Diarists

Diaries in Museums and Archives Across Ontario

Find Out More Start End Township County Ethnicity Occupation Posted on Rural Diary Archive Repository
Philp Giffin, Clara 1902 1914 Maryborough Wellington English Farm Woman Yes Courtesy of Private Donor
Playter, Ely 1801 1853 Lived in Town of York/Toronto York English Tavern-Keeper, Farmer, Lumberman, MP, Militia Officer No Archives of Ontario
Poldon, George Washington 1873 1876 Norwich North Oxford South Scottish Blacksmith/Carriage maker Yes Norwich & District Archives
Quinn, John Francis 1897 1905 Lansdowne Leeds & Grenville Irish Farmer No Online at Leeds & 1000 Islands Historical Society Newsletter
Rea, David 1857 1861 Eramosa Wellington Irish Farmer Yes Wellington County Museum and Archives
Rea, William 1854 1865 Eramosa and West Garafraxa Wellington Irish Farmer Yes Wellington County Museum and Archives
Reesor, Benjamin 1861 1915 Markham York German Farmer Yes Markham Museum
Rennie, Jane Laing 1872 1874 Richmond Township Lennox & Addington County Scottish Homemaker Yes Private: Courtesy of descendants of the Rennie Family
Rice, Rev. Ebenezer Muir 1861 1870 Blandford, West Oxford; Zone Oxford; Kent From US minister Yes Canadian Baptist Archives at McMaster Divinity College
Ripley, Stephen "Marsh" 1869 1871 South Crosby Leeds & Grenville English Farmer Yes Rideau Lakes History Center Archive
Ripley, Jemima 1869 1871 South Crosby Leeds & Grenville English Farm Woman Yes Rideau Lakes History Center Archive
Robinson/Sills , Laura 1901 1945 South Fredericksburg Lennox & Addington Dutch Farm Woman Yes Queen's University Archives
Robson, David Reid 1925 1927 South Dumfries Brant English Farmer No South Dumfries Historical Society. The current copyright owner is unknown. Please contact the ruraldiaryarchive@gmail.com if you are the copyright owner.
Rogers, Timothy 1789 1799 Whitchurch Newmarket English Farmer No http://www.cfha.info/journalrogers.pdf
Ross, James 1893 1954 Nichol Wellington Scottish Farmer Yes Wellington County Museum and Archives
Rothwell , Annie 1894 1895 Innisfil Simcoe Irish Farm Woman Yes Simcoe County Archives
Russell, Robert 1876 1900 Proton (and Melancthon) Grey Irish Farmer Yes Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph
Rutherford, Margaret 1917 1917 Sydenham Grey Scottish Farm Woman Yes Grey Roots Museum and Archives
Rutherford, Annie 1894 1895 Sydenham Grey Scottish Farm Woman Yes Private Collection Courtesy of David & Jock Rutherford
Schulze, Arthur Emil 1860 1861 Maitlandville, Colborne Huron German Gardener, Cigar Maker No Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol
Scott, Andrew Brown 1857 1857 Chinguacousy Peel Scottish Apprentice Surveyor Yes Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archive
Shadd, Garrison William 1881 1889 Raleigh Kent African Farmer Yes Buxton National Historic Site & Museum
Short, Nellie 1926 1981 West Garafraxa Wellington Farm Woman No Wellington County Museum and Archives
Shreve, William Jeremiah 1907 1907 Raleigh Kent African Farmer Yes Buxton National Historic Site & Museum
Simpson, Elizabeth 1877 1907 East Garafraxa Dufferin English Farm Woman Yes Dufferin County Museum & Archives

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