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      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 to complete this project.

      St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Palermo, built 1845, is now being raised and a foundation will be built under it. Surrounding it is a quaint country churchyard in which tombstones bear the names of pioneer families of Palermo, sheltered by pine trees whose bare roots reach out like gnarled hands.

      Stanley Wood, husband of Ethel, had owned and run the Palermo general store. After Stanley's death, Mac and Myrtle McGill took it over.

      Mrs Ada Hill, a prominent resident of Palermo, through playing music entirely by ear, has marked ability in that line. She can and has filled in when the pianist of an orchestra form the city failed to turn up. She is a past president of the Palermo Women’s Institute, a …

      Information here has been taken from the Nelson Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History in which Palermo is covered in Book III, pages 41-87, which was prepared sometime about 1960. Also from the writing and documents in the collection of the Trafalgar Township Historical Society. A photograph of the Hall built in …

      The Palermo general store, W.P. Sargent, grocer.

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      An autograph book belonging to Charlotte Waterbury (neé Wettlaufer). She grew up in Hawkesville, then moved to Palermo around 1905. The practice of keeping autograph books was common throughout the mid-19th century, initially popular on college campuses and gradually shifting to become more and more the practice of children, especially …

      An autograph book belonging to Charlotte Waterbury (neé Wettlaufer). She grew up in Hawkesville, then moved to Palermo around 1905. The practice of keeping autograph books was common throughout the mid-19th century, initially popular on college campuses and gradually shifting to become more and more the practice of children, especially …

      An autograph book belonging to Charlotte Waterbury (neé Wettlaufer). She grew up in Hawkesville, then moved to Palermo around 1905. The practice of keeping autograph books was common throughout the mid-19th century, initially popular on college campuses and gradually shifting to become more and more the practice of children, especially …

      Funeral card and notice for Mr. John Paul. Inside reads: Died, in Palermo, on Monday, December 30th, 1929, John Paul in his 50th year. The funeral service will be held at Palermo United Church on Friday afternoon, January 3rd, 1930, at 2:30 o’clock. Interment in the United Church Cemetery, Palermo.

      Died, in Palermo, on Monday, December 30th, 1929, John Paul in his 50th year. The funeral service will be held at Palermo United Church on Friday afternoon, January 3rd, 1930, at 2:30 o’clock. Interment in the United Church Cemetery, Palermo.

      Mrs John Paul and daughter Nellie very gratefully acknowledge your kind expressions of sympathy during their recent bereavement. Palermo Ont, January 8th 1930.

      The Giles family farmed at Merton, Trafalgar Township for several generations. The Merton area (Lots 26-35 2SDS Trafalgar) was settled as early as 1810. The first settlers were David Utter, Joseph Smith, William Bates, Cornelius Tipps and Henry Cale. The community adopted the name "Merton" when the post office opened …

      Mrs Ada Hill Died In Hospital Oakville – A well known resident of the Palermo area for many years, Mrs Ada Hill died on Saturday, in Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hill, who was a Palermo correspondent for the Journal until several years ago, had been a resident of Halton …

      The teaching contract between Mrs. Ethel Wettlaufer and the Trafalgar school area signed April 21, 1948. The salary was $180.00 per month for 10 months beginning starting September 7, 1948. Ethel Wettlaufer attended Normal School (teacher’s college) in Hamilton. She and Eckhardt lived at 2467 Bronte Road in Palermo. She …

      The teaching contract between Mrs. Ethel Wettlaufer and the Trafalgar school area signed March 28, 1950. The yearly salaray was $2000.00 beginning September 5, 1950. Ethel Wettlaufer attended Normal School (teacher’s college) in Hamilton. She and Eckhardt lived at 2467 Bronte Road in Palermo. She taught at the Palermo school, …

      The teaching contract between Mrs. Ethel Wettlaufer and the Trafalgar school area signed April 5, 1951. The yearly salary was $2400.00 beginning September 4, 1951. Ethel Wettlaufer attended Normal School (teacher’s college) in Hamilton. She and Eckhardt lived at 2467 Bronte Road in Palermo. She taught at the Palermo school, …

      The teaching contract between Mrs. Ethel Wettlaufer and the Trafalgar school area signed May 10, 1952. The yearly salary was $2800.00 beginning September 2, 1952. Ethel Wettlaufer attended Normal School (teacher’s college) in Hamilton. She and Eckhardt lived at 2467 Bronte Road in Palermo. She taught at the Palermo school, …

      The teaching contract between Mrs. Ethel Wettlaufer and the Trafalgar school area signed March 18, 1953. The yearly salary was $3000.00 beginning September 8, 1953. Ethel Wettlaufer attended Normal School (teacher’s college) in Hamilton. She and Eckhardt lived at 2467 Bronte Road in Palermo. She taught at the Palermo school, …