County of Brant Public Library Digital Collections
Sharp Family Tree: 175th Anniversary Celebration 
still imagetext2001 The book Sharp Family Tree: 175th Anniversary Celebration, 1826-2001, compiled by Helen (Sharp) Fedorovick and Janis Fedorovick in 2001. The book was donated by Donald Sharp to the County of Brant Public Library.
The Sharps of Dumfries 
still imagetext2001 This is a Sharp Family story created as a Millennium project by Andrew Sharp and Wendy (Sharp) McLean. The book was published in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Scotland School S. S. No 2 Class Photo 
still image[ca. 1904] This photograph shows a group of students from Scotland School S. S. No 2. The picture was taken in 1904. Back row: Arthur Rock, Nellie Knox, Ern Vivian, Robert Swears, Gertie Giles. Maud Swears. Third row: Lottie Knox, Eva Wheeler, Alice Rammage, Flossie Vivian, Clarence Martin, Stanley Pursall,...
Paris High School Graduating Class List 
text[ca. 1906] This is a list of students from the Paris High School graduating Class of 1906. The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 2006.0016.03
Announcement of the Board of Education 
text1902-03 This is an Announcement of the Board of Education addressed to the parents and teachers of the Town of Paris and the County of Brant.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 2010.0187.01
Paris Air Cadets 
still imagecommentmystery1945 This photograph depicts Paris Air Cadets at Camp Borden in the summer of 1945. Most of these cadets were in grades 9-11 at the Paris High School. The copy of the original photograph was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical...
Junior Girls Basketball Team 
still image[ca. 1953-54] This photograph depicts the junior girls basketball team from the Paris District High School. Front row (left to right): Ethel Brittain, Barb Black, Ruth Plumstead, Sylvia Hess, Date Robb, Norma Keeton. Back row (left to right): Carol Vance, Jane Gobson, Ruth Hollingsworth, Joy Richardson,...
Senior Girls Basketball Team 
still image[ca. 1953-54] This photograph depicts the senior girls basketball team from the Paris District High School. Back row (left to right): Sheila Hogan, Esther Cockham, Marion McClaren, Joy Hall, Sue Fielding. Front row: Donna Dance, Verona Dutton, Jenette Webster, Marcella Javoi. The original photo was provided by...
Elementary School Photo 
still image[ca. 1910] This photograph depicts elementary school students from Paris, Ont. Back row: Jimmy Thomson, Harry Evans, Charlie Hallingworth, Ruben Fox, Hilton Davis, John Harold Richardson, Glen Wentworth. Second row: Tom Lane, Harley Wells, Canert Bann, Walter Wilbert, Lloyd Roberts, Graham Huson, Frank...
Queen's Ward Class Photo 
still image[ca. 1943] This photograph depicts students of the Queen's Ward school. Left to right, Back row: Bill Hume, Betty May Adams, Ephiram Sweezey, Bill Rowley, Wesley King, Fred King, Jim Walker, Ron Hubbard, Leonard Jones. Middle row: [?] Green, Eva Shaver Grace Irwin, Maxine Joynes, Gwen Potruff. Second row:...
Queen's Ward School Ball Team 
still image[ca. 1943] This photograph depicts a baseball team from the Queen's Ward School in Paris, Ont. Back row: Jimmy Town, Don Stratton, Fred King, Gord Brown. Front row: Ted (peanut) Roberts, Harold Bragg, [?], Conrad Jones, [?]. The original photo was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property...
Queen's Ward Elementary School 
still image[ca. 1915-20] This photograph depicts students of the Queen's Ward Elementary school. Left to right: Back row: A. Barber, [?], Doug Mason, [?], Don Inkaster, [?]. Second row: [?], Cam Patterson, Mel Boyce, [?],[?], Bill Robb, Clarence Lewis, [?], Ernie Gould, [?], Bert Tucker. Third row: Jim Keen, Frank...
Sacred Heart School 
still imagemystery1912 This photograph depicts students from Grades 1 to 4 at the Sacred Heart School in Paris, Ont. The original photo was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 3 - 2260
A Day in the Life of South Ward School 
text1921 This is an essay written by Mrs. Isabel Graham recounting a day in the life at the South Ward School in 1920. Her essay was submitted in response to the school's request for information about its past. The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the...
Examination Questions 
textDecember 1887 This is a list of examination questions for High School Entrance approved by the Education Department of Ontario. The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society.
Premium Presented to Thomas Brown 
textJanuary 1867 This premium was presented to Thomas Brown of the Paris Union School as a testimonial of the "approbation of his teachers for regular punctual attendance". The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory...
Minutes of the Meeting to Elect a School Trustee for the North Ward 
text3 March 1856 These are minutes from the meeting to elect a School Trustee for the North Ward in place of the deceased Dr. Spear. The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 1999.8144.01
By-law of the Town of Paris 
text1857 This is a by-law of the Town of Paris. In 1857 the town wished to raise, by way of loan, the sum of six thousand pounds payable in fifteen years for the purpose of erecting suitable buildings for a Union School House. The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical...
Application for Appropriation of Funds for Paris Public School 
text20 June 1881 This is an application by the Board of Education for appropriation of funds for the Paris Public School. The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 1999.8111.01
Invitation to the Dinner Dance at the Union Station 
textstill image19 April 1938 This is an invitation to a Dinner Dance at the Oak Room, Union Station in 1938. The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 2003.0084.28
Annual Commencement Programme (1946) 
text15 November 1946 This is an Annual Commencement Programme of the Paris High School from November 15, 1946. The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 1999.2187.01
Invitation to the Closing Banquet at the Paris High School 
text6 June 1913 This is an invitation to the closing banquet at the Paris High School in Paris, Ont. The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 1991.0008.04
Annual Commencement Programme (1945) 
text16 November 1945 This is an Annual Commencement Programme of the Paris High School from November 29, 1945. The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 1999.2184.01
Letter from Donald Sinclair to the Board of Education 
text31 May 1910 This is a letter written by Donald Sinclair, ("The People's Stove and Hardware House", 1887), to the Board of Education, Paris (Ont.)Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 1999.8061.01.01
Paris High School 
still image1910 This photograph depicts the Paris High School in Paris, Ont. The original photo was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society.
The Central Spectator 
text1944-45 This is a school newspaper "The Central Spectator". The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society.
Entrance Class of 1920 
still image1920 This photograph depicts an entrance class of 1920 from Paris, Ont. The original photo was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 2006.0068.05 Back row (left to right): Walter McQueen, Chuck McHutchison, Archie...
Paris Central School 
still image1922 This photograph depicts students of the Paris Central School in Paris, Ont. The original photo was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 1999.0762.01
Keglane School Photograph 
still imagemystery1908 This photograph depicts students of the Keglane School near Paris, Ont. The original photo was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 4 - 2212
Letter Regarding School Heating 
text3 July 1900 This is a letter from Mr. T. H. Webster of the James Smart Manufacturing Company regarding a school heating contract. It is addressed to a Mr. McCosh. In it Mr. Webster agrees to have the heating plant installed and fully completed by October 1st, 1900. The original document was provided by the...
List of Pupils of the Township of Brantford (1900-1904) 
text1904 This is a list of pupils from School Section No. 1 of the Township of Brantford (1900-1904). The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 2006.0016.04
D. A. Smith's Article on Education 
text1985 This is a newspaper article by D. A. Smith about the history of education in Paris, Ont. It was originally published in the Paris Star newspaper. Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 2001PM038
Annual Commencement Programme (1915) 
text12 February 1915 This is an Annual Commencement Programme of the Paris High School from February 12, 1915. The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 2001.0021.13
Annual Commencement Programme (1940) 
text29 November 1940 This is an Annual Commencement Programme of the Paris High School from November 29, 1940. The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 2002.0009.09
Heating Contract with Board of Education 
text4 June 1900 This is a Heating Contract between the Board of Education and the James Smart Manufacturing Co. The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 1999.4273.03
Annual Commencement Programme (1934) 
text23 November 1934 This is an Annual Commencement Programme of the Paris High School from November 23, 1934. The original document was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 2007.0124.09
Commencement Play 
still image1931 This photograph depicts high school students performing the play "The importance of being earnest" by Oscar Wilde at their commencement ceremony. Left to right: Mary Kenerson, Lawrence Cassady, Allan Wells, Catharine Flahiff, Albert Luck, Vera Cruickshank, Gordon Miller, Sylvannus Apps, Dorothy...
Typing Class 
still image1950/54 This photograph depicts a typing class at the Paris District High School. The original photo was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 1999.9164.05 Front to back: Girls: Diane Weaver, Marg Matthias Boys: Mac Perry
Students Performing at the Paris District High School 
still image1943 This photograph depicts students of the Paris District High School performing a "Literary Society Skit". Left to right: Donald Munn, Arnold Palmer, John Dale, Leonard Wise, Margaret Maus, Jack Otto, Richard Emerson. The original photo was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical...
Literary Society Skit
 
still image1943 This photograph depicts students of the Paris District High School performing a "Literary Society Skit". Left to right: Clinton Potruff, Herbert Inksater, Norma Cousland, Jack Cameron. The original photo was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.Property of the Paris Museum and...