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Tremaine's Map Of The County Of Elgin, 1864
Tremaine's Map of the County of Elgin, 1864

Commemorative edition in celebration of the sesquicentennial of the County of Elgin, 1852 - 2002. Painstakingly reproduced from the original in atlas form on a township-by-township basis, it documents property owners and geographical landscapes of the time. This ground-breaking hardcover edition is fully indexed and includes numerous insets and views. Hardcover $40.00. Cheque/ money order payable to Elgin County Library.


Documenting Our Roots: A Sesquicentennial History of the County of Elgin, 1852-2002

Documenting Our RootsThis publication focuses on significant documents in the County’s history, profiles "Clerk Emeritus" K.W. McKay, and includes a list of all County Councillors since 1852. Hardcover $25.00. Cheque/ money order payable to Elgin County Library.


The Scott-Sefton Collection: Elgin's History

Through A Photographer's Lens

Scott Sefton CollectionOver 200 pages of photographs with captions highlighting all aspects of community life, including sports and recreation, churches, businesses, built heritage, railways and schools. Hardcover $25.00. Softcover $25.00. Cheque/ money order payable to Elgin Photographic Heritage Society.


Ontario Visual Heritage Project: Elgin

Ontario Visual Heritage Project: Elgin

DVDs are available for $20.00 each and VHS videocassettes are available for $10.00 each or 2/$15.00. Cheque/ money order payable to Elgin County Archives.

Talbot of CanadaTalbot of Canada

Canada's first full-length colour movie originally filmed in 1942 and restored by documentary film maker Christopher Doty. (© 2003 Doty Docs and Museum London). VHS videocassette $15.

The View from Dutton-Dunwich: An Interview with John Kenneth Galbraith

This forty-three minute interview focuses on Dr. Galbraith's roots in Elgin County and his impressive career as an economist and statesman. (© 2001, Talbot Bicentennial Committee). VHS videocassette $15.

Alma College Centennial Book, 1877-1977

Alma College Centennial Book, 1877-1977 - front cover

Now available to download in pdf format. Click on the links below to download specific sections. Depending on your connection speed, downloads may take a minute or more to complete. Once downloading is complete, you may save the file to your computer or a disk, and search the file using the "find" function.

Cover, Contents, Foreword, Preface

Chapter I: 1876-1919, A Ladies College for Elgin County

Chapter II: 1919-1947, The Dobson Years

Chapter III: 1947-1953, Post-War Adjustments

Chapter IV: 1953-1970, A Woman Takes Over

Chapter V: 1970-1977, Alma College Today

Chapter VI: 1901-1977, The Alumnae Story

Appendix, Lists, Acknowledgements

Diary of a War Bird, 1917-1919

Diary of a War Bird title page

Captain Norman B. "Nipper" Scott's account of his experiences as a fighter pilot serving with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force in England and France during the First World War. Now available to download in pdf format.

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