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    This photograph shows the old Scotland creamery. The O'Reilly family owned it beginning in 1910, when it was purchased by Neil O'Reilly's father. In addition to acting as a factory, it was the family

    This photograph, taken sometime after 1925, shows King St. in Burford, Ontario as seen from the post office facing west. The original copy of this photograph is held by Library and Archives Canada.

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    The design of the stamp window on the back indicates that it was printed roughly 1905 - 1909. This is an Azo postcard.

    A note on the back of the postcard suggests it was taken c. 1917-1918. The lack of reference to postage to Europe supports this.

    This panoramic photograph, taken 1916, shows the 125th Battalion. This was the overseas battalion of the 38th Regiment Dufferin Rifles, based in Brantford. It sailed overseas to fight in World War I.

    This 1918 photograph shows the students in the senior room at Scotland School. The students are: Left to Right front row: Emily Mann, Jennie Holloway, Jean McIsaac, Ruby Barber, Zella Fisher, Ruby Mi

    This photograph shows Ethel Lockyer (b. Oct 21 1882, d. Apr 11, 1967) and her husband Robert Penny in their wedding portrait. Robert was a farmer at the Norwich Gore. The wedding was performed in 190

    This photo was provided by Marilyn Kovacs during the September 18th, 2010 Digitization Day held in Burford, Ontario by the County of Brant Public Library. Its donor identified this image as a unident

    The fountain depicted in this photograph stood from 1912 to roughly 1962. The photograph appears to have been taken earlier during this time period. The original matting notes that the project under

    The original matting provides a date of August 23. D.A. Smith provides a date of August 26.

    The original matting provides a date of August 23. D.A. Smith provides a date of August 26.

    This photograph depicts John Harold and his wife in their Chalmers touring car, c. 1916. The hood ornament is the emblem of the Ontario Motor League. Harold was the founder, vice-president, and gener

    This photograph shows a group of cricketers playing on the Riverview Park cricket ground c. 1910. Cricket was a popular sport in Paris at the time. Riverview Park was located below Homestead Road. Th

    This railway line was in use between 1903 and 1929; the photograph was taken at some point between these dates.

    This photograph depicts a parade during the Paris Old Boys' Reunion of August, 1905. It shows a busy downtown street with marching bands, horse-drawn carriages, and many spectators. This image was pr

    This photograph shows a group of workers by the structural support on the Grand River raceway, which was new c. 1885. Gary Pottruff notes that the semi-circular shape shown was a support for the bric

The Paris Star (Paris, Ontario: The Paris Star), 11 Feb 1852     This issue of The Paris Star is from Wednesday, February 11, 1852; it is one of the oldest surviving complete issues of this newspaper. Many of its issues prior to 1900 were destroyed in a flood at t

    This early 20th century photograph shows Jack Evan Bowden, a member of the Tanner family, as a baby. He was born May 26th, 1907. This photograph was provided by Elaine (Tanner) Culling during a Digit

    While the photo is undated, the use of "C.W." (for Canada West) suggests that it is from before Confederation in 1867 when the province of Canada West became Ontario.