| Genealogical and Historical Archives at ToledoFamily.com |
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| "Mostly From Memory" - Mary Mathieson's (nee Dampier) account of her first 30 years in rural Ontario. |
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| Australian Blackburns |
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| "The New Man" - Excerpt about Josiah Blackburn, his ancestors, and times from Orlo Miller's book "A Century of Western Ontario". |
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| "James Blackburn" - Transcript of a letter written by him during the Australian gold rush (1850s). The letter was later published in a Northumberland newspaper. |
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| "Conversation with Lincoln" - Excerpt from Charles Segal's book: Josiah Blackburn's account of his meeting with Abraham Lincoln. |
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| "Born to the Job" - Excerpt about Walter Juxon Blackburn, his ancestors, and times from Michael Nolan's book "A Man for All Media". |
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| "Split Rail Country" - Excerpt about life in the pioneer days of rural Ontario. The Genoe, Turner, Parslow, Hislop, and Henderson families lived this way. |
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| "Josiah Blackburn" - Excellent description of the man who founded the London Free Press and helped shape the city of London from 1852-1890. |
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