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- Alison Pearce fonds 2
- Clachan Women's Institute fonds 1
- Don Carroll Collection 2
- Don Cosens Collection 1
- Dr. John C. Dancey fonds 1
- Elgin County Audio-Visual Collection 2
- Elgin County Library fonds 1
- Elgin County Newspaper Collection 1
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection 2
- Elgin Historical Society fonds 2
- Guy St-Denis Collection: Colonel Thomas Talbot Research Papers 97
- Harley Lashbrook Collection 1
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
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
Correspondence to Don Cosens regarding wine labels
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives193025
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 2003
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S2 Sh7 B3 F30
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S2 Sh7 B3 F30
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 0.1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Correspondence to Don Cosens from Lisa Quai, regarding custom wine labels being created for the 200th Anniversary of the Arrival of Colonel Thomas Talbot on the Settlement. Includes samples of the labels.
Dutton Advance, 2000
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives196761
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Newspaper Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- records in electronic form
- Date Range
- 2000
- Storage Location
- Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #23
A “Victorian
Tea” is planned for
Saturday afternoon,
May 20th from 2-4 p.m.
Her Majesty Queen
Victoria will be in at-
tendance as well as
Colonel Thomas
Talbot and the King’s
Company. Other spe-
cial guests include the
Ontario Guild of Town
Criers,
a Black History
Story Teller and a tea
leaf reader
- Parallel Title
- Dutton Enterprise
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- File
- Item Number
- D-AD-053
- Storage Room
- Archives Microform Room
- Storage Location
- Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #23
- GMD
- records in electronic form
- Date Range
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 1 pdf file
- Scope and Content
- Dutton Advance Newspaper issues, 2000, digitized from D-AD-053, with the following issues missing: August 2, 9, and December 27. Contains a mix of articles and advertisements with images to illustrate ads.
- Name Access
- Dutton (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Digitized Newspapers
- Newspapers
Documents
Elgin Historical Society fonds
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives9858
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1830-2016
- Accession Number
- 2002-25
- 2017-25
- Storage Location
- R7 S2 Sh4 B1-3
- R7 S2 Sh3 B1-2
- C4 Sh5
- M10e
- R15 S1 Sh1 B5
- M5 S4 Sh4 B5
- M5 S4 Sh5 B8
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin Historical Society fonds
- Creator
- Elgin Historical Society
- Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute
- Ontario Historical Society
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2002-25
- 2017-25
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- R7 S2 Sh4 B1-3
- R7 S2 Sh3 B1-2
- C4 Sh5
- M10e
- R15 S1 Sh1 B5
- M5 S4 Sh4 B5
- M5 S4 Sh5 B8
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1830-2016
- Physical Description
- 1.27 m of textual records
- 244 photographs : b&w and col.
- 86 cassettes
- 73 photographs : b&w glass slides
- 33 photographic negatives
- 2 photographs : b&w metal plate negatives
- 1 drawing
- 6 postcards : b&w and col.
- 1 map
- History / Biographical
- The Elgin Historical Society was formed under its original name, the Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute, on April 29, 1891, and was soon thereafter affiliated with the Ontario Historical Society. A separate women's section of the Institute, variously known as the Ladies' Auxiliary or Women's Historical Society, was formed in 1899 and continued in operation until the early 1920s. For many years the Institute maintained offices, a library and a small museum in the St. Thomas Court House, initially in the original building (destroyed by fire in July 1898), and subsequently, beginning in 1900, in the new Court House. Prominent early Presidents of the Institute included James H. Coyne, Registrar of Deeds for Elgin County, who also served as President of the Ontario Historical Society and the Royal Society of Canada; Judge C.O. Ermatinger; and long-time Elgin County Clerk K.W. McKay. The Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute collected, preserved and exhibited archival documents and artifacts, and sponsored numerous publications relevant to the history of Elgin County. At its regular meetings, Institute members presented essays on various subjects. In addition, the Institute raised funds to organize public events and to support the erection of numerous markers and memorials commemorating individuals and events significant in the history of Elgin County, including, in 1903, a four-day celebration in St. Thomas of the Talbot Centennial, marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Talbot Settlement by Colonel Thomas Talbot. As a result of declining membership, the Society ceased active operations in the early 1940s. At this time, the Society donated a significant portion of its collection of archival documents and artifacts to the Public Archives of Canada. The Elgin Historical Society was reconstituted in 1967 as a centennial project and has continued in operation since then. For many years, The Society maintained its library and archive of artifacts and documents in the Elgin County Pioneer Museum, St. Thomas. The Society's objectives as outlined in its constitution are to "bring together those people interested in the diverse heritage of Elgin County and St. Thomas...to research, retain, preserve and present historical data pertaining to the region...to solicit for preservation artifacts, arms, uniforms, military accoutrements, and other objects of historical interest...to solicit for preservation manuscripts, letters, documents, maps, books, pictures and other materials relating to the Society's objectives...to participate in public functions designed to perpetuate the memory of the past...[and] to publish and republish historical material with the aim of disseminating local history over a wide area."
- Custodial History
- The records composing the fonds were created, collected and maintained by the Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute and the Elgin Historical Society. Records were stored as part of a much larger collection at the Elgin County Pioneer Museum, and moved to the basement of Yurek's Drug Store, St. Thomas after the Museum fire in 2001. Records were donated to the Elgin County Archives in December 2002.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created, collected and maintained by the Elgin Historical Society and its predecessor the Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute. Fonds includes minutes of Society meetings; administrative records including annual reports, constitution and by-laws, financial statements, lists of officers, programmes, newsletters and membership lists; correspondence; photographs; records relating to the Society's involvement in the annual Talbot Anniversary Dinner; Society-sponsored publications; and papers and essays prepared for or presented to the Society. The Miscellaneous Records series principally consists of archival records relating to various Elgin County municipal officials, institutions and agencies, collected and maintained by the Society as part of its mandate to preserve and provide access to resources for the study of Elgin County history. Fonds also includes records of the Ontario Historical Society, collected and maintained by the Elgin Historical Society and the Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute, and an 1886 colour perspective map of the City of St. Thomas that includes a classified business directory and illustrations of prominent city buildings. Fonds is arranged in the following series: 1. Minutes 2. Talbot Anniversary Dinner 3. Correspondence 4. Publications 5. Papers and Essays 6. Archives 7. Administration 8. Ontario Historical Society Records 9. Photographs 10. Miscellaneous Records 11. Audio-visual
- Name Access
- Elgin Historical Society
- Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- 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
- Southwold Prehistoric Earthworks
- Accruals
- Accruals of minutes and administrative records expected.
Elgin Military Museum
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives45564
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1982-2012
- Accession Number
- 2015-09
- 2017-39
- Storage Location
- Box 117, File 1
- R5 S3 Sh3 B4
some time to this country's. Many of the
most treasured relics have been gifts from private
persons.
The Reason ...
. . . Since the landing of Colonel Thomas Talbot
at Port Talbot in 1803, there have been few
families in Elgin County who at one time or
another have not had a father, son, or daughter,
serving
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2015-09
- 2017-39
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- Box 117, File 1
- R5 S3 Sh3 B4
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1982-2012
- Physical Description
- 1 volume
- Scope and Content
- A booklet produced to mark the opening of the Elgin Military Museum in 1982. Contains an overview of the mandate of the museum, Elgin County military history, and some of the museum's collections.
- -"Public assistance bolsters military museum collection": St. Thomas Times-Journal, ca. 1983.
- -"Great War pilots: Part three in a series: Young city pilot Norman Scott soon learned war could be deadly business", ca. 1983.
- -Brochure, ca. 1985 (2 copies).
- -"Scale battle to rage at military museum": St. Thomas Times-Journal, May 22, 1985.
- -"Jumbo-sized myths are pure hokum", The London Free Press, September 16, 2010, relating to an exhibition showcasing Jumbo mmorabilia, at the Elgin Military Museum.
- -Brochure: "The Elgin Military Museum: St. Thomas, Ontario: Coming September 2012: Project Ojibwa".
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
Documents
Ephemera - Malahide Castle
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives207866
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Dr. John C. Dancey fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1980-2000
- Accession Number
- 2021-20
- Storage Location
- M5 S3 Sh1 B3 F3
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Dr. John C. Dancey fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2021-20
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S3 Sh1 B3 F3
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1980-2000
- Physical Description
- 2 volumes
- 1 object
- Scope and Content
- File contains miscellaneous ephemera related to Malahide Castle in Ireland, where Colonel Thomas Talbot was born. Items include a souvenir tray, and two tourism booklets.
Event at Museum London
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives144015
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 2003
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Location
- R7 S4 Sh5 B4 F2 1
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R7 S4 Sh5 B4 F2 1
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 2003
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Event at Museum London, ca. 2003. Colonel Thomas Talbot (Nick Wells) is speaking on the right.
- Name Access
- Talbot Settlement Society
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee
- Colonel Talbot Society
- Pinafore Park
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
Images
Event at Museum London
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives144017
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 2003
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Location
- R7 S4 Sh5 B4 F2 2
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R7 S4 Sh5 B4 F2 2
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 2003
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Event at Museum London, ca. 2003. Colonel Thomas Talbot (Nick Wells) is speaking on the right.
- Name Access
- Talbot Settlement Society
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee
- Colonel Talbot Society
- Pinafore Park
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
Images
Event at Museum London
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives144018
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 2003
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Location
- R7 S4 Sh5 B4 F2 3
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R7 S4 Sh5 B4 F2 3
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 2003
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Event at Museum London, ca. 2003. Colonel Thomas Talbot (Nick Wells) is on the right.
- Name Access
- Talbot Settlement Society
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee
- Colonel Talbot Society
- Pinafore Park
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
Images
Event at Museum London
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives144019
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 2003
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Location
- R7 S4 Sh5 B4 F2 4
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R7 S4 Sh5 B4 F2 4
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 2003
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Event at Museum London, ca. 2003. Colonel Thomas Talbot (Nick Wells) is on the right.
- Name Access
- Talbot Settlement Society
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee
- Colonel Talbot Society
- Pinafore Park
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
Images
Event at Museum London
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives144050
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 2003
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Location
- R7 S4 Sh5 B4 F2 6
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R7 S4 Sh5 B4 F2 6
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 2003
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Event at Museum London, ca. 2003. Colonel Thomas Talbot (Nick Wells) is on the right.
- Name Access
- Talbot Settlement Society
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee
- Colonel Talbot Society
- Pinafore Park
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
Images
Genealogy Research - Colonel Leslie Patterson
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives172299
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Alison Pearce fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1850-2007
- Accession Number
- 2017-06
- Storage Location
- C4 Sh4 B6 F1
- 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 B6 F1
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1850-2007
- Physical Description
- 0.3 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Colonel Leslie Patterson arrived to the Talbot Settlement alongside John Pearce and his sisters, Mrs. Storey and Mrs. John Pearce, in 1809. During the War of 1812, Patterson participated as a Private and was later promoted to Captain and Colonel. He was known for allegedly saving Colonel Thomas Talbot's life during the war. He was married to Lydia Patterson and had nine children, including Mary, Hannah, Catherine Anne, Olivia, Frances, Lydia, Joseph and Walter. Leslie died in 1852 and is buried at St. Peter's Cemetery.
- Scope and Content
- File contains records collected by Alison Pearce during her genealogical research project which informed the publication "The Pearces of Little Ireland". Includes photocopies and internet print-outs of reference material related to Colonel Leslie Patterson. Also includes the following original documents: -The Last Will and Testament of Leslie Patterson, circa 1850. -Handwritten note delineating the familial relationships in the Patterson, Wilson and Backus families. -Assignment of Mortgage, dated September 14, 1881, from Thomas Urquhart and William Joseph Moon, executors of the Last Will and Testament of Frances Patterson, to Alice S. Patterson. -Copy of the Last Will and Testament of Francis Patterson, Township of Dunwich, dated July 15, 1881. -Miscellaneous savings and shares certificates issued by the Canada Permanent Building and Savings Society to various members of the Patterson family, 1862-1888. -Transcription of grave marker for Leslie and Catherine Patterson, which reads "Underneath Lieth the Remains of Leslie Patterson, and Cathrine his Wife; the former died January 26th Aged 71 years; the latter February 19th 1800 Aged 62 Years."
- Name Access
- Pearce (family)
- Pearce, Alison
- Tyrconnell (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Genealogy
- User Comments
- In August 2022, Angela Foreman-Bobier stated the following on Disqus: "The Patterson's, Storey's, and Pearce's arrived in 1809, not 1803. 1803 is when Thomas Talbot arrived in Dunwich".
Group of people at the Victoria Day Tea, Backus-Page House
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives143035
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- May 20, 2000
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Location
- R6 S6 Sh3 B5 F17 7
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S6 Sh3 B5 F17 7
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- May 20, 2000
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Group of people at the Victoria Day Tea, Backus-Page House, May 20, 2000. Back row, on left: Colonel Thomas Talbot (Nick Wells). Front row, on left: Ruth Wright. Front row, on right: Audrey Littlejohn.
- Name Access
- Talbot Settlement Society
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee
- Colonel Talbot Society
- Backus-Page House
Images
Group of people at the Victoria Day Tea, Backus-Page House
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives143037
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- May 20, 2000
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Location
- R6 S6 Sh3 B5 F17 8
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S6 Sh3 B5 F17 8
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- May 20, 2000
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Group of people at the Victoria Day Tea, Backus-Page House, May 20, 2000. Back row, on left: Colonel Thomas Talbot (Nick Wells). Front row, on left: Ruth Wright. Front row, on right: Audrey Littlejohn.
- Name Access
- Talbot Settlement Society
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee
- Colonel Talbot Society
- Backus-Page House
Images
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
Histories
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives8602
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Library fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1956-2002
- Storage Location
- R7 S3 Sh3 B1
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Library fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R7 S3 Sh3 B1
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1956-2002
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of various histories of the Elgin County Library and its predecessors the Elgin County Library Co-Operative and the Elgin County Library Association for the period 1936-1995. Series also includes histories of the development of Elgin County, including the role of Colonel Thomas Talbot, prepared c [198-?]-2002 by Elgin County Library staff.
- Subject Access
- Libraries
History Conference in St. Thomas
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives144491
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 2003
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Location
- R7 S4 Sh5 B4 F4 8
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R7 S4 Sh5 B4 F4 8
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- During a history conference, two reenactors holding a Talbot Bicentennial logo at Fanshawe College, St. Thomas. Left to right: Nick Wells (Colonel Thomas Talbot), unidentified.
- Name Access
- Talbot Settlement Society
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee
- Colonel Talbot Society
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
Images
History Conference in St. Thomas
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives144495
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 2003
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Location
- R7 S4 Sh5 B4 F4 11
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2004-25
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R7 S4 Sh5 B4 F4 11
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- During a history conference, two reenactors holding a Talbot Bicentennial logo at Fanshawe College, St. Thomas. Left to right: Nick Wells (Colonel Thomas Talbot), unidentified.
- Name Access
- Talbot Settlement Society
- Talbot Bicentennial Committee
- Colonel Talbot Society
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
Images
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