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Archive Record
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2012.117.094 |
Title |
Port Elgin, 50 years, 1920-70s, Ontario's premier summer resort |
Object Name |
Scrapbook |
Dates of Creation |
1924 - 1974 |
Creator |
Bruce County Historical Society |
Description |
This bound scrapbook is entitled "Port Elgin, 50 years, 1920-70s, Ontario's Premier Summer Resort", 1975, and covers the years 1924 - 1974. Contents by page number: p. 6, 1924: Prospects are bright through Bruce County. Crop prospects. "James Garland, Cargill syrup king, has 2,000 trees tapped". p. 6, 1926: James Malcolm re-elected in North Bruce. p. 9, 1929: Port Elgin personals. Travels of local people. p. 10, 1933: Presbyterian aid successful concert; motor accident; chimney blaze; Port Elgin personals. p. 11, 1933: Port Elgin fair to pay all prizes; Agricultural Society; new drug store; Hallowe'en Social; town council meeting; Rev. Gordon Dumm. p. 12, 1933: Annual fellowship banquet, Port Elgin United Church. p. 14, 1933: Lay banquet Bruce Presbytery held in Wiarton. p. 17, 1933: [obituary] Rev. George Edward Honey, former Methodist minister at Tobermory. p. 17, 1933: Port Elgin Hockey Club joins intermediate O.H.A. p. 18, 1933: Mildred Collins fractures ankle; Santa Claus arrives. p. 21, 1938: Port Elgin Women's Institute; Rev. D.A. Cowan. p. 24, 1938: Port Elgin personals; ladies' golf; Highway 21 levelled south of Port Elgin. p. 25, 1938: 70th anniversary of Evangelical Church; high school debenture. p. 26: 1938: Port Elgin in the Bruce League, baseball. p. 30, 1939: Reeve Christie re-elected head of war efforts. p. 35, 1945: Ross Munro's grandfather was owner of Port Elgin Times. p. 38, 1948: Port Elgin harness races. Reunion, July 24-25. Merchants' advertisements. p. 40, 1948: [photos] Four founders of Port Elgin; first Dominion Day, with tightrope walker. p. 41, 1948: First Port Elgin settler built his cabin in '49. p. 42, 1948: [obituary] Jan Remington, pianist, Port Elgin. New Port Elgin floodlights turned on. p. 43 to p. 47, 1948: Port Elgin Reunion, Bruce Old Boys. p. 49, 1954: [photo] Long sandy shore line at Port Elgin; cars on beach. p. 50, 1955: J. Lindsay Thornburn; Bruce County Bookmobile; Saugeen Township school board; legion auxiliary. p. 51, 1955: Port Elgin beats Paisley; hockey; Wingham television. p. 52, 1955: Port Elgin Rotary Club; Drama Festival at Port Elgin. p. 53-55, 1955: Opening of Bruce County Historical Museum, proposed by Women's Institutes; artifacts donated. Ross Whicher first Wiarton man elected MLA. p. 56-58, 1955: John Howard Stafford worked near Port Elgin. p. 59, 1955: Almer Bolander, mayor of Port Elgin. p. 60-61, 1955: 100th birthday, George S. Webb. p. 62-65, 1956: $50,000 loss in blaze, Port Elgin main street; fire. p. 66-67, 1956: Stevens-Hepner Company marks 60th anniversary. p. 68-69, 1956: [photo] Port Elgin Fall Fair; Eleanor Geddes, Lenore Chappell of Burgoyne. p. 70-71, 1956: Les Seiffert's homemade steamboat "Wee Mag". p. 72-73, 1956: [photos] Finding and salvaging the "Azov" at Port Elgin. p. 74, 1961: 65th anniversary, Hiram Eby, Barbara Young. Teachers' salaries. Dairy Princess of Bruce, Marilyn Fenton. Velma Hessenaur, I.O.D.E. p. 76, 1962: Port Elgin United Church, Rev. Eric Nelson, Mrs. E. Fox of Chesley. Tourist development at Port Elgin. p. 81, 1968: Peterborough writer tells of Bruce Peninsula beauty. p. 83-84, 1972-1974: Colour photos, members of the BBOGS, Branches of Bruce, Ontario Genealogical Society, founded 1970. p. 85 ff., 1973: Bell Canada telephone directory for Port Elgin. |
Collection |
Bruce County Historical Society fonds |
System of arrangement |
This item is part of the Bruce County Historical Society fonds, series 5, file 2 (Projects - Community Scrapbooks). |
Parent Object |
BCHS series 5, file 2 |
Level of Description |
Item |
Physical Description |
1.5 cm of textual records |
Restrictions on Use |
Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any permissible use rests exclusively with the user. |
Places |
Port Elgin |
People |
Bolander, Almer Chappell, Lenore Collins, Mildred Eby, Hiram Geddes, Eleanor Malcolm, James, 1880-1935 Remington, Jan Seiffert, Les Thornburn, J. Lindsay Webb, George Whicher, Ross Mackenzie |
Businesses and Organizations |
Azov |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Bruce County Museum Anniversaries Baseball Broom & brush industry Centenarians Churches, Presbyterian Churches, United Drugstores Fairs Horse racing Libraries & Mechanics' Institutes Maple syrup industry Museums Newspaper industry Reunions & homecomings Ships |