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      This photograph shows the final closing of Mordue's Confectionery and Hardware Store in Mount Pleasant in May, 1979. The store was on the site where 796 Mount Pleasant Road was built in 2007. This photograph was provided by Melba Merritt during a Digitization Day event held by the County of …

      From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This clipping contains the one-part article Burford Superstitions, which ran on October 24, 1979. It describes the superstitions which were common in Burford's past. These articles …

 Robertson, Mel, 13 May 1979     From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This clipping contains the first two parts of the article Burford Weather, which ran on May 13 and May 20, 1981. It describes the historical climate …

 Robertson, Mel, 28 Nov 1979     From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This clipping contains the first part of the article Burford's First Family, which ran on November 28, 1979. It provides the history of Burford's earliest settlers. …

 Robertson, Mel, 17 Oct 1979     From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This clipping contains the one-part article Autumn Pleasures, which ran on October 17, 1979. It describes the recreational activities which were popular during the autumn in …

 Robertson, Mel, 5 Sep 1979     From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This set of clippings contains the one-part article The Penny World, which ran on September 5, 1979, and the two-part article The Premium World, which ran …

      From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This clipping contains the article Autumn Pleasures describing children’s life in Burford in the 1920s. The article may not have been republished. Newspaper clippings donated by …

      From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This clipping contains the article "Up in the Air and Down". The article may not have been republished. Newspaper clippings donated by Liz (Robertson) Brown; reprinted …

      From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This clipping contains the article "The Penny World". The article may not have been republished. Newspaper clippings donated by Liz (Robertson) Brown; reprinted with permission from …

      This photograph depicts an ice jam on the Grand River in Paris, Ont. The original photo was provided by Barbara Sparks.

      Contributed by Paris Museum and Historical Society. This article originally appeared on the County of Brant wiki at ourbrant.wikia.com. It has been included in this collection for ease of research.

      This document is a partial summary of the settlement and history in Conboyville. The document was written by Ruby Johnson in 1979.