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2 Thumbs Up To Library & Archives Canada for putting digitized images and an index online for Soldiers of the South African War 1899 - 1902 Tip of the Month Huron County Records Cemetery Records Census Records Church Records Court Records Home Children Land Records Lookups Military Records Newspapers Obits Orders in Council Archived Queries Settlers & Biographies Township Records Vital Stats (Births, Marriages, Deaths) Wills Featured Genealogy WALLACE, DEAN, MITCHELL, JOHNSTON Family Album of Bruce & Huron County, Ontario Surnames include Wallace, Dean, Mitchell, Johnston. Locations include Lucknow, Ripley, Kincardine, Bruce Co., Goderich, Huron Co., Clinton, Orangeville, Marquette Michigan Criminal Assize Clerk criminal indictment files, 1853-1929 (210 Huron County names) Quick Links Census Records Canada Naturalization Records Canada Ancestors At Rest Death Records Past Voices: Letters Home Olive Tree Genealogy Genealogy Blog Feeds Genealogy Blogs Olive Tree Genealogy Genealogy updates of free records online and tips for finding those elusive brick-wall ancestors Ask Olive Tree! Submit your genealogy questions to Ask Olive Tree. One question answered each day on AskOliveTree.blogspot.com (Chosen as BEST NEW GENEALOGY BLOG for 2009) The Paper Trail Eclectic mix of old documents - you may just find an ancestor's will, land record or general store receipt here! Past Voices Letters, letters and more letters! Letters from Civil War soldiers, from wives to husbands, sons to mothers, sisters to sisters... Ancestors at Rest - The blog for AncestorsAtRest.com website. Contains death records of all kinds - funeral cards, death notices, cemetery receipts, obits...and more Family Bibles - Another AncestorsAtRest.com blog of Family Bible entries and pictures of the births, marriages and death pages Antique Hunter - If you like antiques or collectibles, this brand-new blog will be one you don't want to miss!

Huron County Ontario GenWeb Huron County is located by Lake Huron, towards the western edge of the southwest corner of the province of Ontario. The county seat is Goderich. Municipalities since 2001 are: Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Municipality of Bluewater Municipality of Central Huron Town of Goderich Township of Howick Municipality of Huron East Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Township of North Huron Municipality of South Huron History of Huron County Ontario The first white man to reach what is now Huron County, Ontario, was Etienne Brule, a young French explorer sent out from Quebec by Samuel de Champlain in 1610. Huron was the French name given to the tribe of Indians living in the upper end of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. The tribe called themselves Ouendats, and the area they occupied Ounedake. What became the Huron Tract was not part of Ounedake. The tribe of Indians living in this region was known as the Attawandarons, or the Neutrals by the French. After the fur wars ended the victorious Iroquois tribes moved into this territory. It was the Mohawk and Chippewa branches of this tribe whom the British eventually purchased the land from in the early 1800's. Lacking sufficient knowledge about the history of the area, the British decided to keep the original French term Huron as the name of both the lake and the tract of land. This tract of Crown land remained unsettled for many years. It was not until the 1820's that a settlement campaign was developed by a group of British investors known as -The Canada Company. This company was started by a remarkable man, John Galt, a businessman, author and adventurer, who to this day is considered the founder of Huron County. Exhibits at the Huron County Museum depict the early history of the Canada Company and the Huron Tract, highlighting famous individuals such as John Galt, "Tiger" Dunlop and Colonel Anthony Van Egmond. Other exhibits depict early pioneer life, agricultural heritage and military history. ...more about the History of Huron County Huron County Townships Ashfield Colborne  Grey Hay  Howick  Hullett  McKillop Morris Stanley  Stephen  Tuckersmith Turnberry  Usborne  Wawanosh E.  Wawanosh W. Huron County was part of Huron District in 1845. The townships within were: Ashfield Township Bidulph Township Blanchard Township Colborne Township Downie Township Ellice Township South Easthope Township North Easthope Township Fullarton Township Gopderich Township Hibbert Township Hay Township Hullet Township Logan Township McKillip Township McGillivray Township Stephen Township Stanley Township Tuckersmith Township Usborne Township Wawanosh Township In 1846 according to Smith's Canadian Gazetteer ....... by WM. H. Smith 1846, Huron District was comprised only of Huron County, and all the townships except Ashfield and Wawanosh were formed from the Huron Tract. The Huron Tract was purchased in 1827 and declared a District in 1842. Before that time it had been part of the London District ..Map of the Townships CITIES & TOWNS Zurich Hensall Exeter Wingham Fordwich Gorrie Brussels Bluevale Auburn Goderich  Clinton Bayfield Seaforth Blyth Cranbrook Kirkton ..Map of the Cities & Towns You are visitor since July 6, 2004 Important Note: Ontario GenWeb operates as a free service, but you may find links to websites or organizations which charge a fee. These organizations are not financially associated with the GenWeb project, and I have marked them with a $ I am Lorine McGinnis Schulze, the new host of Huron County GenWeb. I don't live in Huron County but I have ancestors from there - my Shuart and Vollick families were early settlers. Are you stuck on a genealogical brick-wall? Check out the AskOliveTree blog where you can submit your genealogy challenges and brickwalls to Lorine for help. My thanks goes to the former host, Sharon Mulcaster, who did a fantastic job on this site for many years. Sharon allowed me to keep her data, and I've added more to help you find those elusive Huron County ancestors. I will keep adding data as I am able, but I can't do research for you as I don't live in Huron County. We have a Lookup page where you can request a lookup or two. Please be sure to check out the invaluable Resource Guides and online databases on this site. Use the side bar menus or the menu at the top of every page to navigate.