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      The Jacobite era spanned a number of important political, religious, and socio-economic events in Scottish history: the establishment of Presbyterianism as the national church (1688-89) again; the ill-fated Darien Colony scheme in 1695; and the Act of Union (1707) with England that provided economic stability and eventual toleration of episcopacy.

      John Galt (1779 – 1839) was born in Irvine, Scotland, and died at Greenock. He was the author of over 80 books, but is best known for his initiative in forming “The Canada Company” who purchased crown land in Ontario, Canada (then called Upper Canada) and sold it to settlers. ...

      Celebration in photos of the MacDonald Institute

      This online version of Collection Update is an experiment in electronic distribution of a library publication previously produced in print.

      Research in rural history at the University of Guelph aims to transcend simplified views and distortions about the past. Guelph’s historians and their colleagues seek to understand rural men and women, families and communities from their own viewpoints, as they sought to shape themselves and their society. Rural history here ...

      Normally, three-dimensional architectural scale models, also known as maquettes, would not be part of a typical theatre archives. But, because of the unique way that L.W. Conolly, many faculty in theatre studies, and the University Library "rescued" some theatre collections commencing in the 1980s, more than 125 small models were ...

      This exhibition presents a series of images documenting a few of the industries important to the development of the City of Guelph. Each industry had a major impact on the cultural, social, and physical landscape of the City in ways both good and bad.

      On April 23, 2002, Guelph celebrated its 175th birthday. In honour of this occasion, the Guelph Public Library has assembled this virtual exhibit, entitled Older Than You: Celebrating Guelph's 175th Birthday. We invite you to take a tour back in time, to see select areas of the City as they ...

      This database contains historical images and descriptions of photographs held in the archives of the Guelph Public Library.

      The history of Blacks and Black communities in Guelph and Wellington County dates back to the earliest years of settlement by non First Nations peoples.

      John McCrae is the author of the famed poem, In Flanders Field, written during the First World War.