The Mount Elgin School was established in 1847, on the land which is now occupied by the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation.

[5] In 1925 management of the school transferred to the United Church of Canada's Home Board of Missions.

[6] The walls of the barn include names carved into the wood by students during their time working on the farm at Mount Elgin.

[10][11] The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation's National Student Memorial Register lists five students who are known to have died at this Residential School, including: Courtland Claud, Evangeline Jackson, Helen May Seneca, McGahey, and Simon Altman.

[12] In June 2012, a commemorative marker was installed by the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation on the site of the original residential school building.