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    page 4 of 5 This page was uploaded very early in the digital collection so this image is not available in larger print. To increase the print size, by holding down the shift key and hitting the "+" k

    This page was uploaded very early in the digital collection so this image is not available in larger print. To increase the print size, by holding down the shift key and hitting the "+" key, you incr

    Hiram was hired by Elizabeth's father Francis Wilkinson as a farmhand and that is how their relationship evolved. They were married 2 April 1867, the year of Canada's confederation. This is their wed

    James Andrew Wilkinson (1850-1934) was known as Andy. He married Demarius Norton (1854-1942) on 26 January 1881. This is their wedding photo. They farmed the land which Andy inherited from his father

    Taken before Francis’ brother Hiram George Norton was born in September 1876. Elizabeth Wilkinson 1840-1918, Hiram Clark Norton 1846-1919 on the left, young Francis John Norton in the middle bottom 1

    Francis John Norton, 1868-1880, son of Hiram Clark and Elizabeth (Wilkinson) Norton. Frances died of typhoid fever at the age of 12. His brother was Andrew George Hiram Norton, b. September 9, 1876 d

    Elizabeth Wilkinson 1840-1918 daughter of Francis and Clarissa (Simons) Wilkinson. Married Hiram Clark Norton 2 April 1867

    By 1850 Francis 1795-1884 & Clarissa 1807-1886 owned and farmed in Palermo just west of old Bronte Rd at Dundas. In his will Francis left the farm equally to his sons George, Walter and James. Walter

    Demarius Norton 1854-1942 was one of three children of John Norton and Elizabeth Clark of Tapleytown who married offspring of Francis Wilkinson and Clarissa Simons of Palermo. Demarius married James,

    Elizabeth Wilkinson 1840-1918, daughter of Francis and Clarissa (Simons) Wilkinson. Born at Palermo, Trafalgar Twp., and died at Tansley, Nelson Twp. Halton County. C1860

    This hockey team of teenagers included Reg Smith of Palermo. The photograph was taken in 1940. The team name suggests a local Legion was the sponsor.

    This paper book was owned by the Smith family who settled and farmed Lot 34, Con 1 SDS (near Palermo) in the 1800's through to the early 1970's when the farm was expropriated for Bronte Provincial Cr

    John D. Smith's grandparents had been British Loyalists who came to the Niagara penninsula and settled in Grimsby Township. The family was large, bringing 4 children with 8 more children born in Uppe

    Palermo dates from 1835 when the first post office was established at the intersection of “the Dundas highway” and what is now Old Bronte Rd. There are a number of websites dedicated to Oliver Goodis

    You can view the complete newsletter in full text by clicking on "Original PDF" on the right side of the record. Individual pages can each be viewed in PDF format by clicking on "Pages" "Select" at t

    A series of 7 photographs taken in March 2014 to document the homes and old buildings at Palermo on Old Bronte Road, south of Dundas Street. Under "Pages Select" click to pull down the list of the ot

    Date unknown. This lovely purse was the property of the John D. Smith family, near Palermo. The family lived on the farm at Lot 34, Con. 1, SDS from 1831 to 1977, although they had owned the land pri