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Baptist Churches: Elgin County
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives124444
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1967
- Storage Location
- Box 209, File 23
- R10 S5 Sh3 B3
Yarmouth, Southlold, l>umrich,Al.dborough, and Delaware.
"ondon lJ.iatrict was composed of Norfolk,Oxford and Middlesex.
It vaa in180) that Colonel Thomas 'talbot came to this area,and tlle
nearest aettl ent was at Long Point. Within a lev ,-ears ID&l17
settlers C&IDB to t.his area.
I:n 18Sl. the townships
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- Box 209, File 23
- R10 S5 Sh3 B3
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 volume
- Scope and Content
- (includes Elgin association of Baptist churches: A History. October 1967, Section 1; First Southwold Baptist Church, 1821-1902; Iona Station Baptist Church, 1903-1965, Section 2; Eden Baptist Church, Hundredth Anniversary, Section 3)
Documents
Commemorative Ribbon
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum89266
- 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.
Commemorative Ribbon
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum89267
- 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.
'Elgin Association of Baptist Churches'
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives4361
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1967
- Storage Location
- Box 274, File 2
- (M3 S1 Sh2 B6 F2)
Yarmouth, Southwold, Dunwich, Aldborough, and Delaware.
London Uistrict was composed of Norfolk, Oxford and Middlesex.
It was in1803 that Colonel Thomas Talbot came to this area, and the
nearest settlement was at Long Point. Within a few years many
settlers came to this area.
In 1851 the townships of
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- File
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- Box 274, File 2
- (M3 S1 Sh2 B6 F2)
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1967
- Scan Resolution
- 200 d.p.i.
- Scope and Content
- Booklet: "Elgin Association of Baptist Churches, A History (October 1967)"
- Contents include: outline and development of the association, list of churches in the association, general history, meetings, and minutes
- (2 copies)
- Subject Access
- Churches
Documents
"First Southwold Regular Baptist, 1821-1902 / Iona Station Baptist Church, 1903-1965: One Hundred and Forty-five Years of Service"
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives4364
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1965
- Storage Location
- Box 267, File 8
- (M3 S1 Sh1 B7 F8)
very good repair.
In the community .
The land around Iona was opened for settlement about 1800. in 1803,
a young Irish Protestant nobleman, Colonel Thomas Talbot, landed on the north
shore of Lake Erie, about 140 miles west of Niagara Falls. Granted this
seignory by the English crown, he set about portioning
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- File
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- Box 267, File 8
- (M3 S1 Sh1 B7 F8)
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1965
- Scan Resolution
- 200 d.p.i.
- Scope and Content
- (Three copies)
- Name Access
- Iona Station (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Churches
Documents
Old St. Thomas Church - 143rd Anniversary
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives32112
- 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
- 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 18
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Black and white photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 20, 1967 with caption: "Historic Landmark - The Old St. Thomas Church on Walnut Street will be 143 years old on June 21 of this year. Of those years, all but 50 have seen the church being used. The towering steeple is well known to area residents, who still use the building for special summer worship services. The church was erected in 1824, after Captain Daniel Rapelje, one of the first settlers in this area, conveyed by deed two acres of land from his grant to the Lord Bishop of Quebec for the creation of a churchyard and the erection of a church. The graves of Captain Rapelje and his two sons are to be seen in the churchyard even today. The gothic steeple was added to the church in 1827, with the help of a monetary donation from none other than Colonel Thomas Talbot himself. Colonel Talbot was the British officer sent by the Crown to command the area around what was then a garrison of the British Empire."
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- St. Thomas Times-Journal
- Old St. Thomas Church
- Old English Church
- Old St. Thomas Church Cemetery
- Rapelje (family)
- Rapelje, Daniel
- Talbot, Thomas
- Subject Access
- Newspapers
- Churches
- Historic Sites
- Heritage Buildings
- Cemeteries
Images
Old St. Thomas Church - 150th Anniversary
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives32119
- 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
- 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
Images
Old St. Thomas Church - Pageant of the Past Commemorates 150th Anniversary
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives32120
- 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 26
- 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 26
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Black and white photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 15, 1974 with caption: "Historic Conversation - At Friday night's Pageant of the Past, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Old English Church, this episode depicts Daniel Rapelje offering the land including his two sons' graves as a site for a new church. The year was 1820. Shown here, left to right, are Rev. Brian Holt as Rev. Charles Stewart, who accepted the land; George Thorman as Colonel Thomas Talbot, the founder of the Talbot Settlement; and Dr. George Sloan, as Daniel Rapelje, St. Thomas' first citizen."
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- St. Thomas Times-Journal
- Old St. Thomas Church
- Old English Church
- Thorman, George
- Rapelje (family)
- Rapelje, Daniel
- Talbot Settlement
- Talbot, Thomas
- Subject Access
- Newspapers
- Churches
- Historic Sites
- Heritage Buildings
Images
Port Stanley Heritage Conservation District Study: Phase One: Historical Report and Area Study
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives114637
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- October 2012
- Storage Location
- Box 183, File 24
- R10 S4 Sh2 B1
opposition from the government at York, Talbot vastly extended his domain in the coming years.
Fred Coyne Hamil, Lake Erie Baron: The Story of Colonel Thomas Talbot (Macmillan: Toronto, 1955), p. 47.
5
The commander of the American force, Brigadier General McArthur described the progress of his troops in
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- Box 183, File 24
- R10 S4 Sh2 B1
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- October 2012
- Physical Description
- 1 volume
- Name Access
- Port Stanley (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Heritage Buildings
- Business and Industry
- Churches
Documents
Postcard - Old St. Thomas Church, St. Thomas, Ontario
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives162355
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940]
- Accession Number
- 2016-30
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh4 B2 45
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh4 B2
- Accession Number
- 2016-30
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh4 B2 45
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 postcard : col ; 9 x 14 cm
- History / Biographical
- The church was erected in 1824, after Captain Daniel Rapelje, one of the first settlers in this area, conveyed by deed two acres of land from his grant to the Lord Bishop of Quebec for the creation of a churchyard and the erection of a church. The graves of Captain Rapelje and his two sons are located in the churchyard. The gothic steeple was added to the church in 1827, with the help of a monetary donation from Colonel Thomas Talbot, the British officer sent by the Crown to command the area around what was then a garrison of the British Empire.
- Scope and Content
- Postcard featuring a colour illustration of the Old St. Thomas Church, located on Walnut Street, in St. Thomas, Ontario. The image is surrounded by a white border, and the following caption appears in the border, below the image: "Old St. Thomas Church, St. Thomas, Ontario -3"
- Subject Access
- Churches
- Related Material
- Colour version of R4 S5 Sh4 B2 46, with a slightly different caption.
Images
Postcard - Old St. Thomas Church, St. Thomas, Ontario
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives162356
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940]
- Accession Number
- 2016-30
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh4 B2 46
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh4 B2
- Accession Number
- 2016-30
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh4 B2 46
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
- History / Biographical
- The church was erected in 1824, after Captain Daniel Rapelje, one of the first settlers in this area, conveyed by deed two acres of land from his grant to the Lord Bishop of Quebec for the creation of a churchyard and the erection of a church. The graves of Captain Rapelje and his two sons are located in the churchyard. The gothic steeple was added to the church in 1827, with the help of a monetary donation from Colonel Thomas Talbot, the British officer sent by the Crown to command the area around what was then a garrison of the British Empire.
- Scope and Content
- Postcard featuring an illustration of the Old St. Thomas Church, located on Walnut Street, in St. Thomas, Ontario. The image is surrounded by a white border, and the following caption appears in the border, below the image: "Old St. Thomas Church, St. Thomas, Ontario, opened 1824 - Ontario, Canada - 8."
- Subject Access
- Churches
- Related Material
- Colour version of R4 S5 Sh4 B2 45, with a slightly different caption.
Images
Talbotville United Church and Townline United Church
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives8625
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1959-1994
- Accession Number
- 2022-22
- Storage Location
- Box 97, File 33
point. Later, when a
post office was established, it was called Talbotville Royal, and
more recently, simply Talbotville.
It is unlikely that Colonel Thomas Talbot had any local interest
in this community except as agent for the Government in the placing
of settlers on the land. In this the doughty old
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2022-22
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- Box 97, File 33
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1959-1994
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- -Townline United Church 100th Anniversary, September 13, 1959" booklet.
- -Townline Nursery Class Annual Class Book, 1967.
- -"Church History Update, Elgin Presbytery London Conference, the United Church of Canada, 1967".
- -Booklet: "Historical Sketch of Talbotville United Church: Talbotville United Church Centennial, 1878-1978".
- -"Church History Update, Elgin Presbytery London Conference, the United Church of Canada, 1981".
- -"Talbotville United Church: 150 Years of Worship Together", 1994.
- Name Access
- Talbotville (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Churches