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      To view the other photographs of the exterior, click on "Pages Select". To view photographs of the smith and the interior of the building, click on the link.

      To view the other photographs of the interior, click on "Pages Select". To view photographs of the exterior of the building, click on the link.

      Palermo boasted, at one time, 300 residents and a foundry that rivaled the Massey Ferguson Plant. It was part of the Underground Railroad, had one of the first grammar schools in the province and had one of the first public schools to include music as part of its curriculum,” said …

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      Seated second in from left is possibly Clara Harrison, nee Wilkinson. Standing at the back on the right in a flowered top with lace collar is May Norton, nee Martin. Reverend Newton Smith is in the centre of the group.

      3269 Dundas Street West is part of Lots 33 and 34, Concession 1, Township of Trafalgar, now in the Town of Oakville. North side of Dundas, west of Bronte Road. The property includes 3271 Dundas Street and from 1945 to at least 2014, has been called "Lazy Pat Farm". See …

      Click on "Pages" "Select" to view photographs of Mr. Switzer in his 20th Halton Battalian uniform, a studio portrait, and a modern photograph of the back of the house. More information about the house and Harvey Morris Switzer can be found on the Building Stories Website and Oakville Archives websites …

      Arthur is referred to in a family history as a seaman but in 1918, he took over the family farm in Palermo which was at Lot 34, Concession 1, South of Dundas Street.

      A postcard of the H & B Incline Railway in Hamilton, Ontario written and sent by Albert Burgin to his uncle, Walker Smith. Page 2 shows the verso of the card.

      John's family spelled his middle name as "Durlan" in many documents but his birth certificate says it is "Durland".

      You may also be interested in our record honouring the fundraising cookbooks of Bethel United Church in Drumquin. The link is below the photographs in this record.

      This is the original brick schoolhouse built at Palermo, Trafalgar Township in 1875. The school was hit by lightening and ultimately destroyed, with a new building for the school opening in 1942.

      A link to the Norton's home on the "Building Stories" website is below the family photograph in this record. The house still stands in Glen Williams, Ontario. The family is buried in the Glen Williams cemetery. Theophilus' parents were John William Norton and Margaret (Flinn) Norton. Ann Jane Johnston was …

      You can view the complete newsletter in full text by clicking on "Original PDF" on the right side of the record. Individual pages can each be viewed in PDF format by clicking on "Pages" "Select" at the top left of the record. All TTHS Newsletters can be easily retrieved by …

      Mrs. W. Smith of Palermo was Mabel (Bridgman) Smith. She was born and raised in Zimmerman, Nelson Township, Halton County. Zimmerman was at Appleby and 2nd Lines.

      The back of this photograph, written by a family member, says John's middle name is, "Durlin". The State 1 Archaeological Assessment of 3340 Dundas Street West, Oakville by Golder Associates, December 19, 2012 says his middle name is "Dorland", explaining that his birth certificate clearly specifies his second name as …

      The family has written that this photo was taken sometime between 1875 and 1880 but it is most likely the engagement photograph, taken prior to their marriage in October 1881. At least one Census spells "Katurah" as "Catura".

      This grain threshing machine was on the farm of the Smith family sometime in about the early 1920s. Most farmers would not have purchased their own thresher but arranged with the owner to come in turn to their farm. The man near the rear of the machine is likely Arthur …

      In 1889, Walker Smith was owner of the farm on Lot 34, Concession 1, S.D.S, (later known as 3340 Dundas Street West, Oakville). A few years earlier, he had taken over from his parents who first started the farm in 1831.