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Trafalgar Township Historical Society "Documenting, celebrating and preserving the agricultural heritage of North Oakville" Fall Newsletter 2013 michelle@tths.ca 905-257-9080 2431 Dundas Street W. Board Report Lorne Joyce passed away on August 24th, 2013. Lorne has been an author, a speaker and a supporter of TTHS. We are thankful for the legacy he leaves but sorry to have to say good-bye! We are happy to announce that we will be receiving a Trillium grant to host grade three classrooms at the schoolhouse. We will be hiring a teacher to begin the program in the new year. If you know of anyone who would be interested in this part time position of 1 to 2 days a week please contact us. Our school house still looks very much the same as it did in this old photo. The main difference is that the road looks to be about 12 feet farther from the schoolhouse than it is now. You may have noticed some survey markers at your last visit. The road is about to get closer to the school house and a 1.5 meter sidewalk is to be added in front. We have been assured that the school will be protected through this construction. It will decrease our parking area by about 4 spots so we will need to talk to the town about increasing our parking area next year. Annual General Meeting Our Annual Meeting where we elect our board, review the year and look forward to the year ahead will be on Tuesday, February 25th. We are in need of at least two new board members. Please consider joining the board. Contact Michelle if you would like to learn more about the commitment. michelle@opnc.ca Heritage Fair Our Heritage Day, held in September 28th attracted forty three people to the Palermo School House. Displays were set up by Pat Blackburn of the Hamilton Branch U.E.L, Michael Brown and Susan Oliver of Oakville Museums, Heather Martyn, Oakville Public Library, Morgan Oliver our summer intern, Anne Choate Little, Ross & Margaret Wark of TTHS. Thanks to society president Gord Kaitting for manning the BBQ. We received a number of donations for our archives and raised $188 Speaker Series We are happy to host Ruth Blair as she talks about her book Remembering Trafalgar Township at the Palermo Schoolhouse on Tuesday November 26th at 7pm. Please join us as we reminisce and learn more about our history. Archives Open House Come visit with us at our Friday open houses from 1:30-3:30.... research in our archives, and share your family history and stories. March 28th 2014 May 16th July 18th Oct. 17th Donations Thanks to the following people for their donations... Anne Taylor who donated a school desk, a seat for another desk, washstand set of pitcher and washing bowl, sampler, coal oil lamp and some blacksmith pliers. Donald Featherston, recently donated a framed photograph of the Halton County Council of 1910. His great grand father was the deputy Reeve of Trafalgar Township at the time. The pioneering Featherstons arrived in Drumquin (Trafalgar Twp.) in 1830. Jim Kinnie for two school desks, a teachers desk and his grandfathers carved teacher's pointer. Ann Striker for the school books and Bronte Boys & Girls Club scrap book as well as a quilt that had been made for her mother, Irene Bumby who had been a war bride. This quilt was a welcoming gift to her from the ladies of Walton Memorial Church when she arrived in Bronte after the war. Irene was called, "Renie" by her friends. WE took photos of the quilt that will be added to our digital collection. Ann also brought some school books. Archives Over the winter, spring and summer of 2013, our book collection, school texts, and print archival materials were catalogued. These are available for your use during open houses. We continue to receive requests for information about pioneering families, cemeteries, schools, churches etc. We welcome your donations of family histories, photographs, postcards, and books of local interest. Queries & Contributions Roy Brownridge asks .... "Do you have any pictures of the tree that was in the middle of the road about 2-3 hundred feet west of 4th line? also the church on north side since removed" Can anyone shed any light on this and provide photos and information about this church and tree? In the archives we have a photo that is labeled "Blood Street" Palermo. The building in the photo looks to be the foundry. Can anyone tell us where Blood Street was and why it would have been named that? Bronte Historical Society asks "We had a visitor to Sovereign House, who had acquired a glass milk bottle at an auction ("Bronte Dairy" was embossed on the side of this item). He is asking for information regarding this dairy. 2347 Royal Windsor Drive Does anyone have information on this home. The owner is planning on requesting demolition. Any information you can share may help us preserve the home. We had a query regarding Samuel Covenhoven (the family later changed their name to Conover) who was granted lot 2 North of Dundas on 19 Jun 1806. His son James Conover married Julia Lambert. As the daughter of a UEL she received a free grant and received Lot 3 South of Dundas. 2 other sons -Garrett who married Sarah Kenney and moved to Essex Co. and Peter Covenhoven who became a Methodist Minister. He is buried in Palermo Cemetery. Samuel was noted in one of the books by Perkins Bull as being an innkeeper. The family was involved in the founding of St Peter's Anglican Church in Erindale. The family had 2 daughters, Eleanor who married Moses Teeter in 1803. They settled lot 10 North of Dundas in Toronto Township. The other daughter, Rebecca married John C (Cearl/Searle) Harris in 1794 in New York State. The moved to Upper Canada about 1802 and was granted lot 26 south of Dundas on 19 June 1806. About 1812 he sold this land and acquired the southern 100 acres of lot 7 concession 3 south of Dundas. He lived here until his death in 1841. I don't have a death date for Rebecca. One son Samuel acquired the north half of lot 5 concession 3 south of Dundas. He and his family sold the property in 1865 and moved to the USA. Over time the Conover's married McCraneys, Urquharts, Martins, Trillers and other old Trafalgar families. I am interested in any information (and in sharing information) on the Covenhovens and Harris families. John and Rebecca Harris had 9 living children. Dorothy, Eleanor, Lydia (married Abraham Fish), Anna, John Edward, Samuel (married Sophia Riches), Levi (married Anna Huffman), Mahettable (married Oliver Fish and died in childbirth in 1833. Buried in Cox Estate Cemetery) and Margaret. I am especially interested in finding more information on the Harris daughters. Sixth Line and Dundas New Subdivision The village square in the new community will include the remaining walls of the Kaitting House, along with a plaque commemorating the Kaitting Family Farm. These are the historic street names in this new subdivision... Kingsholm Drive ­ the name of the Farm when owned by the King family, suggested by Rory McAlpine Sawmill Street ­Doty Steam Sawmill, shown in the 1877 atlas map McWilliams Crescent ­William McWilliams, shown as an owner in the 1877 atlas map Hoey Crescent ­John Hoey, a former detective who lived in a house along Sixth Line ­ a request by Councillor Fred Oliver Masterman Crescent ­Masterman family, as suggested by Gord Kaitting Culp Trail ­Margaret Culp, shown in the 1806 survey Kaitting Trail ­Kaitting family Ellen Davidson Drive ­Ellen Davidson, wife of William Kaitting Betsy Drive ­daughter of John and Elizabeth Kaitting Jemima Drive ­daughter of John and Elizabeth Kaitting Sarah Cline Drive ­daughter of John and Elizabeth Kaitting, who married Hiram Cline Heritage Events Around Halton December Weekends & Friday Dec 13 & 20th Homestead Christmas- Crafts, activities, wagon ride, house tour and more. Bronte creek Conservation Area. Weds January 8th 2nd Thursday of Dec. 3rd Thursday of every month Armchair tour of Georgetown and area homes of interest by Mark Rowe at Knox Presbyterian Church, Main St. Georgetown 7:30pm Streetsville Historical Society meetings at 7:30 p.m. E-mail: mbyard@sympatico.ca Milton Historical Society meeting at the Waldie Blacksmith Shop, 16 James Street at 8:00p.m. Selected Information from the Trafalgar Township By-law Books 1854-55­ pt 4 Bylaw 75 -School Sections 1854 (Editors note- these boundaries were proposed changes that never took place but help to indicate where the 17 schools were in 1854) SS #1 Lots 10-15 of 1st, 2nd & 3rd Concessions E. half of lots 10-13 5th Concession W. half lot 6 and all of 7-12 of 7th Concession E. half lots 8-12 of 8th Concession Lots 9 -15 of the 10th Concession New Survey E. half lots 6 & 7 of the 8th Concession Lots 1-8 of the 10th Concession E. half lots 1 & 2 of the 6th Concession Lots 1-7 and the E. half of lot 8 of the 9th Conc. Lots 1-5 of the 11th Concession New Survey Lots 1-3 and E. half of lots 4-6 of the 7th Conc. Lots 12-15 of 4th Concession New Survey E. half of lots 6 - 8 and 9-13 of 6th Concession W. half lots 7-12 of 8th Concession New Survey W. half lot 8 and all of lots 9-15 of 9th Conc. SS #2 SS #3 SS #4 SS #5 Lots 1-5 and the W. half of lot 6 of the 8th Concession New Survey Lots 2-11 of the 4th Concession Lots 1-9 & W. half of lot 10 of the 5th Conc. th W. half of lots 4 & 5 of the 7 Concession New Survey N.W. half of lots 19-22 of the 2nd Concession NDS Old Survey Lots 3-9 of the 1, 2, and 3rd Concessions New Survey Lots 1 & 2 of the 1, 2, 3rd Concessions Lot 1 of the 4th Concession New Survey SS #6 SS #7 SS #8 N.W. half of lots 23- 35 of the 2nd Concession NDS New Survey Lots 27-35 of the 1st Concession NDS and 1st Concession SDS Lots 21-26 1st Concession NDS Old N.W. half of lots 18-25 of 2nd concession SDS Lots 10-20 of 1st concession NDS SS #9 SS #10 S.E. half of lots 21-26 2nd Concession Lots 19-26 of the 1st concession SDS SS #11 S.E. half of lots 11-20 2nd Concession NDS N.W. half of lots 11-17 of 2nd Concession SDS N.W. half of lot 10 and all of 11-18 of 1st Concession SDS SS #12 Lots 1-8 and S.E. half of lots 9 & 10 of 2nd Concession NDS Lots 1-9 of the 1st concession NDS SS #13 Lots 1-9 & S.E. half lot 10 of 1st Concession SDS Lots 1-10 of the 2nd Concession SDS SS #14 S.E. half of lots 11-23 2nd Concession SDS Lots 11-23, 3rd Concession SDS & Broken fronts SS #15 Lots 1-10 of the 3rd Concession SDS & Broken fronts SS #16 S.E. half of lots 24 -35, 3rd Concession SDS & Broken fronts SS #17 S. E. half lots 24 & 25 and all of lots 26 -35 of 2nd Concession SDS N. W. half lots 24-35 3rd Concession SDS Lots 14 & 15 of the 5th & 6th Concessions New Survey Lots 13-15 of the 7th & 8th Concessions New Survey Union School with Toronto Lots 7-15 of the 7th Concession New Survey Union School with Esquesing Bylaw 76 1st School Meeting 2nd Weds In January 1855 and in force 25 December 1854 George Brown, Samuel Kenny, John Mason, Joseph Orr, William Kenny, William Robinson, Levi Wilson, William Bigger, Alexander Murray, C.G. Parks, James Appelbe, Joseph Snider, Thomas Jull. Robert Balmer, Roderick McNeil, Benjamin Hagaman, James White. The School board was repealed February 12th 1855 as it was not in their jurisdiction. Signed by John Jarvis Bylaw 80 SS #5 A new school is to be built SS #14 is to be united with Oakville Grammar School to be able to maintain the school Bylaw 82 Hose and other materials purchased for Oakville's fire engine Bylaw 83 A road is to be built across Sixteen Mile Creek on lot 16 at the 2nd and 3rd concession SDS and Bylaw 149 of the late Gore District to be repealed Bylaw 88 Confirm SS #15 boundaries are S. half of lots 24 & 25 and lots 26-35 of the 2nd Concession SDS; N. half of lots 24 -35 of the 3rd Concession SDS 3 December 1855 Bylaw 89 Election locations and officials for 1856 Ward 1 Hampton Inn Ward 2 Auburn Inn Ward 3 Post Inn Ward 4 Oakville House Ward 5 Thompsons Inn Thomas Bowes James Bussell C. W. Williams Robert Balmer James White