and de- voted the remainder of his life to the colonization ot several counties in Southern Ontario. On Mny 21. 1803, he took up his abode in what is now known u Port Talbot. With him came George Crane, the firllt settler to take up land in Elain County. In 1100, Leslie Patterson and tristers left Ferman- agh, Ireland, and settled in Erie, Penns.yh·ania. Here, �Leslie married Lydia Backus fro V nn nt an his · te , Fr nc marri d John Pe from Ja d. �into and ol. Talbot w buri d in th cern t ry cro

BAPTIST CHURCH ELGIN COUNTY Elgin association of Baptist ehurehesa A History. ·october 1967 Section 1 (blue page} First Southwold Baptist Church - 1121 - 1902 Iona Station Baptist Church - 1903 - 1965 Section 2 (green page) Eden Baptist Church. Hundredth Anniversary Section J (yellow page} ELGIN GOU �ELGJ1I ;-\ ~ s0 cJ;-\Tj 0 I I O F CJ-JURCJ-JE~ 'j967 ELGIN COut TY Ll RA: CONTENTS . L Outline of the development of the Elgln Association of Baptist Churches. 2. List of the churches in the Association

BAPTIST CHURCH ELGIN COUNTY Elgin association of Baptist ehurehesa A History. ·october 1967 Section 1 (blue page} First Southwold Baptist Church - 1121 - 1902 Iona Station Baptist Church - 1903 - 1965 Section 2 (green page) Eden Baptist Church. Hundredth Anniversary Section J (yellow page} ELGIN GOU �ELGJ1I ;-\ ~ s0 cJ;-\Tj 0 I I O F CJ-JURCJ-JE~ 'j967 ELGIN COut TY Ll RA: CONTENTS . L Outline of the development of the Elgln Association of Baptist Churches. 2. List of the churches in the Association

Increased enrolment saw two classrooms, two storage rooms and a custodian' s room built in 1963. Michael Popovich continued as Chairman of the Board until 1969, when the Elgin County Separate School Board was formed. He became Chairman of the newly formed Board. Norbert Rivest was the West Lorne representative for many years on the County Board. �1 I li k a' a St. Thomas More School was blessed Tuesday, November 5th, 1957, by Bishop Cody of London. From left to right, they are: Board member Tom Taylor