Publications

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 Norman Robertson A comprehensive history of the county and its municipalities from the early beginnings to 1906. $35.00 Hardcover 500 p
	The History of the County of Bruce - Surname Index Bruce County Historical Society An index of people who are contained in the Robertson history. $5.00 Softcover
	The History of the County of Bruce Vol. 2 Norman McLeod A continuation of the history of the county and the municipalities from 1906 to 1968. $25.00 Hardcover 477 p
	Historical Plaques and Cairns of Bruce County Bruce County Historical Society A listing of plaques and cairns of the people, places and events which shaped the county's history. With pictures. $10.00 Softcover 156 p
	Pioneer Days At Guelph and Bruce David Kennedy, Sr. Written by an early pioneer of Saugeen in 1903. It contains excellent background information of the Southampton vicinity and the Saugeen River. $16.00 Softcover 135 p
	The Queen's Bush Dr. Brown An interesting account of early life along the Saugeen River including the county's first hanging. $16.00 Softcover 295 p
	Experiences of a Backwoods Preacher Rev. Joseph H. Hilts Recounts the hardships of a pioneer Methodist minister as he travelled he Queen's Bush roads for 30 years prior to 1893. $16.00 Softcover 366 p
	The Bruce Beckons W. Sherwood Fox A very popular classic history of  the Bruce Peninsula. $22.00 Softcover 245 p
	From City Street to Trackless Forest Marion McGillivray 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. $10.00 Softcover
	Pioneer Days on the Bruce Peninsula Jack Hilditch Jack Hilditch relates his experiences and writes about the folklore of the peninsula. $8.00 Softcover 84 p
	Alexander McNeill, A Political Life Alan Bartley A well documented account of the life of a Bruce Peninsula Member of Parliament. 1882-1901. $10.00 Softcover 50 p
	The Saddest Calamity: The Wreck of the Steamer J.H. Jones Patrick Folkes The story of the sinking of a steamer in Georgian Bay by Wiarton. $10.00 Softcover 50 p
	Critical Years: Bruce County Museum and Archives Chris Paterson & Marion McGillivray The history of Bruce County's Museum & archives from its inception. $8.00 Softcover 66 p
	Slippy Roads & Cattlebeasts Graham MacDonald A retired school superintendent/Presbyterian minister, Graham reminisces about his youth in a rural area near Lucknow. $12.50
	Winning Essays from the Bruce County Millennium Essay Contest Various Lost in Time: The Early History of Glammis; In Search of David Milne; Women of Bruce County: 1850-1900; Entrance to the Bruce: The Point Clark Lighthouse. $10.00 Softcover
	Audentes A Family War Story Archie MacKinnon The story of three brothers and a nursing sister from a Kincardine Township family and their participation in World War I. $7.00 Coil bound, Softcover 46 p
	Whippletree Tales Graham MacDonald Reminiscences of rural life in the Thirties. $12.50 Coil bound, Softcover 119 p
	Misty Rain Graham MacDonald An historical novel. A family lives through the Great Depression. $12.50
	The Experiences of John Stewart 'The Rebel' compiled by Mary MacKay John Stewart who later resided in Paisley was a participant in the 1837 Mackenzie's Rebellion. $5.00 Coil bound, Softcover
	Canadian Lighthouses from Goderich to Christian Island Laura M. Gateman This is an updated version of her original publication. $14.00 Perfect bound, Softcover 96 p
	Indices of the BCHS Yearbooks Bill Stewart An index of the society's yearbooks from 1967 to 2007. Divided into 3 groups: Subject; Name (Surname); and Authors. $18.00 Softcover 183 p
	Historical Notes - Yearbook Edition Out of Print - 1967, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001. 1967-1991 $8.50 1992-2007 $9.50  2010  2009  2008  2007  2006 2005  2004  2003  2002  2001 out of print  2000  1999  1998  1997  1996  1995  1994  1993  1992 out of print 1991 out of print  1990 out of print 1989  1988  1987  1986  1985  1984  1983  1982  1981 1980  1979 out of print 1978 1977 1976 out of print 1975  1974  1973 out of print  1972  1971  1970  1969    1968   1967 out of print
	Newsletter Archive Vol. 49 No. 1 - April 2007 (PDF, 595 KB) Vol. 49 No. 2 - September 2007 (PDF, 597 KB)