St. George's Church has an impressive collection of items which present a wealth of information regarding the life of the parish.
Here is the master list of items cataloged (and some of the digitized) so far. It is an ever growing list, new items are discovered and added still.
Please contact us if you wish to see any of the items.
Object ID | Name | Type | Date (earliest) | Context | Further Details | Digitized Format | Location |
Lot-SG01 | Correspondence 1843-1940 | Paper | 1843 | St George's Church Grafton | Letters re. financial matters, agreements, work orders, etc | JPG, PDF | Wood box |
Lot-SG02 | Sunday School attendance records and study booklets 1936-1954 | Box with booklets | 1936 | St George's Church Grafton | Mostly from the 1950s | JPG | Wood box |
Lot-SG03 | Documents related to the construction of St. George church 1908 | Paper | 1908 | St George's Church Grafton | Lot handed in by Col. C. Rogers. Contains work orders, list of tenders, receipts, invoices re. construction (e.g. glass windows, brick/stone works, plumbing, painting, tin smithing, etc) | None | Wood box |
Lot-SG04 | Framed Photos 1850-1934 | Photos | 1850 | St George's Church Grafton | * Rev. John Wilson, 1950 * John Dugald Cameron, 1777-1857 * Rev. E.J. Harper * The Parsonage House, 1860; Presented by the Rev. E.J. Harper 1934, daguerreotype * St. George's Church 1860; Presented by the Rev. E.J. Harper 1934, daguerreotype * Portrait of Herman Rogers * "Homewood" Rogers home in Grafton, 1896 |
None | Wood box |
Lot-SG05 | Photographs | 1933 | St George's Church Grafton | * St George's Church & Rectory, Grafton * R.J.Rogers, cousin Susan's old home * Mrs. Waddell grandmother of Isabella Bell Waddel * H.R. Deering 1933 * Woodside, Rogesr home in Grafton *Laurence A., probably son of Rev. Brooks * Mr. & Mrs. E.C. Caddy (Rogers connection) * A.B. Sandegs (?) * G.L. Alves (?) * Mr. R. Rogers * Dr. J.I. Halliday * Francesca Eleanor Brooks, daughter of Rev. Brooks * James G. Rogers (lithograph?) * 4 unidentified photo |
None | Wood box | |
Lot-SG06 | Indentute, Mortgage, Deeds 1852-1893 | Paper | 1852 | St George's Church Grafton | * Indenture between Thomas Johnes & wife and Charles Vernon
& James G. Rodgers 1852 * Mortgage - Josia Gillard & Robert J. Rogers (wardens) to Ann Jacobs 1893 * Quit Claim Deed Caroline A Rogers & Margaret Vernon to Josias Gillard & Robert J. Rogers 1892 |
Wood box | |
Lot-SG07 | Financial Documents 1844-1966 | Books | 1844 | St George's Church Grafton | * Financials 1844-1862 * Offertory Collection Book 1863-1881 * Register of Services 1902-1916 * Financials 1910-1914 * Financials 1922-1959 * Financials 1925-1963 * Financials 1909-1915 * Financials 1868-1907 * Financials 1876-1907 * Vestry Book 1942-1970 * St. George's Parish Hall Building Fund 1959-1976 * Financials 1908-1913 * Financials 1911-1914 * * St. George's Parish Hall Building Fund 1959-1976 * Cashbook 1960-1966 |
Metal Box | |
Lot-SG08 | Ladies Guid and WA Journals and Minute books 1934-1984 | Books | 1943 | St George's Church Grafton | Metal Box | ||
SG001 | Altar cover, embroidered,1887 | Textile | 1887 | St George's Church Grafton | Already patched, very fragile, full of tears and holes | JPG, PDF | Wood box |
SG002 | Canon Law of Church of England Regarding Matrimony | Paper | 1947 | St George's Church Grafton | Cardboard print found in Envelope sent by General Board of Religious Education of Church of England Canada; addressed to Rev. A.T.Nind Port Hope, Mail stamp dated 1947 | JPG, PDF | Wood box |
SG003 | Sermon Register 1916-1941 | Book | 1916 | St George's Church Grafton | Book; spine broked, some pages torn. Table in the book contains: Date, Reader, Preacher, No.Present, Offertory, No.Comm'nts, No.Bapized, Special Collection, Total, Remarks | JPG, PDF | Wood box |
SG004 | Bible Land of the Old Testament | Plasticised paper | NA | St George's Church Grafton | Published by Sunday School Supplied St Louis, Mo. | JPG | Wood box |
SG005 | Grafton Historical Notes by T. R. M. (Rev Thomas Reagh Millman) - Published in The Cobourg World, 1934-1940 | Newspaper clippings | 1934 | St George's Church Grafton | Not the complete set. | Wood box | |
SG006 | St. George's Church Construction- Specification of work and materials 1908 | Paper | 1908 | St George's Church Grafton | Plans prepared by Gordon & Helliwell Architects Toronto July 1908, some blue prints as well | None | Wood box |
SG007 | General Regulation for Grants toward Erection of Churches & Parsonages 1874 | Paper | 1874 | St George's Church Grafton | Issued by Incorporated Synof of Diocese of Toronto | Wood box | |
SG008 | The Book of Common Prayer 1931 | Book | 1931 | St George's Church Grafton | Issued by the Authority of the General Synod of the Church of England in the Dominion of Canada; Cambridge University Press. Dedication: "Presented to St. George's Church Grafton by the Sunday School Classes of 1931. H.R. Deering Incumbent" | None | Wood box |
SG009 | The Book of Common Prayer 1845 | Book | 1845 | St George's Church Grafton | According to the United Church of England and Irelend; Oxford University Press. Inscription:"St. George's Church Grafton, Juy 1845. L. Wilson, Minister of the Parish" | None | Wood box |
SG010 | Souvenir Coronation Photos 1953 | Newspaper | 1953 | St George's Church Grafton | Toronto Daily Star, June 6, 1953 | None | Wood box |
SG011 | Booklet of the Chancery Guild of St. George's Church 1934-1955 | Notebook | 1934 | St George's Church Grafton | Reports, Receipts, Expenditures | None | Wood box |
SG012 | The Book of Common Prayer 1822 | Book | 1822 | St George's Church Grafton | Inscription: "William Bayles (?) Torks Island Bahamas July6th 1823"; Oxford, Clarendon Press | None | Wood box |
SG013 | The Offices, According to the Use of the United Church of England and Ireland | Book | 1846 | St George's Church Grafton | Inscription: " St. George's
Church, Grafton, May 1857"; Cambridge
Pitt Press 1846. Pasted inside Table of fees to be taken by Clergymen of the Church in Canada in the Diocese of Toronto |
None | Wood box |
SG014 | Deed of Land R.J. Rogers to the Church warden of St. George's Church Grafton | Paper | 1883 | St George's Church Grafton | Wood box | ||
SG015 | Indenture between John Clarkand Thomas Johnes, 1843 | Paper | 1843 | St George's Church Grafton | Wood box | ||
SG016 | Letter of J. Gilchrist, barrister To Rev.Millman and Last Will & Testament of William Usher who bequeathed $500to St. George's Church in Grafton - 1933 | Letters | 1933 | St George's Church Grafton | None | Wood box | |
SG017 | Last Will & Testament of Mary Elizabeth Creighton who bequeathed $1000 to St. George's Church in Grafton - 1934 | Letters | 1934 | St George's Church Grafton | None | Wood box | |
SG018 | Parochial Return - Church wardens document 1934-1936 | Paper | 1934 | St George's Church Grafton | None | Wood box | |
SG019 | Receipts 1944 | Paper | 1944 | St George's Church Grafton | None | Wood box | |
SG020 | List of Families St. George's Church | Paper | 1852 | St George's Church Grafton | It is not dated, 1852 is a date deduced | Wood box | |
SG021 | Permits of Burial 1915 | Paper | 1915 | St George's Church Grafton | None | Wood box | |
SG022 | List of Parishioners 1917-1919 | Paper | 1917 | St George's Church Grafton | None | Wood box | |
SG023 | Church Music, Hymns | Books | 1961 | St George's Church Grafton | None | Metal Box | |
SG024 | The Story of St. George's 1844-1974 | Booklet | 1844 | St George's Church Grafton | PDF, DOCX | ||
SG025 | A Tribute to Rev. Dr. T. R. Millman 1905-1996 | Paper | 1905 | St George's Church Grafton | PDF, DOCX | ||
SG026 | Service and The Dedication of the Canon Nind Memorial Hall 1970 | Booklet | 1970 | St George's Church Grafton | |||
SG027 | A Celebration in Thanksgiving for 150 Years 1839- 989; Diocese of Toronto, Order of Service 1989 | Booklet | 1989 | The Diocese of Toronto | |||
SG028 | 150th Anniversary - The Story Of The Church Of St. George Grafton 1975-1994 | Booklet | 1994 | St George's Church Grafton | |||
SG029 | St. George's Church Postcard | Postcards | 2018 | St George's Church Grafton | |||
SG030 | Anglican church looks back on 150 years in Grafton | Newspaper | 1994 | St George's Church Grafton | |||
SG031 | Rev. Millman's Letters to "Maggie"1988, 1994 | Letters | 1988 | St George's Church Grafton | |||