Home A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [0-9] recent all Vanished Villages of Elgin Submitted by dmacdonell on Sun, 2009-10-04 13:59 Vanished Villages of Elgin By Jennifer Grainger 978-1-55002-812-6 June 2008 232pp, Paperback $24.99 CAD Purchase from Amazon Purchase from McNally Robinson Share it Shelve it …absorbing stories and photos of the past will fascinate ghost-town buffs, genealogists, and daytrippers. ON Professional Surveyor's Magazine Located on the scenic north shore of Lake Erie, Elgin County was once home to over 40 vanished communities - filled with steam trains, ghosts, one-room schoolhouses, rowdy taverns, War of 1812 skirmishes and colourful characters, like Thomas Talbot. Jennifer Grainger chronicles the rise and fall of Elgin's crossroad hamlets, lakeports and rail depots with contemporary photos, archival shots, and postmarks that remind us of the pioneers.

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