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      Susanna's parents were Reuben Oakley who had come to Canada from England and his second wife, Mary Inglehart Colanda, the sister of his first wife, Elizabeth Inglehart who had died ca 1832. Reuben and Mary are also buried in Palermo United Cemetery, Trafalgar Township.

      Early land registry records and Trafalgar census records from 1851, 1871, 1881 use the family surname spelling, "Hagar". However, the 1861 census and the family gravestones in the Palermo cemetery use the spelling "Hager". Discussion with family in 2016 shows that most family members use the spelling "Hager" with the …

      Click on "Pages" "Select" to view photographs of Mr. Switzer in his 20th Halton Battalian uniform, a studio portrait, and a modern photograph of the back of the house. More information about the house and Harvey Morris Switzer can be found on the Building Stories Website and Oakville Archives websites …

      A postcard of the H & B Incline Railway in Hamilton, Ontario written and sent by Albert Burgin to his uncle, Walker Smith. Page 2 shows the verso of the card.

      You may also be interested in our record honouring the fundraising cookbooks of Bethel United Church in Drumquin. The link is below the photographs in this record.

      This is the original brick schoolhouse built at Palermo, Trafalgar Township in 1875. The school was hit by lightening and ultimately destroyed, with a new building for the school opening in 1942.

      A link to the Norton's home on the "Building Stories" website is below the family photograph in this record. The house still stands in Glen Williams, Ontario. The family is buried in the Glen Williams cemetery. Theophilus' parents were John William Norton and Margaret (Flinn) Norton. Ann Jane Johnston was …

      The back of this photograph, written by a family member, says John's middle name is, "Durlin". The State 1 Archaeological Assessment of 3340 Dundas Street West, Oakville by Golder Associates, December 19, 2012 says his middle name is "Dorland", explaining that his birth certificate clearly specifies his second name as …

      The family has written that this photo was taken sometime between 1875 and 1880 but it is most likely the engagement photograph, taken prior to their marriage in October 1881. At least one Census spells "Katurah" as "Catura".

      All photographs were taken by David Wendover. A link to the website of Wendover Construction Inc. is included in this record for your further information on this historic area company. A photo of the old school in use from 1875-1942 is also linked to this record for your further information. …

      In the background, you can see the school that was built in 1875. It had two rooms on either side of a central hallway. Named left to right. Back row: Jessie Bullock, Muriel Smith, Eva Vansicle, Teacher Edna Black, S. Anderson, Marie Inglehart. Next row in front: Gwen Smith who …

      Palermo, founded as Hagartown (also written as "Hagarstown", is a former village in Trafalgar Township, Halton County, Ontario. The village was established in 1805 by Lawrence Hagar, a settler to Upper Canada from Pennsylvania at the intersection of Bronte Road and Hwy. 5, (Dundas Street). The village was named Hagartown …

      Thanks from the Trafalgar Township Historical Society to the Burlington Historical Society for the donation of this photograph.

      The Trafalgar Township Historical Society meets at the Palermo Schoolhouse, 2431 Dundas Street West in Oakville.

      Palermo dates from 1835 when the first post office was established at the intersection of “the Dundas highway” and what is now Old Bronte Rd. There are a number of websites dedicated to Oliver Goodison farm machinery which give a history of the partnership which came about because from the …

      The Trafalgar Township Historical Society celebrates Heritage Day every September. In 2007, Oakville's Doors Open was on the same Saturday. The Society's home is the schoolhouse at Palermo, north side of Dundas Street West, just east of Old Bronte Road.

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      This photograph of Billie and Charlotte was taken on their wedding day in 1915 at the "farm on Dundas Hwy." as per the writing on the photograph. Billie and Charlotte had two children, William George Evans who was called, "Evans", and Muriel. They also raised their grandson, Robert Wayne Long, …