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"Plan of the Village of Dutton in the County of Elgin showing Village Streets assumed by the Elgin County Road System"
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Village of Dutton fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1930 (revised 1932 & 1938)
- Accession Number
- 99-4
- Storage Location
- M10d
"Plan of County Road in the Townships of Yarmouth & Southwold in the County of Elgin"
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Map Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- Surveyed in January 1958
- Plan completed in April 1958
- Storage Location
- C1 Sh5 T4
- Other Title Info
- "Plan of County Road In the Townships of Yarmouth & Southwold in the County of Elgin-- Sta. 0 + 00 to Sta. 102 + 65.11-- Line 'A' (Wellington Road)"
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Map Collection
- Creator
- Surveyed by: D. Hall
- Drawn by: D. Broadfood
- Supervisor: F. Loscombe
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- MAP 157
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- C1 Sh5 T4
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Responsibility
- Department of Highways, Ontario- Planning & Design Branch
- Date Range
- Surveyed in January 1958
- Plan completed in April 1958
- Physical Description
- 1 map: col.
- Scope and Content
- Profile of 'Line A' (Wellington Road), connecting Hwy. 3/4 to the County Road.
- Includes Key Plan, showing location of 'Line A'
- Subject Access
- Roads and Highways
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East Elgin Trees: A Guide to Heritage Trees in Elgin County
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Catharine Spratley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1996
- Accession Number
- 2018-42
- Storage Location
- RM3 C5 2
East Elgin Trees: A Guide to Heritage Trees in Elgin County
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Catharine Spratley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1996
- Accession Number
- 2018-42
- Storage Location
- RM3 C5 4
Elgin County House of Industry/ Elgin Manor fonds
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County House of Industry/ Elgin Manor fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- moving images
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1876-2004
- Accession Number
- 2001-04
- 2003-27
- Storage Location
- R4 S1 Sh2
- R4 S1 Sh3 B1
- W6 B2
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County House of Industry/ Elgin Manor fonds
- Creator
- Elgin County House of Industry
- Elgin Manor
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2001-04
- 2003-27
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- R4 S1 Sh2
- R4 S1 Sh3 B1
- W6 B2
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- moving images
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1876-2004
- Physical Description
- 1.2 m of textual records
- 174 photographs : b&w and col.
- 33 photographs : col. slides
- 2 maps
- 1 videocassette
- History / Biographical
- In accordance with the provisions of By-Law Number 269 enacted June 18, 1875, Elgin County Council authorized the purchase for $3,000 of fifty acres of land in Lot 39 North on Talbot Road East, two miles west of St. Thomas in the Township of Southwold from John Cole for the purpose of establishing an "industrial farm" and "House of Industry and Refuge." By-Law Number 276, enacted December 30, 1875, appointed the following officers to administer the House of Industry and Refuge: William McKay, County Clerk, Inspector; Michael Hunsberger and his wife Sarah Ann Hunsberger, respectively Keeper and Matron; Leonard Luton, Physician. By-Law Number 276 also established rules for inmates, including provisions forbidding passage "beyond the limits of the Industrial Farm unless by the permission of the Keeper" and authorizing "punishment", including "solitary confinement" for rules violations. Attendance by inmates at Sunday religious services was compulsory: those absent without permission were subject to "prompt and severe punishment."
The House of Industry and Refuge for the County of Elgin opened in February, 1876, making Elgin one of the first counties in Ontario to establish such a facility. The original building was enlarged in 1891 with the construction of a third wing, which was used to house the female inmates. Initially the facility housed 32 inmates, increasing to 50 by 1903 when an additional 50 acres of adjoining land were purchased at a cost of $4,250. Residence in the County of Elgin was usually required for admission, but "transients requiring immediate attention" were occasionally committed as well. Admissions were subject to the approval of the Inspector and a committee of three appointed annually by County Council. Inmates were committed for various reasons, including "idiocy", destitution, sickness, old age, physical disabilites such as paralysis and blindness, "intemperance" (drunkenness), homelessness (vagrancy), and pregnancy out of wedlock. Orphans and children whose parents were in jail or had abandoned them were also admitted. Inmates participated in maintaining the building, working the land, and making most of their own clothing and bedding. Expenses were partially offset by the sale of farm produce. In 1903, the farm produced, among other crops, 24 bushels of wheat, 50 tons of hay, 510 bushels of oats, 266 bushels of barley, 70 barrels of apples, 40 hogs, 22 turkeys, 100 chickens and 1,249 pounds of butter.
In 1946 the facility was renamed the Elgin County Home. By 1954 the facility was a provincially certified home for the aged known as Elgin Manor. In 1962, it became apparent that the 86-year-old building was obsolete. In January 1963, Elgin County Council approved plans to build a new 90-bed facility on the same site, at an estimated cost of $650,000. Following the demolition of the original building, construction began on July 17th, 1963, and residents were transferred to the new 90-bed capacity Elgin Manor on May 26, 1964. Elgin Manor was enlarged by the construction of a 60-bed addition, which opened in October 1969. The 1964 building was replaced by a new facility, also on the same site, in August 2003.
- Custodial History
- Most of the fonds was transferred directly from Elgin Manor.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records relating to the operation of the Elgin County House of Industry and Elgin Manor Home for the Aged.
Elgin County House of Industry records include visitors' registers, 1876-1964; registers of inmates, 1876-1947; time books, 1894-1945; physician's books, 1890-1953; photographs of the building; and miscellaneous documents including a commitment certificate.
Elgin Manor records include visitors' registers, 1964-1989; daily journals, 1984; records of staff and committee meetings, 1980-1989; 25th Anniversary material, 1989; photographs and slides of the building and staff; and copies of the facility's newsletter.
Fonds is organized into the following series:
1. Elgin County House of Industry
2. Elgin Manor
- Name Access
- Elgin County House of Industry
- Elgin Manor
- Subject Access
- Homes for the Aged
- Access Restriction
- Access to records identifying patients/inmates is restricted subject to provisions of the Ontario Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Ontario Personal Health Information Protection Act.
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Illustrated map: "West Elgin Trees: A Guide to Heritage Trees in Elgin County"
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Catharine Spratley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1997
- Accession Number
- 2018-42
- Storage Location
- RM3 A5 3
Sketches relating to the Elgin County Hosue of Industry cemetery (and the general area surrounding Elgin Manor)
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County House of Industry/ Elgin Manor fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1978-2004
- Storage Location
- R4 S1 Sh3 B1 F18
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County House of Industry/ Elgin Manor fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S1 Sh3 B1 F18
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1978-2004
- Series
- Elgin County House of Industry/ Elgin Manor fonds- Elgin County House of Industry series
- Scope and Content
- Sketches relating to the Elgin County Hosue of Industry cemetery (and the general area surrounding Elgin Manor), 2000. Includes the following sketches:
- -"Plan of Survey of Parts of Lots 39 and 40, Concession North Talbot Road, Township of Southwold, County of Elgin", created by Brian Vaughan, Ontario Land Surveyors, October 28, 1978.
- -Preliminary Draft (Elevations taken January 2000): "Plan of Survey of Parts of Lots 39 and 40, North Talbot Road, Township of Southwold, County of Elgin", created by Donald Houghton, Ontario Land Surveyor, February 23, 2000.
- -"Plan of Survey of Parts of Lots 39 and 40, North Talbot Road, Township of Southwold, County of Elgin", created by Donald Houghton, Ontario Land Surveyor, February 23, 2000.
- -"Plan of Survey of Parts of Lots 39 and 40, North Talbot Road, Township of Southwold, County of Elgin (Part 2)", created by Donald Houghton, Ontario Land Surveyor, February 23, 2000.
- -"Sketch of Grave Plots on Part of Lot 39, Concession North Talbot Road, Township of Southwold", 2004, created by Houghton & Company, Ontario Land Surveyors.
- -"Plan of Survey of Part of Lot 39, North Talbot Road Concession, Township of Southwold, created by Houghton & Company, Ontario Land Surveyors, September 30, 2004.
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"Elgin and Middlesex Counties Corrected to 1903"
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Map Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Accession Number
- 2006-07
- Storage Location
- M10e
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Map Collection
- Creator
- Issued by the St. Thomas Evening-Journal
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- MAP 252
- Accession Number
- 2006-07
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- M10e
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Physical Description
- 1 map ; 74 x 81 cm
- 1 map ; 44 x 35 cm
- Scope and Content
- Includes the location of churches, schools and post offices. The portion of the map for Dunwich Township is missing. The portion of the map for Aldborough Township is separate.
- Subject Access
- Schools
- Churches
- Post Offices
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“A Plan of Port Burwell Provincial Park in the Township of Bayham and the Village of Port Burwell County of Elgin,”
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Port Burwell Provincial Park fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- drawn in January 1971, revised in September 1985, revised in March 1986
- Storage Location
- C1 Sh5 T23
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway maps and plans - Elgin County
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1952-1971
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh1 B7 F4
- M22 (oversized)
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh1 B7 F4
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh1 B7 F4
- M22 (oversized)
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1952-1971
- Series
- Ken Verrell Collection - Chesapeake and Ohio Railway records series
- Physical Description
- 8 plans
- Scope and Content
- File contains Chesapeake and Ohio Railway maps and plans featuring properties in Elgin County. Includes the following items:
R4 S5 Sh1 B7 F4 1: Plan showing the electric gate and flashing light signals at County Road No. 15 in Dutton, Ontario, dated January 14, 1963.
R4 S5 Sh1 B7 F4 2: Plan and related correspondence showing the electric gate and flashing light signals at Black's Lane (County Road 4) in Rodney, Ontario, dated December 27, 1963.
M23 46: Plan showing Chesapeake and Ohio Railway trackage through West Lorne, Ontario, n.d. (circa 1960s).
M23 47: Plan showing proposed track changes in Rodney, Ontario, Dated August 23, 1954.
M23 48: Two copies of a plan showing trackage in West Lorne, Ontario as well as detail of a standpip pit, 1952-1971.
M23 49: Plan showing extension of crossing at County Road 15 in Dutton, Ontario, dated March 7, 1963.
M23 50: Plan showing additional crossing for W.G. Thompson in Rodney, Ontario, dated may 21, 1963.
- Name Access
- Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O)
- Subject Access
- Railways
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"County of Elgin"
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Map Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- March 5, 1948
- Storage Location
- M11
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Map Collection
- Creator
- Ontario Department of Highways
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- MAP 104
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- M11
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Responsibility
- Department of Highways- Ontario
- Date Range
- March 5, 1948
- Physical Description
- 2 map sheets
- Scope and Content
- Highway map of Elgin County, Ontario.
- Subject Access
- Roads and Highways
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The County of Elgin
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Location
- M10
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- MAP 127
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- M10
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Publication
- Croydon Publishing Company
- Series
- Elgin County Map Collection
- Physical Description
- 1 map sheet
- Scope and Content
- - map of the County of Elgin- no date given. Shows the location of cities and towns, highways, rivers and streams.
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County of Elgin, East Portion
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Map Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- February 1974
- Storage Location
- C1 Sh5 T20 3
County of Elgin : East Portion
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Map Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- Revised 1967
- Storage Location
- M10b
"County of Elgin, East Portion"
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Map Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- August 1981
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Storage Location
- M9
County of Elgin, Ontario
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Map Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- January 1981
- Storage Location
- C1 Sh5 T5
County of Elgin Re-Engineering Study- Maps
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Map Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1997
- Storage Location
- M10f
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Map Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- MAP 228
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- M10f
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 5 maps
- Scope and Content
- Some of the maps which were used to accompany the County of Elgin Re-engineering Study- include the following:
- -"Schedule 1: Townships and City"
- -"Schedule 2: East/West/Central/St. Thomas"
- -"Schedule 3: East/West/Central"
- -"Schedule 4: East/West/Central Corridor"
- -"Alternative 3A (As Amended): Seven Municipalities"
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County of Elgin Road Map
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Storage Location
- Box 176, File 3
- R10 S4 Sh1 B2
County of Elgin Road Needs Study map
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Thomas and Marietta Roberts Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1963
- Accession Number
- 2018-30
- Storage Location
- C1 Sh6 B3 F17
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Thomas and Marietta Roberts Collection
- Creator
- A.M. Spriet & Associates Lts.
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2018-30
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- C1 Sh6 B3 F17
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1963
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Scope and Content
- County of Elgin Road Classifications Map, created by A.M. Spriet & Associates for the County of Elgin's Road Needs Study. Shows existing and proposed roads in the following classifcations: inter-centre connector, special industries service, topographical barrier, summer resort service, extension or urban arterials, area service and deletions. The reverse shows a map of the Desirable County Road System.
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County of Elgin road system map, 1985
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1985
- Storage Location
- RM1 A3 3
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