History
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COUNTY HISTORY PAGES
Notes & articles about people who lived in Wellington County & where life took them
Notes & articles about people who lived in Wellington County & where life took them
- Thomson BEATTIE from Fergus - Encyclopedia Titanica
- Beatty Brothers Limited fonds
- William BELL of Guelph
- Black History In Guelph & Wellington County
- David BOYLE 1842-1911 - Elora School Museum & Elora Natural History Society
- William BUIST - The Old Provost from Fergus
- Ed CHADWICK - NHL goalie from Fergus
- Arthur Thompson CUSHING - Edmonton alderman 1903/04 - from Kenilworth
- George Alexander DREW of Elora
- Adam Johnson FERGUSSON - "The family settled in Nichol Township in the Wellington District where his father helped found the town of Fergus"
- Alexander David FERRIER
- James FLEWWELLING and a Modified Plough
- John GALT eBook
- Sir Alexander Tilloch GALT (1817-1893)
- William GILKISON & Isabella GRANT from Nichol Twp - William designed the new settlement of Elora
- William GILKISON - a profile from a series of famous Canadians
- (see July 16 1957 obituary note on) Major John R GRANT from Elora - designer of the Granville & Burrard St bridges in Vancouver
- Stephen HADFIELD - only soldier of the United States Civil War to live in Guelph
- Elder William HENRY founded the Jerusalem Christian Church in 1869 near Greenbush between Harriston and Clifford in Minto Twp (.pdf - 115kb)
- The Story of John McCRAE
- John McCrae's War: In Flanders Fields - NFB video review
- Bucko MCDONALD - NHL defenseman (1933-45) from Fergus
- The Life Story of Sarah Hannah McLEOD (nee HARDING) - from Minto to Estevan
- James McQUEEN - the first schoolmaster in Fergus
- James J. MORRISON fonds at York Universtiy
- The Life of Richard PIERPOINT - Slave Soldier Settler - One Pioneer's Story from Garafraxa Twp near Fergus
- Frank PREWETT - Canadian Georgian Poet from Kenilworth
- Charles RAYMOND - inventor manufacturer politician and philanthropist from Guelph 1826-1904
- In memory of Percy RUNNELLS - artist from Elora
- Cornelius John SOULE's projects while in Guelph
- John WALKER of "The Mains" in North Nichol
- Emigration of a YOUNG Family
- William H YOUNG - Land surveyor from Clifford
GENERAL HISTORY of the area
- Aberfoyle Mill
- Ballinafad: A community reflective of our country
- Brock Road History
- Clarks of Tomfad - Puslinch Township Online History Books
- Directory and Gazetteer - Wellington 1867
- Ellis Pioneer Church - Puslinch Twp
- Centennial history 1842-1967: Erin Township & Village
- Erin - Determined to Succeed
- Events of Wellington's Past: Thanksgiving Day Road Races
- Everton Stone Church in Eramosa
- Old Everton and the Pioneer Movement Amongst the Disciples of Christ
- Fergus Ontario - A Turn of Two Centuries
- Fergus : the story of a little town by Hugh Templin
- The Greatest Storm Ever in Fergus
- Looking back : the story of Fergus through the years by Pat Mestern Vol. 1 and Vol 2
- Reminiscences of Canada & the early days of Fergus: A D Ferrier
- Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games History
- Guelph Chamber of Commerce History
- Historic Guelph
- Historical Views of Guelph
- Guelph Historical Walking Tours
- History of Guelph : 1827-1927
- History of Guelph
- Guelph Industrial Souvenir
- Guelph Public Library History Archive Fonds
- Guelph Radial Railway
- Guelph Settlement and Development Since 1800
- Guelph and the Early Canadian Town Planning Tradition
- The 1829 Guelph Tornado
- What Does Guelph Look Like - photo gallery
- Historic Plaques of Ontario - Wellington County
- Hollen (Maryborough Twp) from ontarioabandonedplaces.com
- The Irish Catholic Experience in Mid-19th Century Guelph
- The Way It Was : A History of Minto Township by Clifford M. Harriston
- Nothing But Names by Herbert Fairbairn Gardiner 1849-1924 - County and Township Names
- Palmerston Railroad Heritage Museum Association
- Pioneer Days in School Section 12 Puslinch Township
- Puslinch Township - About Us
- Puslinch Township Hall built in 1867 - photos of buildings and exhibits now restored at Country Heritage Park in Milton
- Queen's Bush Black Settlement
- Rural History at the U of Guelph - List of Business Account books
- The Scot in British North America - D. GUTHRIE; P. GOW; D.STIRTON
- Urban History from U. of Guelph
- Wellington County House of Industry & Refuge
- Wellington & Dufferin County boundary history
- Wellington Lodge - history
- Wellington Owes Its Excellence in Beef Cattle to Pioneer Importers
- Windmill & Stump Puller by Beatty Bros Fergus - photos
PROVINCIAL and NATIONAL
- Canadian Encyclopedia's Timeline of Canadian History
- Canadian Railway Telegraph Genealogy
- Canadian Scottish History
- Early Canadiana Online
- Former Prime Ministers of Canada
- Grave Sites of Canadian Prime Ministers
- Global Gazette - Online Family History Magazine
- Legion - Last Post: browse Canadians from the wars
- Mennonite Historical Society of Canada
- Ontario Timeline
- On This Day in Canadian History from sympatico.ca
- Our Roots - Canada's Local Histories Online
- Post Offices & Postmasters at Library & Archives Canada
- Southern Alberta Pioneers
- Virtual Museum of Canada
General Search
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CANADA
- Canada GenWeb - Provincial GenWebs : Projects - Events - What's New
- Canadian Records - RootsWeb
- Canadians.ca - famous Canadian list (no genealogies)
- Famous Canadian Women
- Olive Tree Genealogy - Ontario Index
- Surnames of Ontario being Researched
- United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada
BRITISH ISLES
- British Isles GenWeb
- Census of 1901 England & Wales
- GENUKI - UK & Ireland Genealogy
- houseofnames.com crests & history
- Irish Surnames
- National Register of Archives
- Royal Genealogical Data
- Scotlands People
- Scottish Clan & Tartan Finder
- Scottish Names
- Scottish Names Research Directory
WORLD
- US GenWeb
- World GenWeb Country Index
- "A" Surnames - Cyndi's List
- Celebrity Trees
- Google Genealogy Directory
- IGI Batch Number Index - British Isles & North America
- LDS Library
- MSN Genealogy Groups
- Registry of Web Sites at RootsWeb
- Surname Resources at RootsWeb
- US Social Security Death Index
- WorldConnect Project -- GEDCOMs
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION and SHIPS
- Immigration - Ontario Microfilm Reference
- Finding ancestors in Ships Lists to Canada BEFORE 1865
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Finding Ancestors on Ships Lists to Canada AFTER 1865
- British Home Children who sailed on the ship Sarmation in 1874 - see references to Wellington County
- Canadian Ships List pre1865
- Ellis Island Records
- Immigrants to Canada
- Mayflower - Canadian Society of Mayflower Descendents
- Mayflower - Surname Database
- National Archives of Canada - Miscellaneous Immigration Index
- Naturalization Records
- Passenger Ships Lists - search Canada
- Ships' Passenger Lists to Canada 1400 to 1800
Neighbouring Wellington GenWeb county sites :
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Bruce County |
Dufferin County |
Grey County
Halton County | Huron County | Peel County
Perth County | Waterloo County | Wentworth County
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NOTES:
1) some FAQs (off-site link to the Perth GenWeb)
I am Lorine McGinnis Schulze, new host of Wellington Co. GenWeb since April 24, 2009. Contact me at wellingtoncogenwebATgmail.com
With thanks to Gerald Dunnill, Wellington County GenWeb host since May 2002 and Grey County GenWeb host since April 2002
With thanks to Gerald Dunnill, Wellington County GenWeb host since May 2002 and Grey County GenWeb host since April 2002
