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      The front cover is missing from this linen book for children published in 1895 but the title is, "The ABC of Animals". A few pages as well as the back cover are shown. This paper book was owned by the Smith family who settled and farmed Lot 34, Con 1 …

      Canada Games was formed in 1886 by its British parent, Copp Clark.

      In another TTHS digital record, you can read the essay written in about 1902 that Dr. Anson Buck wrote on the history of Palermo in Trafalgar Township. About one of the major village businesses, the Palermo Creamery, he wrote "In the year 1895 Harry Heeks established a creamery and ran …

      A list of the honourary members of the (London, England) Royal Geographical Society as at September 30, 1921 includes in its list, "Greenly, Major-Gen. Walter Howorth, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. Titley Court, Herefordshire ; and Trail Farm, Palermo, Ontario."

      The village of Palermo was at the intersection of Dundas Street and Old Bronte Road. The Palermo community is referenced back in the 1841 census. Palermo is one of the many Halton name connections to the life and times of Lord Horatio Nelson, British Admiral (1758-1805). Nelson was in Palermo, …

      As early as 1817, settlers in Trafalgar Township were proud of their butter and cheese making businesses. In 1817, Robert Fleming Gourlay, a Scot whose sympathy lay with farmers, not British government and who had previously provided information on the poor in the United Kingdom at the request of the …

      This paper book was owned by the Smith family who settled and farmed Lot 34, Con 1 SDS (near Palermo) in the 1800's through to the early 1970's when the farm was expropriated for Bronte Provincial Creek Park. Only those pages shown here were photographed; the whole catalogue was not …

      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 …

      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 …

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

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

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      Reverend Thomas Boyd ministered last at Walton Memorial Methodist Church.

      The congregation started in 1812 as a Methodist Church. The building was erected in 1867. In 1925, this church became a part of the United Church of Canada. The church is at 2521 Dundas St W, Oakville, ON. A link to the church website is included here.

      The congregation started in 1812 as a Methodist Church. The building was erected in 1867. In 1925, this church became a part of the United Church of Canada. The church is at 2521 Dundas St W, Oakville, ON. A link to the church website is included here. This picture is …

      The congregation started in 1812 as a Methodist Church. The building was erected in 1867. In 1925, this church became a part of the United Church of Canada. The church is at 2521 Dundas St W, Oakville, ON. A link to the church website is included here. This picture is …

      The congregation started in 1812 as a Methodist Church. The building was erected in 1867. In 1925, this church became a part of the United Church of Canada. The church is at 2521 Dundas St W, Oakville, ON. A link to the church website is included here. This picture is …

      The Darlington's were very active members of the congregation at Palermo Methodist Church. In 1925, this church became a part of the United Church of Canada. Their family dedicated a stained glass window of Jesus and the Children "Suffer Little Children to Come Unto Me" in the church to their …

      The congregation started in 1812 as a Methodist Church. The building was erected in 1867. In 1925, this church became a part of the United Church of Canada. In 1982, an addition to the back of the church was underway. Matching bricks from another building were found and people chipped …