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      Five generations of the McCann family have farmed in Omagh at 1427 Britannia Road West. There are no photographs of Logan McCann, also called "Dynamite McCann" who was a legend in the area from the 1920's to the 1960's. He blasted out the big rocks when farmers were digging wells.

      Miss McCann married Robert Brownridge.

      Early land registry records and Trafalgar census records from 1851, 1871, 1881 use the family surname spelling, "Hagar". However, the 1861 census and the family gravestones in the Palermo cemetery use the spelling "Hager". Please research under both spellings.

      Postcard showing Milton Lake in Milton, Ontario, 1909

      postcard showing the Milton River, 1925

      A scene in Livingston's Park, looking West from G.T.R. (Grand Trunk Railway) Bridge, Milton Ontario postcard, 1912.

      A scene in Livingston's Park, looking East from G.T.R. (Grand Trunk Railway) Bridge, Milton Ontario postcard, 1913.

      A 1912 postcard showing the main street of Milton Ontario.

      Postcard showing Grace Anglican Church in Milton, Ontario, in 1913.

      Postcard showing the buildings of the Milton Pressed Brick Company, 1925.

      This postcard dating ca 1914, is labelled,"Martin St. South Milton Ont." However, a viewer of the photograph in 2015 suggests, "based on the shadow of the poles as well as no view in sight of the intersection to Main Street, this is a view of Martin St. looking north. (As …

      The post card front says, "St. Valentine's Greeting" but it was sent on May 11, 1908 so it must have just been handy for use as well as being so pretty. Mary's parents owned a hotel in Hagersville, Haldimand County. According to the wiki managed by Dave Rutherford and linked …

      This is a black and white photo of a picnic table area under the trees at Bronte Beach Park. Ladies, gentlemen and children are sitting and conversing at the tables. Although the postcard is addressed, it has no stamp and was not mailed.

      This black and white photographs shows people sitting on the beach and wading, in the bathing suit styles of the 1930`s to 1940`s. The photograph is somewhat blurred so some of the figures and clothing lines have been outlined by hand to give them more focus.

      D. Bolus and Sons owned the Top Hat Inn which was located on the Lake Shore Highway between Bronte and Burlington, Ontario.

      Lakeshore Road was called Triller Street through Bronte. (East in the town of Oakville, it was called Colborne Street.) Trafalgar Street is now called Bronte Road and runs down the east side of the Twelve Mile Creek to Lake Ontario. See Also the published book, The Story of Bronte by …

      The stamp is of King George VI, a "War Issue" 3 cent stamp in which he wears a service uniform.

      J. S. Flumerfelt & Son, of Bronte, Ont. were Joseph S. Flumerfelt and his son, Allie O., both postmasters at Bronte in succession. This postcard was commissioned by J.S. Flumerfelt for local sale. The United Church was formed in 1925 when the Methodists, Congregational Union and 70% of the Presbyterian …

      The postage stamp is a 2c stamp with King George VI wearing a suit and tie. This "Mufti" stamp was issued on April 1, 1937 as per the Postal History Corner website, Canadian Postal and Philatelic History, http://postalhistorycorner.blogspot.com.

      Walton was founded in 1850 under the Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada. The original sanctuary was a white wooden church situated at the mouth of Bronte Creek on what was then called Triller Street . It was known as Bronte Methodist. This site had originally been set apart for the …