Military History of the County of Brant

    This cutlass was carried by British soldiers in the County of Brant area during the campaign of the War of 1812. This is a 1795 model which was issued to the British 7th Light Dragoons cavalry regime

    This handheld bullet ball mold was carried by Canadian or British soldiers in the County of Brant area during the campaign of the War of 1812. It was used with the famous British "Brown Bess" Land Pa

    Only son of Laura D. and Herbert Charles Balkwill, Stanley Herbert was born on May 23, 1921. His family lived at 17 King Street, Burford for the first eight years of Stanley’s life and then moved to

Robertson, Mel, 14 Jul 1980     From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This clipping contains the first part of the article

    From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This set of clippings contains the six-part article A

    The original document was provided by Tom and Mary Lu Featherston during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on January 14, 2012.

    This account was submitted to the Norwich Gazette by Jessie Poole, b. 27 Aug. 1897, grandaughter of Thomas and Mary. It has been revised for clarity with some recent research facts added. It was prob

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    House Summary The Garden Wall, located on Oakland Road, Scotland, was built in 1802 by Finlay Malcolm. After a few changes in ownership, the home is now back in the Malcolm family. This home has a ri

    A collage of 66 vignettes of men in World War I military uniforms with their name listed below. In the centre "1915 Paris" is flanked by two crossed Union Jacks. The collage is signed on the bottom r

    This is a photographic postcard sent by Harris Featherston to his family in Onondaga during World War I. It is possible that the man on the left is Harris Featherston. The original document was provi

    This record is a compilation of photographs of Burford Township residents who served for the Canadian military during the Second World War. Those photographed are Karl McEwan, Edith Ryder, Joe Stefan

    This photo shows the Burford Armoury, c. 1906-1908.

    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 a

    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 a