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    The front of the certificate reads: Dominion of Canada. Number I 154 Series 1. The Naturalization Act, certificate of retention of British Nationality under the provisions of Section 13, subsection 4

    Mill ruins on the Sixteen Mile Creek near Cross Avenue in Oakville.

    Further information about Victoria Park, the Hall and rink can be found in the books: Oakville and the Sixteen, and, Oakville; A Small Town 1900-1930 by Frances Robin Ahern.

    When Milton was first settled in the early 19th century, Sixteen Mile Creek flowed right through the middle. The creek was dammed creating a mill pond.

    Guy was the son of Hannah and John Bussell. They are buried at St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Hornby, Trafalgar Township.

    Members of the Lakeshore Road League of the ladies softball team pose for a team picture at Wallace Park on Reynolds Street. Jean Waller, who permitted the reproduction of this photograph by the Traf

    Members of the Ladies Softball Team, Lakeshore Road League in Oakville, gather for a team photo. They won the Championship in 1936. Jean Waller, who permitted the reproduction of this photograph by t

    Dorothy's parents were Sarah Elizabeth (nee Shephard or possibly Sheppard) Walker and John Pickett. Dorothy was the oldest of their 10 children. As per the Ancestry.com Halton record for 1908 at http

    Mr & Mrs D Frank Ford Request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Ada Elizabeth to Mr. Homer Edward McCann On Saturday, September the seventh Ninteen Hundred and Thirty Five

    Hornby Garage & Machine Shop, 1937, located north of Steeles on Hornby Road. Cady Heatly & Herb Foreman are on the grader. Garage owner was Gordon Brigden. This wooden building was originally a churc

    Letter of sympathy from Walter Dymond Gregory, who was a town councilor in 1912, to Mrs. Peter Kelley on the death of her husband.

    There was a school operating in Boyne as early as 1835. The 1861 Census Return shows a wood frame schoolhouse for which the land had been established in 1857, the west half of Lot 6, Concession 3 NS.

    The reunion continues to be a family event into the 21st century. For more information, see the family website linked here.

    This was the home of T.R. Lyon.

    Fruit farming was of great importance to Oakville in the early 20th century. Oakville strawberries gained a reputation for being of superior quality and size.

    Pictured from left to right are: Roy Maxwell Heslop, Margaret Grace Gilbert Heslop, Jean Christina Janet Gilbert and William Tracey Gilbert. The photo was taken October 12th, 1935 at the wedding of R

    Four children are skating in the yard at 29 Thomas Street. 176 Front Street can be seen in the background. The cottage at 176 Front Street was built in 1837 by James McDonald, a Scottish immigrant an

    176 Front Street can be seen behind the McCrae children. The cottage at 176 Front Street was built in 1837 by James McDonald, a Scottish immigrant and master carpenter. The land had been purchased fr

    The house at 176 Front Street can be seen in the rear right of the photo. The cottage at 176 Front Street was built in 1837 by James McDonald, a Scottish immigrant and master carpenter. The land had

    Margaret Grace Gilbert on the day of her marriage to Roy "Maxwell" Heslop. October 12, 1935.