Archive Record
Metadata
Accession # |
A2024.126 |
Title |
History of Elora, compiled by Mrs. Roberta Allen, 1982 and Fergus 175th Anniversary Commemorative Calendar, 2008. |
Date |
1982-2008 |
Description |
History of Elora, compiled by Mrs. Roberta Allen, 1982 and Fergus 175th Anniversary Commemorative Calendar, 2008. - item 1: History of Elora compiled by Mrs. Roberta Allen, 1982. Table of Contents I The Beginnings II First Settlers - Rosswell Mathews - Captain William Gilkinson - David Gilkinson III Indian Background IV New Beginnings V Fairs VI Second Roads VII Landmarks - First Methodist Church - First Anglican Church - First Catholic Church VIII A Wonderful Escape - St. John's Anglican Church - Wesleyan Methodist Church Salem & German - Lutheran Church Salem - Knox Presbyterian Church - St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church - Chalmers Church - Elora Baptist Church - Congregational Church - Latter Day Saints Church - Pentecostal Church - Schools - Paper by Joseph Carder - Paper by R. E. Mills - Early Private Schools - Model School - St. Mary's Separate Shool - Kindergarten and Nursery - St. John's Private Boys - St. Margaret's Private Girls - Elora High School IX Local Government X Militia - Old Home Week 1920 XI Transportation - Railways: Wellington, Grey and Bruce - Credit Valley Railways XII Communications - The Telephone Story XII Hydro XIV Libraries in Elora XV Post Offices XVI Horticultural Society XVII Museum XVIII Cemeteries in and around Elora - The Old Anglican Cemetery - The Chapel - Memorial Gates - Romance in the Elora Churchyard XIX Industry - Mundells - Bissells - Grey Limekiln and White Limekiln - Walsers - Simmons - The Old Elora Mill XX Military - Elora Rifles - 30th Wellington Rifles & The 153 Battalion - The Boer War - 1914-1918 XXI Canadian Legion - Ladies Auxiliary - Elora War Memorial - Red Cross XXII Entertainment - Bands - May 24th Celebration - Boat Races - Tournament - Dramatic Society - Elora Old Home Week 1920 - Chataugua - Culture in a Tent - Amateur Shows - Centennial Year XXIII Early Societies XXIV Clubs in Bygone Years - Rural Clubs - Fraternal Clubs - Irvine Lodge A.F.A 203 - Independent Order of Oddfellows - Rockie Glen Rebekah Lodge No. 235 - Loyal Orange Lodge - Knights of Macabees XXV Service Clubs - Elora Women's Institute - Legion - Red Cross - Lions Club - Optimists XXVI Rivers and Bridges - Elora Gorge Bridge XXVII Sport - Curling - Skating Rinks in Elora - Hockey - Elora Figure Skating - Lacrosse - Lacrosse Then and Now - Lacrosse in the 1980s - Sport: The Elora Rocks - Bowling XXVII Families Connected with Elora from Early Years - Allan Family - Duncan Family - Foote Family - Kerr Family - MacDonald Family - Pritchard Family - Stafford Family - Watt Family - Wissler Family - The Connons - Thomas & John - John Connon - Charles Clark - Andrew Geddes - David Boyle - Mr. John McLean - Elora Horse Show - Charles Broley - Doctors in Elora - Dr. John Finlayson - Dr. William Middleton - Dr. Arthur Paget - Salem - Dr. Savage Elora - Dr. Nairn Elora - Dr. William A. Kerr - Dr. Keast - Dr. C. A. Wallace - Dr. J. H. O'Brien - Dentists - Dr. Van Camp - Dr. Rafferty - Dr. Gordon and Son - Dr. Henderson - William B. MacDonald - Dr. J. R McGregor - Dr. Beattie Bayne - Dr. G. McKee - Veterinarians - Dr. Edward Golden - Dr. Anderson - Dr. E. S. Souter - Dr. Tobe - Dr. Douglas R. Miller - Early Tradesmen - Tailors - Weaving - Shoemaking - James Gerrie - John Kirk - John Godfrey - Ephrahim Land - Alexander Davidson - Saddlers - Robert Mitchell - Blacksmiths - Josiah Johnson - James Allan - Hugh Hamilton, Richard Harper - Alexander Cuthbert - Raven, Bayson, Olsen, Enoch Kraft - Tinsmithing - Websters - William Maben - Wagon & Carriage Making - Alexander Walker - Cuthbert and Noble - The Charge of the Dress Brigade - Hotels - Elora Hotel - Bain's Hotel - Commercial Hotel - Royal Hotel - The Iroquois - Banking in Elora - Publicity - Elora - Salem - Irvine River - Wesleyan Methodist Church and German Lutheran Church - Victoria Street - Mill Street - item 2: Fergus Commemorative 175th Anniversary calendar, 2008. Wall calendar created by Results by Design for Community Korners Calendar, Orangeville; printed by R & R Printing Plus, Fergus. Photography by Janette Gajic, Grandview Photography, Elora. Colour images of: - Milligan and St. David Street bridges (fall and winter) - Melville United Church - Fergus Post Office - Fergus pool - Templin Gardens (summer and winter) - Grand River - Bowstring bridge, Sideroad 15, West Garafraxa Twp - Fergus Truck Show; Beatty Bros. Grand River Plant / Fergus Market - Wilson's Mill - Fergus cenotaph - Includes 1-page "Wee Bit Of Early History" - 1-page Downtown Walking Tour (source: Pat Mattaini Mestern) - 1 page Local Events and Attractions [MU 1661] |
Item Name |
Book Calendar |
Person \ Organization |
Allan Allan, James Anderson Bain's Hotel Bayne Beattie Beatty Brothers Bissell Boyle, David Broley, Charles Carder, Joseph Chalmers Church Clark, Charles Connon, John Connon, Thomas Credit Valley Railway Cuthbert and Noble Cuthbert, Alexander Davidson, Alexander Duncan Elora Adventure Society Film Festival Elora Baptist Church Elora High School Elora Hotel Elora Mill Elora Mill Inn Elora Rifle Company Elora Rocks Fergus Post Office Fergus Swimming Pool Finlayson, John Foote Gajic, Janette Geddes, Andrew Gerrie, James Gilkinson Gilkinson, David Gilkinson, William Godfrey, John Golden, Edward Gordon Grandview Photography Hamilton, Hugh Harper, Richard Henderson Johnson, Josiah Keast Kerr Kerr, William A. Kindergarten and Nursery Kirk, John Knox Presbyterian Church Kraft, Enoch Land, Ephrahim Lutheran Church Salem Maben, William MacDonald MacDonald, William B. Mathews, Rosswell McGregor, J. R. McKee, G. McLean, John Melville United Church Mestern, Patricia Mattaini (Mrs.) Middleton, William Miller, Douglas R. Mills, R. E. Mitchell, Robert Mundell Nairn O'Brien, J. H. Paget, Arthur Pritchard Rafferty Savage Simmons Souter, E. S. St. John's Anglican Church St. John's Private Boys St. Margaret's Private Girls St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church St. Mary's Separate Shool Stafford The Commercial Hotel The Iroquois Hotel The Royal Hotel Tobe Van Camp Walker, Alexander Wallace, C. A. Walser Watt Webster Wesleyan Methodist Church Wilson's Mill, Fergus Wissler |
Place |
Elora Fergus Templin Gardens Grand River |
Subject |
History-local Photography |
Year Range from |
1982 |
Year Range to |
2008 |
Accession # |
A2024.126 |
Containers |
MU1661 |