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1837 Rebellion
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- [ca. 1965?]
- Storage Location
- Box 106, File 74
- R5 S4 Sh6 B2
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- Box 106, File 74
- R5 S4 Sh6 B2
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- [ca. 1965?]
- Physical Description
- 9 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains notes by Naomi Green, librarian, Dutton Public Library, concerning the 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada, with notice of the involvement of Dr. John Rolph, Dr. Charles Duncombe and Colonel Thomas Talbot.
- Name Access
- Talbot, Thomas
- Rolph, John
- Duncombe, Charles
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John Rolph, M.D. Historic Plaque, Middlemarch
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1960
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Location
- C1 Sh1 B2 F26
John Rolph, M.D. Historic Plaque, Middlemarch - Unveiling
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1960
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Location
- C1 Sh1 B2 F26 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
- C1 Sh1 B2 F26 1
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1960
- Series
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds - John Rolph, M.D. Historic Plaque, Middlemarch file
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Black and white photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published October 2, 1960 with caption: "On October 2nd, 1960, historical plaques commemorating the Honourable John Rolph and the Talbot Road were unveiled beside Talbot Road West at Middlemarch near St. Thomas. These plaques form part of the series being erected throughout the province by the Department of Travel and Publicity, acting on the advice of the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario. Participants in the ceremony shown standing in front of the Rolph plaque are, left to right: Mr. Harvey Liddle, Warden of Elgin County; Mr. James McBain, M.P. (Elgin); Mayor Vincent A. Barrie of St. Thomas; Dr. James D. Curtis of the Elgin Medical Association; Dr. Wilfrid Jury, a member of the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board; Mrs. J.R. Futcher, Chairman of the Elgin County Museum Committee and a member of the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board; the Rev. George Johnstone, President of the Elgin County Ministerial Association; and Mr. Ronald McNeil, M.P.P. (Elgin)." Photo by Ontario Dept. Travel & Publicity.
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- St. Thomas Times-Journal
- Middlemarch (Ont.)
- Rolph, John
- Subject Access
- Newspapers
- Historic Plaques
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Newspaper article: “Scottish Baronet writes of forefathers in Elgin”, by Sir Thomas Innes, London Free Press, April 27, 1960.
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ian D. Cameron Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1960
- Accession Number
- 2011-10
- Storage Location
- R11 S5 Sh5 B1 F4
Rolph House
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ian D. Cameron Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1930
- Accession Number
- 2011-10
- Storage Location
- R11 S5 Sh3 B2 F72
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ian D. Cameron Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Item Number
- R-5
- Accession Number
- 2011-10
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- R11 S5 Sh3 B2 F72
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1930
- Publication
- Posted on Facebook and Instagram: March 19, 2020.
- Series
- Ian D. Cameron Collection - Photographs Series
- Scope and Content
- Black and white photograph showing the house and property once owned by the Rolph family on Talbot Road, Southwold Township (now 39545 Fingal Line). The house was probably built ca. 1850. It is a matter of dispute whether Dr. John Rolph lived here, but Dr. Thomas Rolph (d. 1815) lived here and is buried on the property. An historic plaque has been erected at the entrance to the property, which reads: "The Honourable John Rolph M.D. 1793-1870: This property once belonged to John Rolph, a prominent physician, lawyer and legislator. Born in England, he emigrated to Upper Canada in 1812. In 1824, with Dr. Charles Duncombe, he established at St. Thomas, the province's first medical school, the "Talbot Dispensatory". A reformer, Rolph represented Middlesex in the assembly, 1824-29 and Norfolk 1836-37. Although not an active participant in the Rebellion of 1837, he was so seriously implicated that he was compelled to flee to the United States. He returned in 1843, established a noted medical school in Toronto, and became the founder of the radical Clear Grit party 1849-50 and president of the legislative council, 1855-57." It is also a matter of dispute whether Rolph and Duncombe's proposed medical school in St. Thomas, Ontario, the "Talbot Dispensatory" was ever established or operated. File includes:
- Glass-plate negative
- Glass lantern slide
- Name Access
- Rolph, John
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