Diarists

Diaries in Museums and Archives Across Ontario

Find Out More Start End Township County Ethnicity Occupation Posted on Rural Diary Archive Repository
Case, Jacob 1837 1860 Beverly Wentworth German Farmer/Sawmiller? Yes University of Western Ontario
Carpenter, James W. 1880 1884 Sombra Lambton English Farmer Yes This diary is available in published form: Donald W. Carpenter, ed. Diary of James W. Carpenter, 1880-1907, Corunna: Donald W. Carpenter, 1991.
Campion, Mary Victoria 1861 1863 Marmora Hastings English Farm Woman Yes Upper Canada Village
Cameron, James 1854 1902 McMaster's Island Glengarry Scottish Farmer Yes The Archives of Ontario
Bygott, Thomas Wilson 1874 1874 Adophustown Lennox & Addington English Farmer Yes Lennox and Addington County Museum
Butler, Charles 1833 1837 Near Cobourg, Hamilton Newcastle District (becomes Northumberland) English Farmer No Archives of Ontario
Butcher, Mary (Minnie) 1891 1918 Port Sydney, Stephenson Muskoka English Married to Salesman/Agent Yes Toronto Public Library
Burgess, Elizabeth Oliver "Olive" 1915 1974 Arran Bruce Scottish Farm Woman Yes Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre
Burgess, James "Rowand" 1911 1968 Arran Bruce Scottish Farmer Yes Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre
Buck, Ernest 1926 1927 South Dumfries Brant German Milkman , Farm Labourer Yes Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph
Buchanan, John G. 1835 1846 Colchester Essex Scottish Farmer No Harrow Early Immigrant Research Society
Brubacher/ Bowman, Catherine 1896 1960 Elmira Waterloo German Married to Engineer/Farmer No Waterloo Region Museum
Brown Hood, Edith "Gertrude" 1912 1970 Markham York Irish Farm Woman Yes Markham Museum
Brock, Harriet 1832 1836 Monaghan Northumberland English Married to Lieutenant No Trent University Digital Collections, 1835-1836 diary available online at http://www.trentu.ca/admin/library/archives/pengelleydiary2.htm
Bremner , James 1881 1881 Sullivan Grey Scottish Farmer Yes Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph
Bowman , James 1886 1944 Guelph Wellington English Farmer Yes Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph
Bowerman, Deborah 1874 1892 Hallowell Prince Edward English Farm Woman Yes Prince Edward County Archives
Bowerman, Vincent 1877 1884 Hallowell Prince Edward English Retired farmer Yes Prince Edward County Archives
Boothe, Mary Florence "Minnie" 1897 1898 Osgoode, near Metcalfe Carleton Irish Farm Woman Yes Queen's University Archives
Birdsall, Richard Everett 1852 1877 Asphodel Peterborough East English Civil Engineer No Trent University Digital Collections, 1874 diary available online at http://digitalcollections.trentu.ca/exhibits/birdsall-rogers/zrdiary1.htm, 1876 diary available online at http://digitalcollections.trentu.ca/exhibits/birdsall-rogers/zrdiary3.htm
Bergey, David 1866 1924 Wilmot Waterloo Swiss Farmer, Teacher Yes Mennonite Archives of Ontario Conrad Grebel University College
Bellamy, Eliza 1854 1855 North Augusta Leeds & Grenville Irish Married to Miller Yes Upper Canada Village
Bell, Reverend William 1817 1849 Burgess Lanark Scottish Reverend and Teacher No Electric Scotland Database
Beatty, William 1838 1892 Young & Lansdowne Leeds & Grenville Scottish Farmer Yes Queen's University Archives and Leeds & Grenville Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society
Beattie, William 1866 1909 Nichol Wellington Scottish Farmer Yes Wellington County Museum and Archives

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