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    There was a school in Palermo as early as 1819. It was one of 3 public schools in Trafalgar Township at the time. The first school may have been on the same property as the ones built in 1844, 1875 &

    It could be thought from the post mark that it was dated 1950 but Norine's surname was Smith after her marriage in 1937. So, the year is uncertain but the artistic style is circa the 1930's. E. Weave

    Mrs. Darlington was the organist and choir director for 40 years. Mrs. G.S. Wood was wife of Stanley Wood who had owned and run the Palermo general store. (After Stanley's death, Mac and Myrtle McGil

    George was a son of William Henry Fox and Hanna Sargant. In 1911, Billy and Hanna purchased a farm at Palermo. George and Beatrice also raised their family in Palermo after their marriage on January

    The house was Designated and linked to this record is the newspaper story by David Lea of the Oakville Beaver which describes the decision of the developer to relocate the house and how they managed

    Early land registry records and Trafalgar census records from 1851, 1871, 1881 use the family surname spelling, "Hagar". However, the 1861 census and the family gravestones in the Palermo cemetery us

    Two photographs taken sometime in the 1970's on the city street outside 2467 Old Bronte Road, south of Dundas Street in Palermo, Oakville. They show the two lane road line with big maple trees. Click

    This newspaper clipping is not dated nor is the paper identified but, thanks to recent help from local history buffs via Facebook, it has been determined to likely be from the Oakville Record Star. U

    Ethel Wettlaufer is at the bottom left. The lady on Ethel’s left is Gwen Lister. Ethel Wettlaufer taught at the Palermo public school, 1940's-1950's. She married Eckhardt Reiner Elton Wettlaufer in 1

    In the 1881 Census, the family surname is spelled as "Ingelhart", closer to the earlier German spelling.

    For more information, please see the booklet donated along with these images. Scans of this booklet can be found by entering "Century Old Home" into the search field.

    #19, Edith Speers was absent when the photograph was taken; she was ill with diptheria. The photographer returned to later photograph the Baptist-Methodist picnic and photographed Edith. He attached

    Harvey and Ethel farmed and raised their family in the village of Palermo, Trafalgar Township, at the intersection of Bronte Road and the Dundas Highway (now Dundas Street in Oakville, Ontario.) Harv

    2457 Dundas Street West, Oakville is on Lot 30 Concession 1, NDS Trafalgar Township. The Crown Patent for all 200 acres of Lot 30 was issued to John Shaw in 1808. In 1876, three quarters of an acre i

    Two photographs of the sons of George Neil Fox and Beatrice Mable (McCuen) Fox. As young men in the main photograph here, Bruce is sitting on the arm of the chair and Bill is standing on the other si

    According to "The Sargant Story ; Sargant History ; Relatively Speaking" by their nephew, J. Kenneth C. Sargant, 1985, Billy and Hanna purchased a farm at Palermo in 1911, coming from a farm in the K

    Area landowners were expected to maintain the roads. This crew is working on Dundas Street, also once known as Highway #5.

    A 1906 postcard showing the general store of Lawrence Hagar in Palermo, at the intersection of Dundas Street and Bronte Road (now at Dundas and Old Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario). The cancellation s

    Anson Buck was born near Palermo in 1833 and served the area as a medical doctor for 54 years. His grandfather, Philip Buck was a soldier with Butler's Rangers. Philip and his comrades were captured

    In December 1971, January 1972, Parks Canada photographed those buildings that were 100 or more years old. This Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings was a Centennial Project. The Trafalgar Townsh