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      This stock certificate showed that Albert A. McAlister had purchased three shares in the Mount Pleasant Creamery company on January 26th, 1920. It was provided by Linda McAlister during a Digitization Day event held in Mount Pleasant on May 15, 2010.

      This 1900 marriage certificate confirms the wedding of Albert A. McAlister and Aleda Allen on the 19th of October, 1900. The certificate was signed in Mount Vernon; the officiating minister was the Rev. W.H. Haviland, and the witnesses were J.S. Allen and Eliza Allen. This photograph was provided by Linda …

      This is the image of the school board from Glen Morris public school. The original board is located in the Glen Morris branch of the County of Brant public library.

      This is the image of the wooden school board from the Glen Morris public school. The original board is located in the Glen Morris branch of the County of Brant public library.

      This object is a seal embosser, used to create embossed seals in paper to note official documents. It was used by the Scotland Onion Growers' Farmers Co-Operative Association Limited, incorporated in 1909. In addition to photos of the embosser itself, a photo of the seal it produces is also available. …

      This object is a seal embosser, used to create embossed seals in paper to note official documents. It was used by the police for the Village of Scotland, incorporated April 12th, 1907. In addition to photos of the embosser itself, a photo of the seal it produces is also available. …

      This document lists the properties offered during the June 1st, 1865 chancery sale of the estate of Charles Thompson, who owned the Summer Hill Estate in the township of York. Herbert Biggar, of Mount Pleasant, is listed as one of the parties to the chancery case. The document was provided …

      This document was created to certify the marriage of Herbert Biggar and Jane Ellis at Salt Springs Church on April 28th, 1831. The ordained minister was Joseph Gatchell. This document was provided by Linda Guest.

      A note on the postcard suggests that the photograph may have been taken in 1906, while both the 1¢ Quebec Centenary stamp and postmark indicate it was mailed in 1908.

      Contributed by Ross Dobson. This article originally appeared on the County of Brant wiki at ourbrant.wikia.com. It has been included in this collection for ease of research.

      This account of the history of the Charlton Barn was provided by Calvin Hager during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on 14 January 2012. Scroll down to the Full Text section below to read the account.

      This story was provided by Robert Thomson during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on 14 January 2012. Scroll down to the Full Text section below to read the account.

      This brochure is dedicated to the village of Glen Morris and its residents who were taking part in 2009 Communities in Bloom provincial competition.

      The Township of South Dumfries Centennial Brochure dedicated to the citizens of South Dumfries from the early settlers down to the present day. The brochure belongs to the Local History collection of the County of Brant Public Library.

      This 1887 receipt notes that the collector had received M. A. Stowe's taxes for that year, totalling $2.23 - $1.20 for regular taxes, and $1.03 for school taxes. It was printed on page 231 of The Work of Our Hands by Sharon Jaeger, and was provided by Linda Guest.

      This playbill provides the program for a 1908 production of "Borderland," a play by Charles Townsend, performed at the Mount Pleasant Old Boys' reunion. It was printed on page 205 of The Work of Our Hands by Sharon Jaeger, and was provided by Linda Guest. This was the second performance …

      A number of pages are missing from the first section, covering the September 30th service.

      This broadsheet from the 1857-1858 general election was distributed in an attempt to discredit Herbert Biggar, then MPP for West Brant, because of what it claims is inconsistent voting. It was printed on page 172 of The Work of Our Hands by Sharon Jaeger, and was provided by Linda Guest.

      This booklet was written in 1983 by Hugh Dermid MacLachlan and Mildred Burtch MacLachlan to provide a short history of the village of Mount Pleasant from 1626 to the present day. You can search for text inside this book! Just type the word or words you want to search for …

      This book by Joseph A. Scott traces the history of the "forgotten" Carlyle brother, John Carlyle. He was the half-brother of the much more famous Thomas Carlyle, historian and philosopher. John was born in Scotland, but emigrated to North America and eventually moved to Mount Pleasant, where he lived most …