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      Further information about Victoria Park, the Hall and rink can be found in the books: Oakville and the Sixteen, and, Oakville; A Small Town 1900-1930 by Frances Robin Ahern.

      Between 1908 and 1909, a water system was installed through Oakville. The system reservoir was built near Lake Ontario between Kerr and Wilson Streets. Building this system, meant fire department services could be better organized. This photograph is mounted as a post card.

      The back of the post card is not uploaded.

      The back of the post card is not reproduced here.

      This postcard appears to be a confirmation of a purchase made for Peter Kelley

      Trafalgar Township was one of the first three townships in Halton County. The land was purchased from the Mississaugas in 1805. Most of the community we now know as Oakville, Ontario was once Trafalgar Township. The political boundaries of Trafalgar Township ceased to exist with the amalgamation of the Township, …

      One hundred and ninety-eight members of St. Jude's were in the armed forces in the First World War. Eighteen did not return.

      In 1951, the Ford Motor Company purchased land in Oakville, Ontario for an office, assembly plant and yards. The plant was built by 1953.

      Colborne Street was originally called The Lake Road. The Lake Road was considerably improved by Sir John Colborne in his time as Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada so the Oakville section was renamed Colborne Street in his honour. It was renamed Lakeshore Road in 1964.

      The back of the post card is not uploaded.

      The back of the post card is not uploaded.

      The back of the post card is not uploaded.

      The back of the post card is not uploaded.

      The back of the post card isn't included here because it has not been used nor is there any unusual or identifying information.

      Colborne Street is now Lakeshore Road, Oakville. The central public library now occupies the site where Central School was located, at Navy and Rebecca Streets.

      For further information about the house, click on the link to the undated Town of Oakville Heritage Assessment Report for the property. This is underneath the photograph, under "Other Web Sites". The ownership and history of the house starts on page 48 of the report internet/pdf version, or 119 of …

      This scrapbook contains memorabilia from Hugh Calverley's (and his family's) experiences during World War I. As a young man, Hugh joined the Signal Corps, both his training and battlefield experiences being described. "The scrapbook is a handmade affair with odd pages, odd paper, bits of canvas sewn and glued together. …