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      The OCR files were donated by the Brantford Public Library. Their electronic version of the book is linked to on the right.

      "County of Brant" is used to refer to a geographic region rather than the current municipality by the same name. Maps of Brantford are included in this atlas.

      This binder contains the family history of the Chatterson family, as compiled by Helen Mulligan. It also contains many original historical photos of the Chatterson family and relatives. This collection can be downloaded as an Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF file! Click on the link underneath the picture to the right. …

      The fort is on the site of the first lighthouse on the Great Lakes, destroyed by American forces during the War of 1812. This fort was, in part, built from the ruins of the lighthouse.

      Stereoview of USS MICHIGAN lying in Put-in-Bay, off South Bass Island. The willow tree was planted over the graves of the British and American naval officers killed in the Battle of Lake Erie, 10 Sept 1813, the major naval engagement on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812.

      The hull of the NEW ORLEANS finally collapsed in Feb. 1884.

      The Work of Our Hands chronicles the history of the town of Mount Pleasant from its earliest settlements through the end of the 19th century. In order to have meaning, local history must relate all aspects of a particular community’s development to a larger context. Mount Pleasant stands out as …

      A collection of colour photographs taken by Allana McDougall during the 56th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery 150th Anniversary Freedom of the City Parade. Hosted by Brantford City Hall, the event took place on 24 September 2016. Consisting of a parade and ceremony, the march began at 1 p.m. …

      Harry Herbert Gloster was born in Bristol, England on 1 May 1897 to Rosena Louisa Watts and Harry Daniel Gloster, the owner of a picture framing shop in Bristol. As a child, he sang in the school choir. He started using a ham radio and Morse code at the age …

      Acting Lance Corporal John (Jack) Henry Foster Babcock, (1900-2010) is remembered as Canada’s last known surviving veteran of WWI. Babcock, who enlisted at 15 years of age, was the last link to the 640,000 Canadian men and women who served in the First World War. As a member of the …

      Courtland Casimir Fissette was born on 4 June 1875 to Thomas and Mary J. [Oversholt] Fissette in Nanticoke, Haldimand County. The French Canadian family lived in Walpole, Haldimand when Courtland was a child, and moved to Brantford during his teenage years. He married Anna Margaret Wisner (born 6 November 1876) …

      The History of Brantford’s Second World War Military Training Centre 1940-1946. It must have been an exciting time at camps like Camp 20. Young men—some very inexperienced, just off the farm—were required to attend military camp with such a wide variety of other people. A whole new world of personalities, …

      When WWII began there was a great need for trained aircrew to fight the enemy. A Plan, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, was created that built a massive system of air training facilities across Canada. As one part of this enormous plan Brantford, Ontario became an Air Station training …

      Joseph “Joe” Bialas was born in 1923 or 1924 to John and Katherine (Serdersky) Bialas. He was the second youngest son, with John Joseph being the eldest son, and Frank the youngest. There were also two daughters in the family, Alice and Mary. During the Second World War, he served …

      John Dancavitch, the son of Alex and Norah, was born on 3 November 1921 in Brantford, Ontario. The family moved away from the city while John was a child, although returned when he was fourteen years old. He worked on a farm, then for a year at the Cox-Brook grocery …

      1. Major R. Cuthbertson Muir, The Early Political and Military History of Burford (Quebec: La Cie d'imprimerie commerciale, 1913), 92. 2. F. Douglas Reville, The History of the County of Brant, Volume I (Brantford: The Hurley Printing Company, 1920), 302; Roger Sharpe, The Martial Spirit: A History of the Sedentary …

      Gilbert Wiggins French was born in New Brunswick on 26 May 1843. By the time of the 1851 Census, the family had moved to Burford, Brant County. Single at the age of 26, on 2 May 1870 in Toronto, Ontario, Gilbert enrolled in the Active Militia Corps for the Province …

      Roy Harris Osborn was the ninth of ten children of William and Helen Osborn, born in 1918 or 1919. The family lived at 73 Allenby Avenue, Brantford, Ontario, and they are descendants of the Turtle Clan Mohawks. He attended Bellview School and the Collegiate Institute and Vocational School, both in …

      Courtland Casimir Fissette was born on 4 June 1875 to Thomas and Mary J. [Oversholt] Fissette in Nanticoke, Haldimand County. The French Canadian family lived in Walpole, Haldimand when Courtland was a child, and moved to Brantford during his teenage years. He married Anna Margaret Wisner (born 6 November 1876) …

      Courtland Casimir Fissette was born on 4 June 1875 to Thomas and Mary J. [Oversholt] Fissette in Nanticoke, Haldimand County. The French Canadian family lived in Walpole, Haldimand when Courtland was a child, and moved to Brantford during his teenage years. He married Anna Margaret Wisner (born 6 November 1876) …