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      John “Jack” Chapple Tate was the youngest of three children of George R. and Gertrude Louise [Chapple] Tate, born in Paris, Ontario on 19 January 1911. He grew up at 79 Walnut Street, and attended Paris Central Public School, Paris District High School, and St. James Anglican Church. His sister …

      Presbyterian Church in Mount Pleasant

      This binder contains the family history of the Burtch family, as compiled by Helen Mulligan. It also contains many original historical photos of the Burtch family and relatives. This collection can be downloaded as an Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF file! Click on the link underneath the picture to the right. …

      The photographer's name on the back refers to "Brantford, Ont." and not "Brantford, C.W.", which indicates the photo was taken after 1867. This type of print waned in popularity in the 1880s or 1890s.

      This booklet was written in 1983 by Hugh Dermid MacLachlan and Mildred Burtch MacLachlan to provide a short history of the village of Mount Pleasant from 1626 to the present day. You can search for text inside this book! Just type the word or words you want to search for …

      This photo show the Grades 1 and 2 classes of the Mount Pleasant Public School in 1947. It was provided by Pat Phelps Smeaton. This photo is Zoomify enabled! Click on the photo to zoom in and pan around so that you can see faces in full detail. Back row: …

      This binder contains the family history of the Houlding family, as compiled by Helen Mulligan. It also contains many original historical photos of the Houlding family and relatives. This collection can be downloaded as an Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF file! Click on the link underneath the picture to the right. …

      This collection of photos shows the McDiarmid farm in Mount Pleasant through the years, from the early 20th century until the 1980s or 1990s. The farm is located on Ellis Avenue in Mount Pleasant.

      This binder contains the family history of the McDiarmid family, as compiled by Helen Mulligan. It also contains many original historical photos of the McDiarmid family and relatives. This collection can be downloaded as an Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF file! Click on the link underneath the picture to the right. …

      This binder contains a collection of photos of Helen Mulligan's parents, Hugh Dermid MacLachlan and Mildred Chatterson Burtch. Both were prominent local citizens, and Hugh was several times reeve of Brantford Township. This binder also contains some genealogical history about the families. This collection can be downloaded as an Adobe …

      This binder contains the family history of the Chatterson family, as compiled by Helen Mulligan. It also contains many original historical photos of the Chatterson family and relatives. This collection can be downloaded as an Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF file! Click on the link underneath the picture to the right. …

      This 19th century photo depicts members of the McAlister family. The children are Albert (age 2) and Ethel (age 11). It was provided by Linda McAlister during a Digitization Day event held in Mount Pleasant on May 15, 2010.

      This 19th century photo depicts members of the McAlister family. Members of the family depicted include Arthur (back centre), Owen (front left) and Bob (front right). It was provided by Linda McAlister during a Digitization Day event held in Mount Pleasant on May 15, 2010.

      This stock certificate showed that Albert A. McAlister had purchased three shares in the Mount Pleasant Creamery company on January 26th, 1920. It was provided by Linda McAlister during a Digitization Day event held in Mount Pleasant on May 15, 2010.

      This stock certificate showed that Albert A. McAlister had purchased four shares in the Mohawk Sand and Gravel Company on April 13th, 1923. This photograph was provided by Linda McAlister during a Digitization Day event held by the County of Brant Public Library. Do you have any historical items and …

      The Work of Our Hands chronicles the history of the town of Mount Pleasant from its earliest settlements through the end of the 19th century. In order to have meaning, local history must relate all aspects of a particular community’s development to a larger context. Mount Pleasant stands out as …

      This photograph shows the celebration held for the 50th anniversary of the Mount Pleasant Women's Institute on February 9th, 1953. The photo was provided by Linda Guest. This photo is Zoomify enabled! Click on the photo to zoom in and pan around so that you can see faces in full …

      This undated photograph shows an unidentified family outside the Emily Townsend home, now 637 Mount Pleasant Road. The home was built by Alvah Townsend c. 1860 for his daughter Emily. She lived there until 1894, then sold the home to Alfred Grantham in 1894 for $790. Grantham lived there until …

      The original image is noticeably distorted and details are difficult to make out. An enhanced black and white copy is also provided, with a link below the image.

      According to The Work of Our Hands, this image was printed in the Christmas 1892 edition of the Brantford Expositor, and so probably dates to sometime close to that period.