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    The post mark says SHERIDAN SEP 17 ONT. The stamp is a 1 cent Canada Postage stamp of King Edward VII wearing the Ermine Robes of State.

    Jackson Hardy was a son of George Henry and Emily Hardy who farmed in Sheridan, Trafalgar Township. Jackson became a druggist.

    Annie and her husband, Richard Wilson, celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary on May 4, 1915 with a family gathering. To see all the photographs in this extended family collection, under "Groups

    The picture was taken at the bottom of the hill down the Wilson back lane, Sheridan, in the early 1930's by Dr. George Hardy. The Wilson family farm was on the west side of the present-day Winston Ch

    The property was on the southeast corner of Winston Churchill Blvd. and the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW).

Linda Reed, Mississauga News, 29 Oct 1969     No source citation is given but a note indicates it was an article in the Mississauga News, October 29, 1969. Further information about this building is taken from the booklet, "A Brief Chronicle of

Toronto Daily Star (1892-1971), 4 Nov 1929     A newspaper article about the 60th or diamond anniversary of Sheridan United Church in 1929.

    This photograph was likely taken around 1900 as we can see Sarah, kneeling by her father, is wearing a wedding ring. In 1897, there were three spring weddings in the South family, the first being Sar

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    Nellie married Clarence Albert Hare on March 20, 1912 in Clarkson, Toronto, Township, Ontario. He was the son of William J. Hare and Louisa Grafton. He was born October 8, 1888 in Toronto Township, O

    The Wilson family farm was on the west side of the present-day Winston Churchill Blvd., Mississauga, Ontario.

    Alfred with his son Victor at the Wilson farm in Sheridan, Trafalgar Township. Victor's mother and the wife of Alfred was Alisemon Mary Hardy, daughter of George and Emily Hardy, all of Sheridan.

    Christopher Wilson and his son, Christopher Wilson, came to Sheridan in 1829. The father left for London, Ontario but the son and his wife, Elizabeth (Clark) had two sons who also farmed in the area;

    Front row, right are Emily and Emma (Gilby), the two sisters who had come with their parents from England in 1850. Emily married George Hardy. Alisemon Hardy, their daughter, married Alfred Wilson in

    Charlie married Martha. They had two sons, John and Ezra Speck.

    Oakville Trafalgar High School was founded in 1908, until 1992 located on Reynolds Street. As well as referring to it as "Oakville High School", it is also referred to by the acronyms, "OT" or "OTHS"

    The obituary of Reverend Herbert Sangster Lovering talks of the plays he loved to write for performance by his parishioners. The community of Sheridan and this church had a history of theatre and mus

Oakville-Trafalgar Journal, 29 Mar 1956, Section 1, p. 1, column 1     Newspaper article about the expansion of the Queen Elizabeth Highway which required the demolition of the little village of Sheridan, Ontario.

    The Hardy sons, left to right, Alexander Dufferin, Jackson Blake, John Gilby, George Buxton. Mother Emily is in the background.

    Information taken from "Thy Humble Dwelling: A History of Sheridan-Park Royal United Church 1826 - 1926", edited by Rev. Robert K. Munro.