These publications reflect the unique history of Windsor, Detroit and the surrounding regions along the Detroit river. Topics include the settlement of the Detroit river region and persons of historical interest, companies and industry information, promotional materials, warfare, souvenirs and more.
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Souvenir History And Business Directory of Leamington
City of Leamington
A history of Leamington, Ontario; prepared for the Leamington celebration of the Diamond jubilee of confederation of the Dominion of Canada, and Old Boys reunion, July 1, 2, and 3, 1927.
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Souvenir of Canada's Sun Parlour. Home of Heinz 57 Varieties, Leamington, Ontario
Heinz Company
ca. 1960; brochure for Leamington plant visitors.
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Souvenir Windsor And Walkerville May 1895
E. J. Baxter
Official programme of Grand Military Demonstration, May 24th, 25th, and 26th, 1895; involved the 48th Regiment of Highlanders (Toronto) and the 25th Battalion of St. Thomas.
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Spotlight on Essex County: 2009 Fall To 2010 Winter
Essex Free Press
Articles about Essex County on topics such as wind power, unsolved murders, Jack Miner, Holiday Beach, local writers.
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Spotlight on Essex County: 2010 Fall
Essex Free Press
Articles about Essex County on topics such as local aviators, grain silos, lost communities, toll gates, pawpaw and Jesuit pear trees, wineries.
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Spotlight on Essex County: 2010 Spring
Essex Free Press
Articles about Essex County on topics such as homelessness, foster parents, inventors, sheep farms, the Osage orange, prohibition, Point Pelee National Park.
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Spotlight on Essex County: 2010 Summer
Essex Free Press
Articles about Essex County on topics such as migrant workers, festivals, steamships, photography, fishing, wineries, birding, County Road 50, War of 1812.
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Spotlight on Essex County 2010 Winter
Essex Free Press
Articles about Essex County, Ontario, on topics such as the Nisei farm camps, Camp Cedarwin, Faithville, and the underground railroad.
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Spotlight on Essex County 2011 Spring
Essex Free Press
Articles about Essex County, Ontario, on topics such as the mennonites, lumbermen, model trains, ice sculptures, and Ty Cobb.
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St. John's Church Sandwich: First Centennial of the Anglican Church in the County of Essex
Robert Stuart Woods
100th anniversary publication; "With special reference to the history and work of St. John's Church, Sandwich"; print copy located in Queen's University Library.
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St. John's Church Sandwich, Windsor, Ontario 1802-1952
Harrison Palmer Westgate
150th anniversary publication; "the beginnings of the Anglican Church in the Western District"; 2nd edition
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Through Ninety Years: A Record of Worship, Work, and Witness under the Grace of God, 1855-1945
All Saints Church (Windsor)
The history of the All Saints Church from 1855-1945.
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Toronto Daily Mail. Essex Supplement. March 5th 1892
Toronto Daily Mail
"The town of Essex: historical and descriptive sketch of the settlement"; page 3 missing.
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Toronto Daily Mail. North Essex Supplement. January 2nd 1892
Toronto Daily Mail
Supplement describing Essex County (Ontario).
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Tourist Guidebook of Ontario 1928
J. D. McAlpine
Official Tourist Guidebook of Ontario; published for the Essex County Automobile Club.
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Tourist Guidebook of Ontario 1930
J. D. McAlpine
Official tourist guidebook of Ontario; published for the Essex County Automobile Club.
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Tunneling Detroit River
Redfield Proctor
A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of a Board of Engineers on the practicability and approximate cost of tunneling the Detroit River at or near Detroit, Michigan, in compliance with the joint resolution of April 19, 1890; 51st Congress, 1st Session, Ex. Doc. no. 369
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Walker Airport: Souvenir Programme, Official Opening, September 8-9, 1928
Border Cities Aero Club
Includes a history and description of the Walker Airport, the Border Cities Aero Club., and aviation in the Windsor area.
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War on the Detroit: The Chronicles of Thomas Vercheres de Boucherville and The Capitulation by an Ohio Volunteer
Milo Milton Quaife
Under the title of The Battle of Detroit: an English translation of the journal of Thomas Vercheres de Boucherville, and "The Capitulation", likely by James Foster.
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Windsor Airport: 50th Anniversary, 1978
Canada. Department of Transport
Windsor Airport 50th anniversary pamphlet
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Windsor Centennial Festival, 1854-1954
Windsor Centennial Festival Inc.
Souvenir program for the centennial festival of the incorporation of Windsor, Ontario, Canada as a village in 1854.
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Windsor, Essex, And Lake Shore Railway: Criticisms And Charges, 1933
Anonymous
Criticism and charges against the Windsor, Essex and Lake Shore Railway, dated January 19th, 1933; also the responses to these criticisms; the Windsor, Essex, and Lake Shore Railway folded on September 15th, 1932.
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Windsor, Essex, And Lake Shore Railway: Report, 25 July 1934
T. Stewart Lyon
The history and financial situation of the Windsor, Essex, and Lake Shore Rapid Railway Company / Windsor, Essex, and Lake Shore Electric Railway Association up to its demise in 1932.
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Windsor, Essex And Lake Shore Rapid Railway Company. Minutes of Meetings and Bylaws 1927-1932
Windsor, Essex, And Lake Shore Electric Railway Association and Windsor, Essex, And Lake Shore Rapid Railway Company
The Windsor, Essex, and Lake Shore Interurban was incorporated in 1901. It became the Windsor, Essex, and Lake Shore Rapid Railway Company in 1907. In 1929 it was acquired by local municipalities and became the Windsor, Essex and Lake Shore Electric Railway Association. The municipalities were the City of Windsor, the towns of Kingsville, Leamington and Essex, and the townships of Sandwich West, Sandwich East, Sandwich South, Gosfield North, and Gosfield South. These are the minutes of meetings and the by-laws for the last 5 years of its operations. It folded on September 15th, 1932.