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  • Marriage Certificate for Eckhardt and Ethel Wettlaufer
    Marriage Certificate for Eckhardt and Ethel Wettlaufer
    Image       Ethel and Eckhardt were part of a double wedding on this day. Ethel's sister Mary Grace married Harry Leedham at the same time. Eckhardt was the youngest son of Elizabeth and George Wettlaufer who had moved their family to farm in Trafalgar Township in about 1896. Their farm was called …
    Image     Ethel and Eckhardt were part of a double wedding on this day. Ethel's sister Mary Grace married Harry Leedham at the same time. Eckhardt was the youngest son of Elizabeth …
    Trafalgar Township Historical Society
  • Double Wedding Photo of the Giles Sisters, 1924
    Double Wedding Photo of the Giles Sisters, 1924
    Image       The Giles sisters on their joint wedding day, Sept 17th, 1924. L-R; Eckhardt Reiner Elton Wettlaufer, Ethel Irene Giles, Rev. George W. Moore, Mary Grace Giles, Harry Leedham. The wedding was in the old Methodist church at Merton although the families were now attending Palermo United as the Methodist and …
    Image     The Giles sisters on their joint wedding day, Sept 17th, 1924. L-R; Eckhardt Reiner Elton Wettlaufer, Ethel Irene Giles, Rev. George W. Moore, Mary Grace Giles, Harry Leedham. The wedding …
    Trafalgar Township Historical Society
  • Painting of Merton School, S.S. #15
    Painting of Merton School, S.S. #15
    ImageText       Merton boundaries were present day Burloak Drive to 3rd Line, the railway tracks near Lake Ontario north to Upper Middle Road. The intersection of Bronte Road (originally called Station Road) and the Queen Elizabeth Way (formerly Lower Middle Road) was the centre of the Merton area. Early area settlers were …
    ImageText     Merton boundaries were present day Burloak Drive to 3rd Line, the railway tracks near Lake Ontario north to Upper Middle Road. The intersection of Bronte Road (originally called Station Road) …
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  • View of Bronte Creek from "Woodlands", 1242 Bronte Road, ca1935
    View of Bronte Creek from "Woodlands", 1242 Bronte Road, ca1935
    ImageText       This photograph and information about James White and George Stuart Atkins have been shared with the Trafalgar Township Historical Society by the Bronte Historical Society. The Bronte Historical Society has a wealth of information on the Bronte area of Halton County, Ontario. A link to their website is provided for …
    ImageText     This photograph and information about James White and George Stuart Atkins have been shared with the Trafalgar Township Historical Society by the Bronte Historical Society. The Bronte Historical Society has …
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  • View of Bronte Creek from "Woodlands", 1242 Bronte Road, ca1935
    View of Bronte Creek from "Woodlands", 1242 Bronte Road, ca1935
    Image       This photograph and information about James White and Dr. George Stuart Atkins have been shared with the Trafalgar Township Historical Society by the Bronte Historical Society. The Bronte Historical Society has a wealth of information on the Bronte area of Halton County, Ontario. A link to their website is provided …
    Image     This photograph and information about James White and Dr. George Stuart Atkins have been shared with the Trafalgar Township Historical Society by the Bronte Historical Society. The Bronte Historical Society …
    Trafalgar Township Historical Society
  • The Old Middle Road Bridge with the New Queen Elizabeth Way Highway Over Bronte Creek
    The Old Middle Road Bridge with the New Queen Elizabeth Way Highway Over Bronte Creek
    ImageText       This photograph taken by George Stuart Atkins have been shared with the Trafalgar Township Historical Society by the Bronte Historical Society. The Bronte Historical Society has a wealth of information on the Bronte area of Halton County, Ontario. A link to their website is provided for your further information.
    ImageText     This photograph taken by George Stuart Atkins have been shared with the Trafalgar Township Historical Society by the Bronte Historical Society. The Bronte Historical Society has a wealth of information …
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  • Merton School To Fall Victim of "Progress", Closed June 1958
    Merton School To Fall Victim of "Progress", Closed June 1958
    Image       Unfortunately, the newspaper clipping is not identified and I cannot locate it in any historical newspaper archive. The paper discolouration is now a yellow-brown. The newspaper is thick, of quality. But, the article can be dated to the end of the school year, June 1958. Other photographs not reproduced here …
    Image     Unfortunately, the newspaper clipping is not identified and I cannot locate it in any historical newspaper archive. The paper discolouration is now a yellow-brown. The newspaper is thick, of quality. …
    Trafalgar Township Historical Society
  • Iron Trestle Section of The Road Bridge Over The Twelve Mile Creek
    Iron Trestle Section of The Road Bridge Over The Twelve Mile Creek
    Imagecomment       The QEW was an Ontario Department of Highways construction project during the Depression. The highway was in use in 1939, formally opened in 1940. A link to the excellent Wikipedia page on "The Middle Road" between Toronto and Hamilton in Ontario is provided for your further information. It includes an …
    Imagecomment     The QEW was an Ontario Department of Highways construction project during the Depression. The highway was in use in 1939, formally opened in 1940. A link to the excellent Wikipedia …
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  • The Results of Fertilizer Experimentation on the Riggs Farm Mangel Field Carried Out by Jno Riggs, Merton, Ontario
    The Results of Fertilizer Experimentation on the Riggs Farm Mangel Field Carried Out by Jno Riggs, Merton, Ontario
    Image       William Riggs holds two photographs showing his son John Riggs standing in fields of mangels. Under the guidance of William's father, Jno Riggs, one field had been treated with fertilizer, the other has not.
    Image     William Riggs holds two photographs showing his son John Riggs standing in fields of mangels. Under the guidance of William's father, Jno Riggs, one field had been treated with fertilizer, …
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  • The Old Middle Road Bridge Over Bronte Creek, ca1939-1940
    The Old Middle Road Bridge Over Bronte Creek, ca1939-1940
    ImageText       This photograph taken by George Stuart Atkins have been shared with the Trafalgar Township Historical Society by the Bronte Historical Society. The Bronte Historical Society has a wealth of information on the Bronte area of Halton County, Ontario. A link to their website is provided for your further information.
    ImageText     This photograph taken by George Stuart Atkins have been shared with the Trafalgar Township Historical Society by the Bronte Historical Society. The Bronte Historical Society has a wealth of information …
    Trafalgar Township Historical Society
  • 1242 Bronte Road, Oakville, Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings, 1972
    1242 Bronte Road, Oakville, Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings, 1972
    ImageText       In December 1971, January 1972, Parks Canada photographed those buildings that were 100 or more years old. This Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings was a Centennial Project. The Trafalgar Township Historical Society has worked with Parks Canada and Library and Archives Canada to find these photographs in the area of …
    ImageText     In December 1971, January 1972, Parks Canada photographed those buildings that were 100 or more years old. This Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings was a Centennial Project. The Trafalgar Township …
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  • 3266 South Service Road, Oakville, Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings, 1971
    3266 South Service Road, Oakville, Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings, 1971
    ImageText       In December 1971, January 1972, Parks Canada photographed those buildings that were 100 or more years old. This Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings was a Centennial Project. The Trafalgar Township Historical Society has worked with Parks Canada and Library and Archives Canada to find the photographs taken in the Trafalgar …
    ImageText     In December 1971, January 1972, Parks Canada photographed those buildings that were 100 or more years old. This Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings was a Centennial Project. The Trafalgar Township …
    Trafalgar Township Historical Society
  • 2363 North Service Road, Oakville, Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings, 1972
    2363 North Service Road, Oakville, Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings, 1972
    ImageText       In December 1971, January 1972, Parks Canada photographed those buildings that were 100 or more years old. This Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings was a Centennial Project. The Trafalgar Township Historical Society has worked with Parks Canada and Library and Archives Canada to find these photographs in the area of …
    ImageText     In December 1971, January 1972, Parks Canada photographed those buildings that were 100 or more years old. This Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings was a Centennial Project. The Trafalgar Township …
    Trafalgar Township Historical Society
  • 2363A North Service Road, Oakville, Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings, 1971
    2363A North Service Road, Oakville, Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings, 1971
    ImageText       In December 1971, January 1972, Parks Canada photographed those buildings that were 100 or more years old. This Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings was a Centennial Project. The Trafalgar Township Historical Society has worked with Parks Canada and Library and Archives Canada to find these photographs in the area of …
    ImageText     In December 1971, January 1972, Parks Canada photographed those buildings that were 100 or more years old. This Canadian Inventory of Heritage Buildings was a Centennial Project. The Trafalgar Township …
    Trafalgar Township Historical Society
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