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The Society is proud to bring a full range of publications on the history of Bruce County to you and our members.

Publications can be purchased through the Society (at a discount of 25% for members) and through area bookstores.  Prices are at suggested retail price and postage is extra.

Contact our Publications Sales Coordinator to order:

Mr. Bill Stewart
RR #2
Allenford, Ontario
N0H 1A0

willstew@bmts.com 

 

The History of the County of Bruce The History of the County of Bruce Vol. 2 Historical Plaques and Cairns of Bruce County
Norman Robertson Norman McLeod Bruce County Historical Society
A comprehensive history of the county and its municipalities from the early beginnings to 1906. A continuation of the history of the county and the municipalities from 1906 to 1968. A listing of plaques and cairns of the people, places and events which shaped the county's history.  With pictures.
$35.00
Hardcover
500 pp.
$25.00
Hardcover
477 pp.
$10.00
Softcover
156 pp.

 

The History of the County of Bruce - Surname Index Pioneer Days At Guelph and Bruce Pioneer Days on the Bruce Peninsula
Bruce County Historical Society David Kennedy, Sr. Jack Hilditch
An index of people who are contained in the Robertson's History. Written by an early pioneer of Saugeen in 1903.  It contains excellent background information of the Southampton vicinity and the Saugeen River. Jack Hilditch relates his experiences and writes about the folklore of the peninsula.
$5.00
Softcover
$16.00
Softcover
135 pp.
$8.00
Softcover
84 pp.
     

 

The Bruce Beckons The Queen's Bush Experiences of a Backwoods Preacher
W. Sherwood Fox Dr. Brown Rev. Joseph H. Hilts
A very popular classic history of the Bruce Peninsula. An interesting account of early life along the Saugeen River and in southern Bruce County including the county's first hanging. Recounts the hardships of a pioneer Methodist minister as he traveled the Queen's Bush roads for 30 years prior 1893.
$22.00
Softcover
245 pp.
$16.00
Softcover
295 pp.
$16.00
Softcover
366 pp.

 

From City Street to Trackless Forest Alexander McNeill, A Political Life The Saddest Calamity:  The Wreck of the Steamer J.H. Jones
Marion McGillivray Alan Bartley Patrick Folkes
The story of one of Brant Township's earliest pioneer women, Jane Smith, who left Paisley, Scotland to homestead in Walkerton 1849-1850.  Suitable for the junior reader. A well documented account of the life of a Bruce Peninsula Member of Parliament 1882-1901. The story of the sinking of a steamer in Georgian Bay by Wiarton.
$10.00
Softcover
$10.00
Softcover
50 pp.
$10.00
Softcover
50 pp.

 

Critical Years: Bruce County Museum & Archives Slippy Roads & Cattlebeasts Winning Essays from the Bruce County Millennium Essay Project
Chris Paterson & Marion McGillivray Graham MacDonald Various
The history of Bruce County's Museum & Archives from its inception. A retired school superintendent/Presbyterian minister, Graham reminisces about his youth in a rural area near Lucknow. Lost In Time: The Early History of Glammis, In Search of David Milne, Women in Bruce County: 1850-1900, Entrance To The Bruce: The Point Clark Lighthouse
$8.00
Softcover
66 pp.
$12.50 $10.00
Softcover
     

 

Audentes A Family War Story Whippletree Tales Misty Rain
Archie MacKinnon Graham MacDonald Graham MacDonald
The story of three brothers and a nursing sister from a Kincardine Township family and their participation in World War I. Reminiscences of Rural Life in the Thirties An historical novel. A family lives through the Great Depression.
$7.00
Coil Bound, Softcover
46 pp.
$12.50
Coil Bound, Softcover
119 pp.
$12.50

 

The Experiences of John Stewart 'The Rebel' Canadian Lighthouses from Goderich to Christian Island  
compiled by Mary MacKay Laura M. Gateman  
John Stewart who later resided in Paisley was a participant in the 1837 Mackenzie's Rebellion. This is an updated version of her original publication.  
$5.00
Coil Bound, Softcover
$14.00
Perfect Bound, Softcover
96 pp.
 

 

Indices of the BCHS Yearbooks Newsletter Archive Historical Notes - Yearbook Edition
Bill Stewart  
An index of the society's yearbooks from 1967 to 2007.  Divided into 3 groups: Subject, Name (Surname) and Authors. Follow the link. Out of Print - 1967, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001
$18.00
Softcover
183 pp.

1967-1991 $8.50
1992-2007 $9.00

 

     
   
     
 
 

 

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