Archive Record
Metadata
Accession # |
A2008.87.9 |
Title |
David M. Beattie collection, Series 9: Fergus, local history books, family histories, ca. 1883-2007. |
Date |
1883-2007 |
Description |
David M. Beattie collection, Series 9: David M. Beattie, local history books, 1883-2007: [BOOKS BELOW IN MU 864] SERIES 1: FAMILY HISTORIES, 1949-1985. - file 1: The Alexander Family, Volume I, 1949. [related to Mutrie and Armstrong families, Eramosa Twp], 1949. - file 2: An "In Memoriam" Booklet of Selected Poems by Mabel (Mortimer) Armstrong. At front: "David M. Beattie / Compliments of / Kenneth Armstrong [author's widower] / 8 Nov. 1999", 1985. - file 3: The Benham Family of Wellington County, Ontario, compiled by Jonathan Baxter Nelson, Guelph, 1985. - file 4: The Nelson Family of Eramosa [Township], compiled by Jonathan Baxter Nelson, Guelph, 1978. - file 5: The Oakes Family of Eramosa [Township] and Guelph, compiled by Jonathan B. Nelson, Guelph, 1977. - file 6: The History of James and Elizabeth Rushton Sr., and Jon and Susan Dean, 1975, compiled by Zetta and Russell McFadden. At front: "Best wishes from Zetta and Russell McFadden"; 1975. - file 7: Memoirs from 1908 to 1982 of John Henry Haines Root, by John H.H. Root. At front: "David M. Beattie / 13 Dec. 1990"; 1982[?]. - file 8: A history of the Metcalfe family 1821-1981 [Nichol and Pilkington Twps.] pages 1-10 by David M. Beattie; 31 pages, 1982. - file 9: A history of some of the families of Melville [Church, Fergus] submitted for the 150th Anniversary, 1995. Includes Beattie [memories of David M. Beattie]; Deacon; Cassidy; Ecclestone; Jamieson; Pattison; Ransom; Rowe; Rutherford; Wilkie. - file 10: The Good Old Days, by Matthew Baker. Includes interview with Mary Clark, Elora, who recalls a gypsy camp outside of Elora. The paper was dedicated to David Beattie - "A man with a seemingly endless supply of colourful stories that seem to bring a long gone period back to life..., 1999. SERIES 2: DUFFERIN COUNTY, 1981-2006. - file 1: One Hundred Years Along The Upper Grand, 1881-1981: A History of East Luther Township by Esther E. Graham. At front: "David M. Beattie. Compliments of / Glyndon Landsborough / 9 April 1984"; 1981. - file 2: East Garafraxa [Township]: A History by Steve J. Brown and Krista A. Taylor. At front: "For David Beatty[sic] / Steve Brown / Krista Taylor", 2006. SERIES 3: GREY COUNTY, 1982[?]-1984 - file 1: Township of Proton, 1857-1982: A Historical Sketch. At front: "David M. Beattie / 308 - 255 Belsyde Ave. E. / Fergus, Ontario / 1 June 1990"; 1982[?]. - file 2: While We Still Remember: A History of Egremont [Township], 1840-1983, edited by Campbell Cork. At front: "David M. Beattie / 308 - 255 Belsyde Ave E. / Fergus, Ontario / 15 March 1990"; 1984. BOOKS ABOVE IN MU 864 ===================== BOOKS BELOW IN MU 865 SERIES 4: HALTON COUNTY, 1982. - file 1: Nassagaweya[Township]: A History of Campbellville and Surrounding Area, Its Land and People, edited by June R. Andrews. At front: "David M. Beattie / 3 October 1992"; 1982. SERIES 5: PERTH COUNTY, 1990. - file 1: Magnified Memories: The History of Wallace Township, edited by Eric Bender. At front: [signed?] "Township of Wallace / Gordon M. Burns / Gowanstown, Ontario; David M. Beattie / 3 June 1992"; 1990. SERIES 6: WATERLOO REGION, 1966-1967. - file 1: History of Rosebank School, S.S. No.8, Wilmot [Twp]. [by Alice Wallace] [signed by author] 1966[?]. - file 2: More Than A Century In Wilmot Township. At front: "David M. Beattie / 10 Oct. 1967"; 1967. SERIES 7: WENTWORTH / BRANT COUNTY, 1889. - file 1: Pioneers of Beverly [Township]: Series of Sketches by John A. Cornell, 1889 [reprint]. Bound with The Pioneers of Beverly / Centennial Edition [1850-1967]. At front: "David M. Beattie / 27 Feb. 1968" SERIES 8A: WELLINGTON COUNTY: GENERAL, 1954-1997. - file 1a: Centennial 1854-1954 / The County of Wellington. Includes descriptions of towns and townships with thumbnail illustrations [by R. Plyley?]. - file 1b: Historical Highlights of Wellington County, Series No.2, by Hazel Mack. [stories from Guelph, Rockwood, Arkell, Ennotville, Eramosa Twp.] 1956. - file 2: Mills of Canada by Carol Priamo. At front: "David M. Beattie / from the estate of / Isabel Cunningham Burr / November 1982"; McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Toronto, 1976. [includes mills at Aberfoyle; Elora; Wheeler's, Eramosa; Hortop's, Everton; Guelph; Hortop's, Rockwood; Salem; Eden Mills]. - file 3: The Twelve Townships of Wellington County by Hazel L. Mack. At front: "David M. Beattie / Castle View / Nichol Township / Christmas 1978 / An appreciation gift / from Mabel (Elgie) Awrey"; 1977. - file 4: I Remember the One-Room School by Myrtle Fair. At front: "David M. Beattie / 29 December 1979. The owner of this book was among those people interviewed by the writer and was privileged to have a number of his public school reminiscences recorded within its pages. Regretfully the author, Mrs. James (Myrtle Stafford) Fair passed to her eternal reward on 24 Dec. 1979. She lived long enough to perceive her book as the finished product, but did not survive to receive the accolades which her literary efforts so justly merited"; Boston Mills Press, 1979. - file 5: The History of Wellington County, by Jean F. Hutchinson. At front: "David M. Beattie / 20 December 1997"; 1997. BOOKS ABOVE IN MU 865 ===================== BOOKS BELOW IN MU 866 SERIES 8B: WELLINGTON COUNTY: LOCAL, 1883; 1953-2007. - file 1: Our Heritage: The History of Alma and District, compiled by Mabel Trask. At front: "David M. Beattie / Nichol Township"; 1983[?]. - file 2: Portrait: A History of the Arthur Area, compiled by Paul O'Donnell and Frank D. Coffey. At front: "David M. Beattie / Castle View / Nichol Township"; 1971. - file 3: Arthur and Area / In By-Gone Days, by James Hamilton. At front: "David M. Beattie / Nichol Township"; Arthur, 1984. - file 4: From Then Till Now / A History of Arthur Township, 1850-1985, edited by Campbell Cork; [includes Arthur Township History Book Committee Poem by Margaret Goetz, June 1986]. At front: "David M. Beattie / Castle View / Nichol Township / 2 Aug. 1986"; 1986. - file 5: Remembering Drayton in 2000, compiled by V.J. Campbell. At front: "David M. Beattie"; 2000. - file 6: Elora: The Early History of Elora and Vicinity, by John Connon [reprint edition]. At front: "David M. Beattie / Castle View / Nichol / 13 Aug. 1974"; 1930[?]; 1974. - file 7: History of Elora, compiled by Mrs. Roberta Allan. At front: "Preserve our history / Roberta M. Allan / 30 May 1982" / "David M. Beattie / Castle View / Nichol Township"; 1982. - file 8: History of Knox Presbyterian Church, Elora, 1837- 1987: 150th Anniversary. At front: "David M. Beattie"; 1987. - file 9: Here and There in Eramosa, by Frank Day. At front: "Proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Rockwood and District Senior Citizens Sunshine Club / George Day" / David M. Beattie / Castle View / Nichol Township"; 1953. - file 10: Eramosa Union Cemetery (Johnson's Cemetery), Concession 2, Lot 21. Eramosa Township, Wellington County, Ontario [includes program, Memorial Service, 21 June 1998]; 1997. - file 11: The History of Barrie Hill United Church and Community, 1832-2007 [Eramosa Twp]. At front: "David M. Beattie / 20 July 2007; 2007. - file 12: Coningsby School Centennial, 1862-1962 / S.S. No.5, Erin [Twp.], compiled by Ethel Broughton, July 1962. - file 13: Centennial History / 1842-1967 / Erin Township and Erin Village. At front: "David M. Beattie, 31 Oct. 1967"; 1967. - file 14: The Monumental Inscriptions in the Cemetery at Belleside, Fergus (Ontario) ... [photocopy], collected by A.D. Fordyce. At front: "To David M. Beattie / compliments of John A. Steuernol / 31 July 1981"; 1883. - file 15: Looking Back ... Volume II by Pat Mestern [signed by author]; 1983. - file 16: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Curling: The Fergus Curling Club, by Emery Nelson, 1983. BOOKS ABOVE IN MU 866 ===================== BOOKS BELOW IN MU 867 - file 17: Fergus / or the Fergusson-Webster Settlement ... By A.E. Byerly. At front: "Sincerely / the author / A.E. Byerly / 2 March 1959" / "David M. Beattie / Nichol Township"; Elora Express, 1932-1934. - file 18: Guelph: A People's Heritage 1827-2002, by Hillary Stead, Guelph, 2002. - file 19: History of Harriston, 1978. - file 20: A History of Maryborough Township, 1851-1976, compiled by Jack Dixon. At front: "David M. Beattie / Castle View / Nichol Township"; 1976[?]. - file 21: The way it was ... A History of Minto Township, by Clifford M. Harrison [author's obituary on page 5]. At front: "David M. Beattie / Castle View / Nichol Township"; Township of Minto, 1978. - file 22: Families, Facts & Fables: Minto Memories, edited by Marsha Boulton. At front: "David M. Beattie / Castle View / Nichol Township / 14 July 1988; 1988. - file 23: The Barns of Minto Township, Wellington County, Volume I. At front: "To David M. Beattie..."; 2007. - file 24: Tweedsmuir History / Ennotville Women's Institute, curators Marguerite Skeoch Metcalfe / Isobel Cunningham Burr; copied 1980. - file 25: A History of S.S. No.4, Nichol Township County of Wellington, compiled by Dave Beattie. At front: "Sincerely the author / Dave Beattie / Castle Farm / Nichol Township / 24 Dec 1959"; 1959. - file 26: Pillars and Patches Along The Pathway: A History of Nichol Township, by David M. Beattie. At front: "David M. Beattie / 110-144 Belsyde Avenue East / Fergus, Ontario"; 1984. BOOKS ABOVE IN MU 867 ===================== BOOKS BELOW IN MU 868 - file 27: Bethany 1876-1976 [Bethany United Church, Pilkington Twp], by Viola C. Wallace, 1976. - file 28: Ellis Church: Enduring and Everlasting 1861-1987 [Puslinch Twp]. At front: "David M. Beattie / Nichol Township / 17 Oct. 1987; Ellis Church Board of Trustees, July 1987. - file 29: Annals of Puslinch, 1850-1950. At front: "David M. Beattie / Castle View / Nichol Township / 5 Aug. 1980"; 1950[?]. - file 30: The History of Knox Presbyterian Church, Crieff, 1875-1975 [Puslinch Twp]. At front: "David M. Beattie / 29 Sept. 1989"; 1975. - file 31: Shand's School, S.S. No.1, West Garafraxa, by Russnel[?] Spicer, 1964[?]. - file 32: Townsend's School, S.S. No.6, West Garafraxa, 1870-1965, by S. Isabella Mathieson, 1965. - file 33: West Garafraxa Township: Centennial History, by Jean F. Hutchinson. At front: "Compliments of Jean F. Hutchinson (Mrs. T.J.)"; 1967. - file 34: A History of West Garafraxa Township, by Jean F. Hutchinson [signed by author]. At front: "David M. Beattie / 308 - 255 Belsyde Ave. E. / Fergus, Ontario / 5 April 1990"; 1989. SERIES 8C: ATLASES, 1877; 1906 [reprints] - file 1: Topographical and Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario (Toronto: Walker & Miles, 1877); reprint edition (Stirling / Menie, Ontario: Wilson's Publishing Co. Ltd., 2002) [STORED OVERSIZED BOOKS]. - file 2: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario, compiled, drawn and published from personal examinations and surveys. (Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906); reprint edition (Belleville: Mika Silk Screening Ltd., 1972 [STORED OVERSIZED BOOKS]. |
Creator \ Maker |
Beattie, David M. [compiler] |
Creator \ Maker |
Armstrong, Mabel Mortimer [Author] Nelson, Jonathan Baxter [Author] McFadden, Zetta [Author] McFadden, Russell [Author] Root, John Henry Haines [Author] Graham, Esther [Author] Brown, Steven [Author] Taylor, Krista Anne [Author] Cork, Campbell [Editor] Andrews, June R. [Author] Bender, Eric [Editor] Wallace, Alice (Mrs.) [Author] Cornell, John A. [Author] Mack, Hazel L. [Author] Priamo, Carol [Author] Fair, Myrtle Stafford [Author] Fair, James (Mrs.) [Author] Hutchinson, Jean F. [Author] Trask, Mabel (Mrs.) [compiler] O'Donnell, Paul [compiler] Coffey, Frank D. [compiler] Hamilton, James [Author] Goetz, Margaret [Author] Campbell, V. J. [compiler] Connon, John Robert [Author] Allan, Roberta M. [compiler] Day, Frank [Author] Broughton, Ethel [compiler] Fordyce, Alexander Dingwall [MAKER] Mestern, Patricia Mattaini (Mrs.) [Author] Nelson, Emery [Author] Byerly, Alpheus E. (Dr.) [Author] Stead, Hilary [Author] Dixon, Jack [compiler] Harrison, Clifford M. [Author] Boulton, Marsha [Editor] Metcalfe, Marguerite Skeoch [MAKER] Burr, Isobel Cunningham (Mrs.) [MAKER] Beattie, David M. [compiler] Beattie, David M. [Author] Wallace, Viola C. [Author] Spicer, Russnell [Author] Mathieson, Sarah Isabella [Author] Hutchinson, Jean F. [Author] Hutchinson, T. J. (Mrs.) [Author] Walker and Miles [Publisher] Stirling [Publisher] Menie [Publisher] Wilson's Publishing Company [Publisher] Historical Atlas Publishing Company [Publisher] Mika Silk Screening Limited [Publisher] Plyley, R [Artist] Baker, Matthew [Author] Beattie, David M. [Author] |
Item Name |
Book Genealogy |
Person \ Organization |
Aberfoyle Mill Alexander Armstrong Armstrong, Kenneth Armstrong, Mabel Awrey, Mabel Barrie Hill United Church Beattie, David M. Belleside Cemetery Belsyde Cemetery Benham Bethany United Church Burns, Gordon M. Cassidy Clark, Mary (Mrs.) Coningsby School Day, George Deacon Dean Ecclestone Eden Mills Oatmeal Mill Elgie, Mabel Ellis Chapel Ellis Church Ellis Church Board of Trustees Elora Mill Ennotville Women's Institute Eramosa Union Cemetery Everton Mill Fergus Curling Club Goldie's Mill Guelph Mill Historical Atlas Publishing Company Hortop Mill Jamieson Johnson Cemetery Knox Presbyterian Church Landsborough, Glyndon Melville Church Menie Metcalfe Mika Silk Screening Limited Mortimer, Mabel Mutrie Nelson Oakes Pattison Ransom Rockwood Woolen Mills Root, John Henry Haines Rosebank School Rowe Rushton Rutherford S. S. #1 West Garafraxa Twp. S. S. #4 Nichol Twp. S. S. #5 Erin Twp. S. S. #6 West Garafraxa Twp. S. S. #8 Wilmot Twp. Salem Mill Shands School Steuernol, John Stirling Sunshine Club Townsend's School Walker and Miles Wheeler Feed Mill Wilkie Wilson's Publishing Company |
Place |
Aberfoyle Alma Arkell Arthur Belsyde Avenue Bethany Beverly Twp. Campbellville Castle Farm Castle View Coningsby County Of Wellington Crieff Drayton Dufferin County East Garafraxa Twp. East Luther Twp. Eden Mills Egremont Twp. Elora Elora Ennotville Eramosa Eramosa Twp. Erin Everton Fergus Grey County Guelph Halton County Harriston Maryborough Twp. Minto Twp. Nassagaweya Twp. Nichol Twp. Perth Pilkington Twp. Proton Twp. Puslinch Twp. Rockwood Salem Wallace Twp. Waterloo Wentworth County West Garafraxa Twp. Wilmot Twp. |
Subject |
Education Genealogy History-local Mill Poetry Religion |
Year Range from |
1883 |
Year Range to |
2007 |
Accession # |
A2008.87 |
Containers |
MU 864 MU 865 MU 866 MU 867 MU 868 |