George H. Cornish Fonds

George Henry Cornish (1834-1912) was a Methodist minister whose circuits included Clinton, Ont. (1859), Newcastle, Ont. (1861), and Caledonia/Binbrook/Glanford, Ont. (1864- 1865). He wrote several books on the Methodist Church in Canada, including the Cyclopaedia of Methodism in Canada (1881) and the Handbook of Canadian Methodism (1867).

Fonds consists of a record book entitled the Methodist Ritual and Pastor's Pocket record, by Rev. George H. Cornish, 1899, and a memorial album containing more than 100 cartes de visite. The record book contains George Cornish's notes concerning mileage and professional activities from 1910-1912. Also included are several newspaper clippings of marriages at which George Cornish officiated.