Bowslaugh Family fonds, 1860-1861, 1868, 1876-1877, 1880-1882, 1886-1890, 1892-1893, 1895, 1898-1899, n.d.

Edward W. Bowslaugh (1843-1923) was the son of Jacob and Anna (Beamer) Bowslaugh. Edward Bowslaugh married Mary Southward, and the couple had six children, Edgar Morley, Edward Freeman, twins Alfred Malcolm and Alice Mary, Annie Olivia, John Jacob and Mabel Florence. Edward W. Bowslaugh was a farmer, contractor and owner of the Grimsby Planing Mills in Grimsby, Ont. and Bowslaugh’s Planing Mill in Kingsville, Ont. The mills manufactured door and sash trim and other wood related products. Some customers contracted the firm to provide wood products for cottages being built at Grimsby Park, the Methodist camp ground. Some time before 1885 Edward Bowslaugh and his family moved to Kingsville, Ont. to open up a new planing mill and door and sash manufactory. He later sold the Grimsby Planing Mills to Daniel Marsh. The diaries and account books include many names of workers as well as friends and family members residing in the Grimsby and Kingsville areas. James M. Bowslaugh (1841-1882) was the son of Jacob and Anna (Beamer) Bowslaugh. James married first Anna Catharine Merritt and after her death in 1875 he married Mary Gee in 1877. James and Anna had three children, Eliza, James Herbert, George Hiram, all died very young. James and Mary Gee had one son, Charles Leopold Kenneth Frederich Bowslaugh, b. 1881. James Bowslaugh was a farmer and lumberman, much like his younger brother Edward. James’ early diaries often note the activities of himself and his brother Edward. Both Edward and James were heavily involved in the Methodist church, teaching or leading Sunday school and attending prayer meetings. Alfred M. Bowslaugh b. 1873 was the son of Edward W. Bowslaugh and his wife Mary Southward. The school notebook is from his days as a student in Kingsville, Ont.

Proceedings : Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario - 1868

On spine : The Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario.

Welland Canal Survey of Lands George Adams Esquire 1835

Survey map and description of George Adam's land created by The Welland Canal Company. Included is a written description of the land along with a drawing of the land. Noteable features include; lock no.4, channel of 12 mile creek, road, canal, dock yard, Hayward Distillery, bridge. Surveyor notes are seen in pencil on the map. The land was a total of 3 acres including the creek.See also record for page 36. The land was required for canal towpath and lock house.

Welland Canal Survey of Lands John Hellems, 1835

Survey map and description of John Hellem's land created by The Welland Canal Company. Included is a written description of the land along with a drawing of the land. Noteable features include; W. Crooks land, concession lines, basin, bridges, guard lock, reservoir, tow path, Lyons Creek. The survey was done on three seperate ocassions by George and Samuel Keefer for Hellems lot #26 in Crowland township. Surveyor notes are seen in pencil and red pen on the map.

Welland Canal Survey of Lands Jacob Neff Jr., 1835

Survey map and description of Jacob Neff Js.'s land created by The Welland Canal Company. Included is a written description of the land along with a drawing of the land. Noteable features include; canal, line between Jacob Neff and Jacob Augustine's land. The land totals 14 acres and 1 road. The deed for the land is dated June 24, 1835. Surveyor notes are seen in pencil on the map.

Welland Canal Survey of Lands Village of Marshville - Milton, 1835

Survey map of the plan of the Village of Marshville, created by The Welland Canal ompany. Included is a two page drawing of the land. Noteable features include; line between 5th and 4th concessions, William Simpson's land, line between 3rd and 4th concessions, feeder, bridges, mill lots, road to Sugarloaf, old stakes, Canby lot 17, lot no.19, lot divisions. The drawing is titled "Plan of the Village of Marshville now Milton, reserveyed September 18th, 1835". Surveyor notes are seen in pencil on the map.See Pages 164-165

Sawney's Letters, or Cariboo Rhymes 1864 to 1868

Poetry of James Anderson during his time in the Cariboo of British Columbia. He left Scotland for British Columbia during the gold rush.

Niagara Ship Canal : letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report by Colonel Blunt, on the surveys for a ship canal to connect Lakes Erie and Ontario (1868)

March 3, 1868. -- Referred to the Select Committee on the Niagara Ship Canal.

Subscription to Lady’s Book of Philadelphia, a 3 year subscription from July 1835 – June 1838 made out to H. Nelles

Subscription to Lady’s Book of Philadelphia, a 3 year subscription from July 1835 – June 1838 made out to H. Nelles and signed by S.A. Godey. There is a note from the postmaster on the inner page of this subscription, May 19, 1838.

The Welland Canal: a weekly journal, December 30, 1835

The Welland Canal: a weekly journal. This paper is stained and torn, but it does not affect the text, December 30, 1835.