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Elgin County Plowing Match
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1953-1982
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Location
- C8 Sh5 B2 F8
Elgin County Plowing Match - County Councillors Try Plowing
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1953
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Location
- C8 Sh5 B2 F8 24
- 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 Sh5 B2 F8 24
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1953
- Series
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds - Elgin County Plowing Match file
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Black and white photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal published October 22, 1953 with caption: "Plowmen All? - It was a question at Elgin County Plowing Match on Wednesday if county councillors and wardens were good plowmen and from results obtained the result seemed somewhat doubtful. They all had a good time, however, and expert plowing didn't matter. Here are most of the contestants in the class lined up behind Warden W. S. McKillop, reeve of Dunwich, with the plow in hand who placed second. Reading to the rear are: C. M. Williams, deputy reeve of Yarmouth, class winner; P. W. Schleihauf, deputy reeve of Aldborough; Bruce Marr, deputy reeve of Malahide; Charles F. Jackson, reeve of Bayham; J. B. Wilson, reeve of South Dorchester; Cpl. Walter Robinson, O. P. P. St. Thomas, who was admitted as a ringer and won a red ribbon for putting on the best act; Walter Nelson, deputy reeve of Bayham; George Roszell, reeve of Malahide; and Ken Williamson, reeve of Aylmer."
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- St. Thomas Times-Journal
- Elgin County Plowmen's Association
- Subject Access
- Newspapers
- Agriculture
- Plowing Matches
Less detail
Elgin County Plowing Match - Open Horse Class, 1959
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1959
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Location
- C8 Sh5 B2 F8 1
- 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 Sh5 B2 F8 1
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1959
- Series
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds - Elgin County Plowing Match file
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Black and white photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published October 28, 1959 with caption: "Horses Still Popular - A number of fine teams of horses were entered in the open horse class at the annual plowing match being held today on the A.V. Coulter & Son farm at RR 6, St. Thomas. In the above picture, Ken Bawden, RR 7, St. Thomas, past president of the Ontario Plowmen's Association, lines up for action, while Jim McCloy, of Middlesex County, is seen in the background."
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- St. Thomas Times-Journal
- Elgin County Plowmen's Association
- Subject Access
- Newspapers
- Agriculture
- Plowing Matches
Less detail
Elgin County Plowmen's Association fonds
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Plowmen’s Association fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1958-1985
- Storage Location
- R5 S2 Sh6 B2 F16-34
- R4 S1 Sh4 B4 F18-20
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Plowmen’s Association fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R5 S2 Sh6 B2 F16-34
- R4 S1 Sh4 B4 F18-20
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1958-1985
- Physical Description
- 12.5 cm of textual records
- 4 photographs : b&w
- History / Biographical
- The Elgin County Plowmen's Association was established in late August, 1922 at a meeting held in the offices of the Elgin County Representative of the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food, C.W. Buchanan. At this meeting the following executive officers were elected: Alex Anderson, President; William Wadland, First Vice-President; Sam Garton, Second Vice-President; and Fred Carr, Secretary. At the same meeting, the following directors were appointed: Roy Evely; J.J. Ashton; C.W. Buchanan; J.R. Teeple, Reeve, Yarmouth Township; and R.A. Penhale, President, Elgin County Board of Trade.
- The Association organized the inaugural Elgin County Plowing Match, held October 17-18, 1922 on the farms of James Todd and Alex Anderson near St. Thomas, Ontario. An estimated 4,000 people attended the event, won by William Wadland, Yarmouth Township.
- The Second Annual Elgin County Plowing Match was organized by the Elgin County Plowmen's Association and held October 23-24, 1923 on the farms of Mrs. W.A. Hill and D.W. Bearss, just north of St. Thomas, Ontario. William Wadland, Yarmouth Township was declared champion for the second consecutive year.
- The Third Annual Elgin County Plowing Match was held October 29, 1924 on the farm of J.H. Miller, just north of Dutton, Ontario.
- The Elgin County Plowmen's Association continued to organize an annual plowing match in Elgin County for many years, although some years were missed as a result of economic conditions during the depression of the 1930s and the Second World War, 1939-1945.
- The Elgin County Plowmen's Association was a key partner, with the Ontario Plowmen's Association, the County of Elgin and the Elgin County Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, in organizing the International Plowing Match events held in Elgin County in 1940, 1960 and 1985.
- Custodial History
- The records comprising this fonds were originally in the custody of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Elgin County Branch. The branch was closed in the 1990s and the records were transferred to the custody of the Elgin County Library. The records were subsequently transferred to the Elgin County Archives.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created, collected and maintained by the Elgin County Plowmen's Association, including minutes of meetings, records relating to the annual Elgin County plowing match organized by the Association for the period 1979-1984, and records relating to the Association's bid to the Ontario Plowmen's Association to host the 1985 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show in Elgin County.
Fonds is organized into the following series:
1. Minutes
2. Annual Plowing Match
3. 1985 International Plowing Match Bid
4. Miscellaneous
- Name Access
- Elgin County Plowmen's Association
- Subject Access
- Agriculture
- Plowing Matches
- Related Material
- Local Committee for the 1985 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery fonds
Less detail
Financial Statements
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Plowmen’s Association fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1958-1960
- Storage Location
- R5 S2 Sh6 B2 F30
International Plowing Match, 1960
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1959-1960
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Location
- C8 Sh5 B2 F6
International Plowing Match, 1960 - Match Site Chosen
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1959
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Location
- C8 Sh5 B2 F6 1
Local Committee for the 1960 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Demonstration fonds
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Local Committee for the 1960 International Plowing Match and Farm
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- objects
- Date Range
- 1956-1962
- Storage Location
- R5 S2 Sh6 B1-2
- R4 S1 Sh4 B4
- R4 S1 Sh3 B5
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Local Committee for the 1960 International Plowing Match and Farm
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R5 S2 Sh6 B1-2
- R4 S1 Sh4 B4
- R4 S1 Sh3 B5
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- objects
- Date Range
- 1956-1962
- Physical Description
- 48 cm of textual records
- 144 photographs : b&w
- 10 pins
- 1 pencil
- 1 napkin
- History / Biographical
- On February 12, 1957 the Elgin County Plowmen's Association organized a meeting of representatives of various Elgin County municipal, civic and agricultural organizations at the offices of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Elgin County Branch in St. Thomas to discuss petitioning the Ontario Plowmen's Association for the right to hold the 1960 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Demonstration in Elgin County. A delegation was appointed to present the petition at the Ontario Plowmen's Association's annual meeting in Toronto on February 26, 1957, at which time the O.P.A. awarded the event to Elgin County.
The Local Committee for the 1960 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Demonstration was established on a provisional basis on April 17, 1957, and the following officers were elected: Leslie Armstrong, Chairman; Albert Auckland, Vice-Chairman; A.V. Langton, Secretary-Treasurer and Lands Committee Vice-Chairman; Don Grieve, Associate Secretary-Treasurer; and Ken Bawden, Lands Committee Chairman. The Committee's permanent executive officers, constituent committees and committee chairmen were appointed on September 28, 1959: Frank Pineo was appointed Chairman, Leslie Armstrong Vice-Chairman, A.V. Langton Secretary-Treasurer, and James Galbraith Assistant Treasurer.
The committee was responsible for planning, organizing and administering the International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Demonstration held October 11-14, 1960 on the Thomas J. Hume and Sons farm and various neighbouring farms in the vicinity of Springfield, Ontario. The event was sanctioned and sponsored by the Ontario Plowmen's Association, with additional funding support provided by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Elgin County Branch, the County of Elgin and the City of St. Thomas.
- Custodial History
- The records comprising this fonds were originally in the custody of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Elgin County Branch. The branch was closed in the 1990s and the records were transferred to the custody of the Elgin County Library. The records were subsequently transferred to the Elgin County Archives.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created, collected and maintained by the Local Committee for the 1960 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Demonstration and its constituent committees in the course of planning, organizing and administering the International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Demonstration held October 11-14, 1960 in the vicinity of Springfield, Ontario.
Fonds is organized into the following series:
1. Executive Committee
2. Tented City Committee
3. Health and Sanitation Committee
4. Lands Committee
5. Tractor Committee
6. Teams and Horse Show Committee
7. Tickets Committee
8. Parking Committee
9. Billets Committee
10. Lunch Committee
11. Wagon Tours Committee
12. Demonstrations Committee
13. County Exhibits Committee
14. Historical Committee
15. Banquet Committee
16. Reception Committee
17. Publicity Committee
18. Photographs
- Name Access
- Elgin County Plowmen's Association
- Subject Access
- Agriculture
- Plowing Matches
- Related Material
- Local Committee for the 1985 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show fonds
- Elgin County Plowmen's Association fonds
Less detail
Local Committee for the 1985 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show fonds
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Local Committee for the 1985 International Plowing Match and Farm
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- objects
- cartographic material
- moving images
- Date Range
- 1955-1988, predominant 1980-1985
- Storage Location
- R5 S2 Sh6 B3
- R5 S2 Sh5 B1-3
- R6 S1 Sh4 B2
- M10d
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Local Committee for the 1985 International Plowing Match and Farm
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R5 S2 Sh6 B3
- R5 S2 Sh5 B1-3
- R6 S1 Sh4 B2
- M10d
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- objects
- cartographic material
- moving images
- Date Range
- 1955-1988, predominant 1980-1985
- Physical Description
- 1.28 m of textual records
- 99 photographs : b&w and col.
- 83 negatives : b&w and col.
- 1 slide : col.
- 7 drawings
- 11 posters
- 3 signs
- 1 videocassette
- 1 knife
- 9 pins
- 27 crests
- 21 maps
- History / Biographical
- In February 1980 the Elgin County Plowmen's Association, in conjunction with various Elgin County municipal, civic and agricultural organizations, successfully petitioned the Ontario Plowmen's Association, at its annual meeting in Toronto, for the right to hold the 1985 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show in Elgin County.
The Local Committee for the 1985 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show was established in April 1981, with the election of an initial slate of executive officers. Following a series of retirements and resignations, the following permanent executive officers were chosen: Ken Monteith, Chairman; Lorne Carroll, First Vice-Chairman; Bill Martyn, Second Vice-Chairman; Dave Murray, Secretary; Elgin Wells,Treasurer; Mayor Doug Tarry, City of St. Thomas Representative; Bill Caverly, County of Elgin Representative; Bill Martyn, Ontario Plowmen's Association Representative; Marian Millman, Elgin County Plowmen's Association Representative; and Merv Riddell, Legal Advisor. In 1983, Ruby Silcox joined the committee as Executive Secretary.
The committee was responsible for planning, organizing and administering the International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show held September 17-21, 1985 on the William F. Bradish and Sons farm and various neighbouring farms in the vicinity of St. Thomas, Ontario. The event was held at 41397 Shorlea Line, near the intersection with County Road 25 (Wellington Road). The event was sanctioned and sponsored by the Ontario Plowmen's Association, with additional funding support provided by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Elgin County Branch, the County of Elgin and the City of St. Thomas.
- Custodial History
- The records comprising this fonds were originally in the custody of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Elgin County Branch. The branch was closed in May 1996 and the records were transferred to the custody of the Elgin County Library. The records were subsequently transferred to the Elgin County Archives.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created, collected and maintained by the Local Committee for the 1985 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show and its constituent committees in the course of planning, organizing and administering the International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show held September 17-21, 1985 in the vicinity of St. Thomas, Ontario.
Fonds is organized into the following series:
1. Executive Committee
2. Antique and Historical Committee
3. Banquet Committee
4. Billeting Committee
5. County Beautification Committee
6. County Exhibits Committee
7. Finance Committee
8. Ladies Fair Committee
9. Merchandising Committee
10. Publicity Committee
11. Queen of the Furrow Committee
12. Research Committee
13. Site Committee
14. Special Events Committee
15. Teams and Horse Show Committee
- Name Access
- Elgin County Plowmen's Association
- Subject Access
- Agriculture
- Plowing Matches
- Related Material
- Local Committee for the 1960 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Demonstration fonds
- Elgin County Plowmen's Association fonds
Less detail
Miscellaneous
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Plowmen’s Association fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1958-1980
- Storage Location
- R5 S2 Sh6 B2 F30-34
Plowing Match Dutton
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Stollery Studio fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- October 3, 1951
- Accession Number
- 2018-57
- Storage Location
- M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_2981
- M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_2982
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Stollery Studio fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- 51-2280 (1_2981)
- 51-2281 (1_2982)
- Accession Number
- 2018-57
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_2981
- M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_2982
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- October 3, 1951
- Publication
- 1_2981 was published with article in St. Thomas Times-Journal on October 4, 1951, page one.
- Physical Description
- 2 negatives: plastic
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of leaders in the organization of the plowing match competition and the top winners.
Caption from St. Thomas Times-Journal, October 4, 1951, page one: “Girl Wins Senior Class in Match for Young Plowmen.”
1_2981: “The second section of the first Junior Plowing Match ever held in Elgin County brought out keen competition on the farm of Ivan Patterson, president of the Elgin County Plowmen’s Association, near Dutton, Wednesday. Shown above, left to right, are leaders in the organization of the competition and the top winners: J.A. Bosman, principal of the West Elgin District High School, Dutton; Kenneth Brown, 14, R.R. 2, Dutton, third in the junior class; Jon Jewell, 16, R.R. 1, Dutton, first in the junior class; Cela McKillop, 17, R.R.2, Wallacetown, winner of the senior class competition; Eugene Walter, 14, R.R. 1, Wallacetown, second in the junior class; and Frank Bolger, agricultural director at the West Elgin High School, coach of the young plowmen and leader of the West Elgin High School Tractor Maintenance Club.”
- Name Access
- Dutton (Ont. : Village)
- Dutton (Ont.)
- Elgin (Ont. : County)
- Elgin County Plowmen's Association
- West Elgin District High School
- Subject Access
- Plowing
- Plowing Matches
- Related Material
- Original photograph sleeve: M7 S1 Sh4 B11 11_189
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Profile Photographs, General Interest - Gerald Brown
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- textual records
- Date Range
- October 28, 1959
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Location
- R12 S1 Sh5 B5 5
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