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      Place Settings is the final project of the County of Brant Public Library's 2016-2017 Writer-in-Residence Program. This anthology showcases 16 unique non-fiction pieces by local writers about their personal connections to the County of Brant’s geography and history. The anthology includes stories that range from the singularity of a park …

 Robertson, Mel, 14 Jul 1980     From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This clipping contains the first part of the article A Burford Landmark - What Next?, which ran on July 14, 1982. It was written in response …

      From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This set of clippings contains the six-part article A Cry of Fire, which ran from November 3 to December 8, 1976. It describes the history of …

 Robertson, Mel, 28 Nov 1979     From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This clipping contains the first part of the article Burford's First Family, which ran on November 28, 1979. It provides the history of Burford's earliest settlers. …

 Robertson, Mel,     From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This set of clippings contains the five-part article Mills of Yesteryear, which ran from April 13 to May 6, 1977. It describes the various historical mills …

      This book by Joseph A. Scott traces the history of the "forgotten" Carlyle brother, John Carlyle. He was the half-brother of the much more famous Thomas Carlyle, historian and philosopher. John was born in Scotland, but emigrated to North America and eventually moved to Mount Pleasant, where he lived most …

      This binder contains the family history of the Burtch family, as compiled by Helen Mulligan. It also contains many original historical photos of the Burtch 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. …

      This photograph depicts Amelia Capron Baird, the daughter of Hiram Capron's brother Horace. She had one sibling, Cynthia, and three half-siblings, Charles Bruce, Aden and Margaret. Photographs of them are also available and are linked to on the right. This photograph was scanned from an album once owned by Mary …

      This item was digitized on November 14th, 2009, during a Digitization Days event at the Paris Branch of the County of Brant Public Library.

      This binder contains the family history of the Houlding family, as compiled by Helen Mulligan. It also contains many original historical photos of the Houlding 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. …

      This 1887 document mortgages a plot of land held by George F. and Emma Birley for $2600 from William R. Baker, the mortgagee. The lot mortgaged is lots number 5 and 6 in the north side of Capron Street in Paris.

      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 …

      From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This clipping contains the article "The End of an Era" describing the history of retail business in Burford. The article may not have been republished. Newspaper …

      This binder contains information on the hamlet of Woodbury, which is located in the former Township of Burford, Ontario. It focuses on relatively recent history, and is arranged around three landmarks: Woodbury Public School Woodbury Church Woodbury General Store In addition to Betty Ames's own writing this binder contains articles …

      This article originally appeared on the County of Brant wiki at ourbrant.wikia.com. It has been included in this collection for ease of research.

      This article originally appeared on the County of Brant wiki at ourbrant.wikia.com. It has been included in this collection for ease of research.

      A History of the Witteveen family from Friesland from 1650 to the present, published by C. H. Witteveen Rosendaal in the Netherlands.

      From left to right: R. Snyder, Ernie Harrott, Bruce Artridge, Peggy Harrott, Charles Duncan, Allan Lapport. The dog's name is Ricky.

      The photograph depicts Kindergarten students from the Dumfries public school. The photo was provided by Cliff Jones during a Scan and Share History event in St George on 29 October 2011.

      From left to right: First row: Jack Jamieson, Mac Howell, Alan Daniwel, Bill Howell, Sadie McGregor, Alison [?], Gord Stobbs. Second row: Olivine Cornell, Janet Loker, Mabel Neil, Shirley Artridge, Nora Patterson, Jack Tolhorit, Rosle Golden. Third row: Mary Gordon, Phylus Foulis, Marc Wood, Jim Tolaurst, Harry Brennan, Harold Brennan, …