Ingersoll Local History Books
Delve into the history of Ingersoll in these published works, many of which have been digitized and are keyword searchable. You will find information about businesses, architecture, culture and pioneers of the area. Lookups are available on request by contacting localhistory@ocl.net
1858 East Oxford Township Tax Collectors' Roll
Tax Collectors' Rolls are used to record information about a resident’s property in order to determine the amount of taxes payable on real property. Names of head of household, land and building values, and location.
1880 South Norwich Township Tax Assessment Roll
Assessment Rolls are used to record information about a resident’s property in order to determine the amount of taxes payable on real property. Names of head of household, land and building values, and location.
1887 Industries of Canada
: Ingersoll
1904 Beachville Fire Insurance Map
Produced by Charles E. Goad in July 1904 this map details structures, streets, business names.
1904 Thamesford Fire Insurance Map
Produced by Charles E. Goad in July 1904 this map details structures, streets, business names.
1907 Industrial Ingersoll Illustrated
1990 Oxford Street Ingersoll Heritage Tour
Jun-90
A Genealogy of the Ingersoll family in America, 1629-1925
A complete family history of Thomas Ingersoll, founder of the town of Ingersoll, Ontario
Adam Oliver of Ingersoll 1823-1882: lumberman, mill owner, contractor, and politician
By George Emery & Glenda Jamieson
Beachville: the birthplace of Oxford
A detailed history resource 1784-1967, encompassing Beachville, West and North Oxford Townships.
From Forest to Farm: the story of North Oxford Township
Published in 2015 this comprehensive text details the settlers and land of North Oxford. This book has been digitized and an OCR file created which enables keyword searchability. Lookups can requested by contacting localhistory@ocl.net
Giants of Oxford: women and men who changed our world.
Explore the index to Giants of Oxford by Doug M Symons. This books contains notable figures across Oxford County including Aimee Semple McPherson of Salford and many others.
Growing up small by Lorraine Leaper Dilling
A charming memoir of reminiscences about life in Ingersoll in the 1930s.
Historical Notes by Len K. Coles
Holding the position of Oxford County Clerk for 30 years, Len Coles shares his research and knowledge of Oxford County history in this work.
History of Ingersoll 1783-1877
In a collaborative effort by two Ingersoll historians, Stanley J. Smith and Byron G. Jenvey, this work touches on all aspects of Ingersoll's history
History of North Oxford Township 1867-1967
Compiled by the North Oxford Centennial Project Committee in 1967, this book details the rural area bordering Ingersoll.
History of the Cheese Industry in Oxford County
and the History of Ingersoll Cheese Company by C. H. Sumner
Index to: A Safe haven: the story of the Black settlers of Oxford County
By Joyce A. Pettigrew. A comprehensively researched documentation of Black pioneers and their struggle to survive.
Index to: Ingersoll: Historical Highlights by J. C. Herbert
A collection of notes, research and memories by a man who has been an integral and influential part of Ingersoll's history and its educational system
Index to: Ingersoll: our heritage
by Henry W. Whitwell. Published in 1978, this general history of Ingersoll covers many points of the past.
Index to: Inns and Taverns : Oxford County by Roy Johnstone
An index to a comprehensive history of early inns.
Index to: Old Oxford is Wide Awake! by Brian Dawe
A history of pioneer settlers and politicians in Oxford county, 1793-1853. Explore the index to this valuable history text.
Index to: The Axe and the Wheel: a history of West Oxford Township, 1790-1974
An index to: The Axe and the Wheel: a history of West Oxford Township, was published in 1974 by Otter Publishing Tillsonburg, and authored by the West Oxford Women's Institute Book Committee
Index to: When cheese was king by Edward Moore
A complete history of the cheese factories in Oxford county
Local Histories of Ontario Municipalities 1977-1987
An index of Local Histories of Ontario Municipalities 1977-1987 A Bibliography by Barbara B. Aitken.
Millponds, millstreams and people in Ingersoll, Ontario, 1819-2015:
how townspeople used ponds and creeks for water power, refrigeration, fire fighting, sewerage, and recreation, but paid a price in public health, drownings, catastrophic floods and mill fires. by George Emery
Mrs. Canfield's People
Transcribed from Mrs. Canfield's journals by Patricia Moody in 1986 this book contains alphabetical listings of various people, buildings, events in Oxford County history.
Municipal Bonuses for Manufactures: how these worked in Ingersoll, 1873-1928
By George Emery
Musings on the banks of the Canadian Thames
by James McIntyre Published in Ingersoll in 1884, enjoy reading these odes and poems by the Ingersoll bard himself!
Noxons of Ingersoll, 1856-1918: the family and the firm in Canada’s agricultural implements industry
By George Emery
Outstanding Women of Oxford County
Depicts portraits of courageous and determined women who endured pioneer life in Oxford County written by Brenda Dyer, Sarah Kolasiewicz and Donna Stevenson
Outstanding Women of Oxford County: Volume 2
Written by Carol Miller, Nancy Payne and Jeanette Zwart in 1980 this work takes a further look at pioneering women in Oxford County
The History of the Town of Ingersoll
From its Founding by Major Thomas Ingersoll in the year 1793 by James Sinclair Sr.
The Ingersolls of Hampshire
by Charles Stedman Ripley. Documenting the lineage of John Ingersoll, forefather of Thomas Ingersoll, founder of Ingersoll, Ontario
Thomas Ingersoll, his family, and the founding of Ingersoll village, Canada West, 1749-1852
by George Emery. This work describes the early life and family history of Thomas Ingersoll in the United States and how he came to found a village in Upper Canada.
