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The former farmers of the site are remembered in places like Sommerville Road in Acton and Shortill Road in Ballinafad. Likewise families associated with the street give their names to Kirkpatrick Lane in Limehouse or Gardiner Drive in Georgetown. Stewart Maclaren Drive in Georgetown recognizes the Maclaren family whose land the road sits on, but also remembers a pilot killed during the Second World War. Obvious names are not overlooked. Hornby Road was selected to replace Halton Road 3A. Silvercreek Drive is to be found in the hamlet of the same name atop the Niagara escarpment. Finally, the creative process is required for large new developments, like Georgetown South. While famous local names like Barber, Eaton, Webster, and Harley are easily supplied, some extra work is needed for landowners names. When they were exhausted, the Society used names which recalled the roots of the earliest pioneers. Old-country names like Dogahedy and Argyll now grace the streets corners of Georgetown. The Esquesing Historical Society enjoys the consultive role it now plays with the Town and takes its job very seriously. Alter all, street names do reflect the history of a place. It is this fact which places the Society in a difficult position sometimes. Wherever possible the Society supports maintaining the line and sideroad numbers because they accurately reflect the settlement plan of the township. This means that at times the Society must provide a name along with words of protest, like we did with Dublin Line. Nevertheless, we would never forfeit our chance to comment. We have even been known to accept developers names like Turtle Lake Drive at the Blue Springs golf course. The January meeting of the EHS will focus on the street names in Georgetown, particularly the newer street names. Join us in the library of Georgetown's newest school, Ecole Sacre Coeur on Miller Drive.