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      This lithograph, based on a painting by "Rev. M. A. F.," depicts the downtown area of Paris as it existed in the 1870s along with the Grand River and its bridges. It was originally published in the October 26, 1872 edition of the Canadian Illustrated News. Some time later, a …

      This lithograph, based on a painting by "Rev. M. A. F.," depicts the downtown area of Paris as it existed in the 1870s along with the Grand River and its bridges. It was originally published in the October 26, 1872 edition of the Canadian Illustrated News. This copy is one …

      D.S.Austin, a wooden schooner of 281 gross tons, was owned by Samuel Neff & Sons from 1896 to 1898, when the schooner stranded on Nov. 7, 1898 on Lake Michigan, one-fourth mile north of the Ludington (Mich) piers. The vessel broke up. Cf. History of the Great Lakes, by Beers, …

      The Mary Battle, of St.Catherine Is, Ont.,an old timber carrier was similar in size to hundreds that traded through the old Welland canal. Some of them carried hewn timber, picking up their cargoes along the shores of the upper Great Lakes. then sailing to Kingston. Ont.. where lumber was rafted …

     

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      The photograph is mounted on yellow card stock. Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, consisting of more than 200 member congregations and 78,000 baptized members. The territory of the Eastern Synod runs from Sault Ste. …

      Condition: Good. Seems to be a slight loss of contrast. Yellowed and dirty.

      Copy of Probate of Will of Hon. H. Ruttan Source: M. Austin Acquired: December 2007

      Catherine P. Blair was born at Guildhall, Vermont, U.S.A. in 1804, daughter of James and Anna Blair. She was married to Anson M. Eggleston, and died at Whitby, Ontario, Canada, on November 25, 1873.

      Group of unknown men gathered in front of a wooden building at the entrance to the main mining shaft at Silver Islet.

      This sidewheeler was originally called the 'City of Toronto', then the 'Racine' and finally the 'Algoma'. Built in 1839, the ship was to undergo major transformations in it's lifetime. It retained it's twin walking beam engines, 147 foot hull and 26 ft. diameter paddlewheels., This photo is courtesy of the …

      John and Mary Jane were married 13 Nov. 1872.

      George and Emily are buried in Springcreek Cemetery, Clarkson Road North, Mississauga, Ontario. You can find their inscriptions by searching www.findagrave.com, under Springcreek Cemetery, Missisauga, Ontario. Family member Neil Hoover has created a website, linked here with his permission, so you can explore the Alton, Hardy and Wilson family heritage …

      (Condition: Fair.)

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      This headstone is located in the Second Onondaga Baptist Church Cemetery which was established after the church was built in 1854. The Church and Cemetery are located on 330 Baptist Church Road, 0.3 km south of Mulligan Road. Location: 4-4

      Located right next to the Salt Springs Church on the Grand River, the Salt Springs Cemetery has been in operation since 1822. The cemetery is still active under the management of the Salt Springs Cemetery Board of Trustees. There is a plaque on the property that tells the history of …

      Margaret Prentice was born at Crawford-John, Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1812. She married William Gladstone Sinclair at Wandell & Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland on 28 December 1832. The couple settled in Whitby Township in 1833 and from 1861 onwards they lived at Glenrath Farm on lot 18, Broken Front Concession. Margaret died …

      Janet Sinclair was born at Glenrath farm in Whitby Township in 1842, the daughter of Margaret and William Sinclair. She married James Young and in 1886 she moved to Clinton, Ontario where she died on 29 November 1916. She is buried in Clinton Cemetery.