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      Place Settings is the final project of the County of Brant Public Library's 2016-2017 Writer-in-Residence Program. This anthology showcases 16 unique non-fiction pieces by local writers about their personal connections to the County of Brant’s geography and history. The anthology includes stories that range from the singularity of a park …

      This book documents the immigration costs for some of Penmans Limited's immigrant workers in 1910. For much of the early 20th century, Penmans actively solicited workers - primarily women - in England and throughout Canada and assisted them in immigrating to Canada in order to work in the Penmans clothing …

      This book documents the immigration costs for some of Penmans Limited's immigrant workers in 1910. For much of the early 20th century, Penmans actively solicited workers - primarily women - in England and throughout Canada and assisted them in immigrating to Canada in order to work in the Penmans clothing …

      This book documents the immigration costs for some of Penmans Limited's immigrant workers in 1912-13. For much of the early 20th century, Penmans actively solicited workers - primarily women - in England and throughout Canada and assisted them in immigrating to Canada in order to work in the Penmans clothing …

      Many items have been pasted into this book; they are represented here as accurately as possible. Pages 35 to 102 are blank and have been omitted in this online edition. In addition to the statements pasted into the book, it contained numerous inserts which are now housed separately, such as …

      This 1974 book provides a very personal history of Paris High School. Author Donald A. Smith was a teacher and a principal there, and this memoir covers the years from 1929 - 1951 when he was most active there. He discusses his memories of the school and the many changes …

      The copy of the book digitized was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society, who hold it in their collection. This book was a key source consulted by Joy Parr in her 1990 book The Gender of Breadwinners.

      This 2000 book by Robert Hasler documents the history of the Paris Junction of Paris, Ontario. This was a busy part of town in the 19th century, home to a large number of thriving businesses which depended on the two railroad lines which intersected there. Hasler documents the origins of …

      The page numbering is irregular in the original ledger. Eccentricities in the numbering have been conserved in this online edition. The obscured text on page 171 is "19 1/2 paid".

      There are numerous errors and inconsistencies in the page numbering, which have been maintained in this online edition.

      This account book documents the transactions of an early Paris store with its customers, organized by customer name. The exact identity of the store is unknown. While the writing is not his, the store may have belonged to Hiram Capron. The page numbering in this volume appears to be continuing …

      This ledger, or account book, was created by Hiram Capron when he was operating his iron furnace in Canada, covering the period from 1825-1826. He documents his income, expenditures and general business in operating the furnace in addition to other notes of interest to him. While the primary matter of …

      This account book, or ledger, documents all of Capron’s business during this early period. The bulk of the book contains the names of individuals to whom Capron had paid money or goods for services, or lent money and lists of their transactions with him. This provides a detailed account of …

      This diminutive account book contains lists of transactions running approximately from 1866 to 1868. The inside of the back cover contains some unrelated miscellaneous information, such as George Washington's dates of birth and death. The creator is not definitively known. The label on the front proposes that Norman Hamilton may …

      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.

      There is a small error in the page numbering in this ledger. There are two pages labeled 102 and 103. This error has been preserved in this online edition.

      This children's school workbook was created by the Penmans Limited clothing company as an advertisement for its products. The front cover and inside covers list the products and extol their virtues, while the back cover contains a reference list of information useful for schoolchildren. The contents of the book are …

      The original ledger contained 83 blank pages between images 155 and 239, which have been omitted in this online edition.

      The index has been scanned from the later 1980 printing; the original publication did not include an index. Pagination is identical between the two editions.

      The second volume of At the Forks of the Grand was published in 1982, not long after the reprinting of Volume I. Its chapters were originally printed as segments in The Paris Star. While the first volume is primarily an account of the foundation and political/economic development of Paris, the …