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      County/District/Region: York County Historical Township: Markham Current Municipality: Town of Markham Lot: 29 Concession: 5 Location Address: 11248 Kennedy Road Denomination: Free Presbyterian; United Church of Canada Transcription Status: Transcribed (1969, 1994) Registration Status: Registered Additional Notes: est. c.1849

      As well as controlling water levels, the Big East River system was used every spring for log runs. The various lumber companies in the area stamped thier logs and sent them down the river with the spring runoff. On entering Lake Vernon from the river they were sorted by the …

      As well as controlling water levels, the Big East River system was used every spring for log runs. The various lumber companies in the area stamped their logs and sent them down the river with the spring runoff. On entering Lake Vernon from the river they were sorted by the …

      A lumbering dam built on this site in the 1880s created an artificial lake, Distress Pond, to hold water for log drives. The present concrete dam, built in 1955 by the Department of Public Works, maintains the pond for recreation.

      File Location: Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps "Renown" Collection - Photo Album Page 61 The black photograph album in the collection contains mainly newspaper articles, programs and photographs about the dedication of Kinavy Park and the Renown Sea Cadet Barracks in 1941. The Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps “Renown” Collection …

      Referred to "The Military Arms of Canada" by The Upper Canada Historical Arms Society and "The British Military Longarms 1715-1815' by D.W. Bailey.

      This type of ammunition, known as a grapeshot, was used in artillery during the War of 1812. A round black ball of iron with a pitted surface, this grapeshot has a circumference of 4 1/8 inches. Grapeshot was made up of canvas bags that held a large number of iron …

      Survey map of the Second Welland Canal created by the Welland Canal Company along the western edge of the Town of St. Catharines. Although not labelled, the Second Welland Canal can be seen running through the map along with its tow path, which is located on the southwestern edge of …

      According to entries in the Bell Family Bible, Irene Frances Bell, daughter of George A. Bell and Nellie F. Bell, was born on Jan. 19, 1893. This would make her 16-years-old at the time this photograph was presented in 1909.

      There are various spellings of the Tyrrill name within the Bell family archive. Other forms of the name include Tyrell, Tyrrell, and Terrell.

      File number: 01/pt1/29-1.1 The inscription on the back describes the road as Queenston Road.

      File number: 01/pt1/49-1.1

      File number: 01/pt1/9-2.1

      File Number: 02/pt3/30-1.1 The house in the photograph is possibly the DeCew House located in Thorold. It was the home of John DeCew (De Cou) and headquarters of the British outpost under Lieutenant James Fitzgibbons. It is also where Laura Secord came to warn the British of an impending attack …

      File Number: 02/pt3/31-1.1 The home is now the home of Anna Marie’s daughter-in-law Bessie Dwyer (1980)

      File Number: 02/pt3/38-1.1

      Slide File Number: 03.49-E-1 This image is a duplicate image of 03/pt1/31-1.3 but it has a different inscription.

      Slide File Number: 03.52-E-2 The school was located near Victoria Lawn Cemetery on Queenston Street.

      Slide File Number: 03.53-A-2

      File Number: 02/pt1/1-1.3 Note the incorrect name of the street in the inscription: Lake Avenue. The street name is actually Lake Street.