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Central Elgin (Yarmouth)

Port Stanley

Port Stanley Harbour
c.1817

Port Stanley, at the mouth of Kettle Creek has played an important role in Elgin County for thousands of years. First visited in 1669 by French Missionaries it would eventually be settled around 1817 by Col. John Bostwick.

Tweedsmuir History, Volume Two Yarmouth Glen Women's Institute

1959-2010
Yarmouth Glen Women's Institute

The second volume of the Yarmouth Glen Tweedsmuir started in 1959 and ends in 2010, and is a time capsule of technology. From black and white to colour photographs, and typewriter to home computer, this volume shows the changes of the last fifty years all in one volume. A variety of topics are covered, including branch history, barn histories, travels of Yarmouth Glen members and their outreach activities in the community. An index is included at the end of the volume.