Résultats

      The modern address of the house is 7420 Ninth Line, City of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The area was taken over by Mississauga in 1974. Heritage Mississauga provides information in its discussion of the lost village of McCurdy's Corners, linked here. The Town of Milton designated the house for its heritage …

      Maria Featherstone moved from the Featherstone farm to this house on Court St. in Milton.

      Maria Wilson Featherstone moved to this house on Court St. in Milton from the Featherstone Farm. She loved her hollyhocks.

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      Milton Main Street looking West, 1880-1890.

      Charlotte Sarah Augusta Heaven (neé McCraney), Mrs. Herbert Gyde Heaven, 1862-1944. Portrait taken August 1897. In 1895, Arthur George sold the family farm at the south part of Lot 6, Concession 1 NS with a farmhouse and orchard facing onto First Line, (now 1510 Bronte Road South, Milton) to his …

      Charles (Carl) Ansley martin (1899 - 1989) & Joseph James (Jamie) Martin (1897 - 1975). Milton, On.

      Anson Devlin, first to come to Milton from Ireland. Age in Photo 4-6 years. Councillor Jim Day currently lives in the house built by Anson Devlin (as of 2006).

      This house located on Trafalgar Road illustrates the brick work of Jacob Dolmage. The brick was made on the Dolmage farm. Walls like those on this house would be made three bricks deep. This house was likely built during the late 19th century.

      This house located on Trafalgar Road illustrates the brick work of Jacob Dolmage. The brick was made on the Dolmage farm. Walls like those on this house would be made three bricks deep. This house was likely built during the late 19th century.

      Joe Cunningham lived on 5th Line below Derry Road.

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      A second house on the property is the Hunter House, built in 1830-1835, is in ruins but scheduled to be restored in 2013. A link to photographs of the Hunter House is provided in this record.

      This photograph not only illustrates the wonderful view from the top of Rattlesnake Point but also local amateur historian and photographer, Mr. Ross Wark.

      According to Wikipedia, the Lorne Rifles (Scottish) originated in Milton, Ontario on 28 September 1866, as the 20th Halton Battalion of Infantry. It was redesignated the 20th Halton Battalion of Rifles on 12 January 1872, as the 20th Halton Battalion Lorne Rifles on 11 November 1881, as the 20th Halton …

      Over the weekend of July 17, 1942, torrential rains and immense winds damaged property around Milton, Georgetown, Bronte and Oakville. The barn of Howard Gowland was damaged as shown in this family photograph. A link to a newspaper article about the weather damage in the Halton Newspapers internet collection has …

      Wilbert's father, Michael L. Bigger had been the Deputy Reeve - Oakville on the Halton County Council earlier in 1890-1891.

      The Junior Farmers Association of Ontario started in 1914 as an Ontario Department of Agriculture initiative to teach young farmers the best in farming and farm management. The Agricultural College in Guelph sent out representatives throughout Ontario to work with young farmers. Social events and sports teams were a natural …

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