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January 18, 2024

The Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church

This year marks the 175th Anniversary of the Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church. The exact dates of construction and

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September 8, 2023

Home movies from the J.E. Coupe collection

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​For the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage​ on October 27, the Simcoe County Archives (SCA) is highlighting the captivating home

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August 28, 2023

British Home Children in Simcoe County

Introduction September 28th is National British Home Child Day in Canada. Some estimate that as many as ten percent of

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April 20, 2022

Providing Identification for your Family Photographs

Blog originally posted April 22, 2020 ​This is a nice photograph of five women enjoying a drink on a clear spring day ...

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March 23, 2022

Archives Awareness Week 2022

Archives Awareness Week 2022’s theme was “Behind the Scenes”. The Simcoe County Archives (SCA) is highlighting some of the...

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February 24, 2022

Margaret “Madge” Roberston Watt

​​​​​​​March 8, 2022 marks  International Women’s Day!  ​Of the many remarkable women who have called Simcoe Coun...

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August 30, 2021

Researching Ghosts and Hauntings with Archival Records

Updated: October 20, 2021​​Updated: October 25, 2021 (House incorrectly identified as the Beck House is in fact the ​Copeland...

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August 30, 2021

For Home and Country: Exploring Women’s Institute records at the Simcoe County Archives

Introduction The Women’s Institute (WI) formed in Ontario in 1897 as a women-focused offshoot of the Farmers’ Institutes....

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May 25, 2021

Accessing Fire Insurance Plans at the Simcoe County Archives

​​​​​​​​​​The Simcoe County Archives hold a number of Fire Insurance Plans (FIPs) for municipalities located i...

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