All Saints' Anglican Parish (MacTier, Ont.) fonds

Start Date: 
1912
GMD: 
Geographic Access: 
Access Restriction: 

May be restrictions on access based on the terms of the Deposit Agreement, the Diocese's Policy on Privacy and Archives. Subject to all applicable privacy legislation.

Description Level: 
Name Access: 
Language: 
End Date: 
1970
Date Range: 
1912 - 1970
Repro Restriction: 

May be restrictions on use based on the terms of the Deposit Agreement, the Diocese's Policy on Privacy and Archives. Subject to all applicable privacy legislation.

Conservation: 

Minor conservation performed on fonds.

Physical Description: 

.12 m of textual records.

Arrangement: 
Fonds is arranged in one sous fonds
Scope Content: 

Fonds comprises records documenting activities at All Saints' Anglican Church (MacTier, Ont.). Includes service registers, financial records, vestry minutes, Advisory Council minutes, and other materials.

Repository: 
aua

All Saints' Anglican Church (MacTier, Ont.) sous fonds

Custodial History: 

Accrual 2009-218 transferred from Laurentian University Archives to Algoma University in May 2009.

Start Date: 
1912
Geographic Access: 
Access Restriction: 

May be restrictions on access based on the terms of the Deposit Agreement, the Diocese's Policy on Privacy and Archives. Subject to all applicable privacy legislation.

Description Level: 
End Date: 
1970
Date Range: 
1912 - 1970
Repro Restriction: 

May be restrictions on use based on the terms of the Deposit Agreement, the Diocese's Policy on Privacy and Archives. Subject to all applicable privacy legislation.

Conservation: 

Basic conservation performed on sous fonds.

Physical Description: 

.12 m of textual records.

Arrangement: 
Sous fonds is arranged in files.
History Biographical: 

In 1908 an Anglican lay minister, Charles Robert Clerk (1820-1991), began ministering to men working on the CPR who stopped at the Muskoka Station. Charles Clerk farmed near MacTier and was responsible for the construction of a log chapel that predated the construction of All Saints. 

Construction began on All Saints' Anglican Church in MacTier in July 1912 using land donated by Mr. G. McGully.  The church opened and was dedicated as "All Saints" on November 10, 1912.  The completed church was a 40' x 20' white wood frame building with a steeple and a capacity of 70. The entrance to the church initially faced south and there was stone wall surrounding the church.

At a later date the steeple and stone wall were both removed and the building was renovated so that the main door faced west. A lower false ceiling was also added to the original cathedral ceiling in an attempt to reduce heating costs. In 1918 All Saints McTier joined with Bala Church to create a two point mission parish. 

A small outbuilding known as the Club Room served as the church hall and community space for many years. The Club Room was used by the ACW, Anglican Young People's Group, Junior Auxiliary and Girls Auxiliary as well as many community groups. In the early 1960s, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of All Saints, the Club Room was replaced by a new church hall which included a meeting area, two washrooms, a kitchen, and a storage room. The parish hall was dedicated by Archbishop Wright on October 22, 1965.

Incumbents of the Parish of All Saints' MacTier include: Lay Missionary Mr. Percy Paris (1912-1914), Rev. Frederick Clayton (1914). Rev. Father Roland Palmer, S.S.J.E (1915-1918), Rev. Christopher Lord (1918-1924), George Morley (1924), Walter Guyler (1925-1926), Rev. Thomas "TD" Daniel (1929-1931), John McCausland (Summer 1931), Rev. John Robinson (1931-1934), Rev. Richard Warder (1934-1938), Rev. Walter R. Tindle (1935-1938), Rev. Samuel M. Craymer (1934-1948), Rev. Joseph S. Ditchburn (1949-1959), Rev. Peter S. Park (1959-1966), Rev. Rose (1966-1967), Rev. John Watson (1980-1983), Rev. Wayne Putman (1980-1983), Rev. Gary Boyes (1984-1985), Rev. Robert Kelsey (1985-1994), Rev. David Hardie (1994-)

Sources:

The History of All Saints Anglican Church, https://www.dioceseofalgoma.com [accessed 2020 March, 27]

"Charles Robert Clerk And Algoma's Theological Log-House", The Algoma Anglican 16, no.6 (1972): 2, 4. Algoma University Archives, 2013-086_001_008_006.

"Dedication of All Saints' Parish Hall, 1965."  Photograph includes Archbishop Wright, the Ven. C.H.G. Peto Archdeacon of Muskoka, and Geo Menzies, Lay Reader.  Photograph from "MacTier Parish Hall Opened", The Algoma Anglican 9, no. 11 (1965): 1. Algoma University Archives, 2013-086_001_003_011.

Scope Content: 

Sous fonds comprises records documenting the activities at All Saints' Anglican Church (MacTier, Ont.). Includes service registers, parish registers, financial records, vestry minutes, and Advisory Council minutes.

Repository: 
aua

Vestry Minutes

Start Date: 
1912
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1934
Date Range: 
1912-1934
Physical Description: 

1.8 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc: 
2009-218-001
Container Number: 
001

Advisory Council Minutes

Start Date: 
1953
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1963
Date Range: 
1953-1963
Physical Description: 

1.7 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc: 
2009-218-001
Repository: 
Algoma University
Container Number: 
001

Parish Register

Start Date: 
1912
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1970
Date Range: 
1912-1970
Physical Description: 

2 cm of textual records

Notes: 

Baptisms, 1912-1970; Confirmations, 1913-1966; Marriages, 1926-1969; Burials, 1915-1969;

rec_shelfloc: 
2009-218-001
Repository: 
Algoma University
Container Number: 
001

Service Register

Start Date: 
1924
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1961
Date Range: 
1924-1961
Physical Description: 

1.5 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc: 
2009-218-001
Repository: 
Algoma University
Container Number: 
001

Accounts Book

Start Date: 
1952
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1965
Date Range: 
1952-1965
Physical Description: 

1.3 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc: 
2009-218-001
Repository: 
Algoma University
Container Number: 
001