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    The beautiful handsewn cape worn by Alisemon Hardy around 1900 is shown in front, back and closeup photographs. The lace covering the entire cape and forming the collar is machine-made and purchased, as are the strips of beading overlaid on the lace, and the beaded triangles around the bottom of ...

    Susannah, called Susie, Hagar's wedding dress, modeled by her friend Blanche Newton. Susie married John Henry Salter, 1852-1920. Photo taken by Mr. John H. Salter, February 1880.

    Susie is in the middle of the front row. The young man in the portrait is her brother William.

    Early land registry records and Trafalgar census records from 1851, 1871, 1881 use the family surname spelling, "Hagar". However, the 1861 census and the family gravestones in the Palermo cemetery use the spelling "Hager". Discussion with family in 2016 shows that most family members use the spelling "Hager" with the ...

    George Ludlow, b.1805 England, married Frances Cruise b. 1815, Ireland, in 1835 in Trafalgar Township. The family home was at the west of Burnhamthorpe Road, where it meets the Sixteen creek, now the address is 1495 Burnhamthorpe Road West. Children: Jennie b. 1838 married Samuel DEARING Martha b. 1843 married ...

    Barbara (Ludlow) Long standing by the main entrance to Munn's School on the Dundas Highway, Trafalgar Township. Barbara's parents were George Ludlow, b.1805 England, who married Frances Cruise b. 1815, Ireland, in 1835 in Trafalgar Township. They raised their daughters in the family home at the west of Burnhamthorpe Road, ...

    Miss Smith was a teacher at S.S. # 7, Sixth Line, where Helen Chisholm was a student.

    Gladys McCleary (later Gladys Speers) was a teacher at S.S. #8 , McCurdy's Corners School) during the 1930s. Gladys was to become the first woman inspector of schools in the district. Halton named a public school after Gladys Speers to honour her years as a teacher, a school instructor and ...

    Will and Margaret were married December 28, 1910. This was their formal engagement photograph.

    L-R Jonathan, William, and George, brother of Charles.

    The CRUISE family are listed in the 1828 census of Grimsby Township, Lincoln County. The father of daughter Frances, was George CRUISE. The family moved to Trafalgar Township where Frances married George Ludlow. They homesteaded in the area of Glenorchy, raising their family in an 1830's era log cabin. George ...

    Janet (Jennie) Ezard, née MacKay,(1868-1934) was the daughter of William and Christina MacKay. She married Charles Thomas Ezard (1867-1895) and they had two sons, Howarth McKay and William McKay Ezard. After the death of her husband in 1895, on November 1, 1900, Jennie married James Laurie Hewson. They had three ...

    This record contains 5 photographs of items used or made by the women of the Hardy family of Sheridan, Trafalgar Township in the late 1800s, early 1900s. The face veil was worn by Isabella Jane (Stevenson) Hardy, 1890-1900 era. The collar is purchased, machine-made lace but the edges were likely ...

    S.S. #7 was built in 1870 and was located on the south side of Derry Road, just east of Sixth Line. It closed in 1968. Pictured here is Mrs. Vansickle, a substitute for Miss Jennie Shirrif who was ill, and 28 students.

    Children of John and Hannah Bussell. Born and raised in the area of 9th Line and Derry Roads where their family had been settled since the early 1800s.

    A series of 4 photographs. The first 3 show dresses worn by the daughters of William and Maud Speck in the 4th photograph, which is of the family seated in their buggy with baby Audrey. Edna and Myrtle are standing in front of the buggy. They are in front of ...

    This binder references the materials in the Tweedsmuir History 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 researchers with a direct ...