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      Content also includes some regional records (Elzevir, Frankford, Hastings, Hungerford, Huntingdon, Madoc, Marmora, Rawdon, Shannonville, Sidney, Stirling, Thurlow, Trenton and Tyendinaga)

      Scrapbook with miscellaneous newspaper clippings and photos - 1868 - 1870 - donated to the Belleville Public Library

     

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      Joseph Bandel (1826-1896) and Mary Stelzle (1833-1914) both came to Canada from Wurtemburg, Germany. They were married at Toronto in 1854. In 1858 they settled at Whitby. Joseph and Mary Bandel had nine surviving children: Mary Josephine (1858-1927), Joseph George (1860-1883), Joseph Anton (1862-1900), Emeline (1864-1953), Anthony (1867-1946), Louis Stephen …

      Robert J. Wilson was born at Port Hope in 1833 and commenced a legal practice in Oakville. He was a nephew of Judge Zacheus Burnham of Ontario County. Burnham persuaded Wilson to come to Whitby in 1857 where he later entered a law partnership with W.H. Billings. He lived in …

 Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 21 Jul 1868, p. 3     Portrait of Halton Volunteers with studio backdrop of Niagara Falls. Captain James Young (Back, centre, holding sword) of Georgetown is the commanding officer. They were patrolling the Welland Canal against Fenian Raids.

      Bishop Philander Smith, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada from 1847 to 1870, was born in the town of Blenheim, County of Schoharie in New York State on April 27, 1796 and spent his boyhood in Delaware County, New York. In 1815 he moved to Canada, settling at …

      Brooklin Methodist Church was located at 19 Cassels Road East. It was built in 1867 on the south-east corner of Mill Street (Cassels Road) and Princess Street. In 1925 it became the Brooklin United Church.

      Survey map of the Second Welland Canal created by the Welland Canal Company showing a portion of the Grantham Township near Port Dalhousie. Identified structures associated with the Canal include the new towing path. The surveyors' measurements and notes can be seen in red and black ink and pencil. Features …

      Survey map of the Second Welland Canal created by the Welland Canal Company showing a portion of the Grantham Township near Port Dalhousie. Identified structures associated with the Canal include the tow path and floating tow path. The surveyors' measurements and notes can be seen in red and black ink …

      Condition: Copy is good.

      Joseph F. Rainer opened a piano factory on the south side of Mary Street, east of Byron Street in 1860. This factory continued in operation until June 1872 when Mr. Rainer moved to Guelph. The factory was destroyed by fire on November 27, 1873.

      Rev. Matthew Gold was born at Winsford, Somerset, England on 28 February 1835. He arrived in Canada around 1855 settling at Almonds and becoming a teacher at Almonds School in Pickering Township. In later life, he was a supply minister and superintendent of Missions in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Gold …

      Mississauga Heritage identifier is PH1634. A 1989 back view of the house showing a wood frame addition is on the City's Heritage website: http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/allhistoricimages?paf_gear_id=13400033&imageId=4800462n&index=0&returnUrl=%2Fportal%2Fresidents%2Fallhistoricimages Mississauga considers it as part of historic Meadowvale Village which was centered at Derry Road West and the Second Line.

      Card describing the burial arrangements of Laura Secord at Lundy's Lane Cemetary with notation of inscripition on headstone: "Here rests Laura, Beloved wife of James Secord, Died Oct. 17, 1868, Aged 93 Years."

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

      This is the remains of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery in Onondaga. The church was destroyed in the late 1930's and the stones were put in the back corners of the area that was the cemetery. The Cemetery itself is located on 10 Johnson Street. The earliest visible burial …

     

      Survey map of the Second Welland Canal created by the Welland Canal Company showing the canal in the Thorold Township just south of Allanburgh. Identified structures and features associated with the Canal include the Deep Cut and the towing path. The surveyors' measurements and notes can be seen in red …