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  • The First Black Doctor in Canada: Anderson Ruffin Abbott
    The First Black Doctor in Canada: Anderson Ruffin Abbott
    CollectionImageText       Created as part of Black History month programming
    CollectionImageText     Created as part of Black History month programming
    Toronto Public Library
  • Appleton's northern and eastern Traveller's guide
    Appleton's northern and eastern Traveller's guide
    Text       Full Title: Appleton's northern and eastern Traveller's guide : with new and authentic maps, illustrating those divisions of the country; forming likewise a complete guide to the Middle States, Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, the White Mountains, Catskill Mountains, Niagara and Trenton Falls, Saratoga and Virginia Springs &c.; with …
    Text     Full Title: Appleton's northern and eastern Traveller's guide : with new and authentic maps, illustrating those divisions of the country; forming likewise a complete guide to the Middle States, Canada, …
    Brock University Archives
  • James Fortier Letter To W.H. Merritt, Chief Commissioner of Public Works in Toronto- 1850
    James Fortier Letter To W.H. Merritt, Chief Commissioner of Public Works in Toronto- 1850
    Text       A letter written by James Fortier who was the Port Colborne Lighthouse keeper after his War of 1812 Service. He had participated at the Battle of Fort Detroit under Major General Sir Isaac Brock for which he received a medal in 1849. He was also in charge of a gun …
    Text     A letter written by James Fortier who was the Port Colborne Lighthouse keeper after his War of 1812 Service. He had participated at the Battle of Fort Detroit under Major …
  • Marriage Record for Jacob Colton and Mary Ann Ward
    Marriage Record for Jacob Colton and Mary Ann Ward
    Text       This marriage record was taken from the records of St. Jude's Church.
    Text     This marriage record was taken from the records of St. Jude's Church.
    Trafalgar Township Historical Society
  • With Over A Century In Locality
    With Over A Century In Locality
    Text       With Over A Century In Locality Source: Sentinel Star, Progress Ed. 1962 Acquired: January 2008
    Text     With Over A Century In Locality Source: Sentinel Star, Progress Ed. 1962 Acquired: January 2008
    Cobourg Public Library
  • Family Group Record-4908
    Family Group Record-4908
    Text       Family Group Record-4908 Source: Unknown Acquired: May 8, 1991
    Text     Family Group Record-4908 Source: Unknown Acquired: May 8, 1991
    Cobourg Public Library
  • Receipt for work done on Plank Road
    Receipt for work done on Plank Road
    Text       In the year 1850, a company was formed called “The Markham and Elgin Mills Plank Road Company”, with Mathew Teefy as Secretary-Treasurer, to plank the side road from Elgin Mills across to the 4th concession, then south through Victoria Square to Cashel. Toll gates were established where travelers paid for …
    Text     In the year 1850, a company was formed called “The Markham and Elgin Mills Plank Road Company”, with Mathew Teefy as Secretary-Treasurer, to plank the side road from Elgin Mills …
    Richmond Hill Public Library
  • Receipt for measuring of Plank road
    Receipt for measuring of Plank road
    Text       In the year 1850, a company was formed called “The Markham and Elgin Mills Plank Road Company”, with Mathew Teefy as Secretary-Treasurer, to plank the side road from Elgin Mills across to the 4th concession, then south through Victoria Square to Cashel. Toll gates were established where travelers paid for …
    Text     In the year 1850, a company was formed called “The Markham and Elgin Mills Plank Road Company”, with Mathew Teefy as Secretary-Treasurer, to plank the side road from Elgin Mills …
    Richmond Hill Public Library
  • Receipt for building a bridge on Plank Road
    Receipt for building a bridge on Plank Road
    Text       In the year 1850, a company was formed called “The Markham and Elgin Mills Plank Road Company”, with Mathew Teefy as Secretary-Treasurer, to plank the side road from Elgin Mills across to the 4th concession, then south through Victoria Square to Cashel. Toll gates were established where travelers paid for …
    Text     In the year 1850, a company was formed called “The Markham and Elgin Mills Plank Road Company”, with Mathew Teefy as Secretary-Treasurer, to plank the side road from Elgin Mills …
    Richmond Hill Public Library
  • Receipt for contract work on Plank Road
    Receipt for contract work on Plank Road
    Text       In the year 1850, a company was formed called “The Markham and Elgin Mills Plank Road Company”, with Mathew Teefy as Secretary-Treasurer, to plank the side road from Elgin Mills across to the 4th concession, then south through Victoria Square to Cashel. Toll gates were established where travelers paid for …
    Text     In the year 1850, a company was formed called “The Markham and Elgin Mills Plank Road Company”, with Mathew Teefy as Secretary-Treasurer, to plank the side road from Elgin Mills …
    Richmond Hill Public Library
  • George Diebel Biography
    George Diebel Biography
    Text       To see the original document please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library This document has a large stroked out section. The information that's been stroked out indicates that George Diebel took his own life in 1922.
    Text     To see the original document please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library This document has a large stroked out section. …
    Waterloo Public Library
  • Joseph Wordsworth (business advertisement)
    Joseph Wordsworth (business advertisement)
    NewspaperText  Oakville Weekly Sun, 17 Aug 1850, p. 4, column 4     JOSEPH WORDSWORTH, Barber, Hair-Dresser, Curler, (at residences, if required,) Clothes-Cleaner, &c. J. W. would respectfully acquaint his numerous Customers, that he will be found in his shaving-shop at regular hours, where they can be well accommodated with a comfortable shave, and Hair cut in ...
    NewspaperText  Oakville Weekly Sun, 17 Aug 1850, p. 4, column 4   JOSEPH WORDSWORTH, Barber, Hair-Dresser, Curler, (at residences, if required,) Clothes-Cleaner, &c. J. W. would respectfully acquaint his numerous Customers, that he will be found in his shaving-shop at regular hours, …
    Oakville Public Library
  • Kingston Herald (Kingston, ON), Nov. 22, 1850
    Kingston Herald (Kingston, ON), Nov. 22, 1850
    TextNewspaper       p.2 Deck Load Lost - schooner Big Z lost flour overboard on Lake Erie. Nov. 29, 1850 nil (pages 3 & 4 missing) Dec. 6, 1850 nil Dec. 13, 1850 p.1 ad for Bonter's Team-Boat Landing, Bellville. 1851 ...
    TextNewspaper     p.2 Deck Load Lost - schooner Big Z lost flour overboard on Lake Erie. Nov. 29, 1850 nil (pages 3 & 4 missing) Dec. 6, 1850 nil Dec. 13, 1850 …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Steam Propeller Ontario
    Steam Propeller Ontario
    NewspaperText  Charleston Courier, 12 Nov 1850, p. 2     Steam Propeller Ontario. --This afternoon the steam ship Ontario , which arrived at this port on Friday last, from New York, leaves again for that port. The Ontario , as we are informed, intends running regularly between this and New York, and Capt. KITTREDGE, ...
    NewspaperText  Charleston Courier, 12 Nov 1850, p. 2   Steam Propeller Ontario. --This afternoon the steam ship Ontario , which arrived at this port on Friday last, from New York, leaves again for that port. The Ontario , as …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Friday, Oct. 4, 1850
    Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Friday, Oct. 4, 1850
    TextNewspaper       The Storm of Wednesday. - Among the vessels which grounded while entering the harbor in the gale of Wednesday was the schooner Scotland with a cargo of wheat. She lay for a time exposed to the action of the waves, thumping on the bottom, so that ...
    TextNewspaper     The Storm of Wednesday. - Among the vessels which grounded while entering the harbor in the gale of Wednesday was the schooner Scotland with a cargo of wheat. She lay …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Daily Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), June 5, 1850
    Oswego Daily Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), June 5, 1850
    TextNewspaper       Life in a Canal Boat People who have commodious houses and the comforts of life, are often distressed, perchance, because their rooms are small and their houses contracted. They should see how some tidy house-wives live in canal boats, and how they manage to get along, "keep ...
    TextNewspaper     Life in a Canal Boat People who have commodious houses and the comforts of life, are often distressed, perchance, because their rooms are small and their houses contracted. They should …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), May 9, 1850
    Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), May 9, 1850
    TextNewspaper       Business On The Docks. - The harbor is crowded with Steamers, Propellers and Canal Boats. They come in from New York, Troy, and from Albany, by Canal, and from the Upper Lakes, and the Canadian ports, by lake, on the North and on the West. The docks are crowded with …
    TextNewspaper     Business On The Docks. - The harbor is crowded with Steamers, Propellers and Canal Boats. They come in from New York, Troy, and from Albany, by Canal, and from the …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), June 5, 1850
    Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), June 5, 1850
    TextNewspaper       The Horse Boat is almost ready to get up steam for Sodus Bay. Old sorrel is having an extra peck of oats, and his iron-gray yoke-fellow will have additional cat-feed prior to the first experimental trip. Would it not be well to have the inspector of boilers take a look …
    TextNewspaper     The Horse Boat is almost ready to get up steam for Sodus Bay. Old sorrel is having an extra peck of oats, and his iron-gray yoke-fellow will have additional cat-feed …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), June 29, 1850
    Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), June 29, 1850
    TextNewspaper       Evening Promenade On The Lake. - The Piers are used for the double purpose of pleasure and utility. They protect the harbor from the severity of storms, and they furnish a most refreshing and beautiful promenade during the sultry evenings of summer. it is only to be feared that they …
    TextNewspaper     Evening Promenade On The Lake. - The Piers are used for the double purpose of pleasure and utility. They protect the harbor from the severity of storms, and they furnish …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Rochester Advertiser (Rochester, NY), Mon., April 20, 1850
    Rochester Advertiser (Rochester, NY), Mon., April 20, 1850
    TextNewspaper       Wreck of a Genesee Steamer -- We understand that Mr. Snow, of the lake House, and some other gentlemen residing at the mouth of the Genesee River, purchased a few days since a fine little steamer called the Utica, at Sackets Harbor, designed to be used on our River and …
    TextNewspaper     Wreck of a Genesee Steamer -- We understand that Mr. Snow, of the lake House, and some other gentlemen residing at the mouth of the Genesee River, purchased a few …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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