Elgin Archive Library

Volume Three of the Yarmouth Glen Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History.

Volume One of the Yarmouth Glen Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History.

West Lorne Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History, Volume Two 1914-1947.

A collection of newspaper articles relating to West Lorne people and events, divided into the following chapters: Crime, Health, Politics, Schools & Sports.

West Lorne Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History, Volume Three 1985-1992.

West Lorne Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History, Volume Six 1999-2000.

West Lorne Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History, Volume Seven, 2001-2003.

A history of the West Lorne area, with chapters on Village History, Women's Institute, the Library, Churches, Schools, Pioneer Farms, the Gillies Cemetery and Eagle Store.

West Lorne Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History, Volume Nine.

Volume four of West Lorne W.I. Tweesmuir history.

Volume five of West Lorne W.I. Tweedsmuir history.

A collection of newspaper articles, comments and photographs of and about local and worldly events that influenced the lives of residents of West Lorne, Ontario from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011. Also included is an explanation of the founding and purpose of the Women's Institute, including records and pictures of the West Lorne Branch.

West Lorne Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History, Volume Eight, 2004-2005.

Includes newspaper clippings and photographs

Includes newspaper clippings and photographs.

Contains information about School and Association activities and about teachers at the school.

Booklet made to commemorate the one hundred year history of Wellington Street School in St. Thomas.

Volume nine of the Wallacetown Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History. Includes newspaper clippings, brochures, and photographs.

Volume eight of the Wallacetown Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History. Includes newspaper clippings, brochures, and photographs.

Volume seven of the Wallacetown Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History. Includes newspaper clippings, brochures, and photographs.

Volume six of the Wallacetown Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History. Includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and maps.

Volume five of the Wallacetown Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History. Includes photographs, maps, and pamphlets.

Volume four of the Wallacetown Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History. Includes photographs, maps, annual programmes and pamphlets.

Volume three of the Wallacetown Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History. Includes photographs.

Volume two of the Wallacetown Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History. Includes photographs, annual programmes and correspondence.

Volume one of the Wallacetown Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History. Includes newspaper clippings and photographs.

Booklet commemorating the centennial of Wallacetown United Church. 

Compiled by the Ministry of Culture and Recreation. Includes map and 14 points of interest

Port Stanley Urban Renewal Study from 1968.

Report related to the establishment of a Heritage Conservation District in Port Stanley.

Contains a brief history of the Vienna United Church.

Includes messages from Ministers and their families, historical sketch and ministers who have served the church.

Program includes: Chairman's Remarks (Lloyd Chute), pictures of the people on the school board, Principal's Welcome (Mrs. Bessie Ryan) and photographs of the old school buildings.

Includes historical essays on the following churches: Churches of the Elgin Presbytery London Conference, Plymouth Church Belmont, Diamond Jubilee of the Belmont Circuit 1853-1929, Sparta United Church.

Contains a history of the Union United Church.

Souvenir copy of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers meeting in St. Thomas. Contains a historical sketch of St. Thomas as well as lots of local advertising and photographs.

Contains lots of photographs of early pioneer homes of Tyrconnell. Lots of other content is featured in this scrapbook.

The second volume of the Yarmouth Glen Tweedsmuir started in 1959 and ends in 2010, and is a time capsule of technology. From black and white to colour photographs, and typewriter to home computer, this volume shows the changes of the last fifty years all in one volume. A variety of topics are covered, including branch history, barn histories, travels of Yarmouth Glen members and their outreach activities in the community. An index is included at the end of the volume.

Although it is not described as Volume Two, it is a continuation of the material in Volume One, according to the microfilm. On front cover, reads: "Commencement of Tweedsmuir Book 1946". So, it was likely compiled at the same time as the first volume. Contains a wide range of topics.

The topic of this Tweedsmuir History is "Farms of River Road Community.

Commencement of Tweedsmuir Book 1946. Topics include: First Institute, River Road Institute, War Work, River Road Community, River Road School, River Road Sunday School.

Includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photographs compiled by the River Road Women's Institute in Southwold.

Booklet commemorating the one hundred year history of Trinity Church at Port Burwell. Original handwritten version of the book is included.

A tribute by the Town of Dutton and the Township of Dunwich to all the men and women who from the township who served during World War II.

Published by former Students and Staff for Port Burwell Public and Continuation School Reunion 1997. Contains a history of the school in Port Burwell.

Contains a history of Yarmouth Township as well as a list of the members of each Council. The Township Wardens are also listed.

Program for the Township of Southwold Centennial Remembrance Service held at Selldon, August 6, 1950.

A look back at eighty years of Church Of England in Port Stanley.

A booklet titled "The Selborne Grist Mill", written by C. Teskey Smith. Contains the history of the Selborne Grist Mill, built in the early 1820s by Jesse Zavitz on a tributary of Kettle Creek, in an area known as Talbot Mills. As the area developed after establishment of the mill, the village was renamed Selborne.

A booklet about the history of Hog's Hollow, which was a community on the south-western outskirts of the city of St. Thomas.

Port Stanley Customs House Manifest Book for the period March 28, 1850 to December 13, 1852. Includes names of ships, destination ports and descriptions of cargo.

A second booklet advertising Port Stanley. Includes a brief history of the community as well as a listing of Port Stanley attractions and local businesses.

A booklet advertising Port Stanley. Includes a brief history of the community as well as a listing of Port Stanley attractions and local businesses.

Promotional booklet about Aylmer published circa 1960.

Contains a history, as well as photos, and local advertising, for the village of Port Burwell.

A history of Port Bruce from the early 1800's to 1975. 

A collection of award wining school essays on Elgin County School Sections and Townships written as part of a contest sponsored by the Southern Counties Journal and the Elgin Historical And Scientific Institute in 1896. Contains lots of great early history on the County Of Elgin. 

A look at the early history of Aldborough (now West Elgin) Township.

Pilot's log book compiled by Captain Norman B. "Nipper" Scott, August 14, 1917 to November 25, 1918, detailing his training and service as a fighter pilot serving in England and France with the Royal Flying Corps/ Royal Air Force, Squadron 11 during the First World War.

A photograph album, likely compiled by Clara Moore Thompson, containing 212 photographs showing members of the Duncombe-Moore families, 1897-1904. Clara Kathleen Moore was born to Nelson Whitney Moore (N.W. Moore) and Mary Eliza Rebecca Duncombe on September 20, 1875. She married Peter McKinley Thompson in 1910, with whom she had at least one child: Mary. She died in 1958, and is buried at the Old English Cemetery.