A 1999 photograph of the cemetery of the old Methodist church in the vanished community of Merton in the former Trafalgar Township. At its height, the community of Merton had about 50 buildings including a school, a blacksmith shop, post office, sawmill, gristmill, coal merchant, hotel and stagecoach stop, railway ...
A 1999 photograph of the cemetery of the old Methodist church in ...
In 1942-43, the school at Palermo was under construction. Children who normally would have gone to S.S. 2, Palermo, were sent to Merton school during the construction. Mildred Irene Jamieson, from Trail Farm in Palermo, was one of the children who "commuted" to Merton, she was about 10 years old ...
In 1942-43, the school at Palermo was under construction. Children who normally ...
One of several photographs in the digital collection of the Trafalgar Township Historical Society taken by George S. Atkins, of the Bronte Creek valley below his house property at 1242 Bronte Road in about 1935. As per the Town of Oakville Heritage Structure Report, the first property owner "James White ...
One of several photographs in the digital collection of the Trafalgar Township ...
If you look at the "Full" version of this photograph, you can see the Queen Elizabeth Way bridge spanning Twelve Mile Creek (Bronte Creek) near the upper right corner. The bridge in the foreground is the former roadway known as the "Middle Road" across the Creek. For the most part, ...
If you look at the "Full" version of this photograph, you can ...
"Oakhurst" was built by William Cyrus Inglehart in the late 1800’s. Their children were: Mary Alice (1854-1929) never married. Emily (1850–1919) never married. Alfred (1852–1940) married Mary Ellen Ford, widow of Leslie Switzer, 1929.
"Oakhurst" was built by William Cyrus Inglehart in the late 1800’s. Their ...
Miss Ruth Baldwin Inglehart, teacher. Marie Inglehart, second from left in second row and Edgar (Ike) Inglehart, third from right in second row. Both are children of Stanley Inglehart and Minnie Marie Vivian, and both are second cousins, once removed of the teacher. Merton school S.S.#15 was first a log ...
Miss Ruth Baldwin Inglehart, teacher. Marie Inglehart, second from left in second ...
Merton school was first a log building. A brick one, S.S.#15, was built in 1857 that was later demolished to make way for the Queen Elizabeth Way, and a third school was built in 1923 that closed in 1958 when the new Palermo Public School on Old Bronte Road was ...
Merton school was first a log building. A brick one, S.S.#15, was ...
This is the written article from the full page clipping: "No Permanence Any More" Says Long-Time Resident. Another landmark of this area is soon to fall the victim of progress. Though the present Merton Public School building is only a replacement for the original building, its demolition to make way ...
This is the written article from the full page clipping: "No Permanence ...
Two photographs of "Oakhurst", built by and home of the Inglehart family since the late 1800s, as photographed in about 2009. The second photograph shows the old barn. The silo was built of lakestone. In the Historical Atlas of Halton County, 1877, William Cyrus was at Con. (NDS) 2 Lot ...
Two photographs of "Oakhurst", built by and home of the Inglehart family ...
Alice J. Breckon is seated in the centre of some of the brothers and sisters of her fiance, Horace. Mary Wrinch, who became an artist of some renown, is standing. Seated on the right of Alice is Marion Agnes Wrinch. Below her, seated cross-legged is Warwick; he became a businessman ...
Alice J. Breckon is seated in the centre of some of the ...
A photograph of Horace Wrinch and Alice Breckon on their wedding day, June 16, 1900. They married at the farm of Alice's brother, H.C. Breckon, at his farm in Merton, a former village in the Bronte area of Trafalgar Township, now Oakville, Ontario. The farm was called "Spruce Lawn". The ...
A photograph of Horace Wrinch and Alice Breckon on their wedding day, ...
Back of blue card: Province: Ont., Town: Oakville, House No. and Street - Concession and Lot: 1242 Bronte Road, Building Name: The Woodlands, Date Built: 1865 estimated, Date of Survey: Jan 4 - 72 Blue Card: 06177002201242 ; 060zy24 25
Back of blue card: Province: Ont., Town: Oakville, House No. and Street ...
Coding on the front of the card: 06177002201216. Codes on the back of the index card (image #2) show that the province code is 061. The geo code is 770022. The CIHB code is 01216. Also on the card verso: the province is 06 and the negative code is 0zy1216
Coding on the front of the card: 06177002201216. Codes on the back ...
Front of index card: Province:06 Geocode:1770040 CIHB:03266 Province:06 Neg:00ZY16 NPC 464 (9-70) 7530-21-029-39838 Back of index card: 3266 Service Road South. Present owner: Mr. W.H. MacPherson. Estimated date built: 1850s. Date taken: Wed Dec 22 /71 06177004003266
Front of index card: Province:06 Geocode:1770040 CIHB:03266 Province:06 Neg:00ZY16 NPC 464 (9-70) ...
Coding on the front of the card: 06177003802363. Province is 06, Negative is 0zy19. The house is identified as "2363" only on the clipboard. NPC 464(9-701)7530-21-029-3938 On the card verso: 06177003802363A. The address is written as 2363 Service Road North. Owner: A. Fumarti. Date built is estimated as 1855, Date ...
Coding on the front of the card: 06177003802363. Province is 06, Negative ...
The back of this photograph is most interesting because someone has written all the names of the people in the photo and they have also written, "Attendants of Victoria Academy - 1896. Merton - County of Halton". This is the same building as S.S. #15, Merton, as evidenced in other ...
The back of this photograph is most interesting because someone has written ...
Herbert Inglehart, B Nov 28, 1866. D 1959. Oldest son of William Cyrus Inglehart and Eleanor McLaren. He married Margaret Elvira Coverdale Apr. 10, 1900. He was born November 28, 1866,Palermo, Halton Co. Ontario, died September 03, 1959, St. Joseph's Hospital, Guelph, Ontario. He was always very proud of the ...
Herbert Inglehart, B Nov 28, 1866. D 1959. Oldest son of William ...
Daughter of Wesley Rose of Stayner, Ontario, Second wife of Herbert Inglehart. Eleanor and Herbert had five daughters. The family lived at "Oakhurst", their farm on the southwest corner of Upper Middle Road and Bronte Road. The house had been built by Herbert's parents, William Cyrus and Eleanor (McLaren) in ...
Daughter of Wesley Rose of Stayner, Ontario, Second wife of Herbert Inglehart. ...
Jean Eleanor (1901-1958) and Ruth Baldwin Inglehart (1902-2003), daughters of Herbert and Margaret Elvira (Coverdale) Inglehart and their cousin, Cora Eleanor Victoria Inglehart (1900-1936), daughter of John Arthur and Mabel Clair (Jones) Inglehart. Ruth and Jean lived at "Oakhurst", the large family home on the west side of Bronte Road, ...
Jean Eleanor (1901-1958) and Ruth Baldwin Inglehart (1902-2003), daughters of Herbert and ...