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Colonel Thomas Talbot Gravestone, Port Talbot
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1970
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B2 F29 5
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B2 F29 5
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Colonel Thomas Talbot Gravestone, circa 1970. Part of Port Talbot folder
- Name Access
- Port Talbot (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Cemeteries
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Colonel Thomas Talbot Gravestone, Port Talbot
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1970
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B2 F29 6
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B2 F29 6
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Colonel Thomas Talbot Gravestone, circa 1970. Part of Port Talbot folder
- Name Access
- Port Talbot (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Cemeteries
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Commemorative Ribbon
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Description
- Bicentenial Reunion (in honour of the landing of Patterson, Pearce, Storey and Backus at the Talbot Settlement) commemorative ribbon. White ribbon with gilted text. At the top, a white label; the label is designed to be peeled off (there is an adhesive underneath) so that the ribbon may be attached to clothing, hats, etc. The ribbon reads "1809-2009 - Patterson - Pearce - Storey - Backus - Bicentennial - Reunion - July 11th - Tyrconnel - In honour of - the landing - souvenir".
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 021.001.027
- File Number
- 021.001
- Date Range
- 2009
- Item History
- Colonel Thomas Talbot's first settlers arrived at Tyrconnel in 1809. These settlers were the close relatives of Leslie Patterson, an Irishman from County Fermanagh. The bicentennial celebration of their landing was held on July 11th, 2009.
On July 14, 1809, 13 family members returned in a flat bottomed boat with all their earthly possessions, driving their few cattle on land bordering the water and landed on the beach of Lake Erie behind the site of St. Peter’s Anglican Church cemetery to claim their land that they had purchased from Colonel Talbot in 1808. These families had faced many hardships as they slowly traveled along the lake shore. A storm wrecked their raft, forcing the tired travelers to search for nails to repair it; despite these adversities, they persisted and made good hardy pioneers.
Leslie Patterson and his wife Lydia Backus Patterson with their sons Joseph and Walter aged 2 and 1 were among the 13 settlers.
This group also included Mary Patterson Storey (Leslie Patterson's sister), age 51, a widow, her adult son Walter Storey and her 2 daughters, Sarah and Anne Storey.
John Pearce (originally from Rhode Island) and his wife, Frances Patterson Pearce (sister to Mary Storey and Leslie Patterson) with their children William age 4, Leslie age 2, and infant Catherine came as part of the 13 as well.
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Commemorative Ribbon
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Description
- Bicentenial Reunion (in honour of the landing of Patterson, Pearce, Storey and Backus family at the Talbot Settlement) commemorative ribbon. White ribbon with gilted text. At the top, a white label; the label is designed to be peeled off (there is an adhesive underneath) so that the ribbon may be attached to clothing, hats, etc. The ribbon reads "1809-2009 - Patterson - Pearce - Storey - Backus - Bicentennial - Reunion - July 11th - Tyrconnel - In honour of - the landing - souvenir".
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 021.001.028
- File Number
- 021.001
- Date Range
- 2009
- Item History
- Colonel Thomas Talbot's first settlers arrived at Tyrconnel in 1809. These settlers were the close relatives of Leslie Patterson, an Irishman from County Fermanagh. The bicentennial celebration of their landing was held on July 11th, 2009.
On July 14, 1809, 13 family members returned in a flat bottomed boat with all their earthly possessions, driving their few cattle on land bordering the water and landed on the beach of Lake Erie behind the site of St. Peter’s Anglican Church cemetery to claim their land that they had purchased from Colonel Talbot in 1808. These families had faced many hardships as they slowly traveled along the lake shore. A storm wrecked their raft, forcing the tired travelers to search for nails to repair it; despite these adversities, they persisted and made good hardy pioneers.
Leslie Patterson and his wife Lydia Backus Patterson with their sons Joseph and Walter aged 2 and 1 were among the 13 settlers.
This group also included Mary Patterson Storey (Leslie Patterson's sister), age 51, a widow, her adult son Walter Storey and her 2 daughters, Sarah and Anne Storey.
John Pearce (originally from Rhode Island) and his wife, Frances Patterson Pearce (sister to Mary Storey and Leslie Patterson) with their children William age 4, Leslie age 2, and infant Catherine came as part of the 13 as well.
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Old St. Thomas Church - 143rd Anniversary
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1967
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Location
- C8 Sh3 B1 F1 18
Old St. Thomas Church - 150th Anniversary
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1974
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Location
- C8 Sh3 B1 F1 25
- 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. 105
- Storage Location
- C8 Sh3 B1 F1 25
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1974
- Publication
- 25a was published in the Bygone Days section of the St. Thomas Times-Journal: January 7, 2010
- Series
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds - Old St. Thomas Church file
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- Four black and white photographs used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 8, 1974 with captions:
- "A Churchyard Stroll - Four local persons taking part in the Pageant of the Past are in early 19th century attire as they stroll in the churchyard of Old St. Thomas Church, led by five-year-old David Farrell, son of Rev. R.K. Farrell of Trinity Anglican Church. From left, David Farrell; Mrs. J. Fred Green, as Mrs. Edward Ermatinger, wife of an early settler; George Thorman, as Colonel Thomas Talbot; Mrs. H.L. Preston, as Mrs. William Drake, wife of the man who helped name St. Thomas; and Rev. Ray Farrell, as Rev. Alexander Mackintosh, first rector of the Old Church in 1824. The church is in the background." (C8 Sh3 B1 F1 25a)
- "Historic Setting - A familiar sight for 150 years is the Old English Church on Walnut Street. In this photo, the church is seen in the background, with part of the graveyard at right. In the left foreground is the lych-gate, built a few years ago." (C8 Sh3 B1 F1 25b)
- "Pageant Producer - William F.M. Haight, the producer of the Pageant of the Past, is shown here during a busy rehearsal scene at the Old St. Thomas Church." (C8 Sh3 B1 F1 25c)
- "Busy Director - Director David Fisher goes over his notes during a dress rehearsal scene for the Pageant of the Past, to be seen Friday and Saturday evenings, June 14 and 15, at the Old English Church on Walnut Street." (C8 Sh3 B1 F1 25d)
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- St. Thomas Times-Journal
- Old St. Thomas Church
- Old English Church
- Trinity Anglican Church
- Old St. Thomas Church Cemetery
- Thorman, George
- Subject Access
- Newspapers
- Churches
- Historic Sites
- Heritage Buildings
- Cemeteries
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