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4602 Thomas Road, Port Stanley
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1980
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh2 B1 F2 9
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh2 B1 F2 9
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- A photograph showing the property at 4602 Thomas Road, Port Stanley, across the street from Brayne's Cemetery.
Part of Southwold Township folder in the Hugh Sims fonds.
- Name Access
- Southwold (Ont. : Township)
- Website / Street View Notes
- URL directs to a more contemporary view of the property, provided by Google Maps Street View. Accessed on November 7, 2022.
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30696 Duff Line, Dunwich Township
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1975
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B1 F20 21
- 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 F20 21
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1975
- Publication
- Posted on Facebook as the #MysteryMonday feature: January 4, 2021.
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- House at 30696 Duff Line, formerly called 2nd line, Dunwich Township. It was the home of William A and Mary McCallum. Lot 17, Concession 2. A more contemporary view can be seen here: http://bit.ly/389yLgJ. circa 1970. Part of Dutton folder
- Name Access
- Dutton (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Housing
- Website / Street View Notes
- A more contemporary view can be seen if you click on the link in the link field.
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45450 Talbot Line
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1970
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B2 F23 1
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B2 F23 1
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a house located at 45450 Talbot Line, St. Thomas, near the west edge of New Sarum.
- Name Access
- New Sarum (Ont.)
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
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45685 Talbot Line, St. Thomas
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1970
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B2 F23 11
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B2 F23 11
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1970
- Publication
- November 9, 2021: Posted to Facebook as the Mystery Monday feature.
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a farm located at 45685 Talbot Line in St. Thomas (near New Sarum). The legal description is Part of Lot 21, Concession 8, Township of Yarmouth, and was purchased by John Hawley from Lewis Cloes in 1895, and ownership transferred over the years. In 1920, it was purchased by Henry and David Hobblethwaite; in 1932, it was purchased by Arthur Russell Weaver; in 1945, it was purchased to Harley S. Crosby, and transferred to John Henry Crosby in 1961; in 1961, it was purchased by Joseph and Mary Vanden Bosch; and in 1995, it was purchased by James (Jim) and Heike Hulst.
- Name Access
- New Sarum (Ont.)
- Website / Street View Notes
- URL directs to a social media post featuring the image, published on November 9, 2021.
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46291 New Sarum Line, New Sarum
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1980
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B2 F23 9
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B2 F23 9
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1980
- Publication
- Posted on Facebook as a #MysteryMonday feature: February 7, 2022.
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- 46291 New Sarum Line, New Sarum, circa 1980. Part of New Sarum folder
- Name Access
- New Sarum (Ont.)
- Website / Street View Notes
- First link directs to a more recent view.
Second link directs to a Facebook post featuring the image.
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Acacia, now Farm of R. Vermursch, Bayham Township
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1979
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B1 F6 10
- 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 F6 10
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the former village of Acacia, now Farm of R. Vermursch, circa 1979. Part of Bayham Township folder
Possibly also known as New England or North Bayham
- Name Access
- Bayham (Ont. : Township)
- Subject Access
- Farm life
- Farming
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A.D. Hutchison Gravestone
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1970
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B2 F19 16
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B2 F19 16
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Major A.D. Hutchison Gravestone, circa 1970. Part of Masonic Local folder
Gravestone reads as follows:
Major A.D. Hutchison, died Dec 11, 1873, aged 62 years
- Subject Access
- Masons
- Cemeteries
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'Adrian'
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh2 B1 F23
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh2 B1 F23
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Scope and Content
- - colour photographs of Adrian, Kilmartin Cemetery, and St. James Presbyterian Church.
- newspaper clippings and handwritten notes.
- Name Access
- Adrian (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Cemeteries
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Advertisement for Palace Car Tomatoes, West Lorne
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1980
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh2 B1 F11 17
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh2 B1 F11 17
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Advertisement for Palace Car Tomatoes, St Thomas, circa 1980. Part of West Lorne folder
- Name Access
- West Lorne (Ont.)
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Advertisement for West Lorne Canning and Evaporating Company
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1980
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh2 B1 F11 18
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh2 B1 F11 18
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1980
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Advertisement for West Lorne Canning and Evaporating Company, circa 1980. Part of West Lorne folder
- Name Access
- West Lorne (Ont.)
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Advertisement for West Lorne Canning and Evaporating Company
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1980
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh2 B1 F11 19
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh2 B1 F11 19
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1980
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Advertisement for West Lorne Canning and Evaporating Company, circa 1980. Part of West Lorne folder
- Name Access
- West Lorne (Ont.)
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Advertisements
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1965-1867
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B1 F1
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B1 F1
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1965-1867
- Scope and Content
- -newspaper clippings of advertisements, 1865-1867 (from Elgin County newspapers).
-colour advertisement: "Smoke No Match Cigars"
- Name Access
- Sims, Hugh
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Aerial View, Vienna
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1980
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh2 B1 F12 4
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh2 B1 F12 4
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1980
- Publication
- Posted on Facebook: January 25, 2022.
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Aerial View, circa 1980. Part of Vienna folder
- Name Access
- Vienna (Ont.)
- Website / Street View Notes
- Link directs to a Facebook post featuring the image.
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Albert Sims Gravestone, Tombstones and War Memorials
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1980
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh2 B1 F13 28
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh2 B1 F13 28
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Albert Sims Gravestone, photo circa 1980. Part of Tombstones and War Memorials folder
Gravestone reads as follows:
PTE Albert Sims, 123758, Served in the war of 1914-1918. Dec. 4, 1962
- Subject Access
- Cemeteries
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Aldborough Pioneers Plaque, Aldborough Township
- 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
- 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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Aldborough Township
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1961-1988
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B1 F2
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B1 F2
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1961-1988
- Physical Description
- 12 photographs : col.
- 1 photograph : b&w
- 1 cm. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Booklet: "The Pioneer Days in Aldborough", 1981
Typed notes: "Place Names of Aldborough Township"
-newspaper clippings about Aldborough Township, 1961-1988
- Name Access
- Aldborough (Ont. : Township)
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Aldrich's Pocket Directory of Aylmer
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1888
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh2 B1 F15
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh2 B1 F15
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1888
- Scope and Content
- - what appears to be a complete photocopy of Aldrich's Pocket Directory of Aylmer
- it is pasted on one side of a page while on the other is typed information about Malahide Township and the village of Copenhagen
- Name Access
- Aylmer (Ont.)
- Copenhagen (Ont.)
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Alexander MacBeth Gravestone, Tyrconnell
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1970
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B3 F10 35
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 99-11
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B3 F10 35
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alexander MacBeth Gravestone, circa 1970. Part of Tyrconnell folder
Gravestone reads as follows:
In memory of Alexander, son of George and Catherine MacBeth, died 31st Oct 1897 aged 67 years
- Name Access
- Tyrconnell (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Cemeteries
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Alexander McNab Gravestone, New Glasgow
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1970
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B2 F28 14
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B2 F28 14
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alexander McNab Gravestone, circa 1970. Part of Port Glasgow folder
Gravestone reads as follows:
In memory of Alexander McNab, who died 1830 aged 65 years. Also Mary, his wifewho died 1829 aged 66 years.
- Name Access
- New Glasgow (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Cemeteries
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Amasa Lewis house, Port Bruce
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1970
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B2 F26 4
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B2 F26 4
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Amasa Lewis house, circa 1970, formerly known as "Whitehall". Part of Port Bruce folder. As of 2022, the house was operating as an assisted living facility known as Port Bruce Manor.
- Name Access
- Port Bruce (Ont.)
- Website / Street View Notes
- First URL directs to a more contemporary view, provided by Google Maps street view. Access July 14, 2022.
- Second URL directs to a social media post featuring the image, published on July 14, 2022.
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