Résultats

      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 …

      To read the entire newsletter, click on "Full Text PDF", on the right side of the screen. To view individual pages, each in .pdf format, click on the "Select" "Pages" at the top right of the screen (this formatting allowed the text to be OCR'd.) You can then go to …

      The second image in this record shows the verso of the bill. The initials, "RKC" are those of Robert Kerr Chisholm who was the Postmaster and Customs Agent at Oakville. (A link to his Wikipedia page is added for your further information.) James Appelbe came to Canada in 1815 with …

      Hettie is holding a letter in her hand, perhaps signifying she and Albert had corresponded during her years at College in Hamilton. The 2nd image in this record is the back of the photograph, showing the photographer's information again.

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      Albert and Hetty's son Wilbert bought an adjacent 300 acre farm for his son, Harold. The house on this property stands on the north side of Burnhamthorpe, just west of Trafalgar Road. (Some area family members use the spelling "Biggar". Both spellings should be checked by researchers.)

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      This shows one of the historical panels now in the Memorial Park in Oakville which also has the Trafalgar War Memorial at 120 Oak Park Boulevard. The large photograph is of the Hays' Sales Arena taken in the 1950's, on one section of the former Hays farm, Lot 14, Con. …

      This shows one of the historical panels now in the Memorial Park in Oakville which also has the Trafalgar War Memorial at 120 Oak Park Boulevard. The large photograph is an aerial photograph of Lot 15, Con. 1 SDS Trafalgar Township. This land, as the panel explains, was originally granted …

      The Town of Oakville has constructed a heritage memorial now in the Memorial Park in Oakville which also has the Trafalgar War Memorial at 120 Oak Park Boulevard. The panels commemorate area farming settlers on Con.1, Lots 13, 14 and 15, SDS, Trafalgar Township. The Jones, Munn, Hays, Sullivan and …

      This photograph and information about James White and George Stuart Atkins have been shared with the Trafalgar Township Historical Society by the Bronte Historical Society. The Bronte Historical Society has a wealth of information on the Bronte area of Halton County, Ontario. A link to their website is provided for …

      This photograph and information about James White and Dr. George Stuart Atkins have been shared with the Trafalgar Township Historical Society by the Bronte Historical Society. The Bronte Historical Society has a wealth of information on the Bronte area of Halton County, Ontario. A link to their website is provided …

      This photograph and information about the Bronte railway station have been shared with the Trafalgar Township Historical Society by the Bronte Historical Society. The Bronte Historical Society has a wealth of information on the Bronte area of Halton County, Ontario. A link to their website is provided for your further …

      This photograph taken by George Stuart Atkins have been shared with the Trafalgar Township Historical Society by the Bronte Historical Society. The Bronte Historical Society has a wealth of information on the Bronte area of Halton County, Ontario. A link to their website is provided for your further information.

      The Town of Oakville's "back concession" was renamed Burnhamthorpe Road as of January 1, 1967. Burnhamthorpe Road east of 9th Line became part of Mississauga in 1974. Thus, Heritage Mississauga has an excellent write-up on Snider's Corners, linked here for your information.

      The invitation was sent to close friends and neighbours, Albert and Hettie Biggar of Glenclare Farm on 6th Line at Burnhamthorpe, Trafalgar Township, Halton County. (In the future year of 1916, their son Wilbert would mary Mary Ethel Conover.) When the long invitation is folded, each side of the front …

      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. The Merton area (Lots …

      Early area settlers were David Utter, Joseph Smith, William Bates, Cornelius Tipps and Henry Cale. The name "Merton" was likely chosen to commemorate Lord Nelson (his English home with Lady Hamilton was "Merton Place") as other local villages had chosen Bronte and Palermo. The post office remained open until 1917 …

      The 20th Halton Battalion of Infantry was formed on September 20, 1866 as per the "The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment)" website linked here for your further information. A watercolour painting of Captain Switzer is linked in this record. As well, photographs of the home of Harvey and …

      Martha was a resident of Toronto and in 1843, had married William Ritchie at St. James Cathedral. When she married Harvey, Martha was a widow. Harvey and Martha had a family of six children. This photograph was not clearly labelled as being of Harvey Morris Switzer in the family photo …