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      William Peacock had been a seaman and then sea captain before retiring in England. He came to Halton in 1832 with his wife and six of their eventual eleven children. They also owned a homestead in Merton. William and Harriet are buried in the St. Luke's Anglican Church cemetary at …

      A family portrait of Flora Dowsind Peacock & Joseph Forster's children. Back: Caroline, Harriet, Fannie Flora, Pheobe Front; William, Herbert, Mary Ann, Edward, Thomas Joseph

      Clipping from the Hamilton Spectator, Monday, May 14th, 1951. Festival winners – The above group of girls, from the Palermo Public School, won the rural trio class and the Mrs George S. Atkins cup at the annual Halton County Musical Festival held at Milton. The talented youngsters are, left to …

      Back of a postcard sent to George Wettlaufer by the Palermo Women's Institute in 1934. The message reads: Dear George, Sorry to hear of your accident, & hope you will soon be all better.

      There was a school in Palermo as early as 1819. It was one of 3 public schools in Trafalgar Twp. The first school may have been on the same property as the ones built in 1844, 1875 & 1942 or it may have been across the road near the cemetery. …

      Eckhardt Wettlaufer and his sisters Ada Hill, Rosetta Christener, and Charlotte Waterbury, at the family farm on Burnhamthorpe Road and Highway 25 (now Bronte Road), Fairview Farm. Around 1950. The Wettlaufer's also had a family home in Palermo at 2467 Bronte Road.

      Dianne Guertin is one of the girls holding the centennial sign, her brother, Robert Guertin, is in the back row, 2nd from left. The Guertin family lived at the corner of No. 5 Highway (Dundas Street) and Third Line.

      S.S. #2, Palermo, Trafalgar Township. This building is the third school on the site; it was constructed in 1942-1943. It still stands today and is the home of the Trafalgar Township Historical Society, restored to be a working one-room schoolhouse. The extensive Glenorchy Conservation Area is behind it.

      George William Wettlaufer was married to Yvonne Gertrude Beaumont at the Palermo United Church, May 31, 1952.

      George William Wettlaufer was married to Yvonne Gertrude Beaumont at the Palermo United Church, May 31, 1952.

      George William Wettlaufer was married to Yvonne Gertrude Beaumont at the Palermo United Church, May 31, 1952. This photo shows the bride and her father approaching the church.

      George William Wettlaufer married Yvonne Gertrude Beaumont at the Palermo United Church, May 31, 1952.

      Postcard for George Wettlaufer showing the main street of Palermo, 1934. The back reads: Dear George, Sorry to hear of your accident. I hope you will soon be all better. From Palermo Womens Institute. Master Geo. Wettlaufer, Palermo PO, Ontario. Sept 10 1934. George would have been 5 years old …

      In 1905, George Wettlaufer who had been born in Perth County and kept a general store at Hawksville in Waterloo County moved to farm in Trafalgar Township on the 2nd Concession (aka Back Concession) and Highway 25. (In modern times, this is Burnhamthorpe Road and Bronte Road in Oakville, Halton …

      SS #2 Trafalgar was the Palermo school.

      Ron Wettlaufer is on the far left, centre row. Ethel Wetlauffer (his mother) is teaching.

      Possibly taken 1950. S.S. #2.

      Maud Norton was the daughter of Theophlas (also spelled in Census material as Theophilus or Theopholes) and Ann Norton of Esquesing Township. Maud's father was also a teacher, as were her two sisters. Maud was 21 years old in 1905. We believe she is the young woman with spectacles in …

      Photo probably taken in the mid-1950's. There was a school in Palermo as early as 1819. It was one of 3 public schools in Trafalgar Twp. The first school may have been on the same property as the ones built in 1844, 1875 & 1942 or it may have been …

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