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    The old Oakville Trafalgar High School building which had its cornerstone laid in 1908 on Reynolds St., Oakville.

    Father: Andrew Pickett born January 15th 1834 in Nelson Twp, Halton County, Ontario and died December 1st 1920 in Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA. Andrew is buried in Bluff View Cemetery V

    In the 1881 Census, the family surname is spelled as "Ingelhart", closer to the earlier German spelling.

    The link in this record takes you to the Canadian County Atlas Project. At this website, you can enter in the surname, County is Halton, and for the Ingleharts, you select Trafalgar Township South. T

    They are buried in the Palermo cemetery.

    The Trafalgar Township Historical Society has also posted a watercolour sketch possibly done by Hallie Clare VanSickle, daughter of Martha and James, of the old Jacob Book hotel and house in Palermo.

    Postville was also known as Post's Corners. It was at the intersection of Trafalgar Road and Dundas Street, Trafalgar Township.

    Photograph date is unknown. Early land registry records and Trafalgar census records from 1851, 1871, 1881 use the family surname spelling, "Hagar". However, the 1861 census and the family gravestone

    Early land registry records and Trafalgar census records from 1851, 1871, 1881 use the family surname spelling, "Hagar". However, the 1861 census and the family gravestones in the Palermo cemetery us

    Early land registry records and Trafalgar census records from 1851, 1871, 1881 use the family surname spelling, "Hagar". However, the 1861 census and the family gravestones in the Palermo cemetery us

    Early land registry records and Trafalgar census records from 1851, 1871, 1881 use the family surname spelling, "Hagar". However, the 1861 census and the family gravestones in the Palermo cemetery us

    Early land registry records and Trafalgar census records from 1851, 1871, 1881 use the family surname spelling, "Hagar". However, the 1861 census and the family gravestones in the Palermo cemetery us

    A photograph and record of the Ludlow family home is linked to this record for your futher information. This 1830's cabin stood at lot 25, Concession 2 NDS, the address today is 1495 Burnhamthorpe Ro

    A succinct history of Palermo by the Trafalgar Township Historical Society can be found in "Palermo History" linked here.

    The above information is taken from http://www.oakvillehistory.org/pdf/1841%20census.pdf

    This photograph was taken circa 1980. The house has been torn down. It was on the southeast corner of Dundas Street West and Old Bronte Road, formerly in Trafalgar Township.

    Note the two women standing on the bridge. Their long dresses and the power lines indicate this photograph may have been taken around 1920.

    Carol is about 8 or 9 months old in this photograph so it was taken just before the year end of 1927 or early 1928.

    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.