The early history of Elora, Ontario and vicinity / by John Robert Connon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Connon, John Robert, 1862-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elora (Ont.)--History.

Elora (Ont.).

Elora (Ont.)--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

2d rev. print. / reissued with an introd. by Gerald Noonan.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1975.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Elora: The Early History of Elora and Vicinity provides little-known details about the settlement and development of the Elora area in southern Ontario from the earliest settler in 1817. Then, as now, people were drawn to the Elora Gorge and the rocky banks of the Grand River. The book is a compilation of material that appeared weekly in The Elora Express between 1906 and 1909 with some additional material from the 1920s. Connon traces the settlers as they arrive and reports on the development of the town as they acquired a grist mill, a store, a bridge, and inevitably a railway. Rich with genealogical information, this is an important historical document. Introduction by Gerald Noonan.

Contents:

CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN ROBERT CONNON; INTRODUCTION; ""PART 1-FIRST THINGS""; ""TOWNSHIP OF PILKINGTON-THE FIRST SETTLERS: WHO THEY WERE AND WHERE THEY CAME FROM""; ""ELORA-ITS EARLY HISTORY""; LETTERS BY WILLIAM GILKISON; ""HOW ELORA RECEIVED ITS NAME""; ""THE BON-ACCORD SETTLEMENT""; INDIAN VISITORS; THE SEARCH FOR A LOST SETTLER; ""ELORA-ITS EARLY HISTORY CONTINUED""; THE FOUNDING OF SALEM; FIRST NEWSPAPERS; THE VOLUNTEER RIFLE COMPANY; ""HISTORY OF CHALMERS CHURCH""; A SYNOPSIS OF ELORA'S HISTORY; NOTES FROM CAPTAIN GILKISON'S DIARY

""LIST OF VOTERS WHO WERE PRESENT AND VOTED AT THE FIRST CONTESTED ELECTION IN THE TOWNSHIP OF NICHOL IN 1842.""""NAMES FROM ASSESSMENT ROLL OF NICHOL FOR 1850""; ""NAMES FROM ASSESSMENT ROLL OF NICHOL FOR 1851""; ""A LIST OF THE LEADING MEN AND HEADS OF FAMILIES LIVING IN ELORA IN 1853, WHEN THOMAS CONNON CAME. WRITTEN AS HE GAVE THEM FROM MEMORY.; ""LIST OF NAMES FROM ASSESSMENT ROLL OF ELORA FOR 1855""; ""MEMBERS OF THE ELORA MECHANIC'S INSTITUTE, ORGANIZED THURSDAY EVENING, 26TH NOVEMBER, 1857""

""ELORA"", POEM BY ALEXANDER MCLACHLIN (SIC). (McLachlan, 1818-1896, was a pioneer poet, from Scotland, whose work is still being republished. He farmed near Stratford, operated a tailor shop in Erin, and retired to Orangeville where he died).""INDEX""; ""CORRECTIONS"" AND ORIGINAL PAGE 31 1/2

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780889208575

0889208573

OCLC:

753479478