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      The Canadian Literary Institute, which was incorporated in 1857, opened in 1860 and renamed Woodstock College in 1883. Sponsored by the Baptist Church, it was a co-educational institution providing training in theology and arts, and at one time was expected to attain full university status. In 1881, its faculty of …

      The top left churche is now the Burgessville United Church and it was originally built in 1899 as a Methodist Church. In 1887 the original (white brick) church building was constructed. In 1899 the present (red brick) church began construction and it officially opened in January 1900. The bottom right …

      A Bird's Eye view of Brighton, Ontario, Canada. Home of the Applefest.

      This is a postcard with a photo of the south view of the Snowball Grist Mill (on the right), taken from the Main Street South and High Street intersection. The former Commercial Hotel is present in the right foreground of the photograph. After 1899, the former hotel was used as …

      The Pate-Jones Collection consists of some photographs of the family members and a large group of letters. The majority of the letters are written by Margaret nee Wilson, and some by her husband Howard Jones, to their sons Barry and Stewart Jones, or to Mr. and Mrs. Pate. From 1940 …

      This is a view of main street in Tillsonburg, Ontario.

      This is a view of Broadway in Tillsonburg, formerly named Main Street.

      This is a view of Broadway in Tillsonburg, formerly known as Main Street.

      This is a view of Main Street in Tillsonburg.

      This is a view of Oxford and London streets as well as Sulpher Spring.

      This is a view of one of Tillsonburgs many mills.

      The plant opened in 1908, and in the 1920s the Canadian Milk Products Company took over and started manufacturing powdered milk. The plant was closed in 1968 and was later demolished.

      This is a view of the old water tower on Lake Joseph.

      This is a view of one of Tillsonburgs many mills.

      This is a view of some of the mills in Tillsonburg.

      In January of 1893, the Matheson House was destroyed by a pre-dawn fire. Matheson would later rebuild, but in 1907 when he lost the business it became known as the Arlington Hotel. The hotel was destroyed by a fire in 1967.

      Joseph Laycock purchased the property in 1839 and the mill was put into operation in 1840. David Shawe became the owner in 1881. D.R.Ross purchased the mill in 1883 and installed new oatmeal equipment, storage buildings and steam tower in 1887. He sold the business to the Ontario Cereal Company …

      The company manufactured condensed milk, which is evaporated milk with sugar added. The company originated in St. Charles, Illinois. In 1899 they sought to open a factory in either Woodstock or Ingersoll in Canada. Because the factory required milk to be easily accessible in a five mile radius of the …

      This is a view of Dundas Street in Woodstock looking west. in this picture you can see many store fronts as well as the old post office.

      Central Public School was built in 1880. The school grounds were known as court house square that was part of the clergy reserves. In 1878 the Woodstock public school trustees purchased the property from old St. Paul's to accommodate the school.