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TrafalgarTownshipHistoricalSociety"Documenting,celebratingandpreservingtheagriculturalheritageofNorthOakville"SummerNewsletter2010SchoolHouseRenovationsUpdate~S.S.NQ2PalermoSchoolH~)uscOurrenovationsarecomingalon9-butslowly.Waitingforinspectionshasslowedusdownabitbutourcontractorispluggingaway!AnewdevelopmentisthatMattamywillbestartingonthenewkitchenveryThesignwillfeaturethesoon.Weareverygratefulfortheirgenerousdonation.PleasenoteoriginalTrafalgarTownshipthatwearewithoutabathroomatthistimesopleaseplanaccordinglyCrest.ifyouarecomingtovisit!Weareveryexcitedthatournewsignwillbeinstalledshortly.ThankstoAlchemyArchitecturalCastingsforthedonation!MembershipsDon'tforgettorenewyourmembership.Wecountonthisincometocovertheheatingandinsurancecostsoftheschoolhouse.($25forindividuals&$35forfamilies)madepayabletoTrafalgarTwpHistoricalSociety.SendtoJaneWatt,3089JaguarValleyDrive,Apt.82,Mississauga,OntoL5A2J1TTHSBoardMeetingsOurnextboardmeetingisattheschoolhouseat3pmonTuesdayAugust17th.Pleasecallaheadifyouareinterestedinattendingincasewechangethelocationduetoconstruction.Allarewelcometoattendandparticipateindiscussion.michelle@tths.ca l,jRecentDonationsrJWewanttothankthefollowingpeoplefortheirdonations7~CharlieHughes-builtabeautifulspeakers'podiumforusthatwasputtogoodusebyourspeakerlastmonth.ThankyousomuchCharliefordonatingyourhandywork!DeeMcAulay-donatedsomebooksfordisplayintheschoolhouseKarenSmithson-donatedarecentlycompletedhistoryofthePost&Hanhamfamilies.SpeakerSeriesTuesday,June29th,7pmattheSchoolhouse-"ApictorialreviewoftheearlyhistoryofHaltonCountywithacomparisonofthedevelopmentofnorthandsouthHaltonfeaturingmanyofthesettlements,entrepreneursandindustries."GuestSpeaker:LocalHaltonAuthorandHistorian,JohnMcDonaldJohniscurrentlywritinganewbookcalledHalton'sHeritage.Queries&ContributionsBobDaviswrites:Ihaveatruckthathadpaintedonit'JohnMacIntoshTrafalgarOnt.'andbelieveitornotI'mtoldheusedthetruckinhisappleorchardbusiness.Wouldyouhaveanyinformationonthelocationortimeframeforhisbusiness?IbelieveitwasfromtheendofWWIIintothe60swhenhepassedaway.LenaRuehle-sendsalongthisnewwebsitecalledOakvilleMemoriesputtogetherbyR.O.(Bob)Hugheshttp://www.oakville-memories.info/2009/02/page-1-oakviIle-memories.htmlOakvilleHistoricalSocietyislookingforpeople'sstories&memoriesofOakvillefrom1930topresentday.ForinstancemaybeyouhavesomememoriestoshareofhowyousurvivedTheGreatDepressionorWorldWarII?Sendyourstoriesandphotos(withdates)-totheOakvilleHistoricalSociety,preferablybyemailatinfo@oakvillehistory.orgordropoffat110KingSt.,OakvilleONL6J1Bl.Mail:OakvilleHistoricalSociety,Box69501,109ThomasStreet,OakvilleON,L6J3A7.Storiesandphotoswillbecompiledintoadigitizedscrapbook(oncomputer)andaselectionofstorieswilllaterbepublishedasabook.Formoreinformation,www.oakvillehistory.orgor905-844-2629WayneCoxwrites:IbelieveCentrillerwasbuilt1923andIthoughtdemolished1975.Iattendedtheclosinggoodbyesamdmetsomeofmygradeschoolteacherswhoattendedthegetto-gether.OneteacherwasMr.ReynoldswhowasaprincipalatPalermopublicforyears.IseeyouhaveaCentrillerpicturefrom1979.doyou knowwhatyearitwasdemolished'TrafalgarHistoryUpdatesNorthOakvilleHeritageStreetNamesTheTownisrequestingthatpeoplesubmitsuggestionsforstreetnamesfornewdevelopmentsaboveDundasinOakville.Wehaveaformforpeopletofilloutthatincludesthenamesuggested,reasonforthesuggestionandthelotandconcessionnumbersthatitwouldapplyto.Thisisofanurgentnatureasthesestreetnamesarebeingfinalizednow.Pleasesendusyoursubmissionsassoonasyoucan.BronteParkBuildingsWewouldliketourgeyoutowriteletterstoKevinFlynnagain.Theboardingupofthebuildingsisatastandstill.NothinghasmovedforwardsincewemetwithKevin.PleaseletKevinknowthatthisisimportanttoyou.WehaveentrustedthebuildingsintheparktotheProvinceandtheyshouldberequiredtoprotectthemfromtheelementsuntilausecanbefoundforthem.Currentlytheprovinceisdemolishingthesebuildingsbyneglect.FutureofPalermoThemeetingregardingPalermothatwetoidyouaboutinthelastnewsletterwasdefferedduetolackofpropernoticebeinggiventothecommunity.Wewillletyouknowwhenthenextoneisplanned.Thankyoutoallthepeoplewhowrotelettersandcameouttothecouncilmeeting.WehavearehopingthatameetingwillbesetupbetweentheTown,locallandownersandusinthenearfuture.HeritageEventsAroundHaltonJuly1-EsquesingHistorical-WalkingTourofGlenWilliams-JoinMarkRoweat10:15a.m.atWilliamsMill5thAnnualTrafalgarHeritageFairSaturday,September25thfrom10:00AMto-4:00PMPalermoSchoolHouse-2431DundasSt.W. Joinusfor..."RuralRoutes"photoexhibit&sale,InkWell&SlateCollection,HeritageDisplaysfromlocalgroups,PonyRides,BBQ,CanadiannaBooksale(wealsohopetofeatureaworkingbathroom!!)TrafalgarWarMemorial-Needsomehelp!Themortarbetweenthewarmemorialpanelshasdeteriorated.Thedesignerhadnottakenintoaccounttheamountofwaterthatwouldbesittingontheplaquesdespitetheslightincline.Theplaqueswillberemovedforthesummerandthenre-installed.However,thereisconcernthattheoriginalplaquetakenfromtheTrafalgarHallisbeingnegativelyaffectedfromthewatersittinginit.TheTownwillberemovingtheoriginalplaqueandmakingareplicatoreplaceitthatwillmimicitbutwillnothavethesame3Drelief.TheTownisplanningoneitherreturningittotheOakvilleMuseumorOakvilleHistoricalSociety.WewouldliketheoriginalplaquetoremainintheformerTrafalgarTownshipandwewouldurgeyoutocontacttheTownofOakvilletorequestthattheplaquestaysatTownhall,orinsteadeithercomestousfordisplayinthePalermoschoolhouseorgoesinIroqouisRidgeCommunityCentreorinafutureCommunityCentreaboveDundas.PleaseaddressyourconcernstoChrisMarkcmark@oakville.caintheParksDepartmentattheTownandtheLocal&RegionalCounselorwheretheplaquecurrentlyresidesJeffKnolljknoll@oakville.caHistoryOfSheridanTherearevariousshorthistoriesthatwehavecollectedonSheridanbutsomeconflictwithotherssoitmakesitdifficulttocomeupwithsomethingthatweare100%comfortablewith.HavingsaidthatwehavehadarequestfromtheClearviewcommunity(thatislocatedwhereSheridanwas)totryandputsomethingtogether.WehavewrittenabouttheSheridanCairnandSiloattheTimHortonsinpreviousnewsletterssowillnotbediscussingthoseagainhere,excepttosaythattheyaretheonlyremainingheritagefeaturesofSheridan.IthinkboththeClearviewCommunitywebsiteandtheMississaugaHeritageFoundationsitehavegoodhistories.WewillfocusontheTrafalgarsideofSheridan.IwillsayfromthestartthatthisisabeginningandIamgoingtoneedinputfromourreaderstocomeupwithacompleteHistoryofSheridan.Therearemorequestionsthananswershere.Iwouldloveitifpeoplewouldcorrectandaddinmoreinformation-andespecially .-~_?~"I.w;i']"".;jsendusphotos!Aproperhistorywillrequirea,.'.1#-J,Ivisittothelandregistryrecords.,:::.E:~~l..I~.t'~~I-':.~~,,i.::~::i~:~~:.}~t/./'...(".-~,~~..,Jk~f./".."~DundasStreet~j~'<~~,i.::~:"l<~,'/,~..j!1.""{""'~~\"UpperMiddleRd.-QEW806WilmotSurvey1877HaltonHistoricalAtlasTrafalgarTwp.waslaidoutinlotsandreadyforsettlementin1806.SheridanwasontheTownLinesoalsoextendedintopresentdayMississauga.1tappearsthatHenryShook,AbrahamLockman,andBernardHagarallownedlandin1806.Anadditionalfamilyarrivedin1817butIcannotdecipherthemap-possiblyGreenius.Avisittothelandregistrywouldbeamorethoroughrouteofestablishingwholivedwhereandwhen.Thehistorieswehavesaythat"SheridanwasfirstcalledHammondsvilleafterDavidHammondwhowasanearlysettler"there(historiesinourfilessayresidentby1813).WilliamHammondpaidrentforlot35,2ndConSDSon31August1830(ThiswasinpresentdayPeelontheborderofpresentdayOakville). \ThePostOfficebecameSheridaninMarch1,1857.(There.IweretwoPostofficelocationsatdifferenttimes,bothonthePeelside)ThenameSheridanwassuggestedbyStephenOughtredtohonourtheIrishplaywrightRichardBrinsleySheridan.StephenlivedontheTrafalgarsideaboveUpperMiddleRoadandalsorantheblacksmithshopnorthofhisOughtredHousehome.(MississaugaLibrary)demolished1939forQEWOntheSouthsideofUpperMiddleandWestoftheTown,linetherewasastoreandhomebuiltbyErastusHill,achurchbuilt1869,aschoolhouse,FerrisLawrence'shome,SolomonSavage'shomeandSylvesterGreenlaus'home.ThetemperancehallwasheretoobutmovedtothewestsideinPeelin1890("theoldFrogmoreZionSheridanMethodistChurchChurchfromDundas)c1910(MississaugaLibrary)OnthePeelsidetherewasashoemaker,carpenter&wagonmaker,"springandwell",storeandpostoffice,E.Hillfurniture,andWainwrighttannery.SheridanMethodistChurchc1910(MlsslssaugaLibrary)The1851CensushasCartonfamily-whichhastheschoolhouseontheirlandHanley,Powel,Taylor,Clark,Wilson,Tunis,Gibert,House,Jacklin,Walker,Greenius,andVerneraswellasothers.Allwereinframeonestoreyorloghomes.The1861CensusforTrafalgarshowsthefollowingincloseproximity-amongothers.DanielGreenlusafarmer,bornintheUSage69Inaframe1storeyhomeS.Greenluslistedwithdadaboveasalabourerage27andbornInUpperCanadaS.Oughtredablacksmith,bornLowerCanada,age39Inaframe1storeyhomeSolSavageafarmer,bornEngland,age52ina1V2storeyframehomeSamuelShainafarmer,bornUpperCan.Age59ina1V2framehomeE.D.Hillamerchant,borninUpperCanada,age42ina2storeybrickhomeFerrisLawrenceafarmer,bornInUpperCanadaage29livingIna1'12storeyframehomeVernerfamilywithFrederickAVernerbornInUpperCanada1836andintheMilitaryattimeofcensus.FrederickArthurVernerborn1836inSheridan,enrolledatLondon'sHeatherley's cademyin1856.HeservedintheBritishmilitaryfrom1858-1862andthenreturnedtoCanadaandworkedasphotographcoloristbutalsosketchedthewildernessandIndiantribalcommunities.Heco-foundedtheOntarioSocietyofArtistsin1872andmovedtoEnglandin1880.Overseas,hisworkgainedpopularity.VernerreturnedtoCanadaeverysooftentogainsourcematerial.ThereisahistoricalplaqueerectednearSheridanCollegeforhim.In1869FerrisLawrencedonatedhalfanacreoflandforSheridanMethodistChurch.Ferris'sdeathnoticeintheOrangevilleBannerin1913said..."oneoftheoldestresidentsoftheCountyofHalton,diedathishomenearSheridanonSaturdayattheripeageof84years.Mr.Lawrencewasbornwithinhalfamileofthefarmonwhichhediedandlivedinthevicinitypracticallyallhislife.""ThedeceasedwasprominentinChurchwork,waspublicspiritedandtookakeeninterestinallenterprisescalculatedtobenefitthecommunityinwhichheresided."SheridanNurseriesgetsits'namefromtheTownofSheridan.Howard&LaurieDunington-GrubbimmigratedtoCanadafromEnglandin1911andpurchased100acresinSheridanfromDanielGreenius.Theyweresomeofthefirstlandscapearchitectsinthecountry.Thenurseryoperatedthereuntil1987.In1877,Sheridan'sreacheditshighpointwithapopulationof100.WiththewideningofroadsandthebuildingoftheQEWmuchofSheridanwasdemolished.TodayallthatremainsistheSheridancairnhatwasconstructedin1986andthesilobesideit..HardyHouseinSheridan-1914BackLaneWilson FarmSheridanStore-1950Wilsormhouse-1930