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      Merton boundaries were present day Burloak Drive to 3rd Line, the railway tracks near Lake Ontario north to Upper Middle Road. The intersection of Bronte Road (originally called Station Road) and the Queen Elizabeth Way (formerly Lower Middle Road) was the centre of the Merton area. Early area settlers were …

      Harvey Switzer, Captain and Paymaster in the 20th Halton Battalion, the volunteer militia of Halton County. For more information about Harvey Switzer, his life and family, click on the link under the image in this record. The artist was Frederic Marlett Bell Smith. The internet sometimes has his surname as …

      The community of Palermo started as early as 1806. By 1835, the town had developed enough to boast its own post office, churches, schools, stores, blacksmith and surrounding mixed farming. The active community started the Palermo Sons of Temperance in 1850 and this group was the genus of the community …

      This library stood on the south-west corner of Athol and Simcoe Streets. The land was purchased from Dr. Coburn in May 1906 and the building was completed by 1909 at a cost of $12,000, funded by the Carnegie Fund. It was in use until the opening of the McLaughlin Library …

      Water colour painting of the McLaughlin library (Sepia colours)

 Clay Bank Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1960]-[ca. 1972]     Clay Bank Tweedsmuir Curator: Mrs. Gerald Moorhead Tweedsmuir Committee: Mrs. Harvey Young, Mr. Athol Moorhead, Mrs. Clifford Saunders, Mrs. Ken Campbell, and Miss Viola Graham Typist: Mrs. Ken Campbell

 Delaware Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1947]-[ca. 1964]     Volume 1 of 2, contains primarily branch history, churches, cemeteries, and family histories. There is a Table of Contents. Volume 1: Section A: History of Delaware branch and its events Section B: Churches with very detailed histories and photos Section C: Cemeteries of Delaware and vicinity with names listed in …

 Delaware Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1947]-[ca. 1971]     Volume 2 of 2, contains primarily townships, schools, villages, farms, businesses, and misc. There is a Table of Contents. Volume 2: Section A: Extensive history of Delaware as contributed by several different persons. Many families of this area are mentioned in these accounts. Section B: Information on schools of the …

 Braeside Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1946]-[ca. 1954]     This Volume was prepared by: Miss M.B. Armstrong, Convener of Historical Research, 1946-47 Miss M.C. Russell, Convenor, 1947-48 Assisted by Mrs J.S. Gillies Photographs of present day by Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs Eric Burton

 Burnstown Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1967]-[ca. 1997]     Burnstown WI Tweedsmuir Community History Volume 1 of 4 Burnstown is a hamlet situated in McNab Township, near the border of Bagot Township in Renfrew County. Settled primarily by Scots, it is on the shore of the Madawaska River and was part of the timber era. Some families mentioned are …

 Burnstown Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1983]-[ca. 1995]     Burnstown Tweedsmuir Curator: Mrs. Goldie Moore

 Burnstown Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1972]-[ca. 2002]     Burnstown WI Tweedsmuir Community History - Volume 3 of 4 Burnstown is a hamlet situated in McNab Township, near the border of Bagot Township in Renfrew County. Settled primarily by Scots, it is on the shore of the Madawaska River and was part of the timber era. Some families mentioned …

 Burnstown Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1991]-[ca. 2003]     Burnstown WI Tweedsmuir Community History - Volume 4 of 4 Burnstown is a hamlet situated in McNab Township, near the border of Bagot Township in Renfrew County. Settled primarily by Scots, it is on the shore of the Madawaska River and was part of the timber era. Some families mentioned …

 White Lake Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1965]-[ca. 1981]     White Lake Tweedsmuir Community History Volume 1 of 1 White Lake village is located in eastern Ontario on the north easterly end of White Lake, one of the largest lakes in Ontario. The White Lake WI was formed in 1915. This volume is composed of 8 file folders of notes, …

 Aldershot Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Scrapbook Committee, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON)     This is Volume 2 of 2 volumes. To view Volume 1, use the link in the right sidebar. Most of the pages have been OCRd so are searchable.

 Aldershot Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Scrapbook Committee, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON)     This is Volume 1 of 2 volumes. To view Volume 2, use the link in the right sidebar. Most of the pages have been OCRd so are searchable.

 Nelson Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON)     This is Volume 3 of 3 volumes that have been digitized and are available on OurOntario.ca. Volumes 4-7 are available on microfilm at Central Branch, Burlington Public Library. Most of the pages have been OCRd so are searchable. To view Volumes 2 & 3, use the link to the Tweedsmuir …

 Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [1961]-[1982]     The cover of this book was painted by Ralph Redner in 1972 for the Rednersville Women's Institute when the contents of this book were taken from the original Tweedsmuir History Book. It is an oil painting of Eatonville. This entire book was microfilmed by Preston Microfilming Services, 2215 Queen St. …

 Nelson Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON)     This is Volume 1 of 3 volumes that have been digitized and are available on OurOntario.ca. Volumes 4-7 are available on microfilm at Central Branch, Burlington Public Library. Most of the pages have been OCRd so are searchable. To view Volumes 2 & 3, use the link to the Tweedsmuir …

      This scrapbook contains various newspaper clippings that discuss the War of 1812-1814. It focuses mainly on the centennial events and memorials of the War, particularly those relating to Sir Isaac Brock. There are also a few articles that discuss the Native Canadian (First Nations) participation in these ceremonies and their …