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    A postcard of the H & B Incline Railway in Hamilton, Ontario written and sent by Albert Burgin to his uncle, Walker Smith. Page 2 shows the verso of the card.

    Mabel (Bridgman) Smith was born and raised in Zimmerman, Nelson Township, Halton County. Zimmerman was at Appleby and 2nd Lines.

    A 1906 postcard showing the general store of Lawrence Hagar in Palermo, at the intersection of Dundas Street and Bronte Road (now at Dundas and Old Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario). The cancellation s

    The surname "Conover" was changed by the family from the Dutch, Coevenhoven or also, Van Covenhoven.

    A lovely silk hand-stitched and embroidered postcard sent from France by Canadian soldier George Hawkins to his friend in Trafalgar Township, Ruth Cullingworth. These postcards were made by French pe

    Text reads; Mr Robert Smailes No 18 South Craster By Sesbury Northumberland, England. “Dear Robert We are not very far from here, they are going some Sunday mornings. Harry gets some good walks here.

    “Lusk Hall” of the Methodist Church, Oakville, Ont. Text reads: Cornerstone laid July 11, 1923. Dedicated Nov 18, 1923. Named in memory of the late Dr. C.H. Lusk. Dimensions 71 x 80 ft. 14 class room

    Text on the back (in places difficult to make out) reads: Sunday afternoon. Just as I am writing this 2 fellows have been bathing out here were (sic) the x is & one went down. So the other went & div

    Postcard sent from England and addressed to the Agerton box. Jim Curry who had a stump leg picked up the mail in Milton and delivered it in all kinds of weather to Hornby, the Agerton box at the corn

    This postcard dating ca 1914, is labelled,"Martin St. South Milton Ont." However, a viewer of the photograph in 2015 suggests, "based on the shadow of the poles as well as no view in sight of the int

    Back of a postcard sent to George Wettlaufer by the Palermo Women's Institute in 1934. The message reads: Dear George, Sorry to hear of your accident, & hope you will soon be all better.

    Postcard for George Wettlaufer showing the main street of Palermo, 1934. The back reads: Dear George, Sorry to hear of your accident. I hope you will soon be all better. From Palermo Womens Institute

    The original black and white photograph was hand tinted for publication. The card was commissioned for local sale by J.S. Flumerfelt, Postmaster for Bronte. His son was Allie Flumerfelt. Bronte Post

    This is a hand coloured postcard photograph of Bronte Beach, taken prior to 1910. The photograph was commissioned for local sale by the Bronte postmaster, Joseph S. Flumerfelt. Bronte Post Office was

    Allie O. Flumerfelt was the son of J.S. Flumerfelt, Bronte postmasters. The stamp is a 1 cent "Canada Postage" green stamp, King Edward VII. King Edward VII died in 1910 and the next King George V st

    The back of this postcard was glued and remaining residue covers the name of the photographer and the stamp area.

    A postcard showing fishing and pleasure craft in Bronte Harbour, looking towards the lighthouse on the east side of the waterway towards Lake Ontario.

    Thanks from the Trafalgar Township Historical Society to the Burlington Historical Society for the donation of this photograph. Early land registry records and Trafalgar census records from 1851, 187

    Mabel was born and raised in Zimmerman, Nelson Township, Halton County. Zimmerman was at Appleby and 2nd Lines. She was a collector of postcards of Hamilton, sometimes swapping them with friends, as

    Mrs. W. Smith of Palermo was Mabel (Bridgman) Smith. She was born and raised in Zimmerman, Nelson Township, Halton County. Zimmerman was at Appleby and 2nd Lines.