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Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield (our namesake): Locations of historical significance in P.E.I. The Admiral and his wife, artist Fanny Wright, retired to P.E.I. raised a family and are buried there.
https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=1265
http://www.gov.pe.ca/hpo/app.php?nav=details&p=568
http://www.gov.pe.ca/hpo/app.php?nav=details&p=7203
Heritage Properties of Bayfield
Ontario Heritage Act, Bluewater Heritage Committee 2014
https://bluewater.civicweb.net/document/4310
Digitized Newspapers
The County of Huron has digitized many newspapers including The Huron Signal, The Wingham Times, The Blyth Standard, The Clinton News Record, and many others. Some of the newspapers have been digitized from the 1800s, with the earliest being from 1848 (as of July 14, 2017). This is an ongoing project and more newspapers are being added to the collection. This is an excellent resource for researchers and its FREE!
https://www.huroncounty.ca/library/special-collections/digitized-newspapers/
Huron County Museum
https://www.huroncountymuseum.ca/
Archives of Ontario
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/index.aspx
Ontario Genealogical Society
http://www.ogs.on.ca/
National Archives of Canada
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/
Cyndi's List
http://www.cyndislist.com/
Ontario's Travel Diva Blog
http://ontariotraveldivas.com/2016/03/16/bayfields-rich-history-stored-in-one-building/
Village of Bayfield
http://www.villageofbayfield.com/
Ontario Genealogy Records
http://search.ancestry.com/Places/Canada/Ontario/Default.aspx
Ancestry.ca
http://www.ancestry.ca/
1921 Census Records
http://www.ancestry.ca/1921census
Free Obituary Search
http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=125
Dictionary of Canadian Biography
http://www.biographi.ca/en/index.php
1880 maps of Ontario - Canadian County Atlas - McGill University
https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/searchmapframes.php