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      This scrap picture book was made by a family member for Art. Arthur was born in 1883 so it is likely the book, which has no text, was made for him as a toddler. The pages are made of linen, carefully scalloped around the edges with scissors. The cover was …

      This is a large document which has to be a lower resolution in order to fit the database software sizing. You can enlarge each page by using the "Automatic Zoom" + sign at the top centre of each page to "Zoom In". It is a true copy of each diary …

      Although not yet formally published, copies of David Fearnley's book, "The Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry Cavalry 1848 - 1914", are in the Lancashire Archives in Liverpool, and in the Makerfield reference libraries of Wigan and Ashton in Lancashire, England. The Oakville Public Library has a number of digital records about the …

      For further information about the house, click on the link to the undated Town of Oakville Heritage Assessment Report for the property. This is underneath the photograph, under "Other Web Sites". The ownership and history of the house starts on page 48 of the report internet/pdf version, or 119 of …

      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 stamp is from Toronto.

      Sisters Ethel and Luena Conover dressed for their roles in a play at Wesley Church, Trafalgar Township. The photograph is mounted as a postcard. The back of the card has not been reproduced here as it is blank.

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

      The surname "Conover" was changed by the family from the Dutch, Coevenhoven or also, Van Covenhoven.

      A lovely silk hand-stitched and embroidered postcard sent from France by Canadian soldier George Hawkins to his friend in Trafalgar Township, Ruth Cullingworth. These postcards were made by French people trying to exist in the thick of the war to sell to soldiers.

      The post card front says, "St. Valentine's Greeting" but it was sent on May 11, 1908 so it must have just been handy for use as well as being so pretty. Mary's parents owned a hotel in Hagersville, Haldimand County. According to the wiki managed by Dave Rutherford and linked …

      The Town of Oakville's "back concession" was renamed Burnhamthorpe Road as of January 1, 1967. Burnhamthorpe Road east of 9th Line became part of Mississauga in 1974. Thus, Heritage Mississauga has an excellent write-up on Snider's Corners, linked here for your information.

      Mill ruins on the Sixteen Mile Creek near Cross Avenue in Oakville.

      Further information about Victoria Park, the Hall and rink can be found in the books: Oakville and the Sixteen, and, Oakville; A Small Town 1900-1930 by Frances Robin Ahern.

      Canoeing and games on sixteen Mile Creek in Oakville for Dominion Day.

      The technology embedded in today's digital camera photographs such as GPS location, compass orientation so we know which way the photographer was facing, date, even time of day will do more to help historians with these questions in the future.

      Town of Bronte with Mill on the left and fishing boats,looking towards the harbour.

      This image of the Oakville Harbour likely shows the old bridge across Lakeshore Rd. (Originally Colborne St.), however this is not confirmed.

      Because this clearly shows the bridge having 4 supports, it is likely the bridge over the Sixteen between Cornwall Road to the south and Cross Avenue on the north, just west of Trafalgar Road.

      A postcard depicting the Grank Trunk Depot in Oakville.

      Hog's Back, Oakville, Ont....