came to this area,and tlle
nearest aettl ent was at Long Point. Within a lev ,-ears ID&l17
settlers C&IDB to t.his area.
I:n 18Sl. the townships
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Reference Room Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2013-14
- Storage Room
- Archives Reference Room
- Storage Location
- REF 12
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 volume
- Scope and Content
- (includes Elgin association of Baptist churches: A History. October 1967, Section 1; First Southwold Baptist Church, 1821-1902; Iona Station Baptist Church, 1903-1965, Section 2; Eden Baptist Church, Hundredth Anniversary, Section 3)
Documents
Bedroom at Colonel Thomas Talbot's former estate
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives166146
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Steve Peters Papers
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1985
- Accession Number
- 2018-23
- Storage Location
- R13 S2 Sh1 B7 F10 8
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Steve Peters Papers
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2018-23
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- R13 S2 Sh1 B7 F10 8
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col ; 9 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- View of a bedroom at Colonel Thomas Talbot's former estate in Port Talbot, showing Talbot's desk in the corner.
- Name Access
- Peters, Steve
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- Talbot Estate
Images
Bedroom in Colonel Thomas Talbot's former estate
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives166142
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Steve Peters Papers
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1985
- Accession Number
- 2018-23
- Storage Location
- R13 S2 Sh1 B7 F10 5
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Steve Peters Papers
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2018-23
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- R13 S2 Sh1 B7 F10 5
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col ; 9 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- View of a bedroom in Colonel Thomas Talbot's former estate in Port Talbot.
- Name Access
- Peters, Steve
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- Talbot Estate
Images
