Elgin and Area Heritage Society

Members of the EAHS Board of Directors were pleased to meet Rideau District High School student Arden Lowry, along with local historian/researcher Kim Proud, at the Red Brick School on October 3, 2024, to hear of Arden’s WW1 research and upcoming trip.

This intriguing article detailing the life of members of the 156th Platoon from recruitment to transport overseas to engage in the war will both entertain and educate you. . Researched and written by Kim Proud, you will be transported to the life and times at the Barriefield Camp.               

This article is a glimpse into local WW 1 veteran Henry Augustus Coon, as told by his daughter Libby Henson (Coon) and edited by Kim Proud.

This brief article introduces the personal footlocker of Henry Augustus Coon with roots to the 156th Platoon.

Some journeys just do come full circle. as evidenced by this little story of a student’s study lamp which has now arrived at the school at which that student eventually taught. Perhaps the lamp not only shed light on her homework, but illuminated the path to her career as well.

This is the first in a serties of three articles by Neil A. Patterson about early education in South Crosby Township.

This is the second in a series of three articles by Neil A. Patterson about early education in South Crosby Township. The focus of this article is on the schools of that time.

This is the third in a series of three articles by Neil A. Patterson about early education in South Crosby Township. The focus of this article is on teachers of that time.

The following article was authored by long-time contributor and supporter of the Elgin and Area Heritage Society, Neil Patterson. The Elgin Pickle Factory began operation in 1951 by Patrick McCoy. Patrick had been born in Ireland in 1902 and emigrated to Canada in 1923. He took a job with Libby, McNiell and Libby in Chatham, […]