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      The 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles was a cavalry unit which participated in many of the most famous battles of the First World War. A good history of the 4th CMR can be found at http://www.4cmr.com/ A link to this website is provided in this record, under the photograph.

      This is a partial transcript of one of 3 correspondence books kept by Kenneth D. Marlatt during his service with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles in France, in 1916. Kenneth Marlatt rose from Lieutenant to Major during his service. The 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles was a cavalry unit which participated …

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      Merton school S.S.#15 was first a log building. A brick one was built in 1857 that was demolished to make way for the Queen Elizabeth Way, and the third school that was built in 1923 closed in 1958 when the new Palermo Public School on Old Bronte Road was opened. …

      Window From The McGregor Hardware Store - Before One of the stained glass windows from the front of the McGregor (originally Kelley) Hardware store, prior to its restoration by descendant Cathy Kelley. The business was started by James Kelley in 1878, and sold to his son-in-law James McGregor in 1893. …

      One of the stained glass windows from the front of the McGregor (originally Kelley) hardware store, after its restoration by descendant Cathy Kelley.

      McGregor's Hardware store was located at 234 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville. From 1855-1878, it was a general store owned by John McCorkindale. John Kelley took it over next; operating Kelley's Hardware store. The old Colborne Street address was 94 Colborne Street East.

      Hand-written recipe for Wheat Wine from Jame's Kelley

      Letter of sympathy from Walter Dymond Gregory, who was a town councilor in 1912, to Mrs. Peter Kelley on the death of her husband.

      This postcard appears to be a confirmation of a purchase made for Peter Kelley

      Born Feb 9th, 1856, died June 4th, 1943. Eldest surviving son of James Kelley and Eliza Ribble. (Their first son, James, died at age 8). Owned the furniture store at the corner of Lakeshore (then Colborne St.) and Dunn. Peter married Catherine Hewitt, granddaughter of Duncan Milloy, builder and resident …

      The children in this photograph are Joseph Woodrow Kelley (1918 – 1998), Francis Harold Kelley (1919 – 1998) Harry (Henry) Bernard Kelley (1921 - ?), and Kathleen Kelley. They are the children of William Kelley and Stella Purcell Kelley, and the grandchildren of Peter and Catherine Kelley. The tall man …

      Joseph Woodrow Kelley with his daughter Catherine (b. 1951) and his father and mother, William and Stella Kelley.

      This photograph shows the students who attended Oakville High School in 1926-7. The principal at this time was R.H. Archibald.

      Front row L-R Jean Hall, Bernice McPherson, Keith Forster, Betty Hoey, Ronald Johnstone, Jacqueline Johnstone, Donald Bradley, Dorothy McPherson, Delores Burnett, Carl Cole. Second Row – Ken Kernan, Kurt Ragut, Norma Fish, Deane Hopper, Lilliam Huey, Glenn Fokster, Illene Forster, Wilson Hoey, Sam McGowan, Donna Hopper Third Row – Raymond …

      James Kelley Sr. was the first of the Kelley family to settle in the Oakville area. While “Kelley” may appear to be an Irish name, it is in fact a corruption of “MacKelley”, and the family can be traced to Southern Scotland. James was born in Wentworth County on February …

      Born November 9th, 1826, daughter of William Ribble and Susan barnes. She is of old German background. James and Eliza had 10 children, two of whom were twin girls. Eliza died Feb 5th, 1901, in Oakville, cause of death “septic poisoning”.

      Farley Mowatt, the Canadian author, spent many summers there. Greenhedges is the house referred to in Mowatt’s “Never Cry Wolf”, as the scene of his rescue of three stranded catfish, and their subsequent demise at the hands of his grandmother and cousin. Mr. Mowat describes this incident as the beginning …

      Born Angelina Kelley, Oct. 12, 1851, Angeline was the second child of James Kelley and Elizabeth Ribble. She had a twin sister, Anne Elizabeth Kelley, who died in infancy on January 15th, 1852, aged 3 months 3 days. Angeline married Taleo Frank Barsottie on Sept 11th, 1890 in Cooksville. They …

      Eldest child of James Kelley and Eliza Ribble, Susan was born on July 30th, 1849, and died January 21st, 1893. She married Captain Daniel Williams, a sailor, on June 26th, 1869. They had one child, James Edgar, who died of Cholera aged 1 year 5 months.