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    The Chronicles of Oakland Township is a collection of photos and oral history interviews collected between 1973 and 1980 that document Oakland Township as it was from the late 19th century through to

    This photograph shows Paris as seen from the Dundas Street bridge, circa 1875. The primary factory seen here is the knitting mill of Clay & McCosh; other factories which drew their power from the sam

    The ink in the original document is badly faded, rendering it difficult to read. For this online edition, the colours have been altered in order to enhance legibility; as a consequence, the colour re

    This indenture confers water privileges on the raceway located near William Street. The sellers are listed as Hiram Capron and his wife, Mary Capron, and the buyers as Hugh Finlayson, James Montgomer

    This image depicts factories along William Street in Paris, Ontario, which depended on water power from the Grand River millrace. This image was printed on the fourth page of photographs in At the Fo

    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 original document is written with ink on parchment. Some of the ink has faded significantly, harming legibility; the contrast has been enhanced in this online edition in order to improve legibili

    This item was digitized on November 14th, 2009, during a Digitization Days event at the Paris Branch of the County of Brant Public Library.

    The rink shown in this photo was built in 1879 and destroyed by fire in 1921, so the photograph was taken at some point in this time period.

    This deed documents the sale of some of Hiram Capron's land by his estate to John Penman in 1876. The land sold was a portion of lot 31 near Penman's dam on the Nith River, in addition to a right of

    This photograph, taken on December 17, 1918, shows the Penmans Limited clothing company's dam being constructed on the Grand River. It was used to provide waterpower in order to operate the company's

    This photograph shows the engine room that supplied power to the Penmans Limited clothing company's mills on the Paris flats, c. 1912.