Bruce County Historical Society
Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
Incorporated 1901 - 1915 Re-incorporated 1957
Bruce County's 150th anniversary is in 2017 and the historical society is celebrating by launching a documentary covering over 150 years of history. For more details go to the Bruce County Heritage Documentary Project page..
The Bruce County Historical Society, with the assistance of the Bruce County Museum, is compiling information on the armed forces members and veterans of Bruce County. For more details go the Bruce County Military Project page.
The Bruce County Historical Society is photographing all of the barns in Bruce County because they are disappearing at a staggering rate. Barns form an important part of the history of the county and we want to preserve images and information for future generations. For more details go to the Bruce County Barn Project page.
Bruce County was named for James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, who was Governor General of the Province of Canada from 1847 to 1854.
Subject Index of the Bruce County Historical Society Yearbooks 1967 - 2015
Surname Index for the History of the County of Bruce by Norman
Robertson (PDF, 790 KB)
Articles from the Bruce County Historical Society's past Bruce County Historical Notes newsletters
Articles from the Bruce County Historical Society's past Yearbooks
Men of Bruce Answered Call of 1870
![]() The 19 member Bruce County Council. This photo was taken between 1896 and 1924. The only identified person is county treasurer Norman Robertson, front row left. |
Wardens of the County of Bruce
Members of the Parliament of Canada Representing the County of Bruce
Members of the Legislature of the Province of Canada (Canada West) Representing the County of Bruce
Members of the Legislature of the Province of Ontario Representing the County of Bruce
Municipalities within the County of Bruce prior to the 1998 amalgamation. See the links page for the names of the new municipalities.
Towns | Townships | Villages |
Chesley | Albemarle | Hepworth |
Kincardine | Amabel | Lion's Head |
Port Elgin | Arran | Lucknow |
Southampton | Brant | Mildmay |
Walkerton | Bruce | Paisley |
Wiarton | Carrick | Ripley |
Culross | Tara | |
Eastnor | Teeswater | |
Elderslie | Tiverton | |
Greenock | ||
Huron | ||
Kincardine | ||
Kinloss | ||
Lindsay | ||
St. Edmunds | ||
Saugeen |
See the links page.
See the links page.
See links to Lake Huron charts on the maps page.
Also see the links page.