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      Comment submitted (December 2023): This image is miscaptioned. It is not the "C.P.R. Station" in Brighton, but the "G.T.R. Station." That is, it is the Grand Trunk Railway station, later Canadian National Railway, built in 1856 and still standing as of 2023.

      Historical Name: Huff House Location: 85 Huff Road Legal Description: BF Concession, Part Lots 6 & 7 Concession. 1 Part Lot 6 Property: House Date of Construction: c. 1880s Heritage Status: Listed Summary of Cultural Attributes: Historical: This house is situated on 75-acre farm that is part of an 86-acre …

      Historical Name: Davidson House Location: 202 County Road 30 Legal Description: Concession 2 Part Lot 1 and Part RD Allow RP 39R7148 parts 1 & 2 Property: Two-storey house Date of Construction: Circa 1900 Heritage Status: Listed Summary of Cultural Attributes: Historical: This house is now located on a nine-acre …

      Historical Name: Hilda Montgomery House Location of Property: 50 Prince Edward Street, Brighton Legal Description: Plan 65 Lot 4 RP 38R2825 Parts 1 and 2 Description: 1 ½ storey house Date of Construction: 1910 at the present site Heritage Designation: Listed Summary of Cultural Attributes: Historical: This house is now …

      Name: Apple Manor Bed & Breakfast Location: 96 Main Street Legal Description: Plan 28 W Part Lot 20 RP 38R2895 Part 1 Description: House Date of Construction: 1843 Heritage Status: Listed Summary of Cultural Attributes: Historical: The Apple Manor B & B is situated on a town lot that is …

      NOTE: Photo is in error and currently being corrected. Historical Name: Nesbitt House Location of Property: 33 Kingsley Avenue Legal Description: Plan 28 Part Blk A Property: House Date of Construction: circa 1883 Heritage Status: Listed Summary of Cultural Attributes: Historical: This house is located on a town lot that …

      Ribbon cutting to open new town hall, 35 Alice Street, Brighton November 1982

      Part of a collection of postcards and death notices from William Latimer's store. This is a Herington & Son photo card, taken by Henry B. Herington and/or Clarence A. Herington They were a father and son photographer team based in Minnesota in the early 1900s. They also ran a studio …

      The First Royal Hudson: 2850 Article reproduced from CPR News, Steel Wheel column by Jonathan Hanna, Corporate Historian. The most famous of the CPR steam locomotives are the Royal Hudsons. And the most famous CPR Royal Hudson is 2850. Across North America, locomotives with the 4-6-4 wheel arrangement are known …

      Stamped on reverse: A Gross Photographer Brighton, C.W.

 The History of Brighton Businesses 1816 to 2009     Image and Text from The History of Brighton Businesses 1816 to 2009 by Susan Brose. To purchase the book, contact Susan at 613.475.1028 or susanbrose@sympatico.ca.

 The History of Brighton Businesses 1816 to 2009     Image and text from The History of Brighton Businesses 1816 to 2009 by Susan Brose. To purchase the book, contact Susan at 613.475.1028 or susanbrose@sympatico.ca.

      Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com Birth*: July 1875; Germany; Date 1875 per Burial. Date Jul 1876 & location Germany per 1911 Census. Guessing this is the father of Edwin C. Boes - and Arnold Boes???1,2 Marriage*: 27 March 1906; London, England; Date Mar 27 1906 & …

      Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com Harrison William Raycraft1,2,3,4 M, #61668, b. 1916, d. 2001 Father*: Walter A. Reycraft2 b. 12 Nov 1888, d. 29 Jan 1975 Mother*: Mattie Pearl Phillips2 b. 6 May 1880, d. 1963 Birth*: 1916; Ontario; Date 1916 per Memorial. Date 1917 & …

      Died: 09 July 1939

      Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com Wilbert Wright1 M, #54526, b. 1918, d. 16 September 1975 Father*: Edward Wright1 b. 26 Jun 1875, d. 20 Aug 1955 Mother*: Emma Melvina Van Slyke1 b. 19 Oct 1877, d. 17 Mar 1969 Birth*: 1918; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; …

      Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com Father*: William "Maurice" Ames b. 28 Apr 1873, d. 22 May 1941 •Mother*: Alice Gertrude McColl b. 26 Sep 1874, d. 22 Sep 1951 •Birth*: 21 September 1904; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.# : Name: Oscar Borden Ames; Date: …

      Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com Father*: William James Belford b. 20 Oct 1833, d. 18 Jan 1916 Mother*: Joanna Orser b. 22 Oct 1838, d. 10 Jun 1927 Birth*: 22 October 1867; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 22 1867 & location Ont. rural per …

      Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com Frederick Jewell Hennessey1,2,3,4 M, #35691, b. 5 December 1913, d. 1988 Father*: Harry Clayton Hennessey2 b. 31 Jul 1887, d. 25 Jun 1917 Mother*: Gladys Florence Steinberg2 b. 1886, d. 1919 Birth*: 5 December 1913; Conc 6 Lot 7, Brighton Twp., …

      Historical Name: Simpson House Location: 61 Simpson Street, Brighton, Ontario Legal Description: Concession 2 Part Lot 4 RP 38R1717 Part 1 less RP 39R8342 Part 1 Property: 2-storey House Date of Construction: 1850 Heritage Status: Listed Summary of Cultural Attributes: Historical: The Simpson House is located on a nine-acre tract …