MG1 A2
Esquesing Historical Society Collection
1 Newspaper Articles Related to Esquesing from Various Sources, 1829 Onwards
1.01 File 1
1.01.01 Entrance Examination, July 1887, copy
1.01.02 Entrance Examination, July 1887, original
1.02 File 2
1.02.01 A Glossary for New Comers, Georgetown Herald Jan 8 1970
1.02.02 "So Many Memories", Georgetown Herald Feb 6, 1985. Acton High School Reunion
1.02.03 "Georgetown Pioneers", May 12 1937 Georgetown Herald. Kennedys, United Empire Loyalists.
1.02.04 "Distant Reader Clarifies Paper Mill Dam History", Georgetown Herald, Aug 11, 1976, page 5 by Samuel Allen.
1.02.05 "He Molded A Once Rejected Idea Into A Master Mechanics Dream", Toronto Star Dec 10 1991. Jobst Gellert
1.03 File 3 1890-1909
1.03.01 Clipping of excerpt from the Toronto Mail June 24 1893 . Paper Mill and Barbers.
1.03.02 "Supplement to the Herald" Jan 16 1893 (2 copies). Social and Personal.
1.03.03 Oct 21 1903. Deaths and advertisements.
1.04 File 4 1870-1889
1.04.01 Ad for Furniture. C. Thayer, Main Street, Georgetown. (3 copies)
1.04.02 Part of Acton Free Press, Thurs Jan 17 1880. Personal news.
1.04.03 Part of The Brampton Conservator: May 23 1889, May 30 1889, July 11 1889, June 5 1889, June 27 1889. Personal Triumphs and Tragedies.
1.04.04 The Guelph Weekly Mercury and Advertiser, October 17,1889. Acton Union Exhibition described. (The same account, complete with the Mercury's comments, appears in the Acton Free Press, Page 1 and 2, October 17, 1889.)
1.05 File 5 1830-1849
1.05.01 The Patriot Aug 18 1837, Aug 14 1835. Political Meeting
1.05.02 Canadian Alliance of Esquesing March 12, 1835
1.05.03 Montreal Gazette: Aug 29 1937, July 7 1836, March 1837
1.05.04 Part of Paper 1835
1.05.05 Western Mercury (Hamilton): Mar 10 1831-Sept 29 1831, Feb 2 1832, Aug 9 1832, Oct 11 1832, May 19 1834
1.05.06 The St. Thomas Liberal, Thurs Nov 2 1832. New Post Office
1.05.07 Patriot (Toronto): June 2 1835, Aug 4 1835, Aug 19 1835, Sept 25 1835, Jan 20 1837, Aug 18 1837, Aug 22 1837. Political
1.05.08 Colonial Advocate: Sept 1 1831, Jan 6 1831. Landowners Meeting
1.05.09 Morning Courier: Aug 31 1837 (2 from that date)
1.05.10 Montreal Gazette: Nov 1836 (2), July 12 1836 (2), Sept 24 1835
1.06 File 6 1860-1869
1.06.01 The Canada Farmer
1.06.01.01 Oct 1 1864
1.06.01.02 Aug 1 1864
1.06.01.03 June 1 18
1.06.01.04 July 1 1865
1.06.01.05 Aug 15 1865
1.06.01.06 Sept 15 1865
1.06.01.07 Oct 16 1865
1.06.01.08 May 15 1866
1.06.01.09 Oct 15 1866
1.06.01.10 July 2 1866
1.06.01.11 Nov 15 1866. Grain Crops described.
1.07 File 7 1820-1829
1.07.01 Paper, Oct 1824
1.07.02 The Gazette
1.07.02.01 Sept 3
1.07.02.02 Jan 21 1826
1.07.02.03 Sept 10 1829
1.07.02.04 March 26 1829. Marriage Announcement
1.07.03 The Colonial Advocate
1.07.03.01 Jan 17 1828
1.07.03.02 Aug 26 1824
1.08 File 8 1817, 1847
1.08.01 Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine Mar 1820.
1.08.02 British Whig 1817
1.09 File 9
1.09.01 The Daily Leader
1.09.01.01 Sat Nov 5 1853
1.09.01.02 Oct 21 1853
1.09.01.03 Thurs Oct 18 1853
1.09.01.04 Mar 31 1855
1.09.01.05 Mar 30 1855
1.09.01.06 Mar 10 1855
1.09.01.07 Feb 16 1855
1.09.01.08 Feb 14 1855
1.09.01.09 Nov 18 1854
1.09.01.10 Nov 1 1854
1.09.01.11 Oct 26 1854
1.09.01.12 Sept 4 1854
1.09.01.13 July 31 1854
1.09.01.14 May 1 1854
1.09.01.15 Fri April 7 1854
1.09.01.16 Mar 25 1854
1.09.01.17 Wed Mar 15 1854
1.09.01.18 Mar 13 1854
1.09.01.19 Mar 11 185
1.09.01.20 Mar 6 1854
1.09.01.21 Apr 3 1855
1.09.01.22 Apr 25 1855
1.09.01.23 Apr 7 1855
1.09.01.24 May 17 1855
1.09.01.25 Sept 1 1853
1.09.02 Guelph Advertiser
1.09.02.01 July 19 1855
1.09.02.02 Nov 15 1855 (2)
1.09.02.03 Mar 23 1854
1.09.02.04 Mar 16 1854
1.09.02.05 Apr 15 1852 (2)
1.09.02.06 Aug 31 1854
1.09.02.07 July 6 1854
1.09.02.08 Mar 1 1855
1.09.02.09 Aug 31 1854
1.09.02.10 July 6 1854
1.09.02.11 Jan 25 1855
1.09.02.12 Nov 2 1854
1.09.02.13 Sept 11 1854
1.09.02.14 Aug 4 1853
1.09.02.15 Sept 1 1853
1.09.02.16 May 27 1852
1.09.02.17 April 15 1852
1.09.02.18 Apr 8 1852
1.09.02.19 Mar 4 1852
1.09.02.20 Nov 27 1851
1.09.02.21 Jan 14 1850
1.09.02.22 Jan 24 1850
1.09.02.23 Jan 31 1850
1.09.02.24 Apr 4 1850
1.09.02.25 April 11 1850
1.09.02.26 Apr 18 1850
1.09.02.27 Aug 28 1851
1.09.02.28 June 3 1852
1.09.02.29 June 17 1852
1.09.02.30 June 24 1852
1.09.02.31 Aug 12 1852
1.09.02.32 Aug 26 1852
1.09.02.33 Jan 20 1853
1.09.02.34 Mar 24 1853
1.09.02.35 Apr 28 1853
1.09.02.36 Oct 9 1851
1.09.02.37 July 28 1853
1.09.02.38 July 5 1855
1.09.03 The Globe
1.09.03.01 Mar 16 1854
1.09.03.02 Mar 2 1854
1.09.03.03 May 17 1853
1.09.03.04 May 11 1854
1.09.04 Hamilton Spectator Journal of Commerce
1.10 File 10
1.10.10 Paste-ups for Previous Articles in this Box
1.11 File 11 Ontario Newspapers Acc# 94.37
1.11.01 The Evening Globe March 1 1871
1.11.02 The Brantford Expositor, March 3 1947
1.11.03 The Toronto Mail 1893
1.12 Listowel Banner- file of references
1.13 Coburg Star- 1831
1.14 Milton Champion, Oct 14 1954
2 Births and Deaths in the Herald, Dec 13 1916-Jan 23 1918
3 Miscellaneous History File – Halton County Acc # 94.37
3.01 The Province of Ontario: A History
3.02 Story of 6 counties of Ontario
3.03 The Origin and Meaning of Place Names in Canada
3.04 Canada, Past, Present and Future
3.05 Report on the Rural Communities in Halton
3.06 Canada, Past, Present and Future (copy #2)
3.07 Halton District Museum
3.08 The Auction Fever, vol. 7 No. 25, Oct 14, 1999 -– Sale listing for Estate of Jean Ruddell – listing refers to “W.T. Jackson, Cheap Cash Store, Georgetown.”
3.09 Historical Players
3.10 Halton Emblem
3.11 Sources of Material for a History of Halton
3.12 Canadian Champion Clipping 1910
3.13 Overview of Halton Region
3.14 Region Coat of Arms
3.15 The Corporation of Halton Hills
3.16 Julian Reed, MP Halton, 2000 Calendar, Celebrating Halton
4 Halton County: Transportation
4.01 Frank Lowe recalls 51 Years on the Railroad." Barrie Examiner March 1965
4.02 "The Day Gasoline Prices went down." Herald June 23 1976 Pioneer Days Supplement (2 copies)
4.03 "Snow's Road a 4 Million Dollar parkway to nowhere…" Toronto Star June 15, 1983
4.04 "CN Plans to Abandon Northern Line..." Independent Feb 6 1974 (2 copies)
4.05 Proposal for Guelph York Road Canadian Freemen 1927
4.06 The Guelph & York Road Canadian Freemen 1827
4.07 York & Guelph Road Colonial Advocate 1827
4.08 Photo of Toronto Suburban Railway Building in Georgetown (later Georgetown Dairy)—Photocopy
4.09 Photo of Toronto Suburban Railway Building in Georgetown (later Georgetown Dairy)—Photocopy from a different angle
4.10 "Transit Link goes forward into Past." Globe & Mail Nov 29 1982
4.11 Toronto Suburban Railway Schedule from May 10 1918—Photocopy
4.12 Rails from the Junction by James V Salmon
4.13 Georgetown Station Articles
4.13.01 Group seeks to save railway station." Toronto Star April 27 1995
4.13.02 Georgetown-CN Pensioner’s Association Newsletter. April 1993
4.13.03 "Via Rail/Go Transit Station Georgetown, Ontario." Historical Sites and Monuments Board of Canada-Railway Station Report. (2)
4.13.04 Alterations and Alternatives to Georgetown Station-Blueprint
4.13.05 English Translation of Michel Dupuy’s letter to Mr. Tellier. Designation of Georgetown Via Rail and CN Station as a heritage railway station.
4.13.06 "Heritage Character Statement." Historic Sites and Monuments board of Canada-Heritage Railway Stations (2)
4.13.07 Georgetown’s VIA Rail station being restored to its grand past. Toronto Star, February 09, 1988, By Richard Jordan.
4.14 Highway 407 Info Brochure II June 1994
4.15 Correspondence from Charles Cooper regarding Hamilton Northwestern Railway
4.16 “Goodbye Iron Horse” 1971 (00.21
4.17 Calamity Junction Again, Freights in Spectacular Crash. Fireman, Engineer Injured but Diesels are Only Fatalities. Georgetown Herald, July 7, 1960, Page 1.
4.18 Passenger Service Ends Northern Line Railway. Service Inaugurated in 1871 Ceased Saturday. Georgetown Herald, July 7, 1960, Page 1.
4.19 Georgetown Yard Will Undergo Changes as Railway Revolution Progresses. Georgetown Herald, December 07, 1961. Peter Jones Photo.
4.20 Information from Bud Bishop, Glen Williams, regarding the rail spur line into his property, Lot 23, Conc. 11.
5 Acton
5.01 “A Tornado At Home" from Acton Free Press July 10 1890 (3 copies)
5.02 House Histories - Moorecroft, Beverly House, Sunderland Villa (2 copies)
5.03 "Acton's Improvements" Acton Free Press Nov 30 1882 p. 2 (1
5.04 "Preserving Acton's Heritage" Town Hall The Herald Nov. 27 1985 (3 copies)
5.05 Description of the Old Adams Homestead - Home & Garden Advertisement- Feb 1927 (1 copy)
5.06 Acton Free Press - November 16 1939 (very fragile)
5.07 Symon Family Business in Acton since 1860's—Halton Sketches (photocopy)
5.08 Our Kirk 1845-1945 Knox Presbyterian Church Anniversary (photocopy)
5.09 Mary Electa Adams: A Pioneer Educator. Essay (photocopy)
5.10 Acton's Pioneer Cemetery- Memorial (photocopy)
5.11 "Seventy-fifth Anniversary of The Church of Saint Alban the Martyr."
5.12 Murray Memorial Y.M.C.A. Building, Acton, Ontario. Donated by the late J.A. Murray. Dedication Service, October 2, 1935. Programme. (2 copies.) (Acc. #04.08)
5.13 Official Opening of Addition to Acton Public School - 1952 (photocopy)
5.14 Fairview Cemetery History -Walter Lewis
5.15 Notes concerning Acton from Lovell's Gazetteer of British North America (photocopy)
5.16 Voters' List for the Village of Acton 1910 (photocopy)
5.17 Report on Rural Communities in Halton -including Acton 1980
5.18 Article on Beardmore's Tannery - Halton Report 1983 (photocopy)
5.19 History of Beardmore & Co. Ltd -1 page photocopy
5.20 Beardmore History
5.21 Acton Urban Area Map
5.22 Acton’s Early Days p 58-73
5.23 "Daughter’s of Knox 40th Anniversary
5.24 Knox Presbyterian Church celebrates 147 years
5.25 Presbyterian Church
5.26 Beardmore’s Destroyed by Fire, Toronto Star, May 20 1998 (2 copies)
5.27 Acton Town Hall Articles, Acton Free Press
5.27.01 Lets Save the Town Hall, Jan 3 1979
5.27.02 Old Town Fall Saved from the Wrecker’s Hammer, May 16 1979 Acton Free Press
5.27.03 Unveil Town Hall Fund Raising Plan, June 18 1980 Acton Free Press
5.27.04 Rainbow Airway Aids Actario Flight, July 2 1980
5.27.05 Feds Study Acton Town Hall, Maybe But No Funds, March 4 1981
5.27.06 Town Hall Grants Problems Crop Up, May 6 1981
5.27.07 Town Hall is Not Falling Down, Restoration $130,000 - $160,000, Nov 11 1981
5.27.08 Town Hall Scenarios cost $40,000 to over $440,000, Nov 25 1981
5.27.09 Nearly 400 Object to spending tax dollars restoring Town Hall, Dec 9 1981
5.27.10 Acton Town Hall Wins Still Another Round, Feb 17 1982
5.27.11 Demolish Town Hall for Parking, April 7 1982
5.27.12 Acton Town Hall….Our Side of the Story, May 5 1982 Acton Free Press
5.27.13 Acton Town Hall… Here is More to Our Side of the Story, May 12, 1982 Acton Free Press
5.27.14 Town Hall Fight Rages On, Will Be Historical Hearing, May 26 1982
5.27.15 Historic Designation to Stay on Town Hall, Dec 15 1982
5.27.16 Town Hall Saved, Dec 21 1982
5.27.17 Hall Restoration Underway, Feb 2 1983
5.27.18 Full Town Hall Crew on Job Next Week, Feb 9 1983
5.27.19 Heritage Acton Seeks Make-Work Grant for Addition to Town Hall, Feb 16 1983
5.27.20 Town Hall Under Budget But Behind Schedule, Aug 3 1983
5.27.21 Feds announce $133,720 grant for town hall, December 15, 1982
5.27.22 Actonians save their historic town hall. By Mark Rowe, Georgetown Independent, May 10, 1989
5.28 Sludge Bed Odor at Beardmore Must Go By End of 1975, July 17 1974 Acton Free Press
5.29 Beardmore Clean-Up To Be Finished in a Few Weeks, Aug 20 1975 Acton Free Press
5.30 Six Beardmore Workers to Appear in T.V. Series, Sept 28 1977 Acton Free Press
5.31 Major Beardmore Study of Chemical Waste Runoff, May 20 1981 Acton Free Press
5.32 Footwear Inquiry, June 27 1984 Antidumping Tribunal
5.33 First Time All Workers at Tannery on 4 Days, May 8 1982
5.34 Beardmore Announces Shake-Up, Mar 20 1985
5.35 Time to End Shoe Quotas, October 16 1985 The Toronto Star
5.36 Shoe Industry Gathers Ammunition, Dec 5 1985 The Guelph Mercury
5.37 Beardmore’s Mum On Extra Water Use, Feb 26 1986 Georgetown/Acton
5.38 Closing of Beardmore Tannery, June 6 1986 Town of Halton Hills
5.39 Beardmore Closing, June 11 1986 Letter from Canada Packers Inc.
5.40 Town Reels over “Black Thursday”, June 18 1986 Georgetown/Acton
5.41 The Beardmore Closure, June 18 1986 Georgetown/Acton
5.42 Community’s future “brighter” if Water Supply Secured, Realtors…June 25 1986 Georgetown/Acton
5.43 Mall Tenants First to Meet Councillors, June 25 1986 Georgetown/Acton
5.44 Industrial Mall Can Be Severed – Miller, July 9 1986
5.45 MP Strives to Change Our Designation, July 23 1986 Acton Free Press
5.46 Doing Everything Possible Tannery’s Union Chief Says, July 30 1986 Georgetown/Acton
5.47 AIC Leases Extended, Aug 20 1986 Acton Free Press
5.48 200 Jobs Offered for Tannery Employees, Sept 3 1986 Acton Free Press
5.49 Beardmore Tanner: Pictorial Recollections, Sept 3 1986 Georgetown/Acton
5.50 Leathertown’s Heritage: Beardmore Recalled, Sept 10 1986 Georgetown/Acton
5.51 Gates Close Friday at Beardmore Tannery, Sept 10 1986 Georgetown/Acton
5.52 Steam Whistle Sounds Taps as Beardmore Quietly Closes, Sept 17 1986 Acton Free Press
5.53 Permitted Waste in Creek Beardmore Fined $15,000, October 29 1986
5.54 Beardmore Property, Jan 8 1987 Canada Packers Inc Letter
5.55 Can. Packers to Redevelop Beardmore?, Jan 14 1987 Georgetown/Acton
5.56 Preserve the Lake, Jan 14 1987
5.57 Does Canada Packers Own Fairy Lake?, Jan 21 1987 Georgetown/Acton
5.58 CP Good Citizens? Pomeroy’s Not Sure, Jan 28 1987 Georgetown/Acton
5.59 Removing Quotas, Jan 28 1987
5.60 An Ounce of Prevention for Abandoned Tannery, Feb 25 1987
5.61 CP Arranging To Let Tenants Stay in Mall, Mar 4 1987
5.62 New Location for Tannery’s AIC Tenants, Apr 22 1987
5.63 Two ‘Interested’ in Buying Mall – Mayor, July 2 1986
5.64 Acton Makes An Amazing Turnaround, July 21 1987 The Toronto Star
5.65 Beardmore Owner Seeks Plan Change, July 15 1987
5.66 No Acton Abattoir, Aug 12 1987 Georgetown/Acton
5.67 Cleaning Up Tanner Lands Will Take Years, MOE Says, Oct 21 1987 Acton Free Press
5.68 Tidying Up Beardmore Lands, Dec 16 1987 Acton Free Press
5.69 Canada Packers to Close Aurora Plant, Feb 10 1988
5.70 Master Plans Unveiled For Tanner Land, March 23 1988
5.71 Town Will Consider Request For Sewer Servicing at AIC, July 27 1988 Georgetown/Acton
5.72 Town Will Consider Request For Sewer Servicing at AIC, July 27, 1988 Georgetown/Acton
5.73 Canada Packers Filling Tannery And Searching For Servicing, August 10 1988 Georgetown/Acton
5.74 Media Notice: 10th Anniversary, June 9 1989 Ministry of Agriculture and Food
5.75 Town Gets Deed to Lake, Nov 25 1989 Georgetown/Acton
5.76 Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program, May 20 1998 Fax
5.77 Programme. Coronation Celebration. Drumhead Service, Acton Park. May 31, 1953. (2 copies.) (Acc. #04.08)
5.78 Start Here First. Open 280-Mile Nature Trail. This summer near Acton, the first 10 miles of a proposed 280-mile Bruce Trail project are to be completed and opened ... Acton Free Press, March 1, 1962. Page 9.
5.79 The Glory Days of the Acton Speedway. In the Hills, Vol. 10 No. 3 2003. Page 21 (Moved to MG7 B3)
5.80 250 attend first Acton Quarry open house. Dufferin Aggregates. Georgetown Independent, October 02, 2002. Page 10.
5.81 Blaze guts former Acton tannery. By Lisa Tallyn, Georgetown Independent, May 20, 1998.
5.82 Fire claims tannery. By Carl Nelson, The Guelph Mercury, May 20, 1998.
5.83 Tannery blaze cause unknown. By Carol Nelson, The Guelph Mercury, May 21, 1998.
5.84 Part of our heritage. Editorial with Hartley Coles, The New Tanner, May 21, 1998.
5.85 Acton’s Moonlight Paper, Volume 1 Issue 4, July 17, 1998. 8 pages. (2 copies) (Acc. 06.15)
5.86 Note Card. Welcome to Acton from the Acton Free Press. (2 copies) (Acc. #00.01)
5.87 The new boat house isn’t the first on Fairy Lake, Coles’ slaw, by Hartley Coles, Acton Free Press, April 24, 1985
5.88 Fairy Lake area is at its best in fine fall weather, Coles’ slaw, by Hartley Coles, Acton Free Press, November 25, 1987
5.89 Smooth ice on Fairy Lake triggers some memories, Coles’ slaw, by Hartley Coles, Acton Free Press, January 20, 1988
5.90 The old Fairy Lake beach triggers memories, Coles’ slaw, by Hartley Coles, Acton Free Press, June 22, 1988
5.91 Photo clipping. Storey Glove, Bower Avenue, c1900. Remember when …?, Acton Free Press, May 25, 1988
5.92 The bridge is gone, memories linger, Coles’ slaw, by Hartley Coles, Acton Free Press, December 30, 1987 (School creek bridge, funded by a gift from Thomas Devey Jermyn Farmer.
5.93 The ‘radial’ station is gone and few TSR traces remain, Coles’ slaw, by Hartley Coles, Acton Free Press, November 11, 1987
5.94 Those old blacksmith shops were fascinating, Coles’ slaw, by Hartley Coles, Acton Free Press, May 22, 1985 (Jimmie Gilmour, Michael Speight, James McLam, James Anderson, Noble P. McLam)
5.95 Photo clipping. Force Electric building demolished, December 19, 1979, Acton Free Press.
5.96 Photo clipping. Bowling green and tennis court, later Acton Athletic Association, August 12, 1987, Acton Free Press
5.97 Dominion Hotel over century old. Acton Free Press, August 22, 1979.
5.98 Leather Town Heritage Goes Up In Smoke! The Heritage Hearth, Spring/Summer ’98, by J. Mark Rowe.
5.99 Acton Jubilee Celebration, 1873-1923, red ribbon. (Silk, fragile.)
5.100 Acton Jubilee Celebration, 1973-1923, white ribbon, marked Police. (Silk, fragile.)
5.101 Acton Shopping Centre. Blue print of proposed shopping plaza, October 22, 1976.
5.102 To unveil historic plaque at library on July 1. Acton Free press, June 26, 1974, Page 1
6 Esquesing Post Offices and Postmasters
6.01 Oakville Stamp Club-Oakples ’83 – includes Articles on early Post Offices in Halton
6.02 Postal History of Esquesing – List of Postmasters and Offices 1882-1960
7 Acton Personalities – News Articles
7.01 Men & Women of the Time – including Beardmore Family and Barber Family
7.02 Biographical Dictionary of Eminent & Self-made Men – William Allan, Francis Barclay, The Barber Family and photo of James Barber.
7.03 Photocopy of photo of W.H. Storey 1890
7.04 News Article on W.H. Storey 1975
7.05 Photocopy of Zalmon H. Hal with birth and death record
7.06 The History of Acton – Essay
7.07 The Adams Family – Essay (2 copies – 1 is edited)
7.08 The Smith Family (Fairview Place) – News Items and Photocopy, 5 pages, Feb 11 1926
7.09 Henry Jelinek, Industrialist Fathered Remarkable Family. Toronto Star, Nov 22 1996
7.10 Industrialist Henry Jelinek Overcame Poverty, Nazism. Success Weekly, December 2 1996
7.11 Creator of White Oaks Remains Infuriating Enigma – 1996
7.12 Brian Moore, Dedicated Physician
7.13 Jack Carpenter is Catching Top Ratings, Jan 22 1975 Acton Free Press
7.14 McEnerys Still Farm 100 Acres, Jan 25 1978 The Independent
7.15 Esther Taylor Retires After 27 Years at Library, Dec 30 1981 Acton Free Press
7.16 Murray Harrison Sees It All In 22 Years At Local Customs Office, Jan 13 1982 Acton Free Press
7.17 Nuclear Conflict Not War But Suicide, Aug 11 1982 AS (?)
7.18 Modeling Career Is Hard Work, Nov 8 1982 Acton Free Press
7.19 Elmer Roszell Works With Wood and Talent, Dec 8 1982
7.20 Victoria Lenizky Goes To The Top, Jan 13 1983 Acton Free Press
7.21 Modest Marshal Receives Award, Mar 9 1983 Acton Free Pre
7.22 Love of Racing Pigeons Binds Actonians and Royal Family, Mar 23 1983 Acton Free Press (Moved to MG7 B16)
7.23 Telfords Just Like Everyone Else Except Are Little, Apr 13 1983 Georgetown/Acton
7.24 Sweden’s Nice, But There Is No Place Like Home Says Alanna, June 18 1983 Georgetown/Acton
7.25 Vietnamization of Central America Possible if Reagan Wins, Apr 4 1985 Georgetown/Acton
7.26 Ex-Convict Sells Store to Work in Ontario Prisons, Apr 18 1984 Georgetown/Acton
7.27 Weather Forecaster Uses Nature Signs for Results, Apr 18 1984 Georgetown/Acton
7.28 Katimavik Experiences Jar Denise But She Recommends the Program, May 23 1984 Georgetown/Acton
7.29 Government Inaction Also to Blame in Ethiopia, Native Contends, Nov 14 1984 Georgetown/Acton
7.30 Bristow Modest About All He Has Given Town, Dec 5 1984 Georgetown/Acton
7.31 Ester’s Dedication Recalls Bygone Altruism, Dec 5 1984 Georgetown/Acton
7.32 John Toebes Boots Hockey and Soccer Mostly for Children, Dec 5 1984 Georgetown/Acton
7.33 Sanfords to Combine Work and Pleasure during Six-Month Visit to England, Jan 30 1985 Georgetown/Acton
7.34 Scaling the Prison Walls, Mar 16 1985
7.35 Acton Man Sells Hearing Aid Design That Turns Sound Waves Into, Mar 20 1985 Georgetown/Acton
7.36 Eight-year Old Sarah’s Desperate Struggle, May 15 1985 Georgetown/Acton
7.37 Retiring Hydro Veteran Reflects on 27 Years In The Life of a Lineman, July 24 1985 Acton Free Press
7.38 Acton Balloonist Back to Earth from World Competition, July 24 1985 Georgetown/Acton
7.39 Scouts Missing Opportunities In Halton, New Field Executive Says, Aug 7 1985
7.40 Ex-Resident Visits Nicaraguan War Zone, Nov 20 1985 Georgetown/Acton
7.41 All Over But the Crying Now in Election ’85 Nov 20 1985 Georgetown/Acton
7.42 B.C.’s Japanese Canadians Herded Out to Ghost Towns, Nov 20 1985 The Herald
7.43 Holly Won’t Be ‘Pippi’, But Bigger Roles Waiting, Feb 5 1986 Georgetown/Acton
7.44 Finding the ‘Slight Edge’ on the Road to Success, Apr 23 1986 Georgetown/Acton
7.45 She’ll Spend 6 Months Meeting Togo’s Challenges, May 21 1986
7.46 Circle Dance, Feasting Launch First All-Native Group Home South…, July 2 1986
7.47 Linda’s Ultrasound Skills Needed In Africa, July 23 1986 Georgetown/Acton
7.48 Fancy Meeting You Here Mr. Gorbachev!, Oct 8 1986 Georgetown/Acton
7.49 Linda’s Mountain Mission a Fascinating Experience, Oct 29 1986 Georgetown/Acton
7.50 Impaled Amid Fire Wreckage, Eileen’s On Road to Recovery, Nov 12 1986 Georgetown/Acton
7.51 The Sky’s No Limit for Helen, Nov 19 1986 Acton Free Press
7.52 Postcard Polygamy Amid Les Champignons, Nov 26 1986 Acton Free Press
7.53 Salut, Nov 22 1986 Postcard to Paul Dors (?)
7.54 Welcome Back Eileen, Nov 26 1986
7.55 Hiking The Himalayan Hills High Adventure for Doctor, Dec 31 1986 Georgetown/Acton
7.56 Local Man Has Score on Making Music Easy to Read, Jan 7 1987
7.57 Tackling Togo By Taxi: Adventure Retold, Mar 4 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.58 Watts get $10,000 Royal Welcome, Mar 25 1987
7.59 A Safer Community, Apr 1 1987, Georgetown/Acton
7.60 Blair, Sharon Krudwig Talk Their Way to National Honors, May 13 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.61 Medal of Merit for local Scout Leaders, May 20 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.62 20th Century Disease Debilitates Acton Woman, May 20 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.63 Scars of Farm Gate Drama Heal Slowly, June 2 1987 The Guelph Mercury
7.64 Woolly Visit Downunder, June 10 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.65 Labour of Love Soon to End for Rockwood’s Lloyd Dyer, Jun 17 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.66 Cherish Robert Biddle, He’s Part of Our Past, June 17 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.67 Local Pianist Intends To Hit Some High Octaves In Career, June 24 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.68 Show Commemorates Area Principal, July 1987 The Guelph Mercury
7.69 Retiring Postie Remembers Sleighs, Three-Cent Stamps, July 1 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.70 Rootin’Tootin’ Collie Rides to Second Place, July 8 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.71 Back From Demeter’s Alter, July 29 198
7.72 Gold Letter Acton Man Get The Royal Treatment, Aug 12 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.73 Community Rallies Around Mother With 20th Century Disease, Aug 12 1987
7.74 R.L. Bert Davidson: He Enjoys Life, Aug 19 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.75 Gord’s Plight Stirs Friends’ Sympathies, Sept 23 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.76 Losing 80 Pounds Makes Her Weight Watcher Queen, Oct 7 1987, Georgetown/Acton
7.77 Two ‘Pluses’ For A Heck Of A Horse, Oct 14 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.78 Melanie Loses Out To A Bigger Loser, Oct 21 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.79 Cathy’s Scandinavian Tour Takes You Off Beaten Path, Oct 28 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.80 Acton Rallies for Bollert Family, Oct 28 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.81 Around the World With a Spin Of the Dial, Nov 4 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.82 Cadet’s Summer Success Earns Promotion to F/Sgt., Nov 4 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.83 Olympic Birthday Present: Terry Catches Torch Jan 5, Nov 25 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.84 Local Weather Station Provide Detailed Info, Nov 28 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.85 Community Support Credited For Gord’s Speedy Recovery, Dec 9 1987
7.86 Coming Through For Gord, Dec 16 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.87 Terry Carries Torch Tuesday, Dec 30 1987 Georgetown/Acton
7.88 Schoolboy Among Heroes of Torch Relay’s Day 50, Jan 30 1988 Georgetown/Acton
7.89 Acton Man Will Watch His Hatchlings At Olympics, Feb 10 1988 Georgetown/Acton (Moved to MG7 B16)
7.90 Governor General’s Medal For Lifesaver Doug Andrews, April 6 1988 Georgetown/Acton
7.91 Spirit of Calgary, Mar 2 1988 Georgetown/Acton
7.92 Israel Sights Old and New On Venturers Adventure, Mar 2 1988 Georgetown/Acton
7.93 Firefighter-Lifesaver Honoured, Mar 30 1988
7.94 Four Local Venturers Enjoy ‘Fantastic’ Visit to Mideast, May 4 1988 Georgetown/Acton
7.95 CP Is No Handicap For Sports Buff, 16, May 25 1988 Georgetown/Acton
7.96 Cigarette Packs For Charity? Would Ripley’s Believe It? May 25 1988 Georgetown/Acton
7.97 Acton’s Gord Bollert, June 1 1988 Georgetown/Acton
7.98 Daily Walk goes ‘end to end’ For Bruce Trail Enthusiast, June 29 1988 Georgetown/Acton
7.99 Soviets Send Him Belated Thank you, July 6 1988 Georgetown/Acton
7.100 Violin Craftsman Makes Good Vibrations, August 3 1988
7.101 Necessity Fosters Inventiveness As Gord Bollert Comes Wheeling, Aug 31 1988 Georgetown/Acton
7.102 Gord Bollert Says Thank You, Aug 31 1988 Georgetown/Acton
7.103 Cousins Compete For Dairy Princess Crown, Oct 12 1988, Georgetown/Acton
7.104 Karen is Crowned ’88 Dairy Princess, Oct 26 1988
7.105 Ontario’s Firefighters Here to Honor Doug Andrews, Nov 2 1988 Georgetown/Acton
7.106 Acton Man Named Governor of Mayflower Society, Nov 12 1988 Halton Hills Weekender
7.107 Five Years Later, ‘Hill’ Farm Has Weathered Fiscal Storms, Nov 30 1988 Acton Free Press
7.108 Britton Completes 2,000 Miles Trek, Aug 30 1989 Acton Free Press
7.109 Persistence Pays Off In the Hunt For Volunteers, Jan 24 1990 Georgetown/Acton
7.110 Bryon Hancock’s Action Is Praised In Boating Mishap, Nov 7 1990 Acton Free Press
7.111 Search For Sisters Has Happy Ending, Nov 10 1990 The Herald Outlook
7.112 Acton Man Roots For Tysminishky’s Bid To Be Polish President, Dec 1 1990
7.113 Loses To Lech Walesa, Dec 12 1990 Acton Free Press
7.114 Eileen Dix Trades In ASSIC Desk To Enjoy Some Time Globetrotting, Jan 23 1991 Acton Free Press
7.115 Acton Man Risks His Life, Pulls Baby From Burning Car, Acton Free Press
7.116 Pupils honor Emily Young Wallace. Longest serving teacher at Dublin School, S.S. #8 Esquesing. Acton Free Press, April 26, 1978. Page 11.
7.117 John Anderson
7.117.01 Obituary. Lt. Col. The Rev. John "Jock" Anderson. Oakville Beaver Weekend, January 24, 2004. Page 8 and 9.
7.117.02 Obituary. Toronto Star, January 26, 2004. Page E5.
7.118 Jack Leishman. Attic search turns up piece of history. Acton Free Press, May 14, 1986.
7.119 Bert Hinton. Hinton’s store ends 50 years of business. Georgetown Independent, July 26, 1978.
7.120 Mazo de la Roche. New de la Roche biography visits turn-of-century Acton, by Mark Holmes. Georgetown Independent, August 09, 1989.
7.121 Letter to the Editor. Author says Mazo de la Roche wrote two fictions based on Acton. Letter from Professor Joan Givner. Georgetown Independent, October 04, 198
7.122 Eldon Comfort. Peace promoter says farewell to Acton. Activist calls Comfort a ‘mentor’. By Paul Dorsey, Georgetown/Acton, February 27, 1985, Page A1 and A6.
7.123 Obituary. Russel L. Gregory. Started With Nickelodeon Operated Chain of Theatres. Acton Free Press, July 10, 1958 Page 3.
8 Ashgrove Articles
8.01 Ashgrove Hub For Area History, May 11 1983 Independent
8.02 The Hamlet of Ashgrove, Shoebox Memories, The Halton Compass, April 12, 2007, Page 10 and 11.
9 Ballinafad Articles
9.01 Nathanial Rozell First White Child Born In Erin Township
9.02 Ballinafad News Items From Kingston, Oct 16 1847, The British Whig
9.03 The Whitesides of Ballinafad – Memoirs of A Great Canadian Detective: John Wilson Murray
9.04 Jim Kirkwood, 1998 The Toronto Star
9.05 More About Colorful Ballinafad, Reminiscences of Roszells. Guelph Mercury, November. By Findlay Weaver.
9.06 Lady Joins List of Unknown Men. Unidentified picture of elderly woman. Acton Free Press, July 5, 1951. (Later identified as Mrs. Young of Ballinafad, Age 103.)
9.07 First Settler Came in 1821 Where Ballinafad is Now. Pioneer days at Ballinafad were reviewed by Ernest Root when he spoke at the first memorial service there on Sunday afternoon, August 12. Acton Free Press, August, 1956. Page 8.
9.08 New Ballinafad Hall Assured Grants, Auction Boost Fund. Acton Free Press, 1962.
9.09 Open $21,000 Ballinafad Hall As Giant Crowd Jams Building. Acton Free Press, 1963. By Mrs. Robert McEnery.
9.10 Centre of Attraction at the Ballinafad Boy Scout dinner recently was Cub Gordon Smith as he signalled leaders to start the meal. The youngster was given a few pointers on signalling from the group. Left to right are Mrs. John Wood Cubmaster, Mrs. Don Cudney assistant, Bud Snow assistant Scoutmaster, Scout Allan Jamieson and Dennis W. Lewis, Provincial Field Executive Scouter. Acton Free Press, 1964. Photo.
9.11 Ballinafad, Pioneer family descendants plan occasional reunions. Yemen family. Acton Free Press, 1970. By Mrs. R. Shortill.
9.12 Dedicate cairn at historic Providence Chapel cemetery. Stone records 1813 date first burial. Acton Free Press, June 24, 1970. Page 1, Second Section. Photos.
9.13 Historical Plaque
9.13.01 Ballinafad, Recognition appreciated by ceremony spectators. Acton Free Press, 1970. By Mrs. R. Shortill.
9.13.02 Commemorate 150 years. Unveil, dedicate plaque at Ballinafad to honor early settlers. Acton Free Press, September 02, 1970. Pg 2.
9.13.03 History of Erin Twp. Nathaniel Roszel first Ballinafad settler 150 years ago. Acton Free Press, September 02, 1970. Page B6.
9.13.04 130 years of history for Ballinafad church. Methodist Church. At the memorial service and dedication of the cairn at Ballinafad, Miss Luena Campbell gave this address. Acton Free Press, December 20, 1972. Page C4.
9.14 New Addition at Ballinafad United Church. Acton Free Press, November 07, 1973. Page 9.
9.15 Beatrice Hilts
9.15.01 Picture of early Ballinafad hotel stirs Miss Bea Hilts' keen memory. Acton Free Press, February 25, 1970. Page B39.15.02 Photos from the past. Ballinafad Hotel was situated where Ford's feed mill is now. The proprietor was D.M. McLeod. The building burned down years ago. Mrs. Ella Harding R.R. 2, lent this picture to the Free Press.
9.15.02 Photo – Ballinafad Hotel, Acton Free Press, February 4, 1970. Photo referred to in 9.15.01. Hotel fire, August 17, 1912, described in the Acton Free Press August 22, 1912, Page 2.
9.15.03 First Ballinafad church services date back to 1842, history recalls. Presbyterian Church. Acton Free Press, 1966.
9.15.04 Former Methodist church at the 'Fad dates to 1842. Acton Free Press.
9.15.05 First log school at the Fad soon after settlers of 1820. Acton Free Press, September 08, 1966.
9.15.06 Small frame building built, Grange Hall at Ballinafad. Acton Free Press, October 19, 1966.
9.15.07 Cornerstone of Ballinafad Church Laid in 1878 at Impressive Ceremony. Presbyterian Church. Acton Free Press, May 14 ,1964. Page B7.
9.15.08 Three hotels once in or near 'Fad. Acton Free Press, April 26, 1967. (2 copies.)
9.15.09 History of blacksmith shop, Ferguson family entwined. Acton Free Press, March 27, 1968. Page B6.
9.15.10 Map. Hand drawn. Showing Ballinafad four corners and buildings. (Torn.)
9.15.11 Description of buildings shown on map. Handwritten. Five pages.
9.15.12 Pioneer Days of the Community now called Ballinafad. Handwritten history. Eleven pages.
9.15.13 Ballinafad Store. Handwritten history. Seventeen Pages.
9.16 Transcript of Letter. 1914, Mrs. R. (Nickell) Shortill remembers life in Ballinafad. (This letter was published in the Georgetown Herald, June 21, 1978)
9.17 Ballinafad people were always together for village socials. Jessie Madill. Communities, October 29, 1986. Page 5. By Sandy Campbell.
9.18 Ballinafad store. This photo of the Ballinafad store built in 1905 was taken by Robert Armstrong in the very early 1900s. Note the horse drawn wagon with the box on the back tied to the store verandah. The box was used to transport the mail from Georgetown to the store where local residents could pick it up. Rural delivery had not yet been established. This vehicle was known as the Ballinafad stage. Photo courtesy of Ella Harding. Georgetown Herald, June 21, 1978. Page 37.
9.19 Ballinafad WI 1907. Robert Armstrong took this photo of the first Ballinafad Women's Institute in 1907. The names were supplied by Mrs. Archie McEnery and the photo by Ella Harding. Front row: (from the left) Mrs. Henry Shortill, Matthew (about three), Agnes, Mrs. McEnery, Mrs. Peter Ferguson Jr., Mrs. Peter Ferguson Sr., Mrs. George Milney (wife of the Presbyterian Minister), and Joanna Ferguson. (Miss Ferguson's marriage to Frank Binnie was the only wedding conducted in the Presbyterian Church in Ballinafad). Middle row: Mrs. Byron Thompson (Institute president), Mrs. Richard Shortill (writer on the pioneer letter published elsewhere in this issue), Mr. and Mrs. Windship (hotel owners in Ballinafad), Mrs. Donald McLean Sr., Anne Jane McClure, and Liz Gartney. Back row: Mrs. John R. Sinclair, Mrs. Frank Betts (Ballinafad store owner's wife), Mrs. Dave McEnery, Mrs. John Lindsay, Annie Shortill, Mrs. Jim Nichols Sr., Mrs. Blake Leslie, Mary Chambers and Jennie Binnie. Georgetown Herald, June 21, 1978. Page 39
9.20 Ballinafad Hotel. The Commercial Hotel. Proprietor D. McLeod. Photo Reproduction.
9.21 Ballinafad Hotel Fire. Acton Free Press, August 22, 1912
9.22 After 50 years, Ballinafad feed mill still thriving. By Diane Hart, Georgetown Independent, May 26, 1982
9.23 Description of Ballinafad, Acton Free Press, August 08, 1878
10 Belfountain Articles
10.01 A Brief History of Belfountain Baptist Church
10.02 Belfountain “So Near and Yet So Far”, Jan 8 1983 The Globe and Mail
11 Esquesing Township Articles
11.01 Indian Place Names in Ontario (page 25) 1930
11.02 Land of Tall Pines vs. Last Out Creek, Nov 11 1971 Georgetown Herald
11.03 ‘Stocking Up’ Made Writer Envious Of Idle Town Boys, Jun 23 1982 Independent
11.04 Voters List Esquesing 1910 (Photocopy)
11.05 Esquesing Constitutional Society, Aug 1935, Kingston Chronicle and Gazette (3 copies)
11.06 ‘Lairds Of Esquesing’ Poetry, 1826 Colonial Advocate (4 copies)
11.07 Excerpts from ‘Western Wanderings’ concerning Esquesing, pp. 22 –29
11.08 Lime Kilns Article, Jan 1971 (4 pages) Canadian Geographical Journal
11.09 Prize List for Fall Fair of Esquesing Agricultural Society 1898 (photocopy)
11.10 Essay Work 1838-1939 Churchill United Church
11.11 History of Scouting In Acton – Brief Overview
11.12 Letter to Editor concerning Scotch Block, Oct 9 1849 Hamilton Spectator
11.13 Letter to Lord Elgin From Esquesing, Aug 20 1849 Stewarttown
11.14 Encouragement Given to Tradesmen from J. McNabb Concerning Land, 1827 Colonial Advocate
11.15 Excerpts From The Canada Directory Concerning Areas In Esquesing 1851
11.16 Excerpts From The Immigrants Informant page 159, 183
11.17 Excerpts From Smith’s Canadian Gazetteer 1846
11.18 That Infernal Horseless Carriage, May 19 1982 The Independent
11.19 Lovell’s Canadian Dominion Directory 1871 Excerpts Concerning Georgetown
11.20 Excerpts From Canada’s Past, Present and Future pp. 261-262, p. 35
11.21 A Sketch of the County of Halton, 1862 pp. 26-40
11.22 County of Halton Directory 1869-1870
11.23 ‘In The Early Days’ by L. Grant (index included)
11.24 A Sketch of Halton County, Jun 17 1904 Brampton Conservator
11.25 April Deadline for New Building. Esquesing Township Administration Building, Trafalgar Road. Acton Free Press, 1963.
11.26 Official opening of new works garage. Acton Free Press, 1971.
11.27 Esquesing honors quarter century of service. K. C. Lindsay, clerk and treasurer of Esquesing Township for 25 years. Acton Free Press, 1968.
11.28 Esquesing Official Plan is approved. Acton Free Press, September 15, 1973.
11.29 Reserve decision on Esquesing holding by-law. Ontario Municipal Board. Land holding by-law. Quarry operators oppose long freeze. Residents complain of drag strip. Acton Free Press, February 17, 1971. Second Section, Page 1. (2 copies.)
12 Hornby Articles
12.01 Country Estate Magazine, Summer 1983
12.02 Hornby Presbyterian Church Fire, Jan 14 1976 Independent
12.03 Hornby General Store History
12.04 The Little White Church, St Stephen’s Anglican Church quarterly newspaper
12.05 Notice to Contractors – Erection of a Brick Schoolhouse in Hornby, Feb 17 1870
12.06 Away Down East Near Hornby, 1933 - Poem From Champion
12.07 Hornby Men’s Institute Organized Jan 6 1906
12.08 Death Registration 1890 1891
12.09 4th Annual Hornby Ball Club’s Garden Party 1951
12.10 Sale of Church Property at Hornby 1910
12.11 ARC Industries: Retarded Deserve Chance to Learn, 1980 Milton Tribune
12.12 Hornby Was Hub Of Area, 1988 Independent
12.13 Hornby Busy Place c.1830, 1947 Milton Champion
12.14 Halton’s Winds and Twisters; Hornby Reunion 1951 Hornby Site of Early Industry, Halton’s Pages of the Past
12.15 Hornby Churches
12.16 Hornby Feeds and Seeds Mill; Trafalgar Golf and Country Club; Hillcrest United Church; Hornby United Church; Ashgrove United Church (2 copies)
12.17 Hornby, Milton Heights, Peru, Ashgrove, Silver Creek, Ballinafad
12.18 Meat Market Shifts Focus to Asian Customers, July 14 1997 Toronto Star (2 copies)
12.19 Community Cornerstone, Ward Brownridge. By Deborah Quaile, The North Halton Compass, Vol 4, Issue 12, March 2002. Page 22.
12.20 Pay-as-You-Play Golf at Hornby Tower Golf Club, Milton Champion
12.21 Patricia (Pat)(Hamilton) Jepson. Bowling over the competition. Hornby native, owner/manager of Brampton Bowling Centre. Brampton Business Times, October, 2003, Page 7.
12.22 Hornby. By Deb Quaile, The Halton Compass, July 12, 2007, Page 8 and 9.
13 Credit River Articles
13.01 Crisis on the Credit by Robert Turnbull
13.02 Scenery, Heritage, Abound in Cuesta’s Credit Valley Tour, 1982
13.03 ‘At Long Last, Barberton Takes Its Historical Place’
13.04 Ontario’s Beautiful Credit River Valley
14 Glen Williams Articles
14.01 Beaumont’s Textile Firm, Jan 8 1984 The Herald
14.02 St. Alban’s Church History (2 copies)
14.03 Sam Beaumont and Woolen Mills, Sept 29 1976 Independent
14.04 Glen Williams Treasures Past, Nov 22 1983 Toronto Star
14.05 Meadowglen Mushroom Growers, Dec 8 1982 The Herald
14.06 Accident In Glen Williams, Oct 8 1868 Milton Champion
14.07 Glen Williams, Oct 8 1868 Milton Champion
14.08 Charis Pottery, Nov 17 1982 The Herald
14.09 Beaumont Closes, Nov 17 1982
14.10 Halton Heritage Study, Oct 1981 p. 84 concerns Glen Williams
14.11 Glen Williams Ball Club 1914
14.12 Glen William Knitting Mill
14.12.01 Loss $100,000 as Cat Rouses 5 When Mill Devoured by Flames. Report by Toronto Star
14.12.02 Glen Williams Knitting Mill. C. Fell, foreman
14.13 Glen Williams Now Has Open-Air School, July 15 1949 The Telegram
14.14 Death Notice. Ernest Barraclough, Sept 1936
14.15 Wheeler’s Store Glen Focal Point, by John Macdonald, Jan 8 1975 The Independent
14.16 Rupert Bragg-Smith
14.16.01 Rough Idle, “Dessert Dream”, Rupert Bragg-Smith, Racer; Jul 2000 Vol. 1 No. 4 Wheels
14.16.02 On Location: Bragg-Smith Advanced Driving School, Nevada, “ Lessons in luck form a racing pro”, Dec 20 2000 G12 Toronto Star
14.17 The Town Holler, News from Glen Williams Town Hall, (all issues moved to MG7 A4, November 29, 2008)
14.17.01 Volume 1, Issue 3 Fall 1998,
14.17.02 Volume Three Number Two, June 2001,
14.17.03 Volume Three Number Three, November 2001 (2 copies)
14.17.04 Volume 2, Issue 2, Spring 1999.
14.18 Down in the Glen, Sketches from the history of Glen Williams, by Richard E. Ruggle. Booklet, 1978
14.19 Discover Glen Williams Ontario, pamphlet
14.20 No longer a 'white bread' little town. Glen Williams. By Nancy Wigston, National Post, August 03, 2002.
14.21 Floods
14.21.01 Flood and Ice in 'The Glen' - The Aftermath. Narrow Escape for Glen Williams. Photos and article. The Guelph Guardian, February 28, 1961. Page 4 and 5.
14.21.02 Maplehurst inmates help Glen clean-up. Georgetown Independent, March 21, 1979.
14.21.03 Photo. Maplehurst inmates at work in Glen.
14.21.04 Flood threat is bulldozed. By Dave Steen, Toronto Star, January 16, 1980. Peel/Halton Section.
14.21.05 Credit goes on rampage floods, ice in Glen again. Georgetown Independent, March 26, 1980. Page 1 and B5.
14.21.06 The rampaging Credit worst in years. Georgetown Herald, March, 1980. Photo feature by Stephen Frost and Lori Taylor.
14.21.07 Photo. Mrs. Grace House rescued from flooded house. Georgetown Herald, March, 1980.
14.21.08 Start deepening Credit to stop Glen Williams' floods. Summer, 1980.
14.21.09 Glen escapes flood - Deltacraft hit. Was $500,000 well spent on Credit River modifications? Georgetown Independent, February 25, 1981. Page 1 and B3.
14.21.10 Glen Residents Are Keeping Their Fingers Crossed It Doesn't Rain. Georgetown Leader, March, 1963.
14.21.11 It Was Weird and Wet When The Mercury Rose. Georgetown Herald, December 25, 1964.
14.21.12 In Glen Williams It's a Week of Surveying the Damage, Mopping Up and Wondering What's Next. Georgetown Herald, January, 1965.
14.21.13 Flood Hits Glen. Georgetown Herald, January 1965. Peter Jones Photo.
14.21.14 Glen Williams flood victims 'can't pay repair bill' share. Special to the Star, January, 1965.
14.21.15 Glen Williams Flood Relief Fund. Advertisement.
14.21.16 New Glen Bridge to Cost $100,000. June 24, 1965.
14.21.17 Ice Anybody? A view of a Glen Williams ice jam of 50 years ago. Turning Back Time, Georgetown Herald, September 14, 1967 Page 9. Picture submitted by Mrs. K. Cordaro.
14.21.18 Credit Goes on Midnight Rampage. Georgetown Herald, February, 1974. Page 1.
14.21.19 Flood Waters Threaten Glen. Georgetown Herald.
14.21.20 Ice cakes litter Glen after flood. Georgetown Independent, March 06, 1974.
14.21.21 Spectacular Glen Flood Piles ice High in Streets. Flooded Basements Main Damage for Residents. Georgetown Herald, March 02, 1961, Page 1.
14.22 Stephen Donohoe. From Royals to Rogues, Just stops along the way for Glen Williams photographer. By Jennifer Enright, The Compass, September 03, 2004, Page 13.
14.23 Glen Williams, Life and times in Halton Region. By Deborah Quaile. Shoebox Memories, The Halton Compass, September 27, 2007, Page 10 and 11.
14.24 Glen Williams treasures past but fosters modern commerce. By Dennis Hanagan, Toronto Star, November 22, 1983
15 Limehouse Articles
15.01 History of Limehouse by G.S. Goodhew (2 copies)
15.02 Report of the Bureau of Mines, 1904 The Limestones of Ontario, by Willet G. Miller, Provincial Geologist. Photocopy.
15.03 Meredith Family of Limehouse
15.04 Limehouse and its Limekilns, Sept 15 1983 The Independent
15.05 Dolly Varden
15.05.01 New Acton Quarry. The Former Lime Kilns at Dolly Varden, Near Acton, Abandoned 30 Years Ago, Now a Scene of Bustling Activity Again. Acton Free Press, May 17, 1962, Page 1, Second Section. By Don Ryder.
15.05.02 Limestone Quarries Expands: Build Toronto Yard. 4,000 Tons Gravel Shipped Daily To New Toronto Marshalling Yard. Acton Free Press, August 20, 1964. Page 1, Second Section. By Don Ryder.
15.05.03 West German Delegates Tour Limestone Quarries. Acton Free Press, October 29, 1964. Page 1, Second Section.
15.05.04 Metro Toronto expansion built on Acton aggregates. Acton Free Press, March 13, 1974. Page B1.
15.05.05 Dolly Varden…., by John Macdonald, Feb 23 1977 The Independent
15.05.06 Photo clipping. Dolly Varden around the turn of the century.
15.05.07 Dolly Varden, by John McDonald, Shoebox Memories, The Halton Compass, August 30, 2007, Page 8 and 9.
15.06 Gowdy Family of Limehouse, by John Macdonald
15.07 Limekilns Article, Jan 1973 Canadian Geographical Journal, R.T. Raeburn
15.08 Limehouse Women’s Institute 1921-1946, History Booklet
15.09 Joe Scott at Limehouse Train Station, 1950 Photo Reproduction, Mailman
15.10 Out of the Limelight, Cuesta the Niagara Escarpment Magazine
15.11 William Newton Douglas Gowdy (1870 – 1948) Manager, Toronto Lime Co. Biography Sketch. The Acton Free Press, Limehouse News
15.12 Earl J. Scott
15.12.01 Some History of Limehouse from 1820-1961, From the Desk of Earl J. Scott (13 pages, typed, photocopy)
15.12.02 Earl Scott recalls Limehouse’s early days. Georgetown Independent, December 20, 1987.
15.12.03 The Depression hits the Scott clan. Georgetown Independent, January 06, 1988.
15.12.04 Village concerts are memorable. Georgetown Independent, January 13, 1988.
15.12.05 The radial rail era. Georgetown Independent, January 20, 1988.
15.12.06 Saturday night on the town. Georgetown Independent, January 27, 1988.
15.13 Frank Grant Military Collection
15.13.01 Call To Arms Military Museum, “Making Time Stand Still.” Dan Ralph, Aug 14, 1985 The Herald
15.13.02 War museum is B.C. bound. Mark Holmes
15.13.03 Limehouse military museum may be lost to B.C., Feb 15 1989 The Acton Free Press
15.14 Old Mill Pond. Picture postcard. Postmarked November 8, 1917. Photo Reproduction.
15.15 Old Woollen Mill at Limehouse. Photo Reproduction. Acton Free Press, March 22, 1967. Page B2.
15.16 Back In 1911. Taken from the issue of the Free Press, Feb. 16, 1911. Mr. W. Gowdy, manager of the Toronto Lime Company, has purchased the property on the second line owned by James Brown. There are 100 acres on the property and it has a large quantity of timber suitable for kiln wood, which will be used at the lime kilns at the "Dolly".
15.17 Limehouse outhouse elevated to privy council. The outhouse behind the former Gowdy home in Limehouse (has been removed) to Black Creek Pioneer Village. Acton Free Press, April 28, 1971. Page 1 and 3.
15.18 Limehouse W.I. 50th Anniversary. Acton Free Press, June 16, 1971. Page 1, Second Section. By Mrs. Art Benton.
15.19 Limehouse of Years Ago. Photo reproductions. General view of village showing Benton's store. Gowdy house.
15.20 On threshold of Limehouse road solution? Problem of gravel trucks hauling in Limehouse area. Acton Free Press, November 08,1972. Page B5.
15.21 Limehouse library open Saturday. Acton Free Press, January 29, 1975. Page B5.
15.22 "The Beacon Light" lies in ruins ... days of hospitality are recalled. Brick house on Lot 22, Fourth Line, Esquesing, burnt to the ground. Built by William Nickell. Acton Free Press, September 3, 1969.
15.23 Limehouse, Once Known as 'Fountain Green' Still the Picturesque Hidden Valley of Halton. From Halton's Pages of the Past, by Gwen Clarke. Acton Free Press, July 15, 1954. Page 3.
15.24 Sounds of historic bells enchant Limehouse pupils. Mrs. R.C. Moffatt of Guelph talked to Limehouse Public School pupils about bells and how they related to Christmas. Acton Free Press, December 11, 1974. Page 2, Second Section.
15.25 Indian artifacts from Halton Hills pride of Limehouse's John Michie. Acton Free Press, January 09, 1974. Page 5. By Denis Gibbons.
15.26 May Restore Remnants of Lime-Burning Kilns. Credit Valley Conservation Authority. Acton Free Press, March 21, 1963. Page 11. By Mrs. A.W. Benton.
15.27 Credit Conservation Authority preserves remnants of once-thriving limestone industry. Acton Free Press, March 08, 1967. Page 1, Second Section. By Joan Rollings.
15.28 75 Years ago. Taken from the issue of the Free Press, January 20, 1898. Since the destructive fire which annihilated the long established woollen business of Jack Newton and Son about five years ago, Limehouse has been free from fires. Yesterday morning, however, the devouring flames again visited us. The store and residence occupied by N. Brown were totally destroyed.
15.29 Nature's Way. Limehouse kilns. Halton Hills Week End/Marketplace, July 23, 1988. Page 5. By Kevin Callan.
15.30 Photo Reproductions. Limehouse village. Men standing on piles of wood. (Dick Marshall, Bob Laine, Tom Marshall, Jack McGill, Jas. O'Neill, Harry Lepoidieri.) Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Marshall. Acton Free Press, 1967.
15.31 Obituary. Isabel Benton. Post Mistress at Limehouse for 24 years. Died October 4, 1983. Born Mary Isabella Neilson.
15.32 Limehouse residents hailed trains as if they were cabs. Inez Crichton. Communities, October 29, 1986. Page 5. By Sandy Campbell.
15.33 Community Cornerstone Glenda Benton. By Jennifer Enright. The North Halton Compass, December 19, 2003.
15.34 Diaries of Local Pioneer Given to Western University. The dairies and personal letters of John Newton …. Acton Free Press, May 26, 1949, Page 5, Col 5.
15.35 Blank cheques, The Toronto Lime Company Limited, Limehouse, Ontario, drawn on The Bank of Montreal, Acton. (Acc. #06.05)
15.36 Wedding Invitation. Florence Wheeler to Harry C. Bailey, February 08, 1912. Wedding to take place at the home of James A. Nickell, Cedar Farm Limehouse. (Acc. #06.01)
15.37 Article. 150 Years in Limehouse, by Deb Quaile. Shoebox Memories, The Halton Compass, August 02, 2007, Page 8 and 9.
15.38 Suggested Station Closing Brings Loud Protests. The Evening Telegram, Toronto, April 20, 1929. (Photo of kilns and CNR station) (2 photocopies)
15.39 Letter. Limehouse Memorial Hall. Fundraising, January 1997
16 Norval Articles
16.01 History of Norval by A.M. Laird p. 59-66. Source, Western Ontario Historical Notes. Vol. 5 (1947) No. 3. Photocopy obtained from Metropolitan Toronto Library Board (Toronto Reference Library?)
16.02 Norval at the Four Corners, Halton Sketches, by John Macdonald
16.03 Rev. Ruggle Digs Up Past Researching Norval History, Oct 24 1973
16.04 Former Minister and Famous Wife Honoured at Norval…(Lucy Maude Montgomery and Rev. McDonald), June 23 1976 The Independent
16.05 History of Norval by Col. A Noble, June 7 1944 p.2 The Herald
16.06 James McNabb Founder of Norval, June 14 1944 p.5 The Herald
16.07 Ad for People to Live and Work in Norval, placed by James McNabb, Aug 2 1827 the Colonial Advocate
16.08 Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Norval Ontario 1926, illustrated map drawn by Erich Barth and used in the Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 1V: 1929-1935, Pg. Xviii & X1X, photocopy.
16.09 Assorted News Items
16.09.01 Norval Among the Hills, June 27 1889 Conservator Brampton
16.09.02 Marble Works in Georgetown, June 19, 1873 Canadian Champion, Monuments
16.09.03 Norval Building with a Long History, Oct 25,1928 Banner & Times, Brampton
16.10 Hot on the Trail of Famous Canadians, (L.M. Montgomery), June 14 1997 Toronto Star
16.11 The Theology of Lucy Maud Montgomery, Oct 1966, Presbyterian Record, by Heather Jones, Vol. CXX, No. 9, October 1996, pages 27 and 28
16.12 Old Time Concert Held in Parish Hall, 1933 (photocopy of photo)
16.13 Articles on Lucy Maud Montgomery, Nov/Dec 1997 Elm Street Magazine
16.14 Letter re: Proposed Development of Former MacPherson Property in Norval, Feb 8 1992 To Mr. Ian Keith, Planning Director of Halton Hills, from Mary Rubio
16.15 The Annexation of Green Gables, Aug 1995 Reader’s Digest Magazine
16.16 Montgomery Christmas
16.16.01 A celebration of famous Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, November, 1998
16.16.02 Montgomery Christmas 1999
16.16.03 Anne of Green Gables fans are in for a treat, Kindred Spirit Society Janet Wiley, Toronto Star, Saturday October 31, 1998
16.16.04 Lucy Maud Montgomery in Ontario.” Travel Extra, The Globe and Mail, Friday November 27, 1998.
16.17 Riverfest 1999 - Media Advisory, “Village of Norval Celebrates Life on the Credit River with Riverfest ’99 Saturday May 15”
16.18 Walking Tour of Norval, pamphlet
16.19 Newspaper clipping. Obituary. Noted Author Dies Suddenly At Home Here. Mrs. Ewan Macdonald Wrote Child Life Epic ‘Anne of Green Gables”. Toronto Globe and Mail, April 25, 1942. Page 2.
16.20 United Church Boys' Hostel, Norval. Forty New Arrivals This Week. Acton Free Press, May 02, 1929, Page 1.
16.21 Anne of Green Gables to Appear on Screen. Toronto Star, September 08, 1934.
16.22 Whatever happened to … Anne Shirley? She walked away 46 years ago. By Mitchell Smyth, Toronto Star, February 11, 1990, Page D4.
16.23 Beloved Canadian Author, Once Norval Resident, Dies. L.M. Montgomery, “Anne of Green Gables,” Creator, Dies at Toronto Home. Georgetown Herald, May 13, 1942
16.24 Farewell and Presentation. To Rev. E. and Mrs. Macdonald by Union and Norval Congregations. Georgetown Herald, April 10, 1935
16.25 180 Years in Norval. Shoebox Memories, The Halton Compass, May 10, 2007, Page 10 and 11. Written and compiled by Deb Quaile.
16.26 Newspaper references from the Brampton Conservator. 1901 – hotel will be known as Hollywood Hotel in the future
16.27 Glimpses of Lucy Maud Montgomery and Norval Happenings, by Tom Ramautarsingh. (Photocopy, 8 pages, typed)
16.28 Fans of Anne make pilgrimage to tiny village of Norval. Local bakery doubles as museum celebrating life of Lucy Maud Montgomery, who wrote 5 books here. By Nancy Wigston, Special to the Star, Toronto Star, Aug 7, 2008, Travel Section, Page T2.
16.29 Advertisement. Anne of Green Gables, 100th Anniversary, Celebrate in Norval, Saturday, June 21, 2008. The Independent, May 23, 2008, Page 20.
16.30 Norval, Old timers recall village’s past. Kay Wilson, Norval Correspondent. October
17 Stewarttown Articles
17.01 Furniture Factory Had Unsavoury Reputation, June 2 1982 The Independent, by Nevin Jones
17.02 Early Days In Esquesing, June 17 1936 p. 2 The Georgetown Herald
17.03 Tirades From The Pulpit Didn’t Curtail Stewarttown Dances, Apr 7 1982, Reminiscences of William Bowman, edited by Rob Burnett.
17.04 The Wood Mill Produces A Pile of Pungent Lumber, July 7 1982 The Independent, Reminiscences of William Bowman, edited by Rob Burnett
17.05 Byard Hill’s Hotel, Apr 21 1982, The Independent, Reminiscences of William Bowman, edited by Rob Burnett
17.06 Ads Taken From Milton Champion concerning Stewarttown, Mar 7 1862
17.07 Jim Ridley, Local Teacher Tutors Jays of the Future, The Independent, 1976, Gord Murray.
17.08 Stewarttown used to be the centre of things. By Mark Rowe, Georgetown Independent, April 19, 1989
18 Kilbride Articles
18.01 History Of Kilbride, 1934 by Mrs. Harbottle, forward by Wm. Kinrade
19 Halton Hills
19.01 Pamphlet and Tax Information on the Town of Halton Hills 1983, Mayor and Council.
19.02 The Story of the Halton Hills Emblem (2 copies), Dorothy Stone
19.03 Boundary Proposal… Halton in Centre…, Sept 10 1986 The Independent
19.04 Election Front Page News – Russ Miller Mayor, Nov 13 1985 The Herald
19.05 Halton History (2 pp.), June 3 1974 The Independent, Excerpts from Gwendolyn P. Clarke
20 Speyside Articles
20.01 Report on Rural Communities in Halton
20.02 Trout, Local Mushrooms Lure Shoppers – General Stores, May 8 1984 The Toronto Star, Hornby General Store, Speyside General Store
20.03 Speyside Has Ghosts of Palmier Days. The Hamilton Spectator, November 21, 1953. Second Section, Page 1. Story and Photos by Nora Gilbert
21 Special Events
21.01 Business In Georgetown Celebration (B.I.G.), (Concerning History of the Herald newspaper), June 15 1984
21.02 Business In Georgetown Celebration (B.I.G.), special supplements, May 30 1984
22 Scotch Block
22.01 Retrospect pp. 150-183 concerning Scotch Block, 1833 visit to Esquesing. An account of the First Mission of the Associate Synod to Canada West, first published in The Evangelical Repository, Nov. 1859, republished in Ontario History, Spring 1958, 101-111.
22.02 Happenings of Interest in By Gone Days, by Mabel Livingstone. Highlights of Esquesing history.
22.03 Story of the Rebellion of 1837, May 14 1924 The Paisley Advocate (2 copies), Experiences of John Stewart, originally published in the Toronto Globe, May 17, 1890. Typed transcript.
22.04 Account of the Career of Williams Stewart, Architect, Jan 21 1905 Hamilton Herald. Photocopy of typed transcript. 15 pages.
22.05 John Stewart Sr. of Esquesing Township, 1774-1854. Sketch was researched and compiled by Alex S. Cooke, Milton.
22.06 Excerpt. Letter from James Laidlaw published in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, March, 1820. Photocopy.
22.07 Newspaper clipping. Old Book Tells, Torch of Liberty Kindled By Scotch Block Pioneers. The Pioneers of Old Ontario, by W.L. Smith, published at Toronto, 1923. Acton Free Press, September 27, 1962, Page 8.
22.08 Excerpt. The Pioneers of Old Ontario, by W.L. Smith. The Scotch Block, Pages 191 – 194. Photocopy.
22.09 Newspaper clipping. Scotch Block dam creates lovely lake in Esquesing. Scotch Block Reservoir. Acton Free Press, June 02, 1971. Second Section, Page 1. (2 copies.)
22.10 Newspaper clipping. A Return To The Past, by Mary Jukes. Toronto Globe and Mail, January 15, 1970, Page W1. Photo feature on the Stewart houses of the Scoth Block
22.11 Newspaper clipping. Scotch Block blacksmith shop served century. The Blacksmith Shop, Scotch Block, by George H. Michie. Georgetown Independent, November 27, 1974
22.12 Newspaper clipping. Secret passageways in Scotch Block house. Early Canadian Life, February-March, 1977, Page 8. Article on John Stewart house. (Acc. #09.11)
22.13 Booklet. The Bruce County Historical Society Year Book 1978. Rebel With A Cause, Page 18. Article on John Stewart and his life in Paisley, Ontario. (Acc. #09.19)
23 Terra Cotta Articles
23.01 History of Terra Cotta, Salmonville, 1824
23.02 Terra Cotta Industries and Places of Business
23.03 History of Union Presbyterian Church Women’s Missionary Society
23.04 Thursday Thimble Club
23.05 A History of Alluvialdale Farm by Mrs. Wilfred Leslie 1951
23.06 Florence L. Wright
23.07 A Visit with Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Puckering, Jan 14 1969
23.08 A History of East Half of Lot 20 Con 11, Esquesing, by Mrs. C Cook and Mrs. E McBride, 1977
23.09 Terra Cotta Farmers Club 1913-1976
23.10 History of Terra Cotta Women’s Institute 1931-1981 by Mrs. A.H. McKane, 50th Anniversary
23.11 Terra Cotta Inn – History and Renovation, Mar 3 1994 The Toronto Star
23.12 Forge Studio Gallery – Winter Works Invitation, May 1996
23.13 Terra Cotta Community Centre Newsletter, Spring 2002
23.14 Booklet. Terra Cotta, A capsule history, by Mary Zatyko.
23.15 Tall tales at Terra Cotta general store. October 29, 1986, Page 6, Georgetown Herald.
23.16 Terra Cotta Inn ravaged by fire. Georgetown Independent, August 21, 1974, Page 1 and 3
23.17 Town leases Forge pavilion. The Caledon Enterprise, October 16, 2004, Page 5.
23.18 Terra Cotta’s ‘Ayli’ – a gift to Ontario. Everett and Barbara Jaquith bequeath their property to the Ontario Heritage Foundation. By Paul Dorsey, Georgetown Independent, February 21, 1990.
23.19 Two area groups receive funding boost from Trillium Foundation. Terra Cotta Community Centre recently received a $100,000 grant… Georgetown Independent, August 17, 2007, Page 13.
23.20 Terra Cotta facility to be reborn. Caledon Enterprise, August 25, 2007, Page 5.
23.21 Nature park’s new lease on life. Reborn from former recreation complex, Terra Cotta offers trails, wetlands, visitor centre. By Phinjo Gombu, Urban Affairs Reporter, Toronto Star, December 21, 2009
23.22 Brochure. Terra Cotta Conservation Area, Centre for Environmental Learning, 2009
24 Brampton Articles
24.01 Directory of County Of Peel (spc. Brampton) 1873-1874 for 1973 Centennial, Druggists
25 Cedarvale Articles
25.01 Cedarvale was Home to Starving Refugees, June 16 1976 The Independent
25.02 Armenian Boys Reminisce about Early Georgetown, June 28 1973 Georgetown Herald, by Anne Currie
25.03 Armenian Youths Doing Well Here, Feb 27 1924, originally published in Toronto Globe.
25.04 Depression Didn’t Stop Armenian Orphans…., July 6 1983 Georgetown Herald, by Ani Pederian
26 Erin Township
26.01 Woodside School Anniversary Book 1848-1965, S.S. # 10 Erin
27 Georgetown and Acton Business Articles
27.01 Reminiscences of Georgetown by C.W. Young, Index Included
27.02 Booming Georgetown Readies for Expansion, Oct 29 1982, Real Estate News, Regional Section, photos by Bunny Bradley, very poor copy.
27.03 Toronto Woollen Mills Photo reproduction: March 15 1873, Barber Brothers Proprietors.
27.04 First Halton Creamery, Aug 12 1982 The Independent, 17 Side Road and 5th Line Corner.
27.05 Exchange Hotel, Mar 24 1976 The Independent, by John McDonald
27.06 Dayfoot Tannery, Oct 23 1974 The Independent, by John McDonald
27.07 Georgetown Lumber Co., July 30 1976 The Independent, by John McDonald
27.08 The Centennial of Georgetown, May 12 1937 The Herald
27.09 Dynamo Plaque, Jan 14 1976 The Independent, Barber Paper Mill
27.10 My Hometown Georgetown, Oct 14 1936 The Herald, by Verna McClintock. Verna McClintock wins $25., awarded second prize in Arrow Coach Essay Contest.
27.11 Creelman Brothers Typewriters, 1889 Railway and Shipping World, Advertisement
27.12 Notes on Old Georgetown, Oct 6 1937 The Herald, Location of Businesses, by R.D. Warren
27.13 Security Holders in Stimson Building to Raise $150,000 will prevent foreclosure action by New York Company. Date unknown, source unknown
27.14 Battle over Worms in Georgetown, July 18 1993 The Toronto Star, Acc#94.52, by Dave Barry
27.15 Restoration of Georgetown’s Historic Barber Paper Mill, Aug 5 1993 The Toronto Star Acc #94.51
27.16 Hunter’s Country Restaurant (Historic Hunter’s Inn), Sept 1994, Mountainview Road and Maple Avenue, Georgetown.
27.17 Manufacturing in Georgetown 1837 to 1920, April 1975, by Dianne Anderson, 40 Page
27.18 You Live In Georgetown, The Herald (2 copies) Pamphlet
27.19 The Barber-Ellis Company Limited, 1920 History of Brant County by F. Douglas Reville
27.20 Grundy Enterprises Lucrative, Jan 10 1979 Acton Free Press, Auction
27.21 Music Lessons at Watson’s Part of Many Memories, Feb 7 1979 Acton Free Press
27.22 Most at Meeting Want New Plaza, Feb 21 1979 Acton Free Press
27.23 Smith and Stone Acquires CGE Division, Mar 28 1979 Acton Free Press
27.24 Fifty Years of Service Generated By Tylers, May 30 1979 Acton Free Press
27.25 Disston Closes Doors, July 18 1979 Acton Free Press
27.26 Hoe Backs Out Disston Looks for New Buyer, Aug 29 1979 Acton Free Press
27.27 Once Household Name Here, Hewetson Shoes Closes Doors, Sept 19 1979 Acton Free Press
27.28 Business is Booming at Building Products, Oct 24 1979 Acton Free Press
27.29 Planning Board Approves Supermarket, Retail Stores, Dec 12 1979 Acton Free Press
27.30 Paper’s Move Heralds New Era of Expanded Quarters, Feb 20 1980 The Herald
27.31 Deal for Disston Off, Apr 2 1980 Acton Free Press
27.32 Deal is Final, Heller’s Move to Disston This Fall, July 16 1980 Acton Free Press
27.33 Heller’s for Sale, June 25 1980 Acton Free Press
27.34 Reliable Taxi Stand Shifts, July 23 1980 Acton Free Press
27.35 Holland Shop 25 Years Old, Oct 1 1980 Acton Free Press
27.36 Dominion Site Soon Parking Lot, Nov 19 1980 Acton Free Press
27.37 Polypenco Will Move to Guelph, Apr 22 1981 Acton Free Press
27.38 No Eleventh Hour Reprieve for Firm, Irwin Dorsey Finally Closes, Jan 6 1982 The Herald
27.39 TD Bank Closes for Good June 11, May 19 1982 Acton Free Press
27.40 New Road Map is an Insult to Acton, June 2 1982 Acton Free Press
27.41 Acton Plain Lost, June 9 1982 Acton Free Press
27.42 Fire Destroys Thompson Fuels, Feb 9 1983 Acton Free Press
27.43 Combustion Theory in Thompson Fuels Fire, Feb 16 1983 Acton Free Press
27.44 Tennis, Soaps on TV – Varian Does Its Part, Feb 23 1983 Acton Free Press
27.45 Acton Pharmacy will build New Store on Old Site, July 20 1983 Acton Free Press
27.46 Ajax Engineers is Leaving Acton, July 27 1983 Acton Free Press
27.47 Miller to Push for Business Advisory, Oct 31 1984
27.48 Local Mill Know How to Beat the Recession, Mar 6 1985 Georgetown/Acton, Halton Flour Milling, Acton
27.49 Local Mill Grinds Its Way to Financial Success, Mar 6 1985 Georgetown/Acton, Halton Flour Milling, Acton
27.50 Marking a Milestone, July 17 1985 Georgetown/Acton, Keates-Geissler Organs, Acton
27.51 Organ Company Pulls Out All Stops, July 17 1985 Georgetown/Acton, Keates-Geissler Organ Company, Acton
27.52 Mill Grows to Boost Production, Halton Flour Milling, Acton Oct 9 1985 Acton Free Press
27.53 Delightful Dolls, Jan 24 1987 Halton Hills Weekend/ Marketplace
27.54 Boom In Market Good News for Jobless in Halton Hills, Feb 4 1987
27.55 General Stores – Hub Of Community, Feb 28 1987 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace, Limehouse and Terra Cotta General Stores
27.56 Easter Trail Leads To Schneider’s Door, Apr 15 1987 Georgetown/Acton, Rockwood
27.57 Achillies Motors Celebrates Decade of Business Success, June 24 1987, Les Pelitis
27.58 Chamber Members are Comparing Notes, July 1 1987 Georgetown/Acton
27.59 Sod-Turning for new IGA Plaza, Aug 26 1987, Main Street, Acton
27.60 Galvcast Business Booming as New Expansion Proceeds, Sept 9 1987
27.61 Tuitman’s Mini-Golf Centre Already Attracting Tourists, Sept 16 1987
27.62 Building Products to Join Exxon Fold, Oct 21 1987, Mark Macpherson, G.M.
27.63 Mapping out the Changing Face of Acton, Oct 28 1987 Georgetown/Acton
27.64 On the Brink Of Economic Growth, Oct 28 1987, Acton Development
27.65 Study Proposes Great New Look for Downtown, Nov 11 1987 Acton Free Press
27.66 Burns Transport Named Business of the Year, Jan 27 1988
27.67 DRG Stationary Sold to New York Group, Jan 27 1988 Georgetown/Acton
27.68 Women In Business, Feb 24 1988 The Herald
27.69 Sit’n’bull building on sale for $249,000, Mar 2 1988, Acton Tavern.
27.70 Commercial Shearing Sporting a New Name, Mar 2 1988
27.71 Building Products Becomes ‘Forward Looking’ BPCO Inc., Mar 30 1988
27.72 Andy celebrates a Decade of Good Eats, Mar 30 1988
27.73 Keates-Geissler Pipe Organs Provide A Century of Music, July 6 1988, Georgetown/Acton
27.74 Schneider’s Reliable Sweets on the Move from Rockwood, Aug 10 1988 Georgetown/Acton
27.75 Rebuilding Rare 1933 Rolls Keeps Rockwood Man Busy, Oct 5 1988 Georgetown/Acton
27.76 Nationwide Recognition for Flour Mill, Oct 19 1988, Halton Flour Milling, Acton
27.77 Acton Company gets $200,000 Loan, Oct 29 1988 Acton Free Press, Keates-Geissler Organ Company
27.78 Nielsen to Sell Clothing Shop After 30 Years, Nov 9 1988 Acton Free Press
27.79 Curwood Chosen Business of the Year, Mar 8 1989 Georgetown/Acton
27.80 Family to Develop Seed House Land, Apr 22 1989 Acton Free Press
27.81 Felton Bookbinding Expands to Launch into Hot New Market, May 10 1989 Georgetown/Acton
27.82 New Shopping Centre to Grow On Dominion Seed House Land, Aug 1989 Halton Report
27.83 Close Main St., Georgetown for New Farmer’s Market, Aug 26 1989
27.84 Family Business Growing with Major Contracts, Aug 30 1989 Acton Free Press, Marzo Gloves
27.85 Some Firms Scared Off By Municipal Red Tape-Report, Aug 30 1989
27.86 After 22 Years Of Fixing Trucks, John’s Ready to Retire…, Sept 6 1989, John Bouwman
27.87 Auto dealerships Expansion Finally Gets the Green Light, Sept 6 1989, Park Lincoln
27.88 Armstrong Garage: 50 Years and Still Motoring, Sept 9 1989 Halton Hills This Weekend
27.89 Tyler Transport Ltd. Marks It’s 60th Year in Acton, Sept 13 1989 Georgetown/Acton
27.90 Downtown Business has Expanded In Spite of Meters, Sept 13 1989
27.91 Varian Marks 35th Anniversary, Oct 25 1989
27.92 Tradition’s the Thing at Barber and Henley, Oct 25 1989 Georgetown
27.93 Tickets Killing Downtown Business, Nov 8 1989 Georgetown Independent
27.94 Staying on Top of Modern Technology Spurs Local firm to…, Nov 22 1989 Georgetown, Fishburn Roofing
27.95 Georgetown Co-op Closing Retail Store, Dec 13 1989 Georgetown
27.96 Official Plan Amendment No 19, Benjamin Fruit Market, Jan 2 1990 Regional Municipality of Halton, Lot 10, Concession 8
27.97 King-Size Fan Built At Interfab Heads for Indonesia Next…, Jan 17 1990
27.98 Final Hardware Plan Sanctioned by Region, Jan 24 1990
27.99 Childscope, Feb 28 1990
27.100 Standard Products Ltd. Earns Ford’s Thanks, Mar 7 1990 Georgetown Independent
27.101 BIA Surveys Identify Parking Deficiencies, April 25 1990 Acton/Georgetown
27.102 Varian Had to Cut 40 Jobs, May 16 1990
27.103 Century 21 Closes as Costs up, Sales Down, June 13 1990 Georgetown Independent
27.104 Report No P.D. 90-126, July 4 1990 Halton Hills Site Plan
27.105 Neilson Expansion May Bring 80 Jobs, July 11 1990
27.106 Sale of Smith and Stone Property Contested, July 18 1990 The Herald
27.107 Woolco to Play Major Role in Market Place Expansion, Oct 3 1990 The Herald
27.108 Layoffs at Neilson’s Due To Ice Cream Division Sale, Oct 6 1990 The Herald
27.109 Firm’s Closure Has Region Assessing Business Scene, Oct 17 1990 Georgetown Independent, Tridon Ltd.
27.110 Smith and Stone Division Facing Christmas Shutdown, Oct 21 1990
27.111 Developing The Downtown, Nov 7 1990 The Herald
27.112 Heating the Home with Corn, Nov 7 1990 The Herald
27.113 Council Defers Project Until Concerns Heard, Nov 21 1990, Canadian Restaurant, Queen Street, Acton Blvd., Acton – redevelopment proposal.
27.114 North Halton Golf Club’s Shareholders Reject $2 Million Expansion, Nov 21 1990 The Herald
27.115 Balcony Chatter, Dec 1990, North Halton Golf and Country Club
27.116 Economy Forms Corporations 25 Years Awards Presentations, Dec 8 1990
27.117 150,000 Square Foot Expansion of Marketplace Planned, Dec 8 1990
27.118 Long-Service Awards Mark EFCO’s Anniversary Here, Dec 12 1990 Georgetown Independent
27.119 Canadiana Set for Face Lift, Dec 12 1990 Georgetown Independent
27.120 Plant Shutdowns, Dec 15 1990
27.121 Jobless Rate In Halton Hills is Climbing Rapidly, Now Aim…., Jan 12 1991
27.122 Armstrong Insurance Business of the Year, Jan 12 1991
27.123 Corrigan Analyzer Strikes Gold, Jan 16 1991 Georgetown Independent
27.124 Recession Hits Hard So Henk Hits the Road, Jan 23 1991
27.125 Local Travel Agents Report Feeling Little or No Effects From…, Mar 20 1991
27.126 Building Permits Down by 68% in Halton Hills, Apr 3 1991 Georgetown Independent
27.127 Many Changes in Ten Years, but Personalized Service.., Apr 10 1991 Georgetown Independent
27.128 Snow promises Acton back on the next map.
27.129 Mayor blames bureaucrat for leaving Acton off map.
27.130 Road map an indignity.
27.131 Spectacular Fire In Old Building. Bowers Motor Sales, Georgetown. Acton Free Press, 1955
27.132 Bank of Hamilton.
27.132.01 Early History of Banking in Georgetown. Compilation of newspaper references.
27.132.02 Advertisement. The Christmas Globe, Toronto, 1905.
27.132.03 Advertisement. The Christmas Globe, Toronto, 1905.
27.133 Storey's Gloves. W.H. Storey & Son. Advertisement. The Christmas Globe, Toronto, 1899.
27.134 Dominion Seed House Has Deep Roots! By J. Mark Rowe. The Heritage Hearth, Spring/Summer 2000.
27.135 It’s rush hour at takeout counters. By Nelia Raposo, Toronto Star, Page C5, February 21, 2007. (Georgetown businesses referred to - La Vita Bakery and Deli, Canterbury Gourmet Foods.)
27.136 Madame ovary of bovines. Buyers bet on her million-dollar babies. Eggs being implanted into other cows. By Christian Cotroneo, Toronto Star, Page A2, August 12, 2005. (Georgetown cattle breeder Albert Cormier, quoted.)
28 Georgetown Churches
28.01 Religion and Politics Clashed in Old Halton, Sept 5 1987 Halton Hills Weekend
28.02 $1.6 million church expansion complete. Georgetown Christian Reformed Church. Pastor Mark Verbruggen. North Halton Compass, June 25, 2004. Page 15.
28.03 Advertisement. Georgetown Christian Reformed Church Celebrates 50 Years. Acton/Georgetown Independent, May 11, 2007. Page 16
29 Georgetown General Articles
29.01 History of Georgetown by W.C. Biehn (2 copies)
29.02 Correspondence from Wm M. Guthrie, 20 Oct 1937 Georgetown Herald
29.03 Correspondence from W.H. Wright, May 26 1937 Georgetown Herald
29.04 Toronto Suburban Railway, June 11 1975 Georgetown Independent
29.05 Georgetown’s History
29.06 Georgetown Streets Named After Royalty – Historic Events, Local Personalities, January 12, 1983, Georgetown Independent
29.07 Historic Georgetown – EHS Pamphlet
29.08 Town Grew by 918 since 1981 Census, Oct 20 1982 Georgetown Herald
29.09 Community Environment History, Centennial Public School, 1974
29.10 Timeline of Development – chart. 1959
29.11 Timeline of Development, Oct 1981
29.12 The Kennedy’s, What Brought Them To This Area. By Elaine Robinson Bertrand, Georgetown Independent June 8 1983,
29.13 David’s Dream of Genie Comes True, April 9 1986 Georgetown Herald
29.14 Career Dreams Carried One Step Further, Aug 28 1985 Georgetown Herald
29.15 History of Georgetown by D. Warren, blue binder, 44 pages
29.16 Street Names Give History, Aug 13 1958 Georgetown Herald
29.17 File: Post WWII Housing 1945-1946 (31 Sheets) 2 page index
29.18 Untitled History of Georgetown, 11 pages
29.19 Pioneer Days, 1985 (8 pages) Acc# 00.15
29.20 Halloween in Georgetown, Oct 30 1999, The Toronto Star (2 copies)
29.21 Article, May 14, 1978 The Toronto Star, Feature Article on Georgetown
29.22 Articles, July 3, 1999, The Toronto Star, Section M. New In Homes. Feature Article on Georgetown growth spurt.
29.23 Georgetown Fair Riot. Toronto Star.
29.23.01 50 police battle youths at fair. Midway erupts in violence. 9 teens arrested as cruisers damaged. September 08, 2003, Page B7
29.23.02 Tranquil community shaken by teens' fairground riot. Police used rubber bullets, pepper spray, batons on mob. Georgetown council grim-faced as residents recount details. September 15, 2003, B Section, Page 1 and 4.
29.23.03 More charges laid in Georgetown riot. October 07, 2003. Page B7.
29.24 War memorial.
29.24.01 Georgetown's Splendid Memorial. Will be unveiled on the King's Birthday, June 3rd. Georgetown Herald, January 30, 1924. Page 2
29.24.02 War Memorial. List of the fallen heroes. Georgetown Herald, February 20, 1924. Page 4.
29.24.03 Unveiled, Saturday, August 30, 1924. Description of war memorial. Georgetown Herald, September 03, 1924.
29.24.04 List of newspaper references to construction of war memorial.
29.24.05 Remembrance. Georgetown Herald, November, 1959
29.24.06 War Memorial En Route, Photo Reproduction. Moving war memorial from Guelph Street to Princess Anne Drive. Georgetown Herald, June 16 1960
29.25 The Little Known Village of Wildwood. By J. Mark Rowe. Heritage Hearth, Fall/Winter 2002.
29.26 Community War. Georgetown war effort described. Maclean’s Magazine, October 15, 1941. By Raymond Arthur Davies. Photocopy. Six pages.
29.27 Halton Sketches. How arena began. Brief description of Georgetown Memorial Area by John McDonald, Georgetown Independent, January 12, 1977, Page B10. Photocopy.
29.28 Town hopes to give seniors a hand. Freeze property assessments, Halton Hills urges. By Jim Wilkes, Staff Report, Toronto Star, September 16, 2004, Page B2. Features interview with Hazel Arnold.
29.29 Detached home styles popular in Georgetown. Toronto Star, September 11, 2004, Page N17. Comparison of prices in Georgetown subdivisions.
29.30 Canada Centennial – 1867 – 1967
29.30.01 Make Centennial Year a Banner One, Mayor Urges. Georgetown Herald, January 05, 1967
29.30.02 Confederation Train arrives in Toronto on Saturday. Toronto Star, July 26, 1967, Page 5.
29.30.03 Centennial Caravan Coming to Georgetown Park Next Month. Georgetown Herald.
29.30.04 Honking Anthem, Caravan Rolls Into Georgetown. Georgetown Herald, August 01, 1967
29.30.05 Free Admission to Museum Is Centennial Year Feature. Georgetown Herald.
29.30.06 Museum Centennial Expansion Gets Authority Final Go-Ahead. Georgetown Herald, September 14, 1967
29.30.07 Fall Fair Salutes Canada’s Centennial. Georgetown Herald, September 14, 1967
29.30.08 Hair Raising Contest Won By A Whisker. Georgetown Herald, September 28, 1967
29.30.09 ‘Twas A Grand Glorious Fair, Georgetown’s centennial fair…Georgetown Herald, September 28, 1967
29.30.10 Photo. Stately Elm Was Sprout in Confederation Year. Mary Pacecho, Anna Dacosta.
29.30.11 Photo. Covered Wagon Grew Out Of Idle Time. John Wesley Armstrong.
29.31 Photo Feature. Long Silent Bells Once Familiar Part Early Georgetown. Town Hall Bell, Congregational Church Bell. Georgetown Herald, March 30, 1967, Page 11.
29.32 Landmark Reduced to Hollow Ruin. Fire Guts Old Town Hall, Demolition Crew in Monday. Georgetown Herald, September 26, 1968. Page 1.
29.33 Main Street
29.33.01 Main and Mill Streets Vastly Improved by New Lighting System. New Street Lights Installed Unsightly Poles Removed. Georgetown Herald, June 24, 1936.
29.33.02 Main Street “Shopping Mall”. Georgetown Herald, October 13, 1960, Page 1
29.33.03 Mercury Vapour Lights Return On Twin Standards. Georgetown Herald, November 16, 1961, Page 1. Peter Jones Photo.
29.33.04 Downtown’s more colorful as GBIA hangs new banners. Georgetown Herald Weekend, July 24, 1981, Page 1.
29.34 Bill McDonald
29.34.01 Remembering old Georgetown. Conversations with lifelong resident Bill McDonald. By Janet Duval, Georgetown Independent, December 12, 1990, Page A2
29.34.02 Farnell’s store was always busy back in the old days. Bill McDonald delivered groceries around town by horse and wagon. Georgetown Independent, December 19, 1990
29.35 What was the Georgetown of 1859 like? A writer of the day described it this way. Georgetown Independent, September 30, 1989, Page 31
29.36 Newspaper clipping. Old Georgetown Society’s topic. By J.M. Rowe, November 04, 1989
29.37 Hostelries in North Halton. Photo Feature, October 15, 1975.
29.38 Newspaper clipping. Column on Georgetown written by Terrence Belford, Sunday Star C1977
29.39 Newspaper clipping. Column Seniors for the Future – A Look Back at Guelph Street. By Garfield McGilvray, Georgetown Herald, November 27, 1991
30 Georgetown Maps of Interest
30.01 Map of the Town of Georgetown; shows Churches, Factories, Schools etc.
30.02 Map of Georgetown: A Guide to Friendly Georgetown 1982, published by the Georgetown Business Community
30.03 Georgetown Lot Map of Lots 17,18,19 Con. 8
30.04 Georgetown 1850’s Map, Georgetown Independent 15 Jan 1986, Elaine Robinson Bertrand. Acc# 00.15
31 Georgetown Waterways and Recreation
31.01 Scotsdale Farm, Idyllic Refuge is Ours Now, Dec 6 1982 The Toronto Star (3 copies)
31.02 $2 Million Estimated Damage From Rain Storm, July 7 1982, Georgetown Independent
31.03 Jones Boys Once Lurked At Waterfalls Playground, John McDonald, Aug 27 1975, Georgetown Independent
31.04 Annual Honours and Recognition Awards Evening, April 9 1986 Georgetown Herald
31.05 Come and See For Yourself; Georgetown Guide of Things to Do
31.06 Ponds of Old Georgetown, Apr 21 1976 Georgetown Independent
32 Georgetown Special Events
32.01 1983 Prize List, Georgetown Fall Fair
32.02 Bank of Georgetown Shinplaster 25 Cents from Pioneer Days, 1984
32.03 Georgetown Fall Fair Prize List 1982
32.04 Georgetown Fall Fair Prize List 1983
32.05 Remembrance Day, Nov 14 1973, Georgetown Herald
32.06 Victoria Days Gone By, May 25 1983, Walter Lewis, Georgetown Herald
32.07 Drummer’s Snack, Aug 10 1983, Walter Lewis, Georgetown Independent
32.08 Freight Plunges Over Bridge in 1864, Walter Lewis, Apr 4 1984 Georgetown Independent
32.09 Georgetown Citizen’s Memorial to her Soldier Heroes Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice, Unveiling Ceremonies Programme, Aug 30, 1924. Georgetown Herald, August 27, 1924, Page 2.
33 People - Georgetown, Acton, Glen Williams, Esquesing
33.01 Founders Descendants Still Live In Georgetown, Anne Currie, Oct 31 1973, Georgetown Independent (2 copies) (Moved to MG9 A35, November 29, 2008)
33.02 Fugitives from U.S. Shepherds Leave Fine Heritage (Re: John Henry Shepherd), John McDonald, July 16 1975 Georgetown Independent (2 copies)
33.03 Births Marriages and Deaths (Williams) author unknown, (2 copies) (Moved to MG9 A35, November 29, 2008)
33.04 The Kennedy’s, What Brought Them to This Area? Elaine Robinson Bertrand, June 18, 1983 (Moved to MG9 A16, November 29, 2008)
33.05 Annals of the Forties , Kennedy Family History, 4 pages (Moved to MG9 A16, November 29, 2008)
33.06 Kennedy Family, author unknown, (2 copies) (Moved to MG9 A16, November 29, 2008)
33.07 Frances Wilson Pioneer Citizen of the Year, Paul Dorsey, June 23 1983 Georgetown Herald (Moved to MG9 A16, November 29, 2008)
33.08 Birthdays, Marriages, Deaths (Kennedy’s), author unknown (Moved to MG9 A16, November 29, 2008)
33.09 Deaths (Kennedy’s), author unknown (Moved to MG9 A16, November 29, 2008)
33.10 North American Award to Georgetown Grower & Hybridizing Bloom Fascinating Work re: Isabella Preston, Feb 8, 1962, Georgetown Herald (2 copies)
33.11 Shopkeepers to a Nation – The Eatons, Mary Etta Macpherson, 1967, excerpt.
33.12 Tom Hill. Town Mourns Ex-Mayor’s Death, Aug 31 1983, Chris Aagaard, Georgetown Herald
33.13 Timothy Eaton by John M Bassett, excerpt
33.14 Major John Roaf Barber, A Cyclopedia of Canadian Biography
33.15 Rex Heslop’s Developments Changed the Face of Town, John McDonald, Nov 26 1975, Georgetown Independent
33.16 Tremendous Energy, Ingenuity of Barber Family Georgetown Legacy, John McDonald, April 30 1975 Georgetown Independent
33.17 1953 Georgetown Lacrosse Team, Oct. 12 1983, Georgetown Independent
33.18 Bill Woods - Oldest House in Glen, now used by toy maker, Nov 14 1973 Georgetown Independent (photocopy)
33.19 Voter’s List 1910 for Municipality of Esquesing
33.20 Listings of Towns In Esquesing, Directory (photocopy)
33.21 John A Willoughby Founded Dynasty, John McDonald, Oct 9 1974 Georgetown Independent
33.22 John Armstrong, John McDonald, July 14, 1982, Georgetown Independent, Page 7.
33.23 Walking Came Naturally to Irene Smith, Ani Pederian, Feb 1 1984 Georgetown Herald
33.24 William McLeod and the Mammoth House, Rick Ruggle, July 18 1984, Georgetown Herald
33.25 Town’s Arts Community Pauses to Consider Frank Black’s Contributions, Paul Dorsey, June 2 1982, Georgetown Herald
33.26 Harold Cleave, John McDonald, May 26 1982, Georgetown Independent
33.27 Painter of Eskimo Portraits Moves to Georgetown re Dorene Fitzgibbons, Dec 19 1973 Georgetown Independent
33.28 Librarian Retires to Full Life of Artist re: Marjorie Nazer, Feb 13 1974, Georgetown Independent
33.29 The Kennedy Family History, copied from papers in the Kennedy Family Bible (Moved to MG9 A16, November 29, 2008)
33.30 John Thomas Armstrong, John McDonald, July 14 1982 Georgetown Independent
33.31 Joseph Moore, Editor, Citizen, John McDonald, Feb 11 1976 Georgetown Independent
33.32 Henderson Farm Home Mecca for Photographers and Artists, John McDonald, Feb 25 1976 Georgetown Independent
33.33 Tory Sportsman, Cabinet Maker, Hotelier T. J. Hill Was Colourful Glen Williams Character, John McDonald, Mar 5 1975 Georgetown Independent
33.34 Donald McIntyre, John McDonald, Mar 10 1982 Georgetown Independent
33.35 Extracts From Carruthers’ Paper in the Making covering Georgetown and Barber Family, excerpt from book
33.36 Engineer William Hill Receives Fatal Scalding When Train is Derailed, William Hill native of Glen Williams, Aug 7 1930 The Barrie Examiner
33.37 William Bradley, Founded Dominion Seed House, John McDonald, Dec 10 1975 Georgetown Independent
33.38 Lindsay Family of Esquesing, John McDonald, Mar 10 1976 Georgetown Independent
33.39 Outstanding Educator, Robert Little Memorialized by Acton School, John McDonald, Oct 29 1975 Georgetown Independent
33.40 James Breckenridge, Breckenridge Family History, Stewarttown
33.41 Forster Family Pioneers in Generating Electric Power, July 2 1975 The Independent
33.42 Canadian Biographical Dictionary of Eminent and Self-Made Men, 9 pages, American Biographical Publishing Company, 1880, articles on Lieut-Col. William Allan, Acton; Francis Barclay, Georgetown; The Barber Family, Georgetown and Streetsville.
33.43 Lawson Family on Esquesing Property Since 1838, Family History Wm. Lawson, Steeles Avenue & 4th Line, Esquesing, Aug 6 1975, Georgetown Independent
33.44 Speight Family Left Mark in Georgetown and Acton, John McDonald, Apr 16 1975, Georgetown Independent
33.45 Leroy Dale, John McDonald, Feb 17 1982, Georgetown Independent
33.46 J.B. MacKenzie, John McDonald, Mar 31 1982, Georgetown Independent
33.47 J. Joseph Gibbons, John McDonald, Apr 28 1982, Georgetown Independent
33.48 Canadian Men and Women of the Time, A Handbook of Canadian Biography of Living Characters, 1912, editor Henry James Morgan published by William Briggs, Toronto. Articles on Frederick Newman Beardmore; George Lissant Beardmore; George Walden Beardmore; Helen Lissant Beardmore; Walter Dowker Beardmore; and Major John Roaf Barber, Georgetown.
33.49 Joe Martin, Georgetown, 101st Birthday, 1967
33.50 Erwin Family- Letter from Home and Photo Reproduction, Mildred Bellegham, July 31 1969, Georgetown Herald
33.51 Embarking on a New United Church Mission re: Hallett Llewellyn Former Pastor St. John’s United Church, Georgetown, Michael McAteer, June 19 1993 The Toronto Star
33.52 Miracle Saves Man as He Falls 9 Stories, Bob Mitchell, Oct 23 1994, The Toronto Star. Article refers to David Kevin Chaston.
33.53 Georgetown’s Emma Booth an International Model, Gloria Hildebrandt, Dec 1995 The Business Executive
33.54 Back To Business for Pomeroy, Peter Pomeroy, Norval, Brad Reaume, Oct 14 1996 Success Weekly
33.55 Annie Ryan – former Georgetown Chapel Street Public School Principal (Acc# 00.15)
33.56 John Devereaux
33.56.07 Century Farmer, Obituary, Aug 24, 1972, Georgetown Herald
33.56.08 Sunset at Century Farm, John Devereaux in philosophy was as straight as the furrows he plowed, by James Emerson.
33.57 Bud Kentner, Kentner’s Drugs, 22 Jan 1986, (Acc # 00.15) Georgetown Independent
33.58 Frank C. Black, 1982 Art Show Catalogue, biography included
33.59 Rev. J.E. Ostrom, Georgetown Baptist Church, 1947
33.60 Halton Hills Puppy Soon To Be Qatar’s Royal Dog, Laura Treble, Tanhardt Kennels, Silvercreek, Helen Murray, Oct 20, 198
33.61 Graham, Rider of Year, Hugh Graham, Limehouse, Nov 17 1982
33.62 Steam Hobbyist Jack Layman, University Research…, Dec 20 1982
33.63 Local Dog Featured on New Stamp.
33.63.01 Georgetown Independent, Aug 10 1988
33.63.02 Commemorative Stamp Bulletin, Canada Post, August 26, 1988, Dogs of Canada.
33.64 Hydro-Electric Generator is Norval Man’s Pet Project, Bill Carney, David Carter, Norval. Nov 30 1988
33.65 Having Triplets is Easy as ABC, Kasko Triplets, Georgetown, Lisa Tallyn, Apr 19 1989 Georgetown Independent
33.66 Ben Johnson here for Miss World Trials, Jamie Harrison, Sept 6 1989 Georgetown Independent
33.67 Aura of Royalty Surround our Lynda Thomson, Ontario Dairy Princess, Kay Wilson, Sept 6 1989 Georgetown Independent
33.68 New Lorne Scots RSM at Parade This Sunday, Lt. B. Allan – Regimental Sergeant Major Wm. Adcock passes mantle on to Al Garbutt, Georgetown, Sept 6 1989 Georgetown Independent
33.69 Fit as a Fiddle at 102 Years, Adah Cooley, Jamie Harrison Sept 13 1989 Georgetown Independent
33.70 David Barrager, Among Top Century 21 Salespeople, Sept 20 1989 Georgetown Independent
33.71 Didn’t Like Club 2000 Miss World Pageant, Sept 20 1989 Georgetown Independent
33.72 Miss World Great Experience Says Liz Ferri of Georgetown, Mark Holmes, Sept 27 1989 Georgetown Independent
33.73 Hurricane Honeymoon, Rob and Diane Quinton, Paul Dorsey, Sept 27 1989
33.74 Bill Adcock, Local Man Top NCO in Hamilton Militia, Oct 4 1989 Georgetown Independent
33.75 Now It’s Alexander’s Turn, Alexander Mychajlowskij, Ashgrove, Paul Dorsey, Nov 15 1989 Georgetown Independent
33.76 Leanne Caputo, Milton Beauty First Runner Up in Miss World Contest, Dec 6 1989, Georgetown Independent
33.77 Joyce and Bob Decoste are Helping Hands, Janet Duval, Dec 6 1989 Georgetown Independent
33.78 Joyce Tilson, Good Neighbor Service Feeds the Hungry at Christmas, Janet Duval, Dec 13 1989, Georgetown Independent
33.79 Welcome Back Leanne Caputo, Dec 13 1989 Georgetown Independent
33.80 Have You Given or Received Blood Lately, Erica Thompson, Dec 26 1989 Georgetown Independent
33.81 A Lifetime’s Involvement Earns Roy Ward Hockey…..Jan 10 1990
33.82 Catherine Morris, Second Local Girl Raising Funds to Travel with Up With…., Janet Baine, Jan 31 1990
33.83 Joyce Anderson Takes Over Where Medicine Leaves Off, Janet Duval, Feb 7 1990 Georgetown Independent
33.84 Lou Darcie’s Volunteer Job is Not for Everyone, Janet Duval, Feb 14 1990 Georgetown Independent
33.85 Lynne Clark, Listening to Children Rewarding for Volunteer, Janet Duval, Feb 28 1990 Georgetown Independent
33.86 Michelle Smith’s A Refreshingly Different Teenager, Janet Duval, Mar 7 1990 Georgetown Independent
33.87 Hungary Reaches Out: Visitors Find Grandeur, Goodwill…, John Lewis, Mar 14 1990, Georgetown Independent
33.88 Handicapped Children Have Enjoyed Kathryn Latimer for 17…, Janet Duval, Mar 28 1990, Georgetown Independent
33.89 Trading Cards Fun, Educational – Even Lucrative, Barb Stevens, Apr 4 1990 Georgetown Independent
33.90 Annette Graydon’s Many Talents are Being Used, Janet Duval, Apr 11 1990 Georgetown Independent
33.91 Volunteers are Local Community Heroes, 3 pages, Numerous People, Apr 25 1990, Georgetown Independent
33.92 To the Four Corners of the World, Stuart Johnston, May 16 1990, Georgetown Independent
33.93 Bill McNally, Cadet Among 12 Canadians Picked for U.K. Exchange, Stuart Johnston, June 27 1990, Georgetown Independent
33.94 Brian Kress, Man Fighting Cancer and Company for his Job, Scott Kline, June 30 1990 Georgetown Independent
33.95 A 4,500 Mile Bike Trip Brings Computer Pen Pals Together, Heather and Dennis Kennedy, Georgetown, Janet Bain, July 18 1990
33.96 Nathalie Ramakers, Packing for Six Months, She’s Off on World Tour, July 25 1990
33.97 Renown Grow for Georgetown Artist Linda Donais, Aug 4 1990, Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
33.98 Paul Franks, Critically Injured Accident Victim Returns Home… Lisa Rutledge, Aug 12 1990, Georgetown Herald
33.99 Jacqueline Credpault, Limehouse Woman Wins NEC Award for Her Escarpment…., Sept 12 1990
33.100 Home From the Horror, Stuart Johnston, Sept 19 1990 Georgetown Independent
33.101 Friends Rallied Around Harmony Bull, Sept 26 1990 Georgetown Independent
33.102 Tom Ruggle of Lorne Scots Involved in Exercise…, Oct 24 1990
33.103 Adah Cooley, Adah’s Recipe for Longevity: Mind Your Own Business, Janet Duval, Dec 5 1990 Georgetown Independent
33.104 Firefighter Ace Bailey Just Wants to Help the Community, Stuart Johnston, Oct 6 1990 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
33.105 Joseph Stamp, Fossil Shows Georgetown Area Once Lay Beneath…., Dec 29 1990, Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
33.106 Robert Souliere, Plunge Into Acid Bath Has Changed His Life, Janet Baine, Jan 23 1991
33.107 Vanessa Bell-Smith, Smalltown New Brunswick Lures Open Door Director…, Paul Dorsey, Mar 6 1991 Georgetown Independent
33.108 Our New Moderator (Ross K Cameron), Presbyterian Church Record, July/Aug 1962
33.109 Mildred Fleck Lovely Bride, Feb. 1935, unknown source
33.110 Messages in a bottle. Georgetown Independent. By Paul Egerton.
33.110.01 Part 1. July 27, 1994.
33.110.02 Part 2. August 03, 1994. Nellie Sherman, Kathleen Langan.
33.110.03 Part 3. August 10, 1994. Jane Sherman, Henry Sherman, Vina Sherman.
33.111 Isabella Preston. Hamilton festival for lilac fanciers. Toronto Star, May 20, 1995. By Charles Oberdorf.
33.112 Gerry Haarmeyer. Biography submitted re election of Provincial Directors-at-Large, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. October/November 2000.
33.113 James Turkington. He’s 97 years young. The Toronto Star, September 19, 1992. Page J5.
33.114 Lawrence Hacking.
33.114.01 The Dakar Rally, An off-road rush like no other. Toronto Star, December 31, 2005, Page G16.
33.114.02 Local racers to take on Dakar Rally. Toronto Star, December 19, 2009, Wheels Section
33.115 Malcolm Black. Boatbuilding keeps youths afloat. Toronto Star, July 24, 2000, Page B3.
33.116 Jack and Jean Layman. Everyday Heroes. The North Halton Compass, August 28, 1998, By Glenda Benton
33.117 Bertram Stewart recognized as outstanding 4-H volunteer. The Company, March 17, 2006, Page 23.
33.118 John W.L. Forster, a national treasure. The North Halton Compass, August 28, 1998, Page 6, by Mary Elizabeth Maxwell.
33.119 Mark Siddall. The leech’s curious lineage. A Canadian researcher has spent a lifetime tracing the bloody family history of a complicated parasite. Toronto Star, February 26, 2006, page D6, by Carl Zimmer New York Times.
33.120 Dixie Chard. Charting new course in image industry. Brampton Business Times, November, 2003, Page 8 and 9.
33.121 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wheeler, mark Golden Wedding. Photo clipping from the Toronto Telegram. June, 1934. (Acc. #99.03) (See also Georgetown Herald, June 27, 1934, Page 3, Col. 4)
33.122 Tom Hill. Halton Hills’ first mayor recalls career. Mayor’s hometown was “rough, tough”. Georgetown Herald, November 22, 1978, Page 13. Second Section.
33.123 Clarence Anderson, Wilfrid Leslie, Spencer Wilson. Fence Viewers are busier as rural scene changes. Georgetown Herald, November 29, 1978, Page 11.
33.124 Gord Price. Skybolt takes to the sky. Georgetown Independent, July 16, 1975, Page 10.
33.125 Gord Price. Bill Pomeroy. Best home-built planes made by local men. Georgetown Independent, February 18, 1976, Page 19.
33.126 Jo Lister. At McDonald’s Jo does it all for you. Georgetown Independent, March 09, 1977.
33.127 Colin and Pamela Dickinson. D is for dinner parties. By Janice Mawhinney, Toronto Star, March 13, 2004. Page K8.
33.128 Acton’s Mac Sprowl recalls his 50 years among friends in Rotary. By Jennifer Enright, The Compass, November 12, 2004, Page 12.
33.129 Jeff Nurse. ‘Clydesdales hard to beat’. Local farmer’s love affair with heavy horses. By Jennifer Enright, The Compass, August 13, 2004, Page 11.
33.130 A Tribute to Walter Biehn. They call him ‘Mr. Chamber’.
33.131 Peter McKeown. Man’s best Amigo protects blind master from danger. By Janice Bradbeer, Toronto Star, January 19, 2008, Page CO2.
33.132 Ron Henry, Margaret Chapman, Aldo Braida. Bay Street’s gain, Main Street’s loss. With law school grads lured by big-city bucks, small-town lawyers are becoming a dying breed. By Tracey Tyler, Legal Affairs Reporter, Toronto Star, May 10, 2008, Page A12.
33.133 Five killed in bus horror. Seniors on their way to Muskoka for a sightseeing expedition. By Tracey Tyler, Staff Reporter, Toronto Star, June 8, 1995, Page 1
33.134 Charles Tyler. Dear Charlie, we’re sorry. What, if anything, does Canada owe ‘home children’ like the author’s great uncle? By Tracey Tyler, Legal Affairs Reporter, Toronto Star, December 26, 2009, Insight Section, Page 1
34 Georgetown: Newspapers
34.01 The Halton Herald, Apr 2 1868 (missing)
34.02 The Halton Herald, Feb 6 1868, photocopy
34.03 The Georgetown Herald, May 8 1879, photocopy (available on microfilm)
34.04 Supplement to the Herald, 1893, photocopy (available on microfilm)
34.05 The Georgetown Herald, July 11 1917, photocopy (available on microfilm)
34.06 The Telegram, Sept 22 1951, Famous for Bands, Georgetown an Attractive Community on Credit River, Elizabeth Cuddy
34.07 Famous for Bands, Georgetown an Attractive Community on Credit River. Reprint. Georgetown Herald October 10, 1951, Page 5.
35 Whaley’s Corner
35.01 Whaley’s Corner is Home to Finest, Is Home to Five Generations, J.M. Rowe, July 25 1990, Georgetown Herald
35.02 Whaley’s Corners, A Crossroads Community Between 4 Townships, J.M. Rowe, Nov 1990, The Heritage Hearth
36 Milton Heights – Peru
36.01 Toronto Pressed Brick and Terra Cotta Company. Essay describing brickyards in Milton area, Jack Charlton, Jan 1990.
36.02 Peru Once Thriving Hub – pages 167-169, Halton’s Pages of the Past, Gwen Clarke, 1955, Dills Publishing, Acton.
36.03 Feud Rekindled Over Milton Heights Church, source/date unknown
36.04 Milton Church Celebrates 50th Anniversary, 1992, source unknown
36.05 Articles
36.05.01 Lime Kilns in Milton, Nassagewaya, a History of Campbellville and surrounding area; It’s Land and People; Campbellville Historical Society, 1981. Page 12, Article written by George Black
36.05.02 Our Lady Of Victory – Roman Catholic Church Milton Heights, excerpt from Nassagewaya, a History of Campbellville and surrounding area; It’s Land and People; Campbellville Historical Society, 1981, Page 263 &264
36.05.03 S.S. #6 Richmond School, Nassagewaya, a History of Campbellville and surrounding area; It’s Land and People, Campbellville Historical Society, 1981, Page 277-280
36.06 Milton Then and Now, Milton Heights, Nov 16 1977, Milton Canadian Champion
36.07 Milton Heights Campground Advertisement
36.08 Lime Industry in and Around Milton, Ontario, Essay by Alex Cooke
36.09 Milton Heights Church Threatened by Land Deal, Property Snarled in Legal Battle, Nov 30 1988, Milton Canadian Champion
36.10 Maps
36.10.01 Milton Heights, Peru, Hornby, Whaley’s Corners 1985
36.10.02 Milton Heights, Hornby, Whaley’s Corners, revised 1933 from Department of National Defense
36.10.03 Esquesing – Peru, Hornby, Whaley’s Corner: Lot Owners and Residents in Halton County, Halton Atlas 1878
36.11 Halton’s Centenarian Dead – Donald McLaren of Peru, Feb 21 1901 Acton Free Press, Pg 3, Col 2.
36.12 W.C. King of Peru, Feb 14 1901 Acton Free Press, Pg 3, Col 4.
36.13 Reward for Parcel Lost Between Smiley’s Corner and Peru by W.D. and R. A. Lyon, Feb 10 1869, Milton Canadian Champion
37 Hurricane Hazel
37.01 40th Anniversary of Hurricane Hazel, Oct 16 1994 Toronto Star
37.02 Map of Damage, Hurricane Hazel, source unknown
38 Georgetown Water Issues and New Developments Articles
38.01 700 Homes for Halton Hills in ’87, Mar 7 1987 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
38.02 Enterac Water Search Begins, Apr 22 1987
38.03 Pieces Falling Into Place For Halton Hills Village, July 15 1987
38.04 Salmon Enchanted Evening, May 18 1988 Georgetown/Acton/Erin/Rockwood
38.05 Ministries Leave Town Up Creek In Search For Water, June 1 1988 Georgetown/Acton
38.06 Next 315 Homes South of Valley, Aug 24 1988
38.07 MOE Hesitation Over New Well Adds To Pomeroy’s Frustration, Sept 28 1988 Georgetown Independent
38.08 417 Home Subdivision On It’s Way Despite Developer’s… , Dec 14 1988
38.09 Council Meets With Great Frustration In Quest for Water, Dec 21 1988 Georgetown Herald
38.10 New Home Buyer Could Lose Lots, Feb 22 1989 Georgetown Independent
38.11 Builder Attempts To Save Homes In Village Project, Feb 22 1989, Georgetown Herald
38.12 Town in Land Flip To Expedite Subdivision, Mar 18 1989
38.13 Fernbrooke Registration Date Called Optimistic, Mar 18 1989
38.14 Fishing Club’s Objections May Stall Housing – Pomeroy, Apr 19 1989
38.15 Fernbrooke Construction Underway, Apr 19 1989
38.16 Fernbrooke to Honour Sales Agreements, Apr 26 1989
38.17 Ecology vs. New Homes: Creek’s Future A Concern, Apr 26 1989
38.18 Chamber Calls Isaac Walton Club’s Views Obstructional, May 3 1989 Georgetown Independent
38.19 Test Well Would Determine Environment Effects, May 10 1989 Georgetown Independent
38.20 Concrete Well To Replace ol’ Swimmin’ Hole on Main, July 26 1989 Georgetown Independent
38.21 Anonymous Phone Threats Prompted by Home Delays, Aug 2 1989 Georgetown Independent
38.22 Feds, Province Disagree on Silver Creek Weir Scheme, Aug 32 1989 Georgetown Independent
38.23 No Premature Water Allocation for HHVHI, Oct 14 1989 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
38.24 Village Homes Given Extension, Dec 16 1989 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
38.25 Newest Block for New Kids, Jan 13 1990
38.26 Town Wants to Widen Main St. to Four Lanes South of Town, Feb 7 1990
38.27 New Community Park for Georgetown South, Mar 31 1990 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
38.28 Region Funding Keeps Georgetown South Moving, July 18 1990
38.29 Georgetown South Park Altered, July 25 1990
39 Post Office
39.01 Post Office Closures Will Be Done Slowly and Naturally, Mar 25 1987
39.02 Findings Respecting Changes In Rural Mail Delivery, Apr 3 1987 Report from Region
39.03 Limehouse Post Office, To Be Privatized, Mar 12 1998 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
39.04 What a Shame, Limehouse Post Office Editorial, Mar 16 1988
39.05 Limehouse Postmistress Bids Farewell to 131 Year Tradition, Mar 16 1988
39.06 Same Mail Service in Limehouse for Less, Mar 19 1988 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
39.07 Limehouse P.O. Stays Open, Apr 9 1988 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
39.08 Erin Woman Fights Canada Post, May 18 1988 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
39.09 Rural Post Campaign Gains Momentum, June 1 1988 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
39.10 20 Car Convoy Greets Rural Dignity Van, June 4 1988 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
39.11 Limehouse May Lose Post Office In Less Than A Year, June 4 1988 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
39.12 Rural Post Offices: Setting the Record Straight, June 8 1988
39.13 Rural Dignity’s Liz Returns Triumphant, June 15 1988
39.14 Norval Postal Services Schedules to Continue, June 18 1988 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
39.15 Can’t Afford to Lose Post Offices, Letter to Editor, June 25 1988
39.16 Who’s Happy, Sept 21 1988
39.17 Some Cost-Cutting Moves Are Making People See Red, Oct 29 1988 The Toronto Star
39.18 Pro-Lifers Have Two Choices, Nov 12 1988 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace de-accessioned Oct 16, 2003
39.19 Retail Postal Outlet in Limehouse Will Be Closed If Deal not Improved, Nov 12 1988 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
39.20 Rural Post Office Election Issue, Letter to Editor, Nov 19 1988
39.21 End of Lane Mail Delivery Replaces Limehouse P.O., Dec 7 1988
39.22 Canada Post Is Responsible for Closing Limehouse Post Office, Dec 10 1988
39.23 Our Promise To Rural Canadians, Dec 14 1988, Canada Post Advertisement
39.24 No Progress on Limehouse Postal Service, Dec 21 1988, Georgetown Herald
39.25 Dear Customer, May 31 1989 Letter From Canada Post, re Terra Cotta Post Office
39.26 Terra Cotta Post Office, Aug 16 1989 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
39.27 A Lesson Learned, Editorial, Aug 23 1989
39.28 Why the Change? Editorial, Sept 6 1989
39.29 Commons Enquiry on Postal Service Begins in Ottawa…, Oct 11 1989
39.30 Canada Post Not Up For Sale – Turner, Oct 14 1989 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
39.31 Post Office Follies, Editorial, Nov 22 1989
39.32 Post’s Profit From Stamp Hike, Letter to Editor, Aug 1 199
39.33 Norval Post Delivery Determined by Survey, Aug 25 1990
39.34 Rural Dignity Takes Canada Post To Court, Sept 19 1990 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
39.35 Canada Post Denies Georgetown Closure, Nov 7 1990 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
39.36 Dear Mr. Lander:, Apr 2 1991 Letter From Garth Turner MP
39.37 MP Turner Furious as Local Mail Service Trimmed Again, Apr 3 1991 Halton Hills Weekend/Marketplace
40 Parks
40.01 5,000 Parks Plan Urges More And Better Recreation, Aug 22 1979
40.02 Leishman Park Fate in OMB Hands, Aug 29 1979 Acton Free Press
40.03 Comment on Hall Road. Ravine, Letter to Editor, Aug 2 1989
40.04 Open Spaces Should Be Left For All to Enjoy, Letter to Editor, Aug 16 1989
40.05 Bell (Ball?) Rent to Pay for Park Improvements, Aug 30 1989
40.06 Firm to Design New Park Site, Dec 2 1989
40.07 Recreation Plan to Cost $80,000, Apr 4 1990
40.08 Park Concept Sought for Hall Road Property, July 11 1990 Georgetown Independent
40.09 Fee Hike Decision Deferred, But July Increase Dropped, Dec 19 1990 Georgetown Independent
40.10 Rec Fee Hike Held to 7.5% for now, Jan 9 1991 Georgetown Independent
40.11 Ice Rates Steep, Jan 9 1991 Georgetown Independent
41 Politicians in Halton Hills
41.01 1959-1988
41.01.01 Even Greater Progress Lies Ahead, May 28 1959, Milton Canadian Champion
41.01.02 Need Building to Lure Industry, Jan 23 1980
41.01.03 Betty Fisher on Being Trustee, Feb 3 1980
41.01.04 Acton Councilor’s Drop-In Brings Government to People, Feb 27 1980
41.01.05 Fisher Opts for Acton Seat, Aug 27 1980
41.01.06 Fisher Bows Out of Race, Sept 10 1980
41.01.07 Raftis is Chosen Region Chairman, Nov 26 1980
41.01.08 Lawson Holds Gavel as new…, Dec 10 1980
41.01.09 “Mickey Mouse” says Roy Booth, Asked To Explain Absence, July 21 1982
41.01.10 Doug Mason Retires Following Long Career on Local Hydro Lines, Aug 18 1982
41.01.11 Raftis Re-elected Regional Chairman, Nov 24 1982
41.01.12 Betty Fisher Elected Board Vice-Chairman, Dec 8 1982
41.01.13 Mayor Praises Council At Impressive Inaugural, Dec 8 1982
41.01.14 Fisher Relishes New Job, Dec 15 1982
41.01.15 Standing Only at Region Inaugural, Dec 15 1982
41.01.16 Mayor for Chairman is Only a “Joke”, Dec 15 1982
41.01.17 Pat McKenzie Dies, Mar 30 1983
41.01.18 Dive to Stand Trial, Jun 22 1983 (missing)
41.01.19 Jim Snow Opens “Road to Nowhere”, July 6 1983
41.01.20 First Mayor, Tom Hill Dies, Aug 31 1983
41.01.21 Dennis Devine Gives Himself Up, Jan 19, 1983
41.01.22 Dennis Devine to Stand Trial, June 22, 1983
41.01.23 Brian Mulroney’s Cabinet, Dec 18 1984 The Toronto Star de-accessioned Oct. 23, 2003
41.01.24 Don Mazankowski – Minister of Transport, 1984 Sheet de-accessioned Oct 23, 2003
41.01.25 Pat McCarthy – Election Booklet 4 pages, Aug 1988
41.01.26 Elect Joe Hewitt, 1985 Campaign Flyer
41.01.27 Elect Rick Bonnette, 1985 Campaign Flyer
41.01.28 Elect Gerald Rennie, 1985 Campaign Flyer
41.01.29 Elect Norm Elliott, 1985 Campaign Flyer
41.01.30 Green Candidate, HAND Confer On Eve Of Second Cruise, Jan 23 1985 Georgetown Independent
41.01.31 Hobbies And Helping Kept Bill Busy, Feb 6 1985
41.01.32 Julian Quitting After Ten Years, Mar 13 1985 Acton Free Press
41.01.33 Sell Surplus Land To Finance Jobs – Knight Says, Apr 24 1985
41.01.34 Rick Bonnette, A small ‘C’ capitalist behind the iron curtain, May 29 1985 Georgetown Independent
41.01.35 Bruce Will Run, Aug 28 1985 Georgetown/Acton
41.01.36 Serjeantson Goes For Region, Aug 28 1985 Georgetown Independent
41.01.37 Fisher Quitting School Board, Eyes Council Seat, Aug 28 1985 Georgetown Independent
41.01.38 Arlene Bruce Seeks Re-Election, Aug 28 1985 Georgetown/Acton
41.01.39 Levy Quitting Won’t Run Again, Aug 28 1985
41.01.40 Bonnette Wants Regional Seat, Sept 11 1985 Georgetown/Acton
41.01.41 Knechtel to Quit After His Term, Sept 4 1985
41.01.42 Whiting Plans Program for ‘Children at Risk’, Sept 4 1985
41.01.43 Sheldon Set To Try Jump to Region, Sept 4 1985
41.01.44 Trustee Hewitt Wants to Switch Wards, Sept 11 1985 Georgetown Independent
41.01.45 Hewitt Enters Ward 2 Race, Sept 11 1985
41.01.46 McCauley Runs Again for Separate School board., Sept 18 1985 Acton Free Press
41.01.47 Teacher, Ex-Minister Rennie Wants to Serve, Sept 18 1985 Georgetown Independent
41.01.48 Al Cook is Newcomer, Sept 18 1985 Acton/Georgetown
41.01.49 Armstrong Will Challenge Miller, Sept 25 1985 Georgetown Independent
41.01.50 Norm Elliott Gives Ward 1 Sixth Choice, Oct 16 1985 Acton Free Press
41.01.51 Pam Sheldon Region-Bound, Oct 23 1985
41.01.52 Pam Johnson New in Ward 3, Oct 23 1985 Acton Free Press
41.01.53 Region Finances Need Keen Watchdog, Bonnette Claims, Oct 30 1985 Acton Free Press
41.01.54 A Relieved Arlene Bruce Ponders Coming Term, Nov 6 1985
41.01.55 They Speak For Town Through 1988, Nov 13 1985 Georgetown Independent
41.01.56 Assessing Region’s Coming Term, Nov 20 1985
41.01.57 McCauley is New RC Board Vice-Chairman, Dec 4 1985
41.01.58 Arlene Bruce New Board Chairperson, Dec 11 1985
41.01.59 Councillors Stick Necks Out – Predict Better Roads in ’87, Jan 7 1987 Georgetown/Acton
41.01.60 Keener Interest In Housing As Region Sets Appointments, Jan 21 1987
41.01.61 His Worship’s New Rug, Apr 1 1987 Acton Free Press
41.01.62 April Fool, Apr 1 1987 Acton Free Press
41.01.63 Jason Lowrie, - MP Meets Rotary’s Top Fundraiser, Apr 1 1987
41.01.64 Sheldon and Danish Visitor Political Birds of a Feather, Apr 22 1987 Georgetown Independent
41.01.65 Cool On The Hot Seat: Otto Untarnished, Apr 22 1987 Georgetown Independent
41.01.66 Pomeroy’s Chain of Office Becomes A ‘Symbol of Halton’s…”, May 27 1987 Georgetown/Acton
41.01.67 Otto Cleared, Tory’s Won’t Take Any More, May 20 1987 Georgetown Independent
41.01.68 Saudis Almost Abort Bonnette’s India Trek, June 24 1987
41.01.69 Don Knight - MPP Knight Won’t Seek Re-election, July 8 1987
41.01.70 Don Knight - What’s Up, Don?, July 8 1987
41.01.71 Customs Say ‘No To Returning Conqueror, July 8 1987
41.01.72 Don Knight - Why Did MPP Resign?, July 15 1987 Milton Canadian Champion
41.01.73 Three Chasing Liberal Nomination, July 15 1987 Georgetown Independent
41.01.74 Don Knight - Retiring MPP Is Hard Man To Pin Down, July 19 1987, Dennis Gibbons, The Burlington Post
41.01.75 Acton Customs Port - System Closes Port, July 22 1987
41.01.76 Liberal Spending ‘Frightens’ Brandt, July 29 1987 Georgetown/Acton
41.01.77 Office for Disabled Persons, Aug 1987 Ontario de-accessioned, Oct 23, 1003
41.01.78 Jo Schneider Vague About Reasons For Resignation, Aug 8 1987 Halton Hills Week End
41.01.79 Former Esquesing Reeve Walter Lingam Dies, Sept 2 1987 Georgetown Independent
41.01.80 Miller Denies Saying ‘Keep Out Riff-Raff’, Sept 2 1987
41.01.81 Answers to Farmers Woes Rest With International Trade Talks, Sept 16 1987 Georgetown Independent
41.01.82 Mayor’s ‘Pig’ Remark Irks Councilors, Sept 23 1987, Acton Free Press
41.01.83 No Title – Withdrawn Article (re: Russ Miller), Sept 30 1987
41.01.84 Peterson And 29 Ministers Make Up New Ontario Cabinet, Sept 30 1987 The Toronto Star. De-accessioned Oct 23. 2003
41.01.85 John McDonald, Ward 3 Councillor Calls ’88 Last Year, Nov 18 1 1987
41.01.86 Bonnette, Serjeantson Trade Committee Spots, Nov 25 1987
41.01.87 MPP Chairman of S/W Liberal Caucus, Dec 2 1987
41.01.88 Jelinek Celebrates 15 Years as MP
41.01.89 MPP Joins Committee On Meech Lake Deal, Dec 2 1987 Georgetown Independent
41.01.90 Bruce Resigns As Chairman: No Regrets, Dec 16 1987
41.01.91 Councillors Election Year Predictions, Jan 6 1988
41.01.92 More Prosperity Forecast As Councilors Ponder 1988, Jan 6 1988 Georgetown/Acton
41.01.93 Mayor, Councillors Split $120, 135 in ’87, Feb 24 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.94 Difficult To Define A Small ‘C’ Conservative, Feb 24 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.95 Regional Council Expenses Add UP to $465,000 for ’87, Mar 5 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.96 New Riding’s Liberal Team, Mar 9 1988 Georgetown/Acton
41.01.97 Former Erin Reeve, Warden Lloyd Lang, Mar 30 1988
41.01.98 11 Tories Get New Duties as PM Shuffles Cabinet, Apr 2 1988 The Toronto Star, de-accessioned Oct 23, 2003
41.01.99 Jelinek Gets New Job In Cabinet Shuffle, Apr 6 1988
41.01.100 MP’s Post Includes Mint, Stats Canada, Apr 20 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.101 Bad Boy’ Mel Will Visit Us Next Month, Apr 20 1988 Acton Free Press
41.01.102 Elliot Votes For Tax Grab, May 11 1988
41.01.103 Statement By Pam Sheldon, June 17 1988 Booklet, 9 pages
41.01.104 Jackson’s Charges Nonsense – Elliot, June 18 1988 Halton Hills Week End
41.01.105 Pam Sheldon Going After Mayor’s Job, June 22 1988
41.01.106 Bonnette Will Seek Second Region Term, June 29 1988 Acton Free Press
41.01.107 Fisher To Quit Politics, Aug 10 1988 Georgetown/Acton
41.01.108 Growth Issue In McCarthy Election Bid, Aug 24 1988
41.01.109 New Arena Due Next Term, Elliott Seeking Re-Election, Aug 31 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.110 Dick Howitt Seeks Re-Election, Sept 7 1988
41.01.111 The Garbage Crisis: Would New Rules Help?
41.01.112 What Is Acceptable Garbage?, Sept 7 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.113 Little Says She Won’t Run Again, Sept 14 1988 Post de-accessioned Oct 23, 2003
41.01.114 One Year later, Sept 14 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.115 Pam Johnston Seeks Ward 3 Region Seat, Sept 14 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.116 Miller Cites Record In Re-Election Bid, Sept 14 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.117 Beatty Acclaimed As New Riding Candidate, Sept 21 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.118 Serjeantson Seeking Planned Growth During Second Term, Sept 21 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.119 Cook Seeks Re-Election, Sept 21 1988 Georgetown/Acton
41.01.120 Pushing For Senior’s Hall, Rennie Seeks Second Term, Oct 1988 Acton Free Press
41.01.121 Ward 2’s Howitt Eyes Region Seat, Oct 1988 Georgetown/Acton
41.01.122 Fisher Tries For Hydro Commission, Oct 5 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.123 Pat After Eighth Term, Oct 7 1988 The Burlington Post, de-accessioned Oct 23, 2004
41.01.124 Oliver Seeks Re-Election, Oct 7 1988 The Beaver de-accessioned Oct 23, 2003
41.01.125 Quinn Seeks Re-Election in Ward 4, Oct 12 1988 The Burlington Post de-accessioned Oct 23, 2003
41.01.126 Spence Runs For Ward Two, Oct 12 1988 Acton/Georgetown
41.01.127 French Trustee Ken Norman Waits Injunction Outcome, Oct 12 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.128 Irene McCauley Seeks Re-Election, Oct 12 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.129 Bowman Seeks Re-Election as Ward Four Councillor, Oct 12 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.130 Anne Currie Runs For Ward 3 Seat, Oct 12 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.131 Roly’s Running ‘To Finish The Job’, Oct 12 1988 The Burlington Post de-accessioned Oct 23, 2003
41.01.132 Announcement: Norm Elliott, Oct 12 1988
41.01.133 The Grits’ ‘other’ Pierre, Oct 19 1988 Georgetown/Acton
41.01.134 New Arena Among The Goals For Acton Team’s Next Term, Oct 26 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.135 Doug Mason Ready To Chair Commission, Nov 2 1988 Acton Free Press
41.01.136 A Third Term For Arlene Bruce: Key Issues, Nov 2 1988 Acton Free Press
41.01.137 Helped Region Come Of Age, Council Call ‘Best Ever’, Nov 30 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.138 Chairman Pete, Dec 7 1988 Milton Champion
41.01.139 Civic Centre, Growth Inauguration Topics, Dec 7 1988 Georgetown Independent
41.01.140 New Catholic Board Head; McCauley Remain Vice-Chair, Dec 10 1988
41.01.141 Pomeroy Unopposed For Top Job At Region, Dec 14 1988 Acton Free Press
41.01.142 Elliot Elected Chairman of Waste Management, Dec 21 1988
41.02 1989-1992
41.02.01 Diversity Is The Key For Christian Heritage Party, Apr 22 1989
41.02.02 Elliot Defends Nixon’s Budget, May 24 1989 Georgetown/Acton
41.02.03 Election Campaign Expenditures Revealed, July 15 1989
41.02.04 MPP Elliot Happy With Cabinet Shuffle, Aug 16 1989 Georgetown Independent
41.02.05 Walt’s Appointed Sweeney’s Aide, Sept 23 1989 Georgetown Independent
41.02.06 Hydro Assoc, Honors Smith, Oct 25 1989 Acton/Georgetown
41.02.07 Tories Have Got To Be Kidding, Oct 25 1989, editorial, Paul Dorsey, de-accessioned Nov 6, 2003
41.02.08 Mike Harris Pays Visit, Ponder PC Leadership, Nov 29 1989
41.02.09 Roaster ‘Unite’ To Burn Bill, Nov 29 1989 Milton Champion, de-accessioned Nov 6, 2003
41.02.10 Pete Pomeroy, Dec 2 1989 – move to optimist file
41.02.11 Serjeantson To Chair Key Committee, Dec 6 1989 Georgetown Independent
41.02.12 Family Coalition Party Offers ‘Principles’ To Ontario Voters, Dec 6 1989
41.02.13 Read Our Lips – NO LANDFILLS!, Dec 20 1989
41.02.14 Mayor Says 5,400 Homes Proposed For Georgetown, Dec 20 1989 Georgetown Independent
41.02.15 Tory Leadership Candidates Speak To Halton North PCs, Feb 7 1990
41.02.16 Jackson Out of Leadership race, Feb 17 1990
41.02.17 French Language Service Won’t Cost Municipalities Anything, Feb 21 1990, Queen’s Park Report, Walt Elliot
41.02.18 Cancer Claims Betty Fisher, One Of Most Dynamic Citizens, Mar 7 1990
41.02.19 Tory Philosophy In Full Flower, Mar 11 1990, Toronto Star, de-accessioned Nov 6, 2003
41.02.20 Russ Miller, The Mayors Of Halton, Halton Hills, Mar 21 1990 The Hamilton Spectator
41.02.21 Christine Zilio, Do I Get A ‘Cut ‘ Rate?, Mar 24 1990, Georgetown Independent
41.02.22 MPP Elliot’s Garbage Pitch Not Appreciated In Lambton, Apr 25 1990, Letter to the Editor
41.02.23 PCs ‘Uncomfortable But Right’ – Clark, May 2 1990, Georgetown Independent
41.02.24 Sweeney Praises Grit’s Track Record, May 2 1990 Georgetown Independent
41.02.25 Fall Election Suits Elliot, May 2 1990 Acton/Georgetown
41.02.26 Peppered By the Politicians, May 2 1990, Georgetown Independent, Editorial, Paul Dorsey
41.02.27 Croatian Election Made MPP Appreciate Privileges, May 9 1990 Georgetown Independent
41.02.28 Halton North Tories Back Mike Harris 3-1, May 16 1990 Georgetown Independent
41.02.29 Italy, B.C. Conventions Beckon Region Officials, June 27 1990
41.02.30 No Surprises in Calgary, First-Time Delegates Say, June 27 1990. Georgetown Independent
41.02.31 CVCA Says Hewitt ‘Taking Advantage of Technicality’ July 11 1990
41.02.32 Don’t Make Assumptions, CVCA Told In Hewitt Case, July 18 1990 Georgetown/Acton
41.02.33 Region Council Changes In Time For ’94 Election, July 18 1990
41.02.34 Decision In September On Hewitt – CVCA Case, July 25 1990
41.02.35 Sweeney Halton’s Sweetheart, July 25 1990 Georgetown Independent
41.02.36 Children Pay Musical Tribute To Ex-Councillor Ernie Sykes and Wife on 50th, Aug 22 1990, Georgetown Independent
41.02.37 CVCA Chairman Drowns At PEI Summer Home, Aug 29 1990
41.02.38 Noel Duignan, The MPP They Can’t Ignore, Sept 12 1990 Georgetown Independent, Scott Klein
41.02.39 Paul Beisel Appointed New Mayor, Sept 26 1990, de-accessioned Nov 6, 2003
41.02.40 4 Former Mayors, Sept 26 1990 Georgetown Independent
41.02.41 Ontario’s First NDP Cabinet, Oct 2 1990 The Toronto Star, de-accessioned Nov 6, 2003
41.02.42 Keep Your Scissors Sharp, Russ, Oct 31 1990, Letter to the Editor
41.02.43 Farmer, Builder, Politician, Author, Jim Snow Publishes Autobiography, Nov 14 1990 Acton/Georgetown
41.02.44 Senator’ Al Norton and John Alexander Touched Many Lives, Nov 14 1990 Acton/Georgetown, Garth Turner, Ottawa Report
41.02.45 Mayor Optimistic About Town’s Future – Despite Recession, Dec 15 1990
41.02.46 Reform Party Meets In Georgetown, Mar 25 1990 Media Release Fax
41.02.47 Has Rae Played It Too Safe?, Mar 31 1991 The Toronto Star, de-accessioned, Nov 6, 2003
41.02.48 Reform Party Draws 35 To Information Meeting, Apr 3 1991 Georgetown Independent, Janet Duval
41.02.49 Political Malaise, Apr 3 1991, Editorial, Paul Dorsey
41.02.50 Gori: A True Italian Renaissance Man, Apr 20 1991 The Hamilton Spectator
41.02.51 Who’s Who In Mulroney’s New Cabinet, Apr 22 1991, de-accessioned, Nov 6, 2003
41.02.52 Project 80 Officers Search Regional Chairman’s Files, Nov 22 1992 Halton Hills Week End
41.02.53 Police Seize Halton Official’s Records, Toronto Star, Nov 26, 1992
