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    When war bride, Irene Bumby, arrived in Bronte after World War II, the ladies of Walton Memorial United Church welcomed her to Canada with this handmade quilt. They quilted their names into the design. In these two photographs, Irene's daughter is showing the quilt to Trafalgar Township Historical Society visitors ...

    Located in the Hopedale district of Bronte at Third Line and Rebecca Street. It was built as an open strip mall in 1959 with the development of the surrounding subdivision. In 1971, it was enclosed and became Hopedale Mall.

    Bronte, Ont.

    This school was at the intersection of Lakeshore Road and Jones Street in Bronte. As per the March 2012 Oakville Historical Society newsletter: In 1872, a two story school made of stone was constructed on the north side of Chisholm St. (now Marine Drive). It was demolished in 1923 and ...

    A newspaper ad for an auction on Thursday, September 11, 1856 to sell 150 village lots in Troubridge. The location of this area called Troubridge is "immediately adjoining the Bronte Stations of the Hamilton & Toronto Railroad...along the Plank Road from Bronte to Milton, the County Town of Halton." It ...

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    The first cars on the new Dundas Street bridge over Twelve Mile Creek (Bronte Creek), 1921. The following information is taken from the 2010 Halton Region Cultural Heritage Investigation, Appendix F: Several bridge structures have probably spanned Twelve Mile Creek, now Bronte Creek, at Dundas Street from the early part ...

    This photograph was taken by Cecil Norton whose family farm and bus company was on the north side of Dundas, just east of 12 Mile Creek. This low-lying bridge was constructed 1916-1920. This area is known as Tansley, and the older bridges were often called the Tansley bridge. The 2008, ...

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    Left to Right: Back Row: W. Gilbert, Max Heslop, John Cliffor, B. Osborne, A. Flumerfelt, A. Dobrashian, J.S. Flumerfelt, D. Crosby, F. Sullivan, J. Osborne, D. Gilliam, K. Johnston, A. Stansbury, J.R. Thirst?, W. H. Cudmore, ? Quinn, G? Brown, S. Gilliam. Centre Row: Lila Osborne, Dorothy Wood, Amy Cudmore, ...

    The seal is inscribed: District Director of Postal Services Oper. Sec. June 16 1958 Toronto, Ont.

    Two aerial photographs showing the mouth of Twelve Mile Creek as it empties into Lake Ontario, Bronte beach and the Bronte Outer Harbour Marina taken in 2002. Click on "Pages" "Select" to see the 2nd image. It is a view taken from the north, looking down the Creek to Lake ...

    Further Information: An October 1960 "Trafalgar Day Special" insert in the local newspaper, Trafalgar Journal - The Home Newspaper of Oakville and Trafalgar, has an item "Volunteer Firefighters Mark 21st Anniversary of Acton(sic) Action". The Trafalgar Township Historical Association has this print newspaper section in their archives. Information from this ...

    In memory of Jean Baxter aged 17 years and Gordon Skimming aged 15 years of Trail Farm, Palermo who lost their lives at Bronte Station 17th July 1923 "All is well with the child"

    This is the first of two binders referencing materials in the Private Papers microfilm collection. It is part of the Access to Oakville History Project - an index for the Oakville Public Library's nine microfilm collections. The index is extensive, both outlining the contents of each microfilm reel and providing ...