Meaford Tank Range: Sources within the Archives by Collection

Revised: 6 November 2006

Archives Fonds

AF2 Vital Statistics of Ontario Collection Birth registration index for Ontario, 1896-1908 Marriage registration index for Ontario, 1873-1923 Death registration index for Ontario, 1869-1933 Birth registrations for Grey County, 1869-1908 Marriage registrations for Grey County, 1869-1911, 1920-1923 Death registrations for Grey County, 1870-1890, 1892-1933

AF4 Reference Library Collection Belden, H. & Co. Illustrated historical atlas of the counties of Grey & Bruce, Ont.. Ingersoll: Union Publishing Company, 1890. Davidson, Marjorie M. St. Vincent, the tree with the broken branch: bicentennial year 1984. Meaford: M.M. Davidson, [c1985]. Davidson, T. Arthur. A new history of the county of Grey and the many communities within its boundaries and the city of Owen Sound. Owen Sound: Grey County Historical Society, 1972. Hubbert, Mildred Young. The Little Schools of Grey. [s.l.]: Conestoga Press, [c1982]. Knight, Stanley et al. Pictorial Meaford: an illustrated history and chronography of the town of Meaford. Meaford: Stanley Knight Ltd., [c1991]. Marsh, E.L. A History of the County of Grey. Owen Sound: Fleming Publishing Company Limited, [c1931]. McEachern, J. Garry. Upwards to the stars: a social history of secondary education in Meaford. Thornbury: Conestoga Press, [c1991]. Meaford and area: a century of history. [s.l.]: [s.n.], [n.d.]. Ross, Allan H. Reminiscences of north Sydenham. Owen Sound: Richardson, Bond & Wright, 1924. Rutherford, Tom. An unofficial history of the Grey and Simcoe Foresters Regiment, 1866-1973. [Owen Sound]: [s.n.], 1975. Smith, W.W. Gazetteer and directory of the County of Grey for 1865-66. Toronto: Globe Steam Press, [c1866]. St. Vincent Heritage Association. St. Vincent, a beautiful land: an illustrated township history. [Meaford]: St. Vincent Heritage Association, 2004. Sydenham Sesquicentennial Committee. Driving around Sydenham: self conducted tours of historic Sydenham township. [s.l.]: Sydenham Sesquicentennial Committee, 2000. Sydenham Township History Seekers. History of Sydenham township volume II 1967-1998. Owen Sound: Stan Brown Printers, 1998. Ufland, Vina R. Sydenham township history. Owen Sound: Richardson, Bond & Wright, 1967.

Grey County Archives Page 1 of 7 6 November 2006 Ufland, Vina Rose. History of the schools of St. Vincent township and other chronicles, 1847-1967. [s.l.]: [s.n.], [c1967]. Weaver, Helene Brown. Memories of the thirties and forties. Owen Sound: Elmhedge Press, 1997.

AF15 Oral Histories Collection Ashby, Leita. Interviewed by Frank Deacon. 28 March 2006. Cowling, Mr. & Mrs. Don. Interviewed by Frank Deacon. 16 March 2006. Darling, Ken. Interviewed by Frank Deacon. 12 March 2006. Lipsett, Muriel. Interviewed by Frank Deacon. 17 March 2006. McConnell, Albert. Interviewed by Frank Deacon. Spring 2006. McGowan, Doris. Interviewed by Frank Deacon. 12 March 2006. Moore, Rosalie. Interviewed by Frank Deacon. 31 March 2006. Shouldice, Edna. Interviewed by Frank Deacon. 6 March 2006.

AF16 Meaford Tank Range Exhibit Collection Cemetery transcriptions Digital Images acquired from DHH Digital Images acquired during visit to LAC Digital Images acquired from LAC Map, photocopy, Cape Rich, 1856 Map, photocopy, Tank Range area Newspaper clipping re: Allan Carefoot accident Newspaper clippings Photocopy of essay, letter and family history regarding Vail’s Point Photocopy of lot owners’ map Photocopies of scrapbook pages re: SS#8 St. Vincent Photocopy of “Prisoner of War” by Marjorie Davidson Photocopy of “War Experience” by Leita (Bishop) Ashby Photocopies of various newspaper articles re: Vail’s Point Research File

Grey County Archives Page 2 of 7 6 November 2006 Government Fonds

GF24 Land Registry Office Holdings Copy Books, St. Vincent Township Copy Books, Sydenham Township Land Abstracts, St. Vincent Township, Books 1 – 3B Land Abstracts, Sydenham Township, Books 1 – 3A

GF25 St. Vincent Municipal Collection Bylaws Ditches & Watercourse Acts Education Financial Reports Telephone Systems Voters Lists

GF27 Sydenham Municipal Collection Assessment Rolls Collector’s Rolls Voters List

Grey County Archives Page 3 of 7 6 November 2006 Media Fonds

MF5 Thornbury Herald Collection Thornbury Herald, various dates

MF6 Union Standard Collection Union Standard (Thornbury), various dates

MF13 Meaford Express Collection Meaford Express, 1906-1969

MF14 Meaford Monitor Collection Meaford Monitor, 1869-1900

MF15 Meaford Mirror Collection Meaford Mirror, 1886-1898

Grey County Archives Page 4 of 7 6 November 2006 Private Fonds

PF1 Bruce & Grey Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Collection 1851 Census Return for Grey County index 1861 Census Return for Grey County 1871 Census Return for Grey County 1881 Census Return for Grey County 1901 Census Return for Grey County Birth, Death, & Marriage Indexes from Newspapers Cemetery Transcriptions for Grey County Surname Collection

PF49 Owen Sound Historical Society Collection Meaford Tank Range newspaper clippings

PF77 Grey County Museum Collection Dorothy Telford Collection Photographs (various) S.S.#4 St. Vincent Record Book St. Vincent Township Education file St. Vincent Township History file St. Vincent Township maps Sydenham Township Education file Sydenham Township History file Sydenham Township maps Voters Lists

PF210 Jean Maher Collection Meaford Tank Range notes (14 items) Meaford Tank Range photographs and negatives (27 items)

PF212 Edna Shouldice Collection Copied photographs (30 items) Memoirs Scrapbooks (2 items)

PF225 Department of National Defence Collection Land ownership map

PF238 Drew Ferguson Collection Military news media file

PF239 Dorothy Crysler Collection Thornbury Valley/Courier-Herald, 1978-2005

Grey County Archives Page 5 of 7 6 November 2006 Women’s Institute Fonds

WIF44 Pleasantview WI Collection Minute Books Tweedsmuir History

WIF47 Balaclava WI Collection Minute Books

WIF56 Woodford WI Collection Minute Books Tweedsmuir History

WIF63 Annan WI Collection Minute Books Scrapbooks

Grey County Archives Page 6 of 7 6 November 2006 Other Resources

Archives of Ontario www.archives.gov.on.ca

Directorate of History and Heritage www.forces.gc.ca/hr/dhh

Land Force Central Area Training Centre Meaford www.army.forces.gc.ca

Library and Archives Canada www.collectionscanada.ca

Meaford Museum www.meaford.com/town/museum

Meaford Public Library www.meafordlibrary.on.ca

Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library www.owensound.library.on.ca

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