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Accession # |
A2012.102 |
Title |
Marjorie Durnford fonds, 1936-2004. |
Date |
1936-2004 |
Description |
Marjorie Durnford fonds, 1936-2004. History books, photograph, house history, and Women's Institute materials from the collection of Marjorie Durnford of Guelph, formerly of Guelph Township, 1936-2004. All items stored [ MU 1084 ] except where noted. SERIES 1: Local history books, 1936-2002. FILE 1: County histories, 1954-2002. -Item 1: Centennial 1854-1954 the County of Wellington, by anonymous, printed by the Fergus News Record, 1954; includes message from warden R.L. Palframan, photo of County Council of 1954, and historical anecdotes about various places in Wellington County; includes illustrations; papercover, unpaginated [approx. 40 pages]; inscribed top right of cover, "Mrs W.J. Small". -Item 2: Historical highlights of Wellington County, by Hazel Mack, Acton: Dills Printing and Publishing, 1956; includes chapters entitled "Something of Guelph", "Something of Rockwood", "Something of Arkell", "Something of Ennotville", "Beginnings of Second Congregational Church", and "Anecdotes"; includes photo of man identified as William Wetherald; paper cover, 32 pages; inscribed on cover, "Mrs Wm. J. Small / April 23, 1963". -Item 3: Family research in Wellington County Ontario, Canada, by Karen L. Wagner, published jointly by the Wellington County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society and the Wellington County Museum and Archives, 2002; includes listings of names, dates, and places relating to the County, as well as guides to historical sources available at the County Archives; paper cover, 128 pages; inscribed inside cover, "Marjorie Durnford"; [ includes receipt issued to Marj Durnford from the Wellington County Branch OGS, dated 05 Nov. 2002, found tucked inside book ]. -Item 4: Where Guelph began: a walking tour of the original market square area, by Gordon Couling, 1979 [revised 1986]; illustrated, papercover, 32 pages; inscribed front cover, "Marjorie Durnford". -Item 5: Downtown walkabout: a walking tour of the central business district of Guelph, by Gordon Couling, 1982; illustrated, papercover, 36 pages; inscribed front cover, "Marjorie Durnford". -Item 6: Bill Moyer's Waterloo County Diary, by Bill Moyer, Kitchener: CHYM, 1970; provides anecdotes re. life in Waterloo County from 1800-1930 and includes chapters titled "The pioneer's life; the War of 1812; the Conestogas; towns are formed; churches and camp meetings; the militia; stage coaches; wedding and funeral customs; weather - lore and hexes; insurance; Waterloo County formed; the railways arrive; education and our schools; city planning begins; Ontario Hydro is born; Berlin becomes a city; Berlin becomes Kitchener; the industrialists; hockey heroes; music, art and films"; paper cover, 145 pages; inscribed front cover, "M Durnford". [ STACKS ] -Item 7: This unique heritage: the story of Waterloo County, by Bill Moyer, Kitchener: Radio Station CHYM, 1971; paper cover, illustrated, 143 pages; inscribed front cover, "Marjorie Durnford / June 5/72". [ STACKS ] FILE 2: School histories, ca. 1959-1970. -Item 1: A history of S.S. No. 4 Nichol Township County of Wellington, by Dave Beattie, undated [ca. 1959]; illustrated, paper cover, 20 pages; includes a few notations written throughout in pen. -Item 2: Townsend's School S.S. No.6 West Garafraxa 1870-1965, by S. Isabella Mathieson, undated [1965 or 1966]; illustrated, paper cover, unpaginated [ approx. 20 pages ]; inscribed inside cover, "Received from Dave Beattie / February 1966". -Item 3: The little red school house, by Lynda Hale, Joy Nicol, and Carol Patterson, undated [ca. 1970]; includes stories about education in one-room school houses throughout Wellington County; illustrated; paper cover, 105 pages; inscribed front cover, "Marjorie Durnford / Received Nov.8/73". -Item 4: The high schools of Guelph: being the story of the Wellington District Grammar School, Guelph Grammar School, Guelph High School, and Guelph's Collegiate Institute, by Greta Mary Shutt; published by the Board of Education for the City of Guelph, University of Toronto Press, 1961; hardcover, illustrated, 138 pages. FILE 3: Church histories, 1936-1982. -Item 1: Norfolk Street United Church of Canada Guelph, Ontario centenary souvenir 1836-1936: a brief historical sketch of the first Methodist Church in Guelph, by the Centenary Committee under the authority of the official board of the church, undated [1936]; paper cover, illustrated, 32 pages. -Item 2: The United Church of Canada Elora, Ontario centennial 1863-1963, by Myrtle Fair (nee Stafford), undated [1963]; paper cover, illustrated, unpaginated [approx. 15 pages]. -Item 3: The Ellis Church, by Anne Evans, Hespeler: T. & T. Press Limited, 1963; re. Ellis Church, also known as Ellis Chapel, in Puslinch Township; paper cover, illustrated, 22 pages. -Items 4-5: Centennial history Chalmers Church Guelph, Ontario 1868-1968, by Rev. D.G. Paton, Guelph: Centennial Committee, undated [1968]; illustrated, paper cover, 43 pages; written on cover of item 4, "Marjorie Small"; pasted to cover of item 5 is address label of Marjorie Durnford; found tucked within item 5: brochure with historical summary of Chalmers Church, Guelph, 1868-1958, likely written 1958; "historical summary" of Chalmers Church, Guelph, one page, undated; Memorial address by Rev. D. G. Paton for Mrs. James Laidlaw (1860-1963), [Chalmers Church, Guelph], 07 Nov. 1963, with inscription "Received from Katie Cleghorn, Dec. 23, 1963"; -Item 6: St. George's Church Guelph 1832 to 1982 reach out in faith a history of St. George's Church Guelph, Ontario 1832-1982, edited by Peter B. Moore [Archdeacon], 1982; paper cover, illustrated, 176 pages; inscribed inside cover, "Marjorie Durnford". FILE 4: Handbook, ca. 1960. -Item 1: Conservation: a handbook of the aims and objectives of conservation, Galt: Grand Valley Conservation Authority, undated [ca. 1960]; re. human efforts to conserve soil, forest, water, and wildlife; with illustrations of the Rockwood Conservation Area, Grand Valley dam, Pinehurst Park, and of nature conservation features like ponds, tree plantings, gabion groynes, and artificial stream banks; paper cover, illustrated, unpaginated [ approx. 10 pages]. SERIES 2: Women's Institutes, 1924-1925; 1950. -Item 1: Eureka scribbler inscribed on cover, "Mrs David Small / Marden Women's Institute / 1924-25"; includes written agenda for several Women's Institute meetings [undated; 1924-1925]; attached to several pages with straight pins are the five pages of a typed play script about a teacher and students, undated; [pins removed for conservation purposes]. -ph 37819: West End Women's Institute and their children posed outdoors, panoramic photograph, 07 Sept. 1950; photo by Denton Photo of Kitchener; inscribed at bottom, "West End Women's Ins'te - 35th anniversary home of Mr & Mrs. Graham Scott - Elmira Rd, Ont. - Sept. 7, 1950"; the are, FRONT ROW L-R: Mrs. J.D. Cleghorn, Betty Scott, Margaret Scott, Stuart Laird, Joan McCorkindale, Jean Currie, John de Vos, David McCrae, Flora Belle Cleghorn, Carolyn Weir, Marion Fair, and Mary de Vos; SECOND ROW L-R: Mrs. Aubrey Beswetherick, Mrs. Alvin Hopkins, Mrs. Geo. Dickieson, baby Larry Dickieson, Mrs. James Campbell, Mrs. William Dunbar (guest), Mrs. Stanley McDougall (guest), Mrs. Len Dickieson, Mrs. Robert Elliott, Mrs. Albie Howse, Mrs. David Anderson, Mrs. John Durrant, Mrs. Murray McKenzie (guest), Mrs. George Thurtell, Mrs. Lance Dickieson, Annie Anderson, Mrs. Sandy Fair with baby Robin Fair, Mrs. David McCrae (guest), Mrs. John Metcalf, and Rose Lynn Fair; THIRD ROW L-R: Mrs. Michael Stan, Mrs. Graham Scott, Mrs. Russell Reilly, Mrs. Harold Royce, Mrs. Mathias Kirby (guest), Mrs. Bert Palframan (guest), Mrs. Roy McKenzie, Mrs. A.D. McCorkindale (guest), Mrs. John Weir (District Officer and guest), Mrs. James Fair, Mrs. J.S. Martin, Mrs. E.V. Thompson, Mrs. William Small, Mrs. Herb Seifried, Mrs. G.E. Larter, Mrs. Joseph Dunbar, Mrs. William Main, Mrs. Alex Kuenzig, Mrs. Bruce Fletcher, Mrs. James Laird, Mrs. James Awrey (guest), and Mrs. G.H. Laird; BACK ROW L-R: Mrs. George Drew-Brook, Jean Anderson, Mrs. Harold Entwistle, Mrs. Alex McCrae, Mrs. Rick de Vos (guest), Annie McIntosh (guest), Mrs. G.A. Broderick, Jeannie McIntosh, Mrs. Herb Quarrie, Mrs. Joseph McIntyre, Agnes McIntosh, and Mrs. Stuart Currie (guest). Written on back of image, "Mrs Small / RR5 / Guelph / Gray Black / 200 / Tues"; written on back of frame, "Marjorie Durnford"; removed from frame for conservation purposes. [STACKS] [ 2nd copy from Joan Playle, West End Women's Institute, added 12 July 2018] [ STACKS ] SERIES 3: Guelph Township drain plans and house history, 1997-2004. FILE 1: Three photocopies found in envelope originally addressed to Joseph Hasson of Ariss, Ontario from Acuity Mutual Funds of Toronto, with handwritten inscription, "Ignatius Trail / and McCrae Drain / from Emma Hasson / April 15/04" and "Copy of Notice of Study Completion Improvements / to Highway No.6 from Guelph to Wellington County Road 7 / This was copied from "The Guelph Mercury" Sept. 10, 1994". -Item 1: Copied clipping from the Guelph Mercury, 10 Sept. 1994, entitled "Notice of Study Completion Improvements to highway 6 from Guelph to Wellington County Road 7" with sections "The study (with map), The process, and comments (to be sent to Randy McIntyre, Project Manager); 1 page. -Item 2: Map entitled "McCrae Drainage Works / Maintenance & Repair", by G. Uderstadt. Drainage superintendent, September 1996; map shows farms in Concessions 5 and 6 [likely of Guelph Township] with farm owners Weiland Inv. Inc., D. & A. Hasson, D. McCrae, W. & N. Andrews, 975903 Ontario Inc., E. Neumann, K. Jaason, D.L. Rife, and G. Robinson et al, and A. & M. Sommerfeld; shows are farms, roads, railway, with heavy line identified as representing "proposed open drain cleanout"; inscribed at bottom, "Rec'd April 15/04 from Emma Hasson"; 1 page. -Item 3: Map entitled "Loyola House Ignatius Farm", showing roads, trails, waterways, property lines, abandoned railway lines, labyrinth, cemetery, gardens, wetlands, and buildings such as barns, cellars, hermitages, Loyola House, store, and others; line drawn from the orchard park office building provides "Pat's work [telephone] #"; inscribed at bottom, "Rec'd April 15/04 from Emma Hasson"; 1 page. FILE 2: House log, 1997. -Item 1: Copy of house log created by Marjorie Durnford in 1997, detailing the history of construction and changes to the house and property at Part Lot 14, Concession 3, Division D, Guelph Township, 7421 Wellington Road 30; Marjorie Durnford and her husband George Durnford had a house built on the property in 1973, and over the years expanded the house and improved the gardens; Durnford was inspired to create the log (the original of which she left in the house after she moved), after being asked to give a presentation on the subject to the Ontario Federated Women's Institute 100th anniversary meeting in hamilton in June 1997; the log includes an introduction, and sections dealing with ownership, location, plans, construction, basement, windows, garage, hydro, telephone, heating, well and water, septic system, drainage, driveway, garden shed, sunroom, trees and other plantings, occupants, and miscellaneous; is heavily illustrated with photographs taken by the author, and these include images of the house, John Smith laying the stone masonry, Vic Sellner Limited employee laying the oak floor, Alfred Schnurr Electric Company Limited truck, Ontario Hydro truck and employee, Charles Hill drilling the well, Tait Brothers extending the drain, as well as images of George and Marjorie Durnford and their son Bob at the property; 50 pages [25 sheets] removed from binder for conservation purposes. |
Creator \ Maker |
Beattie, David M. |
Creator \ Maker |
Centennial Committee CHYM Radio Station Couling, Gordon Denton Photo Dill's Printers Durnford, Marjorie Evans, Anne Fair, Myrtle Stafford Fergus News Record Grand Valley Conservation Authority Guelph Board of Education Guelph Mercury Hale, Lynda Mack, Hazel (Mrs.) Marden Women's Institute Mathieson, Sarah Isabella Moore, Peter Moyer, Bill Nicol, Joy Paton, D. G. Patterson, Carol Shutt, Greta T. and T. Press Limited Uderstadt, G. University of Toronto Press Unknown Wagner, Karen Wellington County Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society Wellington County Museum and Archives |
Item Name |
Agenda Book Map Notebook Pamphlet Panoramic Print Plan Play Scrapbook |
Person \ Organization |
975903 Ontario Incorporated Acuity Mutual Funds Anderson, Annie Anderson, David (Mrs.) Anderson, Jean Andrews Awrey, James (Mrs.) Beattie, David M. Beswetherick, Aubrey (Mrs.) Broderick, G. A. (Mrs.) Campbell, James (Mrs.) Chalmers Church Cleghorn, Flora Cleghorn, J. D. (Mrs.) Cleghorn, Katie Congregational Church Corporation of the County of Wellington Currie, Jean Currie, Stuart (Mrs.) de Vos, John de Vos, Mary de Vos, Rick (Mrs.) Dickieson, George (Mrs.) Dickieson, Lance (Mrs.) Dickieson, Larry Dickieson, Len (Mrs.) Dickieson, Lily Drew-Brook, George (Mrs.) Drew-Brook, Mary Dunbar, Joseph (Mrs.) Dunbar, William (Mrs.) Durnford, Bob Durnford, George Durnford, George (Mrs.) Durnford, Marjorie Durrant, John (Mrs.) Elliott, Robert (Mrs.) Ellis Chapel Ellis Church Entwistle, Harold (Mrs.) Fair, James (Mrs.) Fair, Marian Fair, Robin Fair, Rose Lynn Fair, Sandy (Mrs.) Fletcher, Bruce (Mrs.) Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute (G. C. V. I.) Guelph Grammar School Guelph High School Guelph Mercury Hasson Hasson, Emma Hasson, Joseph Hill, Charles Hopkins, Alvin (Mrs.) Howse, Albie (Mrs.) Ignatius Jesuit Centre of Guelph Jaason, K. Kirby, Matthias (Mrs.) Kuenzig, Alex (Mrs.) Laidlaw, James (Mrs.) Laird, George Hamilton (Mrs.) Laird, James (Mrs.) Laird, Stuart Larter, George (Mrs.) Loyola Retreat House Main, William (Mrs.) Marden Women's Institute Martin, J. S. (Mrs.) McCorkindale, (Mrs.) McCorkindale, Joan McCrae McCrae, Alexander (Mrs.) McCrae, David McCrae, David (Mrs.) McDougall, Stanley (Mrs.) McIntosh, Agnes McIntosh, Annie McIntosh, Jeannie McIntyre, J. (Mrs.) McIntyre, R. McKenzie, Murray (Mrs.) McKenzie, Roy (Mrs.) Metcalf, John (Mrs.) Neumann, E. Norfolk Street Methodist Church Norfolk Street United Church Ontario Hydro Ontario Women's Institute Palframan, R. L. (Mrs.) Palframan, Robert L. Paton, D. G. Quarrie, Herb (Mrs.) Quarrie, Marjorie Reilly, Russell (Mrs.) Rife, D. L. Robinson, G. Rockwood Conservation Area Royce, Harold (Mrs.) S. S. #4 Nichol Twp. S. S. #6 West Garafraxa Twp. Schnurr Electric Company Schnurr, Alfred Scott, Betty Scott, Graham Scott, Graham (Mrs.) Scott, Margaret Seifried, Herb (Mrs.) Small, David (Mrs.) Small, Marjorie Small, William J. (Mrs.) Smith, John Sommerfeld, A. Sommerfeld, M. St. George's Anglican Church Stan, Michael (Mrs.) Tait Brothers Thompson, E. V. (Mrs.) Thurtell, George H. (Mrs.) Townsend's School United Church of Canada Vic Sellner Limited Weiland Inv. Incorporated Weir, Carolyn Weir, John (Mrs.) Wellington County Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society Wellington District Grammar School West End Women's Institute Wetherald, William |
Place |
Ariss Arkell Berlin Elmira Road Elora Ennotville Grand Valley Guelph Guelph Twp. Hamilton Highway 6 Kitchener Marden Nichol Twp. Ontario Pinehurst Park Puslinch Twp. Rockwood Rockwood Conservation Area Toronto Waterloo County Wellington County Wellington County Road 30 Wellington County Road 7 Wellington District West Garafraxa Twp. |
Subject |
Animals Architecture Arts Children Dam Drainage Education Electricity Environment Gardening Genealogy History Landscape Magic Masons Military Music Political Railroad Religion Sports Transportation War War of 1812 Weather Wedding Women's Institute World War I World War II |
Photo, Map # |
ph 37819 |
Year Range from |
1936 |
Year Range to |
2004 |
Collection |
Local History Book Collection |
Accession # |
A2012.102 |
Containers |
MU 1084 STACKS |