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    In the spring and summer of 2015, the Trafalgar Township Historical Society took on the project of photographing the historic houses from the North Service Road north to Burnhamthorpe Road, from Nint

    The back of the post card is not uploaded.

    A link to the "lost cemetery" of the church is here for your further information. The church is at 8815 Britannia Rd W, Milton, Ontario.

    The back of the post card is blank with no descriptive information so it is not included in this record.

    Martha was a resident of Toronto and in 1843, had married William Ritchie at St. James Cathedral. When she married Harvey, Martha was a widow. Harvey and Martha had a family of six children. This pho

    There is no indication of the year for this Palermo Hall statement of Receipts and Expenditures but looking through the expenditures for brick, roofing, timber, cement, window blinds, metal roofing,

    This photograph is in the Trafalgar Township Historical Society digital collection courtesy of the Heritage Planner, District East/Central, Town of Oakville. The photograph was taken for the Town of

    Ruth (McCann) Brownridge taught the school in the 1930's.

    The bridge was named for the Barnstaple family who owned the farm on the hill just above it. Municipal records now show the name as "Barnstable", not "Barnstaple" - the name long-time residents still

    Ed Liptay Sr. purchased the farm from Harold Cooper in 1965. Harold Cooper, a dairy farmer, had purchased Trail Farm from Major-General Greenly in 1940. Major-General W.H. Greenly was an absentee own

    Gordon Perdue had worked as a schoolteacher but became general manager of the Oakville Basket Company while serving as elected Chair of the local school board from 1949. The school was located at 124

    James Cunningham was a member of Hornby Loyal Orange Lodge No. 165. He was also a member of the St. Clair Masonic Lodge No. 135, Milton. The Cunningham family had farmed near the Esquesing Township b

    The QEW was an Ontario Department of Highways construction project during the Depression. The highway was in use in 1939, formally opened in 1940. A link to the excellent Wikipedia page on "The Middl

    This bridge has been identified as "This would be the King George Arch bridge over the Sixteen Mile Creek. Looking west towards what is now Kerr Street. Ultimately demolished to make way for the QEW

    Ernest and his wife, Minnie, were active in area organizations. Minnie was inducted as a life time member of the Palermo Women's Institute in 1953. They were members of the Omagh Presbyterian Church

    Harry Wilson and Wilma Henderson married on February 21, 1943 in Toronto. At the time, Harry was an aircraftman in the R.C.A.F. They lived in Palermo on what is now Old Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario

    Family researchers should note she signs her surname as "Hardey". The transcript was prepared by the family descendent donor of the letter. The transcript appears in the record to assist with reading

    The 1881 Census spelling of Post is "Poast". Thompson Egbert, son of Ephraim and Jane, is listed as "Thomas" and in the 1871 Census, Ephraim is spelled "Ephrom". A relay of horses was kept at the Inn

    Thank you to C. Van Sligtenhorst, Town of Oakville, Heritage Planner, District East/Central Planning Services, for allowing these images to be part of the Trafalgar Township Historical Society digita

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