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      A link to our record of the 1887 diary of her father, George, is provided for your further information.

      The minister was John Oakley, Amanda's uncle, a Baptist minister. Amanda had been born in Waterdown, East Flamborough (Ontario) and John in Lewiston, New York. John Foreman was named for his father. After his marriage, he was a major in the American Civil War and moved his family west to …

      The exact date of this copy is not clear. While the date given is March 1st, 1805, it is not clear if this copy is contemporary or if it had been created for William Holme at a much later date. It is more likely a later copy, as it is …

      Though the contract is dated 1841, Racey's signature is dated July 26th, 1841.

      This brief note contains a listing of Capron’s land holdings in 1867 and an estimate of their values. He notes that “several small pieces of lots [are] not counted.” He valued his land at $77,300. The reverse lists the value of a number of bank notes.

      The accession numbers are in reverse sequence from the page numbers.

      This is a handwritten manuscript of the codicil Hiram Capron added to his will, adding new provisions and changing some which existed in the original document. He revises his gift to his sons Banfield and William and makes more explicit arrangements for his wife and daughters. He also sets out …

      This indenture confers water privileges on the raceway located near William Street. The sellers are listed as Hiram Capron and his wife, Mary Capron, and the buyers as Hugh Finlayson, James Montgomery, and George McVicar, owners of a tannery.

      This copy contains dated, typewritten records of receipt by two registrars, which document that it was received in the Registry Office of the County of Oxford in 1873 and in Toronto in 1893, as well as a handwritten note from a third registrar, 1879, noting that this copy was used …

      The original date of signing was January 4th, 1832, but the cover also includes a memorial of this indenture by Racey, dated July 17th, 1834.

      This deed documents the sale of some of Hiram Capron's land by his estate to John Penman in 1876. The land sold was a portion of lot 31 near Penman's dam on the Nith River, in addition to a right of way to this land, in exchange for $2000. The …

      This abstract of title was written by Hiram Capron to trace the ownership history of Lot no. 1 on the Grand River in Paris, Ontario from 1798 to its current status in 1866. Prolific area landowners including Thomas Clark, William Dickson, and William Holme are listed as previous owners of …

      Charles Thomas: A Stonemason’s Legacy Restored with pictures Source: Jim Leonard, 2008 Acquired: unknown

      This handwritten abstract of title contains a brief transactional history of the ownership of the land which, at the time this was written in 1866, belonged to Hiram Capron.

      A collection of local history summaries, which focus on various businesses and organizations in the Thessalon area. The majority of these summaries are less than a page in length, and highlight the date of establishments, mention the people involved, and describe where a business was located.

      This is a nine page text document, which features collection of articles about the history of the public school in Thessalon.

      Proclamation designating the Union of Upper and Lower Canada with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, to become the Dominion of Canada. By Her Majesty Queen Victoria.

      The City of Kawartha Lakes issued a press release outlining those city services affected by the province's second lockdown in January 2021. Services affected included closing all municipal buildings except landfills, keeping open libraries and parks with restrictions, continued waste collection and emergency services, limited access to Victoria Manor, waste …

      This £100 debenture was issued on January 1, 1854 and still retains the semi-annual interest coupons, each for £3, from January 1, 1858 to January 1, 1874. Included in the wood frame are “ghosted” coupons representing the initial seven which had been cut from the debenture.

      The Oakville Historical Society, the Trafalgar Township Historical Society, the Bronte Historical Society and the Town of Oakville Heritage Planning Department have been able to assist.