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Archive Record
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2010.099.1400 |
Title |
History of the County of Bruce : "labor omnia vincit" |
Object Name |
Manuscript |
Dates of Creation |
[Transcribed 19--?] (original ca. 1896) |
Creator |
McNabb, John Cohen, Felix S. Henderson, W |
Description |
This item is part of Peter Schmalz fonds, series 7, file 2 (Regional history resources - articles and manuscripts). This is a transcript of the manuscript of John McNabb "History of the County of Bruce." This paper was created in or around 1896 response to County Councils offering of a prize of $50 for the best paper on the history of the county. [For more information about the contest, see "Author's Introduction" in Norman Robertson's "History of the County of Bruce." This paper is outlines the history of several minor municipalities within the County of Bruce: Paisley, Port Elgin, Inverhuron, Wiarton, Hepworth, Allenford, Southampton, Kincardine Township, Chesley, Chantry Island, and Walkerton. It also includes a small section entitled "Indians of the County of Bruce" as well as a section on the "political history of Bruce County" and information about judicial matters. |
Provenance |
This item was part of the personal research library of Dr. Peter S. Schmalz. |
Collection |
Schmalz, Peter fonds |
System of arrangement |
See fonds-level description for information about system of arrangement. This item was donated in original box 43. |
Parent Object |
Schmalz Series 7, File 2 |
Level of Description |
Item |
Physical Description |
1 cm of textual records |
Places |
Allenford Bervie Bruce County Chantry Island Hepworth Inverhuron Kincardine Township Paisley Port Elgin Southampton Wiarton |
People |
Angus, Peter Cameron, Malcolm Cayley, William Chesley, Solomon Culbert, David Dixon, James Douglass, Robert Jones, Peter Kegedonce (Chief) Kennedy, William, 1814-1890 Kingsmill, John J. Judge Lennox, James Lillie, James D. Madwayosh, Alexander Madwayosh, Moses B. McPherson, James Miller, Bruce Plows, William Proudfoot, Fred Rowan, Duncan, Captain Rowan, Robert Rowe, Samuel Thomas Scott, William Sumner, Dr. Shaw, Alexander Spence, John, Captain Strachan, John Walker, Joseph Withers, William |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Judges Lighthouses Municipal government Original settlers Pioneers |
Related Units of Description |
Other copies of this manuscript are available in the Bruce County Archives Reference Boxes. |