topic:"Pioneers" found 50 records - Heritage Collections Elgin-St. Thomas

An early history of St. Thomas (2 pages), written by Ian D. Cameron.

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives126589

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Ian D. Cameron Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: textual records

Date Range: ca. 1930

Accession Number: 2011-10

Storage Location: R11 S5 Sh5 B1 F5

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Ian D. Cameron Collection

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 2011-10

Storage Room: Archives Storage Rm. 110

Storage Location: R11 S5 Sh5 B1 F5

GMD: textual records

Date Range: ca. 1930

Series: Ian D. Cameron Collection - Historical Records Series

Scope and Content: an early history of St. Thomas and its' pioneers

Name Access: St. Thomas (Ont.)

Subject Access: Pioneers

An early history of the County of Elgin (3 pages), written by Ian D. Cameron.

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives126588

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Ian D. Cameron Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: textual records

Date Range: ca. 1930

Accession Number: 2011-10

Storage Location: R11 S5 Sh5 B1 F5

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Ian D. Cameron Collection

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 2011-10

Storage Room: Archives Storage Rm. 110

Storage Location: R11 S5 Sh5 B1 F5

GMD: textual records

Date Range: ca. 1930

Series: Ian D. Cameron Collection - Historical Records Series

Scope and Content: An early history of the County of Elgin.

Name Access: Elgin County (ON)

Subject Access: Pioneers

A brief history of Daniel Rapelje.

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives125573

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Ian D. Cameron Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: textual records

Date Range: ca. 1990

Accession Number: 2011-10

Storage Location: R11 S5 Sh5 B1 F2

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Ian D. Cameron Collection

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 2011-10

Storage Room: Archives Storage Rm. 110

Storage Location: R11 S5 Sh5 B1 F2

GMD: textual records

Date Range: ca. 1990

Series: Ian D. Cameron Collection - Historical Records Series

Scope and Content: A typed history of Daniel Rapelje.

Name Access: Rapelje, Daniel; St. Thomas (Ont.)

Subject Access: Pioneers

A description of the first settlers in Southwold, on the south side in Yarmouth, and on the north side in Yarmouth.

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives126631

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Ian D. Cameron Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: textual records

Date Range: 1873

Accession Number: 2011-10

Storage Location: R11 S5 Sh5 B1 F6

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Ian D. Cameron Collection

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 2011-10

Storage Room: Archives Storage Rm. 110

Storage Location: R11 S5 Sh5 B1 F6

GMD: textual records

Date Range: 1873

Series: Ian D. Cameron Collection - Historical Records Series

Scope and Content: On the south side in Yarmouth, and on the north side in Yarmout and who owned each lot.

Name Access: Southwold (Ont. : Township); Yarmouth (Ont. : Township)

Subject Access: Pioneers

Film crew in Port Glasgow

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives169582

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Ron Payne Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: ca. 1998

Accession Number: 2010-37

Storage Location: R12 S1 Sh2 B4 F11 4

4 images

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Ron Payne Collection

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 2010-37

Storage Room: Archives Storage Rm. 110

Storage Location: R12 S1 Sh2 B4 F11 4

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: ca. 1998

Publication: Posted on Facebook: November 6, 2018

Series: Ron Payne Collection - Photographs series

Physical Description: 4 photographs : col ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Unidentified individuals filming a scene in Port Glasgow. The individuals being filmed are dressed in period costume, likely reenacting the arrival of early Scottish pioneers in Elgin County for the film "The early Scots Pioneers of Lambton and West Middlesex", produced by the Petrolia St. Andrew's Society. The film was written by former MPP Ralph Ferguson and directed by David Rombout. It was released in 1998. According to the video's catalogue record on WorldCat, the video examines the harsh conditions in Scotland after the battle of Culloden which led to the emigration of so many to Canada. It also re-enacts the hardships faced by the pioneers on the passage to, and after arrival in Canada.

Name Access: Port Glasgow (Ont.); Scotland

Subject Access: Pioneers; Immigration; Education; History

Images

"Frank Hunt: Essays on Elgin County"

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives1317

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Reference Room Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: textual records

Date Range: 1989

Storage Location: REF 10

Other Title Info: Pioneer Sketches by Frank Hunt.

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Reference Room Collection

Creator: Edited by George Thorman

Description Level: Item

Library Catalogue Number: LH 971.334 HUN

Storage Room: Archives Reference Room

Storage Location: REF 10

GMD: textual records

Date Range: 1989

Publication: Elgin Historical Society- St. Thomas, 1989

Physical Description: 1 volume

Scope and Content: Essays written by Frank Hunt for different St. Thomas newspapers between 1878 and 1895.

Name Access: Hunt, Frank, 1841-1928

Subject Access: Pioneers

Futcher Family - Reunion & Homestead

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives158554

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: May 31, 1952 - August 6, 1964

Accession Number: 2008-01

Storage Location: W7 B3 F12 1; W7 B3 F12 2

and the hoop skirts of bygone days, presently loaned to the Hoopskirt Club A n d So continues one of the most beautiful histories of Elgin County pioneers, of an Elgin County landmark, and of an E l - gin County family that has many descendents l i v i n g today through- out Canada and the United States

2 documents 1 image

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. 110

Storage Location: W7 B3 F12 1; W7 B3 F12 2

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: May 31, 1952 - August 6, 1964

Series: St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds - Futcher Family file

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.3 x 15.5 cm; 2 newspaper clippings

Scope and Content: Black and white photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published August 6, 1964 with caption: "Honor Family Founders - Observing the 130th anniversary of the coming to Canada of their pioneer ancestors, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Futcher from England, more than 60 family members attended a reunion in Pinafore Park yesterday. The group, shown here, represents several centres in the United States and Canada and many age brackets from members in their infancy to those in their 80s. An historical outline was read and each family presented with the facts in booklet form for the benefit of future generations. The event was the first Futcher family reunion in 30 years." (1); Article entitled "One of the Oldest Landmarks in Elgin, The Futcher Home, to Give Way to Modern Design" published May 31, 1952 in the St. Thomas Times-Journal. (2)

Name Access: St. Thomas (Ont.); St. Thomas Times-Journal

Subject Access: Pioneers; Homesteads; Anniversary; Newspapers

Documents

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Images

Knoch Nellie, Port Glasgow

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives112032

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Scott Studio fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: ca. 1935

Storage Location: Box 538, Envelope 85

1 image

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Scott Studio fonds

Description Level: Item

Storage Room: Archives Storage Rm. 107

Storage Location: Box 538, Envelope 85

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: ca. 1935

Publication: Printed in the St. Thomas Times-Journal: September 20, 2006

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w plastic negative

Scope and Content: Black and white negative showing Knoch Nellie, Port Glasgow, Ontario, ca. 1935, traditionally known as the landing location of the early pioneers or settlers in the area in 1818.

Name Access: Port Glasgow (Ont.)

Subject Access: Pioneers

Copy Print Number: 1025

Images

Lenore Dale records

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives23453

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Elgin County Vertical File Collection

Description Level: File

GMD: textual records

Date Range: ca. 1935

Accession Number: 2008-24

Storage Location: ECVF Box 12, File 15; R5 S6 Sh1 B2

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Elgin County Vertical File Collection

Description Level: File

Accession Number: 2008-24

Storage Room: Archives Storage Rm. 107

Storage Location: ECVF Box 12, File 15; R5 S6 Sh1 B2

GMD: textual records

Date Range: ca. 1935

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Scrapbook with press clippings, and school essay concerning pioneer life in Upper Canada.

Subject Access: Scrapbooks; Pioneers

Mary Catherine Waugh Teetzel's 80th Birthday

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives141153

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Shedden Women's Institute fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 1968

Accession Number: 2011-12

Storage Location: C9 Sh4 B5 F3 222

1 website 1 image

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Shedden Women's Institute fonds

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 2011-12

Storage Room: Archives Storage Rm. 105

Storage Location: C9 Sh4 B5 F3 222

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 1968

Series: Shedden Women's Institute fonds - Tweedsmuir History series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col.

Scope and Content: Colour photograph of Mary Catherine Waugh Teetzel on her 80th birthday, May 1968, included in the Shedden Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History, Volume Two, Book Two, page 222. Mrs. Teetzel is a granddaughter of William Waugh, one of the first settlers in the Shedden area. To the left is Miss Eva Morrison, life member of the Shedden W.I.

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

Subject Access: Tweedsmuir Histories; Pioneers

Website / Street View Notes: Link directs to the source information for this image, from the Tweedsmuir book.

Websites

https://www.elgincounty.ca/ElginCounty/CulturalServices/Archives/tweedsmuir/Shedden%20Vol%202%20Book%202/page%20261%20-%20280.pdf

Images

Mellor Cemetery After Restoration

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives142419

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: River Road Women's Institute fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: ca. 1968

Accession Number: 2011-05

Storage Location: R2 S5 Sh4 B5 F3 33

1 website 2 images

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: River Road Women's Institute fonds

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 2011-05

Storage Room: Archives Storage Rm. 107

Storage Location: R2 S5 Sh4 B5 F3 33

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: ca. 1968

Series: River Road Women's Institute fonds- Tweedsmuir History series

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w

Scope and Content: Two black and white photographs of gravestones at Mellor (or White's Station) Cemetery, after a restoration project by the River Road W.I. and Southwold Town Council, included in the River Road Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History, Volume Two, page 33.

Name Access: River Road Women's Institute; Southwold (Ont. : Township); Mellor's Cemetery; White's Station (Ont.)

Subject Access: Tweedsmuir Histories; Cemeteries; Pioneers

Website / Street View Notes: Link directs to the source information for this image, from the Tweedsmuir book.

Websites

https://www.elgincounty.ca/ElginCounty/CulturalServices/Archives/tweedsmuir/River%20Road%20Vol%202/page%20031%20-%20045.pdf

Images

Mellor Cemetery Before Restoration

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives142417

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: River Road Women's Institute fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: ca. 1967

Accession Number: 2011-05

Storage Location: R2 S5 Sh4 B5 F3 32

1 website 1 image

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: River Road Women's Institute fonds

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 2011-05

Storage Room: Archives Storage Rm. 107

Storage Location: R2 S5 Sh4 B5 F3 32

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: ca. 1967

Series: River Road Women's Institute fonds- Tweedsmuir History series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Black and white photograph of gravestones at Mellor (or White's Station) Cemetery, before a restoration project by the River Road W.I. and Southwold Town Council, included in the River Road Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History, Volume Two, page 32. The gravestone at the front reads "In Memory of Barbara, daughter of William & Elisa Mitchell. Died May 26, 1974, aged 24 days".

Name Access: River Road Women's Institute; Southwold (Ont. : Township); Mellor's Cemetery; White's Station (Ont.)

Subject Access: Tweedsmuir Histories; Cemeteries; Pioneers

Website / Street View Notes: Link directs to the source information for this image, from the Tweedsmuir book.

Websites

https://www.elgincounty.ca/ElginCounty/CulturalServices/Archives/tweedsmuir/River%20Road%20Vol%202/page%20031%20-%20045.pdf

Images

Mitchell Hepburn

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives141016

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: South Yarmouth Women's Institute fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: ca. 1920

Accession Number: 2007-07

Storage Location: R6 S1 Sh5 B4 F2 100

1 website 1 image

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: South Yarmouth Women's Institute fonds

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 2007-07

Storage Room: Archives Storage Rm. 107

Storage Location: R6 S1 Sh5 B4 F2 100

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: ca. 1920

Series: South Yarmouth Women's Institute fonds - Tweedsmuir History series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Black and white photograph of Mitchell Hepburn, purportedly Yarmouth's "Youngest Pioneer", ca. 1920, included in the South Yarmouth Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History, Volume Three, page 100. Hepburn was born July 21, 1833 in Scotland, and came to Yarmouth in 1843. He died in 1922.

Name Access: South Yarmouth Women's Institute; Yarmouth (Ont.: Township)

Subject Access: Tweedsmuir Histories; Pioneers

Website / Street View Notes: Link directs to the source information for this image, from the Tweedsmuir book.

Websites

https://www.elgincounty.ca/ElginCounty/CulturalServices/Archives/tweedsmuir/South%20Yarmouth%20Vol%203/page%200100%20-%200106.pdf

Images

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Payne

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives146687

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Paynes Mills Women's Institute fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: ca. 1980

Accession Number: 2004-08

Storage Location: R7 S4 Sh2 B1 F1 269

1 website 3 images

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Paynes Mills Women's Institute fonds

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 2004-08

Storage Room: Archives Storage Rm. 107

Storage Location: R7 S4 Sh2 B1 F1 269

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: ca. 1980

Physical Description: 3 photographs : col.

Scope and Content: Three colour photographs of paintings of the founders of Paynes Mills, painted ca. 1895, included in the Paynes Mills Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History, page 269:; Frederick Payne, founder of Paynes Mills [269a];; Sarah Payne, wife of Frederick Payne [269b];; An agricultural scene from the area [269c].

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

Subject Access: Tweedsmuir Histories; Women's Institutes; Pioneers

Website / Street View Notes: Link directs to the source information for this image, from the Tweedsmuir book.

Websites

https://www.elgincounty.ca/ElginCounty/CulturalServices/Archives/tweedsmuir/Paynes%20Mills/page%200230%20-%200239.pdf

Images

Mr. & Mrs. Earl Dunn - Make Dolls From Apples

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives158593

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: August 12, 1972

Accession Number: 2008-01

Storage Location: W7 B3 F29 1

1 document 5 images

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. 110

Storage Location: W7 B3 F29 1

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: August 12, 1972

Series: St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds - Mr. & Mrs. Earl Dunn file

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.3 x 13 cm; 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 13.7 cm; 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.7 x 14 cm; 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 14.5 cm; 1 newspaper clipping

Scope and Content: Five black and white photographs used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published August 12, 1972 with captions:; "Mrs. Dunn adds the finishing touches to a dress for one of her whimsical dolls." (1a); "Mr. Dunn begins the detailed work that brings an apple to life." (1b); "An Indian brave guards a group of pioneer ladies while the RCMP and Captain Hook provide rear guard protection." (1c); "A mountie escorts these two charming matrons." (1d); "Old blades and scraps of walnut make the knives that carve these detailed, life-like replicas of wild birds." (1e)