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      The image of the funeral card of James Ford, who died in Glen Morris on Monday, Apr. 12th, 1915, at 5:30 p.m., in his 78th year.

      The image of the funeral card of Nancy Grier, who died in South Dumfries on Tuesday, Mar. 14th, 1916, at 3:00 p.m., aged 68 years. She was the eldest daughter of the late John and Mary J. Grier.

      The image of the funeral card of William Ronald, Sr., who died in the Township of South Dumfries on Monday, Jun. 8th, 1885, at 4 p.m., aged 60 years, 1 month and 24 days.

      These two memos were created by the Penmans Limited clothing company pertaining to its immigrant workers. Through much of the 20th century, Penmans solicited employees in parts of England and Canada and aided them in immigrating to Canada to work at the Paris mills. While Penmans would pay for their …

 The Paris Star (Paris, Ontario: The Paris Star), 11 Feb 1852     This issue of The Paris Star is from Wednesday, February 11, 1852; it is one of the oldest surviving complete issues of this newspaper. Many of its issues prior to 1900 were destroyed in a flood at the Star's headquarters. This online edition was scanned from a reprinted edition created …

      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 unverified article originally appeared on the County of Brant wiki at ourbrant.wikia.com. It was contributed by a member of the community. It has been included in this collection for ease of research.

      This photograph depicts the 1912-1913 troup of the Paris Boy Scouts. They were the winner of that year's Dominion scouting competition, which granted them the title of King's Troup of Canada. The leaders depicted include C.B. Robinson and Alfred Scott (third from left). Brian Stewart submitted the name of the …

      This photograph, taken August 1st, 1901, depicts the Paris Tennis Club. The man at the far right of the image is A.H. Baird, founder of the Wincey Mill and at one time mayor of Paris. For a complete list of the persons depicted, consult the "Inscription" field. This image was …

      These photographs depict two historic South Ward schools in Paris, Ontario. The older school was built in 1868; the newer school replaced it c. 1900. The lower image was printed on the thirteenth page of photographs in At the Forks of the Grand: Volume II by D. A. Smith.

      This 1887 document mortgages a plot of land held by George F. and Emma Birley for $2600 from William R. Baker, the mortgagee. The lot mortgaged is lots number 5 and 6 in the north side of Capron Street in Paris.

      This 1923 pamphlet was created in order to attract workers to Paris in order to work for the Penmans Limited knitting mill. At this time, Penmans advertised and recruited widely in order to attract workers, primarily, women, from Canada and from Great Britain, whom they would bring to Paris in …

      This photograph depicts a Penmans Limited employee picnic that took place on August 9th, 1924. This photo is Zoomify enabled! Click on the photo to zoom in and pan around so that you can see faces in full detail.

      This photograph depicts a Penmans Limited "stag picnic" for male employees, held in 1912. This photo is Zoomify enabled! Click on the photo to zoom in and pan around so that you can see faces in full detail.

      This item was digitized on November 14th, 2009, during a Digitization Days event at the Paris Branch of the County of Brant Public Library.

      This agreement documents Capron's sale of a strip of land to allow the Great Western Railroad Company to run a track on his property. He additionally sold a plot to allow for the construction of a depot, and agreed to construct a wooden fence along the length of this track. …

      A Movement of the Spirit: the History of St. James Anglican Church, Paris, 1839-2010, by Roger Sharpe.

      Certain names may not be accurate in the captions. Bertha Baird is sometimes spelled as Bereta Baird Two photographs and a postcard at the end of the envelope, which are more recent than the rest of the envelope's contents, have been omitted due to copyright. Provided by Ray McCoy.

      A collage of 66 vignettes of men in World War I military uniforms with their name listed below. In the centre "1915 Paris" is flanked by two crossed Union Jacks. The collage is signed on the bottom right corner “C. Plomby Paris”. Name of individuals listed from the top row …

      House Summary The Penman’s Workers Cottages were built by John Penman for workers at the Penman’s Mill, starting in 1916. The Cottages consist of both semi-attached and single detached homes along the Grand River on Willow Street. The four semi-attached homes were built first in 1916 followed by the single …