Résultats

      This is the card for the retirement banquet held on May 13, 1920 when Charles Moodie Heddle retired from Penmans Limited. It includes a list of the food and order of events, including the text of the two toasts, as well as the head office staff and superintendents in attendance.

      Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 64.23

      Inventory No. 1999.1736.97.02 Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society.

      Provided by Ray McCoy.

      Writing is mostly illegible.

      This ledger documents the chancery sales of Hiram Capron’s lands, spanning a long time period of time from 1848 to 1925. This collection also includes the auction booklet for an 1878 posthumous sale of many of Capron’s lands as 1999.0412.01; it is linked to on the right.

      These letters patent officially incorporate Sinclair's Hardware, Limited, manufacturers and dealers of hardware in Paris. The business partners were: John Harold, Manufacturer Vernon Martin, Manager James Sinclair, Merchant Franklin Smoke, Solicitor Sheldon La Pierre, Solicitor

      This 1923 pamphlet was created in order to attract workers to Paris in order to work for the Penmans Limited knitting mill. At this time, Penmans advertised and recruited widely in order to attract workers, primarily, women, from Canada and from Great Britain, whom they would bring to Paris in …

      This photograph depicts a Penmans Limited employee picnic that took place on August 9th, 1924. This photo is Zoomify enabled! Click on the photo to zoom in and pan around so that you can see faces in full detail.

      Provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society

      This item is a letter sent to William Clarke, a teenage English boy who had been living in Paris, Ontario for two years, from Eveline Hills, representing the National Children’s Home and Orphanage's Immigration Branch in Hamilton. The contents of this letter regard William's request for a trip to visit …

      This item is a letter sent to William Clarke, a teenage English boy who had been living in Paris, Ontario for two years, from Eveline Hills, representing the National Children’s Home and Orphanage's Immigration Branch in Hamilton. Her letter mentions that the Home received a letter from Mr. Brooks, offering …

      This item is a letter sent to William Clarke, a teenage English boy who had been living in Paris, Ontario for two years, from Ben Johnson, Governor of the National Children’s Home and Orphanage's Immigration Branch in Hamilton. He sends holiday wishes and hopes William will have a "Merry Christmas …

      This item is a letter sent to William Clarke, a teenage English boy who had been living in Paris, Ontario for a few years, from his Uncle Bernard and Aunt Ada, who are living in Sheffield, England. Uncle Bernard writes of emigrating to Canada to farm in 12 months, but …

      This item is a letter sent to William Clarke, a teenage English boy who had been living in Paris, Ontario for two years, from his elder sister Florence Clarke, who is living in Sheffield, England. Her letter mentions that she will be soon turning 19, and wonders about William's happiness …

      This item is a letter sent to William Clarke, a teenage English boy who had been living in Paris, Ontario for two years, from his elder sister Florence Clarke, who is living in Sheffield, England. Her letter concerns a visit she recently had with their younger sisters Elizabeth & Vera …

      This item is a letter sent to William Clarke, a teenage English boy who had been living in Paris, Ontario for two years, likely from his younger sister Elizabeth from the Cherry Tree Orphanage. Her letter thanks William for the gifts he had sent to her. She also mentions that …

      This item is a letter sent to William Clarke, a teenage English boy who had been living in Paris, Ontario for two years, from his uncle Jack, Aunt Ethel, and cousin Ethel back in Sheffield. Uncle Jack says that their family is doing well and was excited to receive William's …

      This item is a letter sent to William Clarke, a teenage English boy who had been living in Paris, Ontario for two years, from James Tate, the technical editor at the Popular Mechanics Magazine. His letter was made in response to Wiliam's interest in the model shipbuilding contest, and the …

      This item is a letter sent to William Clarke, a teenage English boy living in Paris, Ontario, from his elder sister Florence Clarke, who is living in Sheffield, England. Her letter mentions that it will have been 3 years next Tuesday since their mother died, and that she believes Vera’s …