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David Allan	David Allan	Allan’s Diary, 1862 Allan’s Diary, 1863 Allan’s Diary, 1865 Allan’s Diary, 1866 Allan’s Diary, 1867 Allan’s Diary, 1869 Allan’s Diary, 1873 Allan’s Diary, 1875 Allan’s Diary, 1876 Allan’s Diary, 1877
Lenna Baker	Lenna Baker	Baker’s Diary, 1901
Mary Elizabeth “Minnie” Baker	Mary Elizabeth “Minnie” Baker	Baker’s Diary, 1914-1918 Baker’s Diary, 1918-1919 Baker’s Diary, 1919-1921
William Beattie	William Beattie	Beattie’s Diary, 1866-1867
James Bowman	James Bowman	Bowman’s Diary, 1892-1893 Bowman’s Diary, 1894 Bowman’s Diary, 1895 Bowman’s Diary, 1896 Bowman’s Diary, 1897 Bowman’s Diary, 1898 Part One Bowman’s Diary, 1898 Part Two Bowman’s Diary, 1899 Bowman’s Diary, 1900 Bowman’s Diary, 1901
William Beatty	William Beatty	Beatty’s Diary, 1840-1852
Edith “Gertrude” Brown Hood	Brown Hood, Edith “Gertrude”	Brown Hood’s Diary, 1912-1929
Elizabeth Oliver “Olive” Burgess	Elizabeth Oliver “Olive” Burgess	Burgess’s Diary, 1918 Burgess’s Diary, 1920 Burgess’s Diary, 1924-1925
James Rowand Burgess	James Rowand Burgess	Burgess’s Diary, 1918
James Cameron	James Cameron	Cameron’s Diary, 1858 Cameron’s Diary, 1859 Cameron’s Diary, 1860 Cameron’s Diary, 1861 Cameron’s Diary, 1867 Cameron’s Diary, 1869 Cameron’s Diary, 1870
Charles Kirk Clarke	Charles Kirk Clarke	Clarke’s Diary, 1865-1866 Clarke’s Diary, 1866
Mary Agnes “Aggie” Cooper	Mary Agnes “Aggie” Cooper	Cooper’s Diary, 1897 Cooper’s Diary, 1898 Cooper’s Diary, 1899 Cooper’s Diary, 1901 Cooper’s Diary, 1904 Cooper’s Diary, 1905 Cooper’s Diary, 1907 Cooper’s Diary, 1909 Cooper’s Diary, 1910-1911 Cooper’s Diary, 1912 Cooper’s Diary, 1913-1914 Cooper’s Diary, 1915 Cooper’s Diary, 1916 Cooper’s Diary, 1917
Ada Currie	Ada Currie	Currie’s Diary, 1902
George Hill Detlor	George Hill Detlor	Detlor’s Diary, 1822-1824 Detlor’s Diary, 1824-1827 Detlor’s Diary, 1827-1843 Detlor’s Diary, 1834-1849
Joseph Dillon	Joseph Dillon	Dillon’s Diary, 1907
Milton Dyment	Milton Dyment
John Harrington Ferguson	John Harrington Ferguson	Ferguson’s Diary, 1869 Ferguson’s Diary, 1870 Ferguson’s Diary, 1871 Ferguson’s Diary, 1872 Ferguson’s Diary, 1873 Ferguson’s Diary, 1874 Ferguson’s Diary, 1875 Ferguson’s Diary, 1876 Ferguson’s Diary, 1877 Ferguson’s Diary, 1878 Ferguson’s Diary, 1879 Ferguson’s Diary, 1880 Ferguson’s Diary, 1881 Ferguson’s Diary, 1882 Ferguson’s Diary, 1883 Ferguson’s Diary, 1884
John Bell Fraser	John Bell Fraser	Fraser’s Diary, 1874-1889
Malcolm Daniel Geddes	Malcolm Geddes	Geddes’ Diary, 1899
Roseltha Wolverton Goble	Roseltha Goble	Goble’s Diary, 1857-1858 Goble’s Diary, 1862-1864 Goble’s Diary, 1864 Goble’s Diary, 1867 Goble’s Diary, 1868 Goble’s Diary, 1869 Goble’s Diary, 1895-1908 Goble’s Diary, 1916-1918
Matilda Hill	Matilda Hill	Hill’s Diary, 1884-1885
Samson Howell	Samson Howell	Howell’s Diary, 1868-1869
Hannah Owen Peters Jarvis	Hannah Peters Jarvis	Jarvis’ Diary, 1842-1843 Jarvis’ Diary, 1844 Jarvis’ Diary, 1845
Samuel Johnson	Samuel Johnson	Johnson’s Diary, 1873
Frances Ann (Fanny) Jones	Frances Ann (Fanny) Jones	Jones’ Diary, 1878 Jones’ Diary, 1879 Jones’ Diary, 1880
George Edwin Lewis	George Edwin Lewis	Lewis’ Diary, 1873-1874
Duncan MacFarlane	Duncan MacFarlane	MacFarlane’s Diary, 1878-1881 MacFarlane’s Diary, 1882-1884 MacFarlane’s Diary, 1885-1887 MacFarlane’s Diary, 1888-1889 MacFarlane’s Diary, 1890-1891
Stephen “Sylvester” Main	Stephen Main	Main’s Diary, 1889 Main’s Diary, 1893-1896
David Martin	David Martin	Martin’s Diary, 1859-1862 Martin’s Diary, 1872-1876
Robert Mayes	Robert Mayes	Mayes’ Diary, 1874-1877
Ellamanda Krauter Maurer	Ellamanda Krauter Maurer	Maurer’s Diary, 1918-1919 Maurer’s Diary, 1919 Maurer’s Diary, 1920 Maurer’s Diary, 1921 Maurer’s Diary, 1922 Maurer’s Diary, 1923-1925
Mary Josephine McDonald	Mary Josephine McDonald	McDonald’s Diary, 1917-1919
Albert “Russell” McKay	Albert “Russell” McKay	McKay’s Diary, 1909-1916
Henry McMahon	Henry McMahon	McMahon’s Diary, 1887-1890 McMahon’s Diary, 1911-1917
Franklin McMillan	Franklin McMillan	McMillan’s Diary, 1928 McMillan’s Diary, 1930 McMillan’s Diary, 1932 McMillan’s Diary, 1933
Lucy Middagh	Lucy Middagh	Middagh’s Diary, 1884-1887 Middagh’s Diary, 1888-1889
Victoria “Tory” Middagh	Victoria “Tory” Middagh	Middagh’s Diary, 1887
Forbes Moir	Forbes Moir	Moir’s Diary, 1884-1904 Moir’s Diary, 1904-1914
Phoebe Mott	Phoebe Mott	Mott’s Diary, 1888-1891
Courtland Olds	Courtland Olds	Olds’ Diary, 1867 Olds’ Diary, 1870 Olds’ Diary, 1873 Olds’ Diary, 1875 Olds’ Diary, 1879 Olds’ Diary, 1880 Olds’ Diary, 1886 Olds’ Diary, 1887 Olds’ Diary, 1888 Olds’ Diary, 1889 Olds’ Diary, 1890 Olds’ Diary, 1891 Olds’ Diary, 1893 Olds’ Diary, 1894 Olds’ Diary, 1895 Olds’ Diary, 1896
Philp Family	Elizabeth (Eliza) Philip Olive Philip Clara Griffin Philip	Philp Diary, 1898 Philp Diary, 1900 Philp Diary, 1901 Philp Diary, 1902 Philp Diary, 1903 Philp Diary, 1904 Philp Diary, 1905 Philp Diary, 1906 Philp Diary, 1907 Philp Diary, 1908 Philp Diary, 1909 Philp Diary, 1911 Philp Diary, 1912 Philp Diary, 1913 Philp Diary, 1914 Philp Diary, 1915 Philp Diary, 1916 Philp Diary, 1917 Philp Diary, 1918
David Rea	David Rea	Rea’s Diary, 1857-1860
William Rea	William Rea	Rea’s Diary, 1854-1865
Benjamin Reesor	Benjamin Reesor	Reesor’s Diary, 1861-1863 Reesor’s Diary, 1866-1870 Reesor’s Diary, 1867 Reesor’s Diary, 1871-1878 Reesor’s Diary, 1878-1883 Reesor’s Diary, 1883-1884 Reesor’s Diary, 1886-1887 Reesor’s Diary, 1888-1890 Reesor’s Diary, 1890-1892 Reesor’s Diary, 1898-1899 Reesor’s Diary, 1900-1901 Reesor’s Diary, 1902 Reesor’s Diary, 1904-1905 Reesor’s Diary, 1906-1909 Reesor’s Diary, 1909-1911 Reesor’s Diary, 1911-1915
Jane Laing Rennie	Jane Laing Rennie	Rennie’s Diary, 1872-1874
Jemima Ripley	Jemima Ripley	Ripley’s Diary, 1868-1870
Stephen “Marsh” Ripley	Stephen “Marsh” Ripley	Ripley’s Diary, 1869
James Ross	James Ross	Ross’ Diary, 1894-1895
Annie Rothwell	Annie Rothwell	Rothwell’s Diary, 1894-1895
Annie Rutherford	Annie Rutherford	Rutherford’s Diary, 1894 Rutherford’s Diary, 1895
Margaret Rutherford	Margaret Rutherford	Rutherford’s Diary, 1917
Andrew Brown Scott	Andrew Brown Scott	Scott’s Diary, 1857
Garrison William Shadd	Garrison William Shadd	Shadd’s Diary, 1881-1885 Shadd’s Diary, 1885-1887 Shadd’s Diary, 1887-1888
William Jeremiah Shreve	William Jeremiah Shreve	Shreve’s Diary, 1907
Carver Simpson	Carver Simpson	Simpson’s Diary, 1878 Simpson’s Diary, 1881-1882
Elizabeth Simpson	Elizabeth Simpson	Simpson’s Diary, 1877-1902
George B. Smith	George B. Smith	Smith’s Diary, 1868-1869
Mary Emily Parson Smith	Mary Emily Parson Smith	Smith’s Diary, 1893-1894 Smith’s Diary, 1896-1898
Susanah “Susie” Smith	Susanah “Susie” Smith	Smith’s Diary, 1874
William Sunter	William Sunter	Sunter’s Diary, 1857 Sunter’s Diary, 1892 Sunter’s Diary, 1893 Sunter’s Diary, 1895 Sunter’s Diary, 1896 Sunter’s Diary, 1898 Sunter’s Diary, 1912-1914
Alice Corless Treffry	Alice Corless Treffry	Treffry’s Diary, 1900-1901
Charles John Treffry	Charles John Treffry	Treffry’s Diary, 1867
Jeannie Watson	Jeannie Watson	Watson’s Diary, 1901-1902
William “Henry” Watson	William “Henry” Watson	Watson’s Diary, 1881-1911