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Aldborough Pioneers Plaque, Aldborough Township

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Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Hugh Sims fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: ca.1986

Storage Location: R6 S5 Sh1 B1 F2 11

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Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Hugh Sims fonds

Description Level: Item

Storage Room: Archives Storage Rm. 107

Storage Location: R6 S5 Sh1 B1 F2 11

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: ca.1986

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Aldborough Pioneers Plaque, circa 1986. Part of Aldborough Township folder. On the plaque is written: "Aldborough Pioneers In the year 1813 Alexander Forbes, Archibald Gillies and Neil Haggart landed with their familes at the mouth of Sixteen Mile Creek. They came from Scotland by way of Caledonia, New York and were each granted fifty acres of land by Colonel Talbot In Concessions twelve and thirteen of Aldborough Township. Other families including the Menzies, Fords, MacEwens and MacDiarminds from Argyllshire also landed here and settled this area. This is the site of a once well defined hill known as 'Nellie's Hill' or 'Cnoc Nealidh' after Nellie Campbell Who landed here in 1818. Settlers used this as a campground when searching for their land grants. Finlay G. MacDiarmid 1869 - 1933 This plaque has been ereceted to commemorate the contribution of Finlay G. MacDiarmid to the development of this community. A grandson of one of the earliest pioneers. He was born at New Glasgow, October 11 1869 Educated locally and became a farmer. Later he was elected a township councillor and at 29 was elected member of the provincial legislature for West Elgin. He was re-elected for five successive terms and in 1914 was appointed First Minister of Public Works and Highways. He was defeated in 1919 but re-elected in 1923 and 1926 and retired after the end of his last term."

Name Access: Aldborough (Ont. : Township)

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History of Maple Grove (Aldborough S.S. 8) and Oak Grove (Aldborough S.S. 10) Schools

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Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Clachan Women's Institute fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: textual records; graphic material

Date Range: ca. 1888-1998

Accession Number: 2015-20

Storage Location: R3 S1 Sh6 B1 F4

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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 B1 F4

GMD: textual records; graphic material

Date Range: ca. 1888-1998

Series: Clachan Women's Institute fonds- History series

Physical Description: 3 photographs; 2 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Aldborough S.S. #8 (Maple Grove); In 1832 the first school was built in this section, on the north corner of the intersection of Furnival Road and the road lying between the fourth and fifth concessions. This site was purchased from Mr. Arch. Paterson. A new school was built in 1857 on the west corner of Lot 7, Concession 5. This brick school was destroyed by fire in 1946. While a new school was being built in 1946 temporary accomodation for the school had to be found. The trustees of S.S. #10, Aldboroug offered their vacant upper room to S.S. #8 but it was decided to hold classes in the house of Mr. Frank Popovich instead. By September 1946, a new one-room brick school designed by Mr. J.T. Findley of St. Thomas was ready for use. As with the other one-room schools in Aldborough Township, S.S. #8 closed in June of 1965.; Aldborough S.S. #10 (Oak Grove); This school section, which is located in the northwest corner of the town-ship, was the home of the first white settler in Elgin County. In 1796 James Fleming settled on Lot 6, Concession 1 near the Thames River. However no other settlers came to this area until after the war of 1812 and it was not extensively settled until the 1840's. The first school was not built until 1852 when a small log building was erected on Lot 5, Concession 1, on what was commonly referred to as the "Martin Knoll". The first teacher of this small school was Mr. John McColl. In 1864 a larger school was built as a replacement on Lot 4, Concession 2. An impressive two-storey school was built in 1890 which came to be known as "Oak Grove" because of the many oak trees which surrounded the knoll it was built on. This school had two classrooms which were both continuously used except for a short period in the 1940's when only one classroom was needed. S.S. #10 was closed in June of 1965, after which the students were bused to the new Aldborough Public School.; Information taken from Elgin County Schools, written by Jim Doelman and published in 1982.

Scope and Content: Three photographs of the Oak Grove School, ca. 1888-1895:; -1: Oak Grove School, ca. 1888. This is identified as the second school building at that school section, and existed there between 1863 and 1891. These were the two schools which the Clachan Women's Institute were most interested in.; -2: New Oak Grove School building (built in 1890), 1891.; -3. Oak Grove School, ca. 1895.; -a handwritten history of schools which have served the Clachan community, ca. 1948.; "A Short History of Oak Grove School given by Mrs. Garnet Long at the Closing of the School, September 4, 1965".; -a photocopy of the St. Thomas Times-Journal Bygone Day feature for February 21, 1998: "Students in this SS 8 Aldborough class (north of Rodney) include:..".

Name Access: Clachan Women's Institute; Clachan (Ont.)

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West Lorne Sun and Rodney Mercury - Aldborough Public School Grade 8 Students attend Aldborough Town Council

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Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: West Lorne Sun and Rodney Mercury fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 1969

Accession Number: 2009-29

Storage Location: C9 Sh6 B1 F1969 75

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Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: West Lorne Sun and Rodney Mercury fonds

Creator: West Lorne Sun/ Rodney Mercury

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 2009-29

Storage Room: Archives Storage Rm. 105

Storage Location: C9 Sh6 B1 F1969 75

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 1969

Series: West Lorne Sun and Rodney Mercury fonds - 1969 file

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w 11.5 x 22 cm

Scope and Content: Black and white photograph published in the West Lorne Sun and Rodney Mercury, March 13, 1969. Annotated verso: Aldborough Public School Grade 8 Students attend Aldborough Town Council.

Name Access: West Lorne (Ont.); Rodney (Ont.); West Lorne Sun; Rodney Mercury

Subject Access: Newspapers

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"1844 Assessment Roll- Aldborough Township"

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Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Reference Room Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: textual records

Storage Location: REF 20

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Reference Room Collection

Description Level: Item

Storage Room: Archives Reference Room

Storage Location: REF 20

GMD: textual records

Physical Description: 1 volume

Scope and Content: Photocopied pages of the 1844 assessment roll of Aldborough Township

Name Access: Aldborough (Ont. : Township)

1989 Aldborough Council

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Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Harley Lashbrook Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: December 6, 1988

Accession Number: 2018-35

Storage Location: M1 S1 Sh6 B7 F2 2

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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 Sh6 B7 F2 2

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: December 6, 1988

Publication: Posted on Facebook: March 14, 2023.

Series: Harley Lashbrook Collection - Photographs series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: 1989 Aldborough Council, December 6, 1988. Front row: Harry Mezenberg and Curtis Hay. Back row: Duncan McPhail, Tere Lebedz and Graham Warwick.