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    Newspaper photo of a home in Palermo belonging to the late Dr. Anson Buck.

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

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 surname "Conover" was changed by the family from the Dutch, "Coevenhoven" or "Van Coenhoven".

    The newspaper clipping has reversed the given names of James William Biggar. His grave headstone is inscribed, James William Bigger.

    Although the newspaper is identified only as "The Star" in the photo bylines, it is likely the Oakville Record Star which was published from 1949 to 1962 by Wilder and Tina Brickenridge. It was sold

    Information and photographs of Holyrood house, the Lefebvre family and the history of the property in the Trafalgar Township Historical Society digital collection were shared by Mr. Roy Lessels in Ma

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    This newspaper clipping is not dated nor is the paper identified but, thanks to recent help from local history buffs via Facebook, it has been determined to likely be from the Oakville Record Star. U

    The sounds of Oakville's history explored through childhood memories.

    Memories of dance classes taken at Elizabeth Paterson's Oakville Ballet School.

    Miss Gladys McCleary was a long-time teacher at McCurdy's Corners School, Ninth Line and Derry Roads which was S.S.#8. She became a school inspector and later a trustee. Halton County has honoured he

    There was a school in Palermo as early as 1819. It was one of 3 public schools in Trafalgar Twp. The first school may have been on the same property as the ones built in 1844, 1875 & 1942 or it may h

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    Judy recollects her Christmas experience as a young child growing up in Oakville.

Lilian Dirisio, Oakville Beaver, 12 Apr 1989     "Over the past several weeks, the Oakville Beaver has been looking at the changing face of Bronte. The once quaint fishing village has undergone massive changes over the years, particularly since the

Carmela Fragomeni, Oakville Beaver, 26 Sep 1984     Town council made a mistake four years ago when it included a section of Bronte, west of East Street, n a commercial-residential zoning, council's planning committee has decided...

Di DuToit, Oakville Beaver, 21 Sep 1987     An Oakville local reminisces about their time in Bronte.

John Colliston, Oakville Beaver, 13 Jun 1979     Concerns about parking and historical preservation of Bronte buildings were raised after the "Review of Land Use East of Bronte Creek" was released by the town's planning staff.

Diane Hart, Oakville Beaver, 11 Jun 1986     Oakville town council dropped their appeal of the Ontario Municipal boards decision to allow development of a plaza on the corner of Lakeshore Rd. W. and East St.