Archive Record
Metadata
Accession # |
A2015.106.8 |
Title |
Stephen Thorning, Elora, Series 7, newspapers and posters, 1865-1998. |
Date |
1865 - 1998. |
Description |
Stephen Thorning, Elora, Series 7, newspapers and posters, 1865-1998. SERIES 7: POSTERS AND NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS, 1865-1998. Subseries 1: Posters, 1865-1998. [STORED MU 1129 o/s] The materials listed are photocopies, except for files 7, 8 and 9, which are original documents. - file 1: "To Contractors. / Tenders! / Brick and Carpenter and Joiners Work, of the / New Hotel ... [signed] R. Dalby and A. Gordon, Elora, 21 January 1865." - file 2: "Wanted ! / 5000 Saw Logs / The Alma Steam Saw Mill ... [signed] Ledingham & Milne, Alma, 10 February 1865." - file 3: "Tenders Wanted / By the Municipality of the Village of Elora, to erect / A Stone Building ... to be used as an Agricultural Hall, Drill Shed, Village Lockup, and other Municipal purposes ... [signed] J.M. Fraser, Reeve, Elora, 22 May 1865." - file 4: "Minto Monthly Cattle Fair / Municipality of Minto ! / ... for the sale of Cattle, Horses, Sheep, Swine, and Farm Produce / To be held in the Village of Harriston / on the Friday Preceding the Date of the / Monthly Fairs of Elora and Guelph ... [signed] Wm. Yeo, Tp. Clerk, Minto, 23 November 1865." - file 5: "Election Meeting Mr. Clarke / The Nominee of the Reform Convention, will / Address the Electors of Centre Wellington / At Centre Inn, Eramosa, / on / Tuesday, the 7th of March [1871] at 10 AM." - file 6: "Orangemen / 'To Your Tents O Israel' / Can you Vote for Dr. Clarke after reading this? ... If you cannot vote for Ross, be true to the cause, and keep neutral. Honest is the best policy / [signed] A Guelph Orangeman," ca.1871. - file 7: "North-Western District ! / Grand Championship / Lacrosse Match ! / Eloras, of Elora / Lornes of Mount Forest / on the Exhibition Park / on Thursday July 30th 1896 ... " [STORED AC 41] file 8: "Elora Temperance & Taverns Tour / conducted by Steve Thorning, M.D.F., 19 and 20 February 1994. Poster shows Elora lawyer Greg Oakes (standing, with book in hand) and Steve Thorning (seated with bottle in hand). The label on the bottle: 'Thorning's quick death to Political Careers / Panther Pith Distillery' . The poster is signed J. Lowry '93. [Judy Lowry] - file 9: "Brewed in Guelph / & Wellington County / an exhibition on brewing and imbibing / Guelph Civic Museum, 4 October 1998 - 10 January 1999. ... " Illustrations of Wellington Hotel, Guelph, ca.1870; and A Krausmann's Royal Hotel, Elora, 1902. Subseries 2: Newspapers, 1875-1992. THE NEWSPAPERS BELOW ARE TEMPORARILY STORED IN BOX LABELLED "AWAITING APPPRAISAL DECEMBER 2015" - file 1: Centre Riding Fair Advertising Sheet / Supplement to the Elora Observer, 1 October 1875. 1 sheet, printed one side only. - file 2: The Globe [Toronto], Saturday 17 August 1895. Page 9 and 10 only; contains advertisement for tenders "For the laying of about Ten Thousand Square Feet of Artificial Stone Sidewalk in the Village of Elora ... Frank Clark, Reeve, Alex. Petrie, Clerk." - file 3: Elora Express, Vol.61, No.8, Wednesday, 21 February 1934, 8 pages. Address label for James C. Scott. - file 4: The Canadian Register, 13th year, No.29, 18 September 1954, 10 pages. Back-page headline article: "New Elora [St. Mary's] School Replaces Old Building." - file 5: The Elora Express, Vol.97, No.26, 2 July 1970, 8 pages. Includes early history of Alma, and of Alma United Church, celebrating its 95th anniversary; with label: "Hinds, Mrs. L. / Elora Ont." file 6: Crossroads, 15 May 1975, 4 pages. Published every week in the Listowel Banner, The Wingham Advance-Times and the Mount Forest Confederate, by Wenger Bros. Ltd. Pages 1-4, including an illustrated article by Terry Thomson, "Elora offers visitors history, modern arts as well as nature." - file 7: The Herald, 24 July to 9 August 1992, 4 pages. "Florence Edition" / "A Victorian Newspaper" / The Festival Herald, Elora, Ontario, Canada, Includes articles by Steve Thorning (except for the column on Florence Nightingale, which was written by Anna Russell): - Elora woman's grandmother met the first nurse, Florence Nightingale. - Miller J.M. Fraser often let his fists do his talking. - Elora almost lost its Tooth of Time. - The early years of the landmark Mill. - Buried gold, oil strikes - tall tales of Elora's mirky[sic] past. - Victoria-Street bridge is an Elora landmark. - Elora led in tree planting in the 19th century. - Decline began in 1874 for the Elora Mill. - Udney Richardson operated Elora Mill for 41 years. |
Creator \ Maker |
Thorning, Stephen E. (Dr.) |
Creator \ Maker |
Lowry, Judy (Ms.) |
Item Name |
Newspaper Poster |
Person \ Organization |
Alma Steam Saw Mill Alma United Church Canadian Register, The Centre Inn Centre Riding Fair Clark, Frank Clarke, (Dr.) Corporation of the Township of Minto Corporation of the Village of Elora Crossroads Dalby, R. Elora Agricultural Hall Elora Agricultural Machine Company Elora Drill Shed Elora Express Elora Lacrosse Team Elora Lockup Elora Mill Elora Observer Exhibition Park Festival Herald, The Fraser, J. M. Globe, The Gordon, A. Guelph Civic Museum Herald, The Hinds, L. (Mrs.) Krausmann's Royal Hotel Krausmann, A. Ledingham and Milne Lorne Lacrosse Team Minto Monthly Cattle Fair Mount Forest Lacrosse Team New Hotel Nightingale, Florence Oakes, Greg Orangemen Petrie, Alexander Reform Party Richardson, Udney Royal Hotel Russell, Anna Scott, James C. St. Mary's Separate School Thomson, Terry Thorning, Stephen Edward (Dr.) Wellington Hotel Wenger Brothers Limited Yeo, William |
Place |
Alma Centre Riding Centre Wellington Elora Eramosa Eramosa Twp. Exhibition Park Guelph Harriston Minto Twp. Minto Village Mount Forest Tooth Of Time Victoria Street Bridge Wellington County |
Subject |
Agriculture Animals Architecture Commercial Education Mill Nature Political Religion Sports Temperance |
Year Range from |
1865 |
Year Range to |
1998 |
Accession # |
A2015.106.8 |
Containers |
MU 1129 o/s AC 41 STACKS |