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Some websites with more local information on Elgin County

  • The Elgin Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society provides an old map of the county and online databases of cemetery transcriptions, vitals, census and newspaper indexes for the county, including a transcription of the 1842 Elgin County census.
  • The Elgin OGS website also includes an online copy of the book Discovering Your Roots in Elgin: A Guide to Genealogical Resources in Elgin County, Ontario, by James L. McCallum, edited by Jean Bircham.
  • There is an extensive collection of Tweedsmuir Histories for Elgin. These were written by members of local Women's Institutes 1925-1947. The above book outlines where they are obtainable.
  • Internet Archive has a large collection of Ontario references and is always worth checking. Enter the town or township in the seach engine.