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Christ Church (Port Sydney, Ont.) lynch gate

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Start Date: 
1934
End Date: 
1976
Date Range: 
[1934-1976]
Language: 
English
Physical Description: 

2.5 cm of object. - 1 printing press plate: wood and copper, 12 x 7.25 cm

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See also: "Port Sydney - Christ Church", file number: 2013-077/006 (012)

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aua
File No: 
004
Container Number: 
006
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Christ Anglican Church (Port Sydney, Ont.) sous fonds

Description
Start Date: 
1873
End Date: 
1982
Date Range: 
1873-1982
Physical Description: 

0.08 m of textual records

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

Christ Church Anglican was built on a site on Mary's Lake at the mouth of the Muskoka River on an acre of land donated by Sydney Smith. Pine cut from islands in the lake was sawn in Mr. Smith's mill and hand-planed by the congregation to create what has been called the "Mother Church" of northern Muskoka; All Saints' Anglican Church (Huntsville, Ont.) for example became a separate mission in 1883.  Christ Church is the oldest Anglican Church building in the Muskoka district.

Rev. Edwin Cooper was appointed as missionary at Port Sydney in charge of the surrounding country including Huntsville in 1873. The building of the church began that same year. The first event in the church was the marriage of of William Clarke to Emma Ladell in 1873.   The church was consecrated on March 6, 1881 by Bishop F.D. Fauquier.  In 1894, Rt. Rev. Edward Sullivan consecrated the land around and up to the water's edge at Christ Church as a churchyard and hallowed place.  In 1923 the chapel was added and in 1933 the Lych gate was created and dedicated to Mr. Smith's memory. Many of the village's settlers and descendants are buried in the churchyard.

In 1963, Christ Church Anglican (Port Sydney, Ont.) celebrated its 90th anniversary.  At that time the church was the oldest in Muskoka and one of the oldest in Algoma Diocese still being used for regular service. To mark the anniversary a window was dedicated in memory of Canon E.F. Pinnington, who served Christ Church longer than any other incumbent.

Incumbents: Rev. Edwin Cooper, Rev. William Crompton, Rev. E. Robert Clarke, Rev. Cannon E.F. Pinnington (1926-1936, 1950-1963), Rev. Cannon Cyril, Rev. Cannon E. Ray Nornabell.

Source:

  • "Ninetieth Anniversary Held At Port Sydney", The Algoma Anglican 7, no. 10 (1963): 1.
  • "Church months older than diocese", The Algoma Anglican 17, no. 9 (1973): 5. Algoma University Archives, 2013-086_001_009_009.
Scope Content: 

Sous fonds is comprised of records documenting the activities at Christ Anglican Church (Port Sydney, Ont.). Includes parish registers, vestry records, and vestry minutes.

Repository: 
aua
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Accrual 2009-112 transferred from Laurentian University Archives to Algoma University in May 2009 by Ken Hernden and Robin Isard.

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.

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.

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Minor conservation performed on sous fonds.

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Rural Muskoka Trinity Anglican Parish fonds

Description
Start Date: 
1873
End Date: 
1982
Date Range: 
1873-1982
Physical Description: 

0.18 m of textual records

Arrangement: 
Fonds is arranged in three sous fonds.
Scope Content: 

Fonds is comprised of records documenting the activities at Rural Muskoka Anglican Parish, specifically at Christ Anglican Church (Port Sydney, Ont.), St. George's Anglican Church (Falkenburg, Ont.), and St. Mary's Anglican Church (Beatrice, Ont.).  Includes parish registers, vestry records, vestry books, vestry minutes, church minutes, receipt book, financial records, and service registers.

Repository: 
aua
Admin
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.

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.

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