Résultats

      This is an image of a hymn book used at Salt Springs Methodist Church in 1902 when the newly built church was reopened after being destroyed by fire on September 12, 1901. The book was provided by Joyce Smith during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga …

      The OCR files were donated by the Brantford Public Library. Their electronic version of the book is linked to on the right.

      The Work of Our Hands chronicles the history of the town of Mount Pleasant from its earliest settlements through the end of the 19th century. In order to have meaning, local history must relate all aspects of a particular community’s development to a larger context. Mount Pleasant stands out as …

      The index has been scanned from the later 1980 printing; the original publication did not include an index. Pagination is identical between the two editions.

      The second volume of At the Forks of the Grand was published in 1982, not long after the reprinting of Volume I. Its chapters were originally printed as segments in The Paris Star. While the first volume is primarily an account of the foundation and political/economic development of Paris, the …

      A Movement of the Spirit: the History of St. James Anglican Church, Paris, 1839-2010, by Roger Sharpe.

      Considered one of the most authoritative works on the history of Burford, Muir's work is still referred to by historians of the County of Brant.

      This binder contains profiles of all of the schools in use in the Burford Township school system between 1947 - 1969. Each school has a short description and a photograph. This collection was compiled for the Burford Public Library by Edna Telfer.

      This is a book entitled "The Voice of the Knight and His Lady. St. George and Waneita", which includes "poems and historic truths". It was published by the Aryan Society, Women's Institutes for "Red Cross and Patriotism Purposes" during World War I. The original book was provided by Don Douglas …

      This is a record book from the Salt Springs Church of Onondaga, Ont. It includes lists of guests at the 110th, 130th, and 140th anniversaries of the Salt Springs Church. The original document was provided by Joyce Smith during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall …

      This is a minute book of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery of the Township of Onondaga. Pages 65-66 and 91-92 are missing. Pages 97-284 are empty. Blank pages have not been digitized. The original book was provided by Jim Barton during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga …

      This is a minute book from the Onondaga Community Club, which was founded in 1927. In 1953 the goal of the club was to establish a baseball diamond in Onondaga. A piece of land was purchased from James Cooper for the sum of $375 dollars. Only selected pages from the …

      This is the first page of the Day Book of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Onondaga, dated January 1881. The original document was provided by Jim and Kathy Barton during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on 14 January 2012.

      The History of Brantford’s Second World War Military Training Centre 1940-1946. It must have been an exciting time at camps like Camp 20. Young men—some very inexperienced, just off the farm—were required to attend military camp with such a wide variety of other people. A whole new world of personalities, …

      When WWII began there was a great need for trained aircrew to fight the enemy. A Plan, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, was created that built a massive system of air training facilities across Canada. As one part of this enormous plan Brantford, Ontario became an Air Station training …

      Acting Lance Corporal John (Jack) Henry Foster Babcock, (1900-2010) is remembered as Canada’s last known surviving veteran of WWI. Babcock, who enlisted at 15 years of age, was the last link to the 640,000 Canadian men and women who served in the First World War. As a member of the …

      For King and Country is the story of the 125th overseas battalion. It was the first complete battalion of soldiers recruited and trained in Brant County during World War One. The officers and men were chosen almost entirely from Brant County farmers, clerks, shoemakers and almost every trade and profession. …

      "County of Brant" is used to refer to a geographic region rather than the current municipality by the same name. Maps of Brantford are included in this atlas.

      This binder contains the family history of the Burtch family, as compiled by Helen Mulligan. It also contains many original historical photos of the Burtch family and relatives. This collection can be downloaded as an Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF file! Click on the link underneath the picture to the right. …

      This binder contains the family history of the Chatterson family, as compiled by Helen Mulligan. It also contains many original historical photos of the Chatterson family and relatives. This collection can be downloaded as an Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF file! Click on the link underneath the picture to the right. …