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      MARRIAGES John Dougherty and Jane Shannon Married April 11th 1850

      A photo from the October 16, 1991 issue of the Burford Times of a child on a carnival ride at the 1991 Burford Fair.

      The name of the author and the newspaper that this article was originally published in are unknown at this time. The article, titled Middleport, describes a Harvest Thanksgiving church service held at St. Paul's Church. Individuals who participated in the service and their roles are listed. Also listed are the …

      The name of the author and the newspaper in which this article was originally published are unknown at this time. This article announces the retirement of Rev. J.C. Coles from St Paul's Church, and the appointment of Rev. G.E.K. Bissell as rector of St. Paul's Church.

      A series of photos and a brief description from the December 16, 1992 issue of the Burford Times showing the 1992 Santa Claus Parade in Burford. Clubs that participated in the parade include: Block Parents Agricultural Society Optimist Club Girl Guides Boy Scouts Burford Fire Fighters Burford United Church Young …

      Three photos and a brief article from the August 12, 1992 issue of the Burford Times describing the efforts of volunteers to fix up a baseball diamond.

      This October 12, 1993 Burford Times article discusses the benefits of emu farming in the wake of a downturn in tobacco farming, and notes that emu can be farmed for meat, oil, eggs, and leather. Armindo and Janet Lopes are responsible for introducing emu farming to Brant County.

      This 1905 photograph shows a community threshing which includes the Goold and Cutcliffe families. At the time it was taken, powerful agricultural machinery was unaffordable for individual farmers and it was common to share equipment among an entire community; these types of events had a feeling not unlike pioneer "bees." …

      This undated photograph depicts the Rev. James Foote. It was provided by Linda Guest.

      This photograph probably dates to the 1890s.

      This photograph depicts James Madison Thomas and Martha (Secord) Thomas, probably c. 1890s. The Thomas family was a founding family of Mount Pleasant. This photograph was provided by Linda Guest. A photograph of this couple's daughter Orpha is also in this collection and is linked to underneath the image.

      This photograph shows a number of members of the Mount Pleasant Women's Institute standing by the memorial plaque for Dr. Augusta Stowe Gullen in June 1962, possibly at the time it was unveiled. Stowe Gullen was an early feminist who was key to Canada's suffrage movement, and Canada's first licensed …

      This photograph shows Tillie and Mable Guest of Mount Pleasant, who are from the Shellard branch of the family. This photograph was provided by Dorothy and Allan Guest during a Digitization Day event held by the County of Brant Public Library. Do you have any historical items and are interested …

      This class photograph shows a group of students of the Mount Pleasant Public School, possibly in the 1930s. This image is Zoomify enabled! Click on it to zoom in and pan around so that you can see faces in detail. The teacher is Mrs. Lundy; the students are: Back row: …

      This photograph shows William Guest, Sr. with a group of pigs on his farm in Mount Pleasant, c. 1910. This photograph was provided by Dorothy and Allan Guest during a Digitization Day event held by the County of Brant Public Library. Do you have any historical items and are interested …

      This photograph shows William Guest on his Mount Pleasant farm, c. 1925. The building to the far left still exists today. This photograph was provided by Dorothy and Allan Guest during a Digitization Day event held by the County of Brant Public Library. Do you have any historical items and …

      This photograph was provided by Dorothy and Allan Guest during a Digitization Day event held by the County of Brant Public Library. Do you have any historical items and are interested in helping preserve our county's history online? Contact the library at (519) 442-2433 for more information.

      This photograph shows "Gramma" Phelps from the Phelps family of Mount Pleasant. It was provided by Linda (Phelps) Guest.

      This photograph shows Harold Phelps in Mount Pleasant, Ontario. It was provided by Linda (Phelps) Guest.

      This photograph shows Harold Phelps in Mount Pleasant, Ontario. It was provided by Linda (Phelps) Guest.