In the Newspaper...
The Crowder / ECHRS Collection
From the late 1940’s to the mid 1980’s, Myrtle Crowder would read the newspaper (Essex Free Press and Windsor Star) and clip out articles relating to Sandwich South residents. These clippings remained in folders until her death at which time they were donated to Sandwich South municipal offices.
They sat for years until the township was amalgamated in 1999. Suzanne Rau adopted these archives and stored them in her basement for years. They were then donated to ECHRS (Essex & Community Historical Research Society). Laurie Kowtiuk from ECHRS sorted all of these clippings and Created scrapbooks. These books have been scanned and added below. The original collection can still be found at ECHRS in Essex.
The PDF documents found below represent decades of work by many people. If your family has ties to Sandwich South, there is likely some mention of them here. This is a gold mine of information containing hundreds of birth, marriage, graduation and death notices.
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Documents
Family Histories
Another collection of work from Myrtle Crowder and the Women’s Institute is some family history books. These books contain biographies of many Sandwich South families along with lots of newspaper clippings. She interviewed the families and documented some of their stories and history. The date range for these stories appear to be from the later 1950’s to mid 1980’s.
Only three of these books have been found. Family names beginning with A, B, or C are listed below. It is believed that she created many more books with additional families. Please contact us if you know where these books can be located.
The permanent home for these books is at ECHRS in Essex. Permission has been granted to have these books uploaded to our web site for all to see.