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    This is a photo of a home at 271 Trafalgar Road that for more than 50 years was the manse for the minister of Knox Presbyterian Church. In 1927 it was purchased by the family of Walter Adamson who later became the Clerk of Session for Knox. Mr. Adamson was ...

    The Mordens are one of the 37 families represented on the promissory note signed 1887 for the building of the present church. Captain George Hardy Morden was the founder of the Morden Line of steam ships that transported lumber on the Great Lakes.

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    Wife of Reverend James Munro. First woman to graduate from the University of Manitoba.

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    Middle row: Mr. Redshaw, Alan and Lorraine, Mrs. Don Carman (Irene), Andrea Carman.

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    This church became St. John's United Church in 1925 after the formation of the United Church of Canada from a union of Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches. Many members of Knox Presbyterian Church, Oakville, including the minister, left to join the new United church.

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    From right to left standing between Lorne Scots personnel are Major Rolf Guenther (Salvation Army); Douglas Bramer (Legion Padre); Bill Shields, saluting (Poppy Chairman, The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 114); Mark Andrews, saluting (President, The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 114); Shirley Stacey, saluting (Vice President, The Royal Canadian Legion Branch ...

    The Honour Roll commemorates Oakville servicemen William Archibald; Edward Ashbury; George Atkins; James Bedlington; Patrick Blackham; Lorne Bray; Nat. Buchanan; Roland Montgomery Bull; Ralph Emerson Featherstone; Arthur Butler; Jackson Cook; Richard Dowding; Laurie Dynes; Harry P. Farr; Bruce Fox; Charles Duncan Bremner Green; Charles Herson; Bill Marshall; Kenneth Kemp; John ...

    Mount Vernon, the residence of Matilda Chisholm and her family prior to it burning down

    Lakeview Park, with memorial canons from World War One; lighthouse is visible in the distance

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    Percy Edward Barber, called Eddie, age 7, in Grade 1 at Munn's School, S.S. No. 3A, Halton County, formerly of Trafalgar Township. His teacher was Mrs. McCullough, who would prepare hot cocoa or soup for the children on cold days. A photograph of the cover of Eddie's Grade One report ...

    Jim Babinetz and Janet Lees photographed by the Oakville newspaper after Jim was allowed to have a new medical exam after initially being dropped from Lakeshore Teachers college. The link on the right below the photograph and above the map, is to a Toronto Star photograph by Frank Teskey, now ...

    In the early 1900s the Independent Order of Foresters or I.O.F. chose Oakville as the location for their orphans' home. It was located at 53 Bond Street. The home was part of their plan to care for children of deceased members.

    This school trip photograph was likely taken at the mouth of the "Devil's Cove" on Twelve Mile Creek. One of children is Amy Breckon, 1905 – 1956. She would have been a student at Merton school circa 1910-1920. Others have identified this as the "Devil's Cave". The cave was north ...