David Allan Book - About Guelph: Its Early Days and Later, Second Edition

In 1939 David Allan created and published a gift to the Guelph Public Library - a comprehensive narrative and beautifully illustrated history of the city of Guelph.

A descendant of one of Guelph's earliest pioneer families, David Allan captured a bygone era in an ink and watercolor journal, enhanced with photographs and personal anecdotes. Part memoir, part sketch book, and part historical document, Allan's book has been lovingly preserved in the Archives of the Guelph Public Library since 1939.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Guelph Historical Society, David Allan's work has been reprinted in partnership with the Guelph Public Library for a new generation of readers.