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Talbot Papers: Articles: Miscellaneous newspaper articles about Colonel Thomas Talbot
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives176470
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Guy St-Denis Collection: Colonel Thomas Talbot Research Papers
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1907-1977
- Accession Number
- 2017-42
- Storage Location
- R12 S1 Sh5 B8 F33
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2017-42
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- R12 S1 Sh5 B8 F33
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1907-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Custodial History
- These papers were collected as part of a comprehensive study into the life and career of Colonel Thomas Talbot, the early nineteenth-century settlement agent whose authority extended over much of what is now southwestern Ontario. The research was conducted by Guy St-Denis in various archival repositories with the intention of publishing a new biography of Talbot. After the project was discontinued, the photocopied documents were preserved in hopes of being useful to future scholars of Talbot and his settlement. The files were compiled ca. 1985-2003.
- Scope and Content
- Original miscellaneous newspaper articles about Colonel Thomas Talbot and the Talbot Estate. File includes the following articles:
- -"Impressions of a Canadian in Europe: Judge Ermatinger has good impression of Dublin Exhibition and Canadian Exhibits There: Visits Killarney and Malahide Castle, the old home of Colonel Talbot, and makes the Acquaintamce of the Latter's RelativesL Dublin and Belfast Explored and Referred to Interestingly", The St. Thomas Daily Times, August 3, 1907.
- -"Talbot House and Relics should be Saved EIther by Province or by Dominion: Steps should be taken to preservce historic building, Dr. Coyne believes", London Advertiser, August 26, 1925.
- -"Beauty Spot Acquired by Americans", London Advertiser, September 1, 1925. This article describes the recent purchase of the Talbot Estate by a syndicate of Detroit businessmen.
- -"Talbot Estate to Become Park: Talbot Estate to Become Park: Government will Likely Take over Elgin County Property", March 18, 1936.
- -"Cap Pfeffer Bids Farewell to Fabulous Talbot Estate", London Free Press, October 2, 1946.
- -"1897 Novel Provides Character Study of Colonel Talbot", London Free Press, August 19, 1961. This article discusses the book "The Dear Old Farm" by C. Malcolm Sinclair, published in St. Thomas in 1897.
- -"Farm estate makes the Colonel look good", by Joe Matyas, The London Free Press, July 17, 1971.
- -a notice in the Globe and Mail, February 2, 1977, regarding the auctioning of 500 catalogued lots from the Malahide Castle in Ireland. The auction would take place at the Leaside Memorial Gardens Auditorium. Three years previously, the last male heir, Lord Talbot de Malahide, died, and the Irish government announced that it would preserve the castle as a historic site. But the castle's contents had to be sold to pay death duties.
- Name Access
- Talbot, Thomas
Guy St-Denis Collection: Colonel Thomas Talbot Research Papers
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives176503
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Guy St-Denis Collection: Colonel Thomas Talbot Research Papers
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1907-2003
- Accession Number
- 2017-42
- Storage Location
- R12 S1 Sh5 B4-6
- R12 S1 Sh6 B3
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2017-42
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- R12 S1 Sh5 B4-6
- R12 S1 Sh6 B3
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1907-2003
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- These papers were collected as part of a comprehensive study into the life and career of Colonel Thomas Talbot, the early nineteenth-century settlement agent whose authority extended over much of what is now southwestern Ontario. The research was conducted by Guy St-Denis in various archival repositories with the intention of publishing a new biography of Talbot. After the project was discontinued, the photocopied documents were preserved in hopes of being useful to future scholars of Talbot and his settlement. The files were compiled ca. 1985-2003.
- This collection is primarily comprised of secondary source material (reference copies). However, there are a number of original records, including newspaper articles, booklets and programmes, 1907-1977.
- Name Access
- Talbot, Thomas
Scrapbook Material - Colonel Thomas Talbot and the Talbot Estate
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives169032
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ron Payne Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1903-2003
- Accession Number
- 2010-37
- Storage Location
- R12 S1 Sh3 B3 F3
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ron Payne Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2010-37
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- R12 S1 Sh3 B3 F3
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1903-2003
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Loose pages from a scrapbook compiled by Ron Payne containing original and photocopied newspaper clippings, published between 1903-2003, with content relating to Colonel Thomas Talbot and the Talbot Estate. Also includes the following items:
- -A pamphlet published for the Talbot Bicentennial in 2003 showing the Calendar of Events.
- -Booklet published by the Talbot Estate Task Force in December 1985, identifying significant aspects of the Talbot Estate and its potential for use and development.
- -A booklet titled "Sidelights on the Talbot Settlement" written by Ella N. Lewis, and published for the Elgin Historical Society in 1938.
- -A black and white photograph showing the Talbot Estate, captured on May 20, 1961. The following information is handwritten on the reverse of the photograph: "Dormer added by Mr. Ker when attic [unveiled] to bedroom in 1958. Garage also added in 1954, built from old timber of Col Talbot's blacksmith shop."
- Name Access
- Talbot, Thomas
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee
- Talbot Estate
Images
Correspondence from Colonel Thomas Talbot to Leslie Patterson
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives172454
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Alison Pearce fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1812-1960
- Accession Number
- 2017-06
- Storage Location
- C4 Sh4 B7 F12
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Alison Pearce fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2017-06
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- C4 Sh4 B7 F12
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1812-1960
- Physical Description
- 0.3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains the follow items:
- -Copies of letters sent by Colonel Thomas Talbot to Leslie Patterson and Joseph Patterson, 1812-1842.
- -Handwritten notes on Elgin County Pioneer Museum letterhead dated January 29, 1960, listing original letters of Colonel Thomas Talbot that were donated to the Archives of Ontario by John E. Pearce.
- -Typed transcriptions of letters created by Colonel Thomas Talbot, which were donated to the Archives of Ontario.
- Name Access
- Patterson (family)
- Talbot, Thomas
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
Scrapbook containing correspondence from Colonel Thomas Talbot
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives172456
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Alison Pearce fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1812-1960
- Accession Number
- 2017-06
- Storage Location
- C1 Sh3 B7 4
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Alison Pearce fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2017-06
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- C1 Sh3 B7 4
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1812-1960
- Physical Description
- 1 volume
- Scope and Content
- File contains scrapbook pages that contain records mostly relating to the Patterson family of the Township of Dunwich. Includes a letter from the Archivist of Ontario to John E. Pearce regarding records donated to the Archives of Ontario, a newspaper clipping titled "Life of Col. Patterson" and a souvenir ribbon from the Centennial picnic on July 14, 1909 in honour of the landing in Port Talbot. Also includes copies of letters sent to Patterson from Colonel Thomas Talbot.
- Name Access
- Patterson (family)
- Talbot, Thomas
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
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
Memorial of a Bargain and Sale between Colonel Thomas Talbot and Angus Gunn
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives203253
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Carroll Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1837
- Accession Number
- 2014-11
- Storage Location
- M5 S4 Sh3 B2 F50
- 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 B2 F50
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1837
- Physical Description
- 0.1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a Memorial of a Bargain and Sale instrument, dated March 15, 1837, between Colonel Thomas Talbot and Angus Gunn, for the southwest half, and the northwest quarter of Lot 4 [or Lot 5], Concession 8, in the Township of Dunwich.
Memorial of a Bargain and Sale between Colonel Thomas Talbot and George Gunn
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives203254
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Carroll Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1837
- Accession Number
- 2014-11
- Storage Location
- M5 S4 Sh3 B2 F51
- 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 B2 F51
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1837
- Physical Description
- 0.1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a Memorial of a Bargain and Sale instrument, dated March 17, 1837, between Colonel Thomas Talbot and George Gunn, for the northeast half of Lot 5, Concession 8, and the northwest quarter of Lot 6, Concession 8, in the Township of Dunwich.
"The Political Power of Colonel Thomas Talbot" by Paul Baldwin
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives193080
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1969
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B4 F5
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B4 F5
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1969
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- An article titled "The Political Power of Colonel Thomas Talbot", written by Paul Baldwin, which was published by the Ontario Historical Society in Volume 61 of Ontario History.
Elgin County History
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives4583
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1965
- Storage Location
- Box 102, File 1
- R5 S4 Sh5 B1
second mill. It appear.
from contemporary accounts that about this time the name St. Thomas was given to the village
in honour of the famous Colonel Thomas Talbot.
Rapelje deeded a portion of his land for an Anglican Church. This edifice, named
st. Thomas, stands to this day as a memorial to the faith
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- File
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- Box 102, File 1
- R5 S4 Sh5 B1
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1965
- Scope and Content
- Elgin County History prepared by High School History Teachers 1965
- Compiled by George Thorman and Ralph Parker
- Brochure includes:
- Historic Sites of Elgin, the War of 1812, Alma College, Prominent people and places of the area, Notes on Early Settlers, Port Burwell, Southwold Earthworks, Port Stanley, Selldon, Map of Historic Sparta and Jamestown
- -includes short history on some of the towns in Elgin and other historical notes and facts
- 58 page brochure-typed
Documents
Profile Photographs, General Interest - Fred Coyne Hamil
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives152712
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1955-1962
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Location
- R8 S4 Sh4 B7 166
Wisdom, Eccentricities,
Ambitions of Col. Talbot
Told in "Lake Erie Baron
LAKE ERIE BARON: The Story of
Colonel Thomas Talbot. By Fred
Coyne Hamil. Illustrated, End-Paper
Maps, Bibliography, 326 pp. Toronto:
MacMillan Company of Canada. $5.00.
One hundred and fifty-five years
ago, the 29-year-old younger
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Creator
- St. Thomas Times-Journal
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- R8 S4 Sh4 B7 166
- GMD
- graphic material
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1955-1962
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w
- 1 p. textual records
- Scope and Content
- Black and white profile photograph showing Dr. Fred Hamil published in the St. Thomas Times-Journal on October 22, 1955. (R8 S4 Sh4 B7 166a)
- Black and white profile photograph showing Dr. Fred Hamil of Wayne University, Detroit, published in the St. Thomas Times-Journal on September 15, 1962. (R8 S4 Sh4 B7 166b)
- Clipping, St. Thomas Times-Journal, October 22, 1955, describing Dr. Fred Hamil's book 'Lake Erie Baron', written on the life of Colonel Thomas Talbot. (R8_S4_Sh4_B7_166.pdf)
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- St. Thomas Times-Journal
- Subject Access
- Newspapers
- Infrastructure
- Education
Documents
Images
Corinth Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History, Volume Two
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives134959
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Corinth Women's Institute fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1967-1980
- Storage Location
- R6 S1 Sh4 B3 F7
Highway, which Edward has a Life Lease on . Tobacco and corn have
been the chief crops in recent years .
�I .
COLONEL
THOMAS TALBOT
SOLDIER, COLONIZER
a :founder o:f UPPER CANADA
Colonel Thomas Talbot - Age 73
From portrait at
University of Western Ontario.
�Thomas Talbot was born in 1771 in County
Dublin
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Corinth Women's Institute fonds
- Creator
- Corinth Women's Institute
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S1 Sh4 B3 F7
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1967-1980
- Physical Description
- 1 volume
- Custodial History
- Deposited in the Local History Collection at the Aylmer Library. Transferred by the Library to the Elgin County Archives, January, 2015.
- Scope and Content
- Corinth Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History, Volume Two (original).
- Name Access
- Corinth Women's Institute
- Subject Access
- Tweedsmuirs
Documents
Talbot Estate
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives20162
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1955-1990
- Accession Number
- 2003-17
- 2016-09
- 2017-39
- Storage Location
- Box 76, File 45
- R5 S5 Sh5 B3
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�HISTORY OF MALAHIDE HOUSE AND PORT TALBOT
On May 21, 1803, Colonel Thomas Talbot came ashore on Lake
Erie at the mouth of a creek fourteen miles west of present day
Port Stanley, where he had originally wished to settle,
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2003-17
- 2016-09
- 2017-39
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- Box 76, File 45
- R5 S5 Sh5 B3
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1955-1990
- Scope and Content
- -photocopy of a 1926 photograph of the Talbot Estate. The original is from the Archives of Ontario.
- -"Western Ontario's Famous Historic Site Preserved: Legendary Talbot Homestead Restored, Land Under Cultivation", The Hamilton Spectator, October 8, 1955.
- A booklet: "Talbot Estate Task Force", December 1985.
- A promotional pamphlet for the book "Talbot Estate Foundation Special Edition: Port Talbot Estate" by Kay Patterson (2 copies), ca. 1987
- A pamphlet, produced by Royal LePage, describing the buildings on The Talbot Estate, ca. 1987
- Pamphlet: "Colonel Talbot's Homestead: Malahide House, Port Talbot", ca. 1990 (2 copies).
Documents
Miscellaneous Records
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives9639
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1830-2003
- Accession Number
- 2002-25
- Storage Location
- R7 S2 Sh3 B1
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Accession Number
- 2002-25
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R7 S2 Sh3 B1
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1830-2003
- Physical Description
- 33 cm of textual records
- 1 drawing : 11.5 x 18 cm
- 6 postcards: b&w and col.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of miscellaneous records created, collected and maintained by the Elgin Historical Society and its predecessor the Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F1 contains miscellaneous legal documents, 1830-1893: indenture of bargain and sale dated August 6, 1830 between Cyrus M. Beach and [Asel?] B. Lewis concerning Lot 3, Fifth Concession, Township of Malahide; indenture of apprenticeship dated April 1, 1846 between William Jackson, Herman Gabriel Chartrain and Henry Huff; indenture for the conveyance of real property dated August 26, 1856 between Jonathan Johnston Teetzell and Ann Travers concerning part of Lot 22 north on Talbot Road East in the Township of Southwold; sworn deposition by Alfred Ryckman of the Township of Malahide dated April 17, 1859 charging that Elisha Sheldon Ganson of the Township of Malahide murdered Dennis Frost with an axe on April 16, 1859; form headed "Information and Complaint for an Indictable Offence" sworn by Isaac Smith of the Township of Malahide, May 13, 1865, charging David Mann, formerly of the Township of Malahide with attempted murder; and depositions dated April 6, 1893 concerning the examination of William Lough of the Town of Ridgetown in the County of Kent on a charge of stealing money from Florence Moody. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F2 contains miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1893-1918. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F3 contains programme for historical exhibition in the Old Town Hall, St. Thomas, May 22-29, 1899. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F4 contains lists of authors of student essays organized by Township and School Section, [189-?].
- File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F5 contains Talbot Centennial Banquet notice, invitation (photocopy), and programme, 1903. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F6 contains C.O. Ermatinger prospectus for publication by subscription of sequel to "The Talbot Regime," a work to be titled "The Second Half of the Talbot Settlement: 1853-1903," [191-?]. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F7 contains programme for unveiling of Port Talbot Memorial, June 30, 1926 (photocopy). File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F8 contains programme for dedication of commemoration tablet at Southwold Prehistoric Earthwork, September 15, 1930. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F9 contains itinerary and historical notes for Ontario Historical Society visit to Elgin County, June 1952. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F10 contains deposition of W.C. Miller concerning the Society's claim to the Mrs. Wilson bequest of land on Elgin St., St. Thomas, 1964. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F11 contains newspaper clippings concerning the preservation of the Elgin County Jail, 1977-1978. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F12 contains miscellaneous newspaper clippings concerning the Society's activities, 1978-1989. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F13 contains "Tribute and Toast to Colonel Thomas Talbot, Delivered at the Gravesite...May 18, 1984," by Don Cosens. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F14 contains notice of meeting to establish a committee to preserve and maintain Malahide Farm, the Talbot Homestead. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F15 contains dinner ticket, Trinity Anglican Church, St. Thomas, December 14, 1988. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F16 contains notes for walking tour of old St. Thomas, [1988?]. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F17 contains invitation to Society's 100th anniversary celebration, April 29, 1991. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F18 contains a scrapbook illustrating the history of the Society, 1891-2003. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F19 contains a copy of "One of The Few" by Wayne Neal, published by the Elgin Military Museum, 2000: a biography of Pilot Officer Neil Campbell, St. Thomas, and his service in the RAF 242 'All-Canadian' Squadron, 1940. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F20 contains photocopies of articles written by George Thorman and published in the St. Thomas Courier in 1978 under the general column title "The Way It Was", principally concerning the history of specific City buildings, including the Free Trade Building, corner of Talbot and St. George Streets; Ponsford House, 106 Elgin Street; the Elgin Block, northeast corner of Talbot and New Streets; the Beaver Block, corner of Talbot and John Streets; the Free Library of the City of St. Thomas, Talbot Street; George Wegg residence, corner of Pearl and Curtis Streets; William Arkell residence, 91 Metcalfe Street. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F21 contains a blank form, circa 1900, headed "Information to Obtain a Search Warrant". Used in applying for a search warrant before a Justice of the Peace in the County of Elgin. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F22 contains printed instructions for knitting the "Elgin Sock", compiled by M.C. Foss, published and distributed by the Canadian War Contingent Association and St. Thomas Patriotic Women: presumably prepared to assist and encourage women to knit socks for delivery to Canadian servicemen during the First World War. To view the brochure, enter R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F22 in the "Any word or phrase" search box. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F23 contains ticket, programme, advertisement and notes for theatrical performance entitled "When We Dead Awaken: A Ghost Walk Through the Talbot Settlement", held September 2001 at Old St. Thomas' Church, Walnut Street, St. Thomas. Fundraising event organized by the Old St. Thomas' Church Restoration Committee and the Talbot Bi-Centennial Committee, with performance by the King's Company of Re-Enactors. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F24 contains article published in the London Free Press, December 19, 1964 concerning James Milton of Iona Station, who worked as a lineman for various Elgin County area telephone companies from 1906 to 1964, including the Dunwich and Dutton Telephone Company and the Southwold and Dunwich Telephone Association Limited. Includes photographs. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F25 contains copy of undated newspaper article published in the St. Thomas Times [before 1918] including photographs of various Shedden and area residents gathered at the home of Mrs. Abe Sells, Shedden. Shown in the photographs are Mrs. John Sells, Mrs. Abe Sells, Mr. and Mrs. L. Bainard, Mr. and Mrs. David Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. William Farrah, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Broan, Mr. and Mrs, William Lumsden, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Warner, Mr. Thomas Armstrong, Mrs. Dan Turner, Mr. Joseph Spackman and Miss Eliza Spackman. Photographs were taken by Mr. G.H. Sells. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F26 contains St. Thomas Model School graduation dinner menu, December 13, 1901, together with correspondence between the donor, Mr. Laurie J. Winter, Glendon, Alberta, and the Elgin Historical Society. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F27 contains copy of genealogical research entitled "William Hatch of Bayham Township...With Notes on Related Families: Bowes, Brown, Culp, Dean, High, Johnson, Merritt, Montross, Speice and Travis" compiled and published in 1972 by Donald G. Lane. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F28 contains copy of typescript notes with photographic illustrations relating to a walking tour of pre-Jumbo era homes in the City of St. Thomas conducted June 1985 by George Thorman, Don Cosens and Steve Peters. 17 page tour with 49 points of interest. Sponsored by the St. Thomas Jumbo Centennial Committee. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F29 contains copies of newspaper articles concerning Thomas Talbot, the Talbot Estate and the Talbot Settlement published in the London Free Press, July 1971. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F30 contains copy of a pamphlet entitled "Southwold Prehistoric Earthworks: A Neutral Indian Village," prepared circa 1980 by Parks Canada in co-operation with the Elgin West Women's Institute. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F31 contains two copies of a drawing by J.F. Green depicting the exterior of the Elgin County Pioneer Museum, dated May 5, 1962. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F32 contains programme for a series of public lectures organized in 1988 by Alma College, St. Thomas. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F33 contains programme for a series of public music concerts organized in 1988 by Alma College, St. Thomas. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F34 contains three copies of a booklet containing rules and regulations and schedule of water rates for the St. Thomas Waterworks, 1900. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F35 contains typescript history of the St. Thomas Waterworks, circa 1935. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F36 contains Y.W.C.A. of St. Thomas Devotional and Educational Programme for 1909-1910. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F37 contains undated typescript list of St. Thomas Post Office locations. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F38 contains two copies of programme for unveiling of plaque commemorating the founding of the Talbot Settlement, Elgin County Court House, St. Thomas, September 11, 1971. Jointly organized by the County of Elgin, the City of St. Thomas, the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario, and the Department of Public Records and Archives of Ontario. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F39 contains two copies of reprints of an obituary notice/ tribute for James Henry Coyne (1849-1942), published by Fred Landon in Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada. Coyne was the chief organizer and first president of the Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute (founded 1891 - later reorganized as the Elgin Historical Society), and the Pioneer and Historical Association of Ontario (founded 1888 and later renamed the Ontario Historical Society). Coyne also served for many years as Registrar of Deeds for the County of Elgin (appointed 1888). File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F40 contains reprint of an article published by James Henry Coyne in Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, Third Series, Volume XXII, 1928, entitled "Presidential Address: The Sixty Eventful Years," a summary of significant events in the history of the Dominion of Canada, 1867-1928. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F41 contains photocopy of a letter to the editor by Margaret Coyne, published in the St. Thomas Times-Journal, January 20, 1948, entitled "Setting Matters Straight About the Buildings Now on the Historic Col. Talbot Estate." File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F42 contains notice of a public meeting organized by the St. Thomas branch of the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee to discuss strategies for preserving the architectural heritage of St. Thomas, [198-?]. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F43 contains undated typescript transcriptions of two letters concerning the establishment of the Talbot Settlement Anniversary: one letter, dated at Port Talbot, March 10, 1817, is addressed from Thomas Talbot to "the inhabitants of the Talbot Settlement"; the second letter, undated, and signed on behalf of a larger group by J. Wilson and L. Patterson, is addressed to Thomas Talbot. Typescripts found in file labelled "Four Winds Press". File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F44 contains reprint of an article published by the Ontario Historical Society in its journal Papers and Records, Volume XXIII, 1926, entitled "The Bold Canadian: A Ballad of the War of 1812," attributed to Pte. Flumerfelt, with an introduction by James Henry Coyne. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F45 contains a photocopy of a prospectus announcing the publication of and soliciting orders for The Talbot Papers, Part I, edited by James Henry Coyne and published in Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, Third Series, 1907-1908. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F46 contains original receipt dated July 1, 1842 and signed by Thomas Talbot: "Received of Edmond Westlake the sum of twenty four pounds five shillings and four pence farthing as payment in full with interest for lot number fifteen south on Edgeware Road in Yarmouth one hundred acres at twelve shillings and six pence per acre." File also includes correspondence concerning the receipt dated May-June, 1903 between Mrs. E. Westlake, New Sarum and Mrs. E.W. Gustin, member of the Society's Council and Vice-President of the Society's Ladies' Auxiliary. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F47 contains copies of St. Luke's Community, a monthly newsletter published by St. Luke's Church, Yarmouth Heights, St. Thomas. Includes Volume 1, Number 2, February 1919; Volume 1, Number 8, August 1919; and Volume 1, Number 9, September 1919. February 1919 issue includes article entitled A Brief History of St. Luke's Church, by Rev. W.F. Brownlee. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F48 contains two copies of a paper entitled "The Political Power of Colonel Thomas Talbot" by Paul Baldwin, published by the Ontario Historical Society. Published in 1965 or later, probably in the late 1960s. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F49 contains a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings concerning the City of St. Thomas for the period November 13, 1934-March 20, 1935. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F50 contains a pamphlet produced and distributed in 1990 by the Elgin County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society outlining the Branch's mandate, schedule of meetings, special projects, benefits and conditions of membership. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F51 contains a pamphlet entitled "Visit 'the Hill' in St. Thomas" produced and distributed by the Southwestern Ontario Travel Association, [199-?]. Includes descriptions and illustrations of key tourist attractions in St. Thomas, including the Jumbo Monument, Elgin Military Museum, Old St. Thomas Church on Walnut Street, and Elgin County Pioneer Museum. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F52 contains six postcards, [190-?], depicting St. Thomas landmarks: Queen's Bridge (sepia-toned), Talbot Street (black & white), Wellington Street School (colour), M.C.C.R. Bridge (colour), M.C.C.R. Yards (colour), and Bird's Eye View Looking West From City Hall (colour). All contain correspondence, and four are postmarked either 1911 or 1912. Addressees include Mrs. Dugald Tallman, Iona Station, and Mr. V.E. Wickerson, London. Laminated for display by the Elgin Historical Society. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F53 contains petitions dated February-March, 1901 and addressed to the Earl of Minto, Governor-General of Canada, by the municipal councils of the Village of Port Stanley (2 copies), the Village of Springfield (2 copies), the Township of Dunwich (2 copies), the Village of Dutton (2 copies), the Town of Dresden (2 copies), the Township of Gosfield North (2 copies), and the Township of Caradoc in support of an application by the Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute for a grant to pay for the erection of a monument in St. Thomas to commemorate Queen Victoria, the establishment and development of the Talbot Settlement, and the military service of area residents during the War of 1812 and the Boer War. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F54 contains a letter dated at Southwold, May 24, 1843, from Colin Munro to John Siton or Aiton, Mission Institute, near Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA. Postmarked at St. Thomas (May 24, 1843) and Detroit (May 27, 1843). Munro discusses his struggles with religious faith, his work as a school teacher in St. Thomas, the construction of plank roads in the district, construction work at the harbour in Port Stanley and ship traffic between Cleveland, Ohio and Port Stanley. Munro also mentions several mutual acquaintances, including John Campbell and George Bonaton, as well as an extra-marital relationship between Jane Begg and Neil Darrach, described as a cart maker, that resulted in their marriage, the birth of a daughter and the death in childbirth of Jane Begg. Colin Munro served as Sherriff of the County of Elgin, 1852-1869. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F55 contains the letter book of James Bell for the period August 1896-April 1903, including copies of out-going correspondence relating to Bell's duties as City Engineer for the City of St. Thomas. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F56 contains an accounts ledger for an unidentified [St. Thomas?] livery stable business for the period March 1852-February 1856, with an index of client account names. The book was later used as a recipe book and household accounts book ca 1896, and later still used as a notebook by a primary school student, possibly a member of the Stover family. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F57 contains the minute book of the Balaclava Home and School Council and its predecessor the Balaclava Mothers' Club for the period May 1919-September 1932. The Balaclava Mothers' Club was established at a meeting held May 20, 1919. The club was for mothers of schoolchildren in the Balaclava Street School District in St. Thomas, Ontario, and was organized to provide social opportunities for its members, to promote an exchange of information and mutual support, to foster parent-teacher relations, and to raise funds. 40 women became members of the Club at its organization meeting. In September 1931 the Club changed its name to the Balaclava Home and School Council. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F58 contains file cards comprising the membership records of the St. Thomas and District Horticultural Society for the period 1943-1945. Cards include members' names and addresses, and notations indicating payment of annual fees. File R7 S2 Sh3 B1 F59 contains an envelope addressed to Mr. W.H. Murch, [1903?] bearing letterhead of the Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute. File M5 S3 Sh1 B3 F14 contains pencil sketches related to pioneer life, as well as school sections and education in Elgin County. File also includes sketches showing various dignitaries. Most sketches are signed "N McC"
- Name Access
- Elgin Historical Society
- Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute
- St. Thomas and District Horticultural Society
- Balaclava Home and School Council
- Balaclava Mothers' Club
- Bell, James
- Munro, Colin
- Elgin County Branch Ontario Genealogical Society
- Thorman, George
- St. Thomas Waterworks
- Coyne, James Henry
- Alma College
- St. Thomas YWCA
- St. Thomas Model School
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- Southwold Prehistoric Earthworks
- Subject Access
- Municipal Officials
- Elgin County Municipal Officials
- Schools
- Scrapbooks
Clachan Community Tweedsmuir History, Volume One
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives138212
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Clachan Women's Institute fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1890-1984
- Accession Number
- 2015-20
- Storage Location
- R3 S1 Sh6 B3
and Crinan . History tells us that Al dborough and Dun-
wich townships suffered in development and popul a tion largely from the
fact tha t Colonel Thomas Talbot founder of the Talbot Settlement , re-
served those townships for settlers on his own l and grants . He was,
presumably , holding these government
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Clachan Women's Institute fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2015-20
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R3 S1 Sh6 B3
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1890-1984
- Physical Description
- 2 volumes
- Scope and Content
- The first volume of the Clachan Tweedsmuir History was compiled between ca. 1950 and 1984. The book covers the history of the Clachan Women's Institute and the Clachan village itself, as well as the Thames Valley Red Cross Society,Oak Grove School No. 10, the Aldborough Plains Baptist Church, the Knox Presbyterian Church at Kintyre, the Purcell-McLean Cemetery, the Fleming Pioneer Cemetery, and the village of Cashmere. Many valuable photographs grace the pages documenting the rich history of this community.
- Name Access
- Clachan Women's Institute
- Clachan (Ont.)
Documents
Clachan Community Tweedsmuir History, Volume Four
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives138232
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Clachan Women's Institute fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1967-2010
- Accession Number
- 2015-20
- Storage Location
- R13 S2 Sh2 B2 F1
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Clachan Women's Institute fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2015-20
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- R13 S2 Sh2 B2 F1
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1967-2010
- Physical Description
- 1 volume
- Scope and Content
- The fourth volume of the Clachan Tweedsmuir History was compiled between 2007 and 2010. The book covers the activities of the Clachan Women's Institute as well as community residents and events. Also found in this book are newspaper clippings relating to the history of local churches and businesses. Includes records dating back to 1967.
- Name Access
- Clachan Women's Institute
- Clachan (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Tweedsmuir Histories
Documents
Philatelic Collection - Dunwich Postmarks
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives170577
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Robert and Patricia Moore Local History Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1840-1985
- Accession Number
- 2011-16 to 2011-25
- Storage Location
- C1 Sh6 B13 F2
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2011-16 to 2011-25
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- C1 Sh6 B13 F2
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1840-1985
- Publication
- February 1, 2019: Talbot Letter posted to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (stories only).
- Physical Description
- 60 envelopes
- 26 postcards
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains postcards, envelopes and stamps collected by Robert Moore, showing postmarks from towns in the Township of Dunwich, excluding Dutton. The binder was labelled "Dunwich except Dutton" by Moore. File also contains photocopies of articles related to local postal history, including about the Iona Station post office and a fire that occurred in 1985, and includes a copy of the Talbot Review published by the Ministry of Natural Resources - Aylmer District, 1976. File also includes a photograph and newspaper clipping about the history of the post office in Campbellton, Ontario. File also contains some early correspondence (1840-1856), collected for their local postmarks, with correspondence that includes Colonel Thomas Talbot and Mahlon Burwell. These items include:
- -A letter addressed to Reverand Proudfoot (London) from James Skinner (Southwold), dated May 13, 1840. Includes a postmark from Port Talbot.
- -A letter from John B. Askin (London) from M. Burwell (likely Mahlon Burwell), dated March 8, 1844, with a postmark from Port Talbot. -A letter addressed to Colonel Thomas Talbot from Douglas Fraser (Hamilton), dated March 21, 1848. Shows Hamilton, Brant and Port Talbot postmarks.
- -A letter addressed to Lt. Col. Airey (Port Talbot) from Macphereson & Crane, notifying Airey of a parcel delivery. Dated July 16, 1850. Shows Hamilton, London, St. Thomas and Port Talbot postmarks.
- -A letter addressed to John McKay, Registrar (St. Thomas) from John McKillop (Wallacetown), dated March 11, 1856. Showings St. Thomas and Wallacetown postmarks.
- -A letter addressed to William McKay, County Council Clerk, from Daniel J. McCallum, dated October 3, 1855.
- -A letter addressed to William McKay, County Clerk, from Robert March, Township Clerk, dated January 19, 1854. Shows a postmark from Iona.
- Name Access
- Talbot, Thomas
- Burwell, Mahlon
- Subject Access
- Post Offices
Images
Talbot Papers: Articles: Booklets and a programme
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives176481
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Guy St-Denis Collection: Colonel Thomas Talbot Research Papers
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1927-1986
- Accession Number
- 2017-42
- Storage Location
- R12 S1 Sh5 B8 F34
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2017-42
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- R12 S1 Sh5 B8 F34
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1927-1986
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Custodial History
- These papers were collected as part of a comprehensive study into the life and career of Colonel Thomas Talbot, the early nineteenth-century settlement agent whose authority extended over much of what is now southwestern Ontario. The research was conducted by Guy St-Denis in various archival repositories with the intention of publishing a new biography of Talbot. After the project was discontinued, the photocopied documents were preserved in hopes of being useful to future scholars of Talbot and his settlement. The files were compiled ca. 1985-2003.
- Scope and Content
- Original booklets and a programme relating to Colonel Talbot. File includes the following:
- -"Address at the Unveiling of the Port Talbot Memorial Cairn, by James H. Coyne", Reprinted from the Ontario Historical Society's "Papers and Records" Volume XXIV, 1927.
- -"Col. Talbot's Relation to the Early History of London, by James H. Coyne", Reprinted from the Ontario Historical Society's "Papers and Rceords" Volume XXIV, 1927.
- -Programme for The Talbot Anniversary Dinner, May 21, 1986, The Elgin Regiment Armory, Wilson Ave., St. Thomas.
- Name Access
- Talbot, Thomas
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
Profile Photographs, General Interest - Mrs. Harold Phillips
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives150192
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1963
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Location
- R8 S4 Sh5 B8 56
Y.P.C. BARBECUE — The beach of the his-
toric Colonel Thomas Talbot estate was the
setting on Saturday night for the Elgin County
Young Progressive Conservative Association's
annual chicken barbecue. Three hundred and
fifty people, including Y.P.C.'s, senior Pro-
gressive Conservatives and their friends
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Creator
- St. Thomas Times-Journal
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- R8 S4 Sh5 B8 56
- GMD
- graphic material
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- 1 p. textual records
- Scope and Content
- Black and white profile photograph showing Mrs. Harold Phillips of Aylmer published in the St. Thomas Times-Journal on July 29, 1963. (R8 S4 Sh5 B8 56)
- Clipping, St. Thomas Times-Journal, July 29, 1963, describing Mrs. Harold Phillips attending the Elgin County Young Progressive Conservative Association annual chicken barbecue, along with John Ker, Carolyn Morley, Donald Axford, and C.D. Phillips. (R8 S4 Sh5 B8 56)
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- St. Thomas Times-Journal
- Subject Access
- Newspapers
- Politics
Documents
Images
