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      This 1900 marriage certificate confirms the wedding of Albert A. McAlister and Aleda Allen on the 19th of October, 1900. The certificate was signed in Mount Vernon; the officiating minister was the Rev. W.H. Haviland, and the witnesses were J.S. Allen and Eliza Allen. This photograph was provided by Linda …

      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 photograph shows a church picnic in Burt's Grove, a mile north of Paris. At one time, a trolley line ran through this area. The area was popular for church picnics. Members of the Crouse family are likely in this image. Ted Wallace has provided information on the location of …

      This late 19th century photograph shows Alice Smith, a member of the Tanner family. She is identified as being "Aunt Eliza's daughter". This photograph was provided by Elaine (Tanner) Culling during a Digitization Day event held by the County of Brant Public Library. Do you have any historical items and …

      This late 19th century photograph shows Eliza Bowden Smith, left, and Lillian Kenspeer. Eliza was a member of the Tanner family, and sister to Mabel Bowden Tanner. This photograph was provided by Elaine (Tanner) Culling during a Digitization Day event held by the County of Brant Public Library. Do you …

      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: …

      The OCR files were donated by the Brantford Public Library. Their electronic version of the book is linked to on the right.

      This land deed between Neville Smith, his wife Martha Smith, and James Hitchcox, all of the town of Paris, transfers a portion of land in exchange for $875. The land is approximately 3/4 of an acre in lots 1, 2, and 3 on the south side of William Street.

      This deed documents the sale of a plot of land to David W.J. Havill from the Canada Permanent Building & Savings Society. Charles and Rose Chamberlain had originally contracted a mortgage for $400 on their property in 1869, but defaulted on their payments and the land was put up for …

      This land indenture between Andrew Aitken and Robert Carrick transfers a tract of land in South Dumfries Township. The land comprises of 100 acres, the north half of lot 33 in the Third Concession; it was sold for the not insubstantial sum of $9000.

      This 1883 document assigns the rights to a patent held by Robert M. Appleton to William W. Clay, one of the operators of the Paris Clay & McCosh knitting mills. Appleton, from New Hampshire, owned the American patent on an invention known as "Appleton's Improved Under Shirt;" he agreed to …

      This copy of Daniel O'Neail's last will and testament outlines his gifts of money and land to his family members. He lived in South Dumfries. The witnesses to the document are John MacMillan and Michael Ryan, both of Paris.

      This 1870 land indenture between Hiram Capron and Lyman Gleason transfers lot 6 on the north side of Capron Street in exchange for $50. The location of this lot can be found on page 40 of the Brant County Illustrated atlas, linked to on the right.

      This 1865 land deed transfers a lot in Paris between Hiram Capron and Daniel O'Neail. The 18 acre lot comprises part of the northern section of lot 32 in the first concession of the Township of South Dumfries; in return, Capron received $1400.

      This 1891 document confirms the High Court of Justice's commission to Frank Smoke for the County of Brant, enabling him to take Affidavits, Depositions, Bail, and other similar actions.

      This 1880 land deed between John and Ellen Irwin, Paris, and William Key, Richwood, transfers a lot of land in Paris in return for $1325. The lot is number 14 on the north side of Banfield Street. The location of this lot can be found on page 40 of the …

      This 1855 land deed is between a number of the Dickson family members and William Geddie. The text of the original indenture is very significantly faded, which renders it difficult to read. Enhanced versions have also been made available.

      This 1856 land deed transfers a lot between Thomas Clark Street and Edward Clarke Campbell, and George Girdwell in return for £124, 11s, 5d. The land sold is in the north quarter of lot 36 in the third concession of South Dumfries Township.

      This land indenture between Banfield Capron & family members and Robert D. Thompson trades a lot of land in the Township of South Dumfries for $140. The lot is identified as lot 8 in Block 5, a subdivision of the north half of lot 30 in the first concession. The …