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THE CANADIAN ALMANAC, AND REPOSITORY OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE, FOR THE YEAR 1861. (WITH FOLD-OUT MAP.)

By: N/A

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Maclear: 1861

Seller ID: 28852

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good-

95 pp, 8 15/16" H. Stitched in original paper cover, the first pagebeing the title page. Fold-out map - "Map of Part of Canada West Engraved Expressly for the Canadian Almanac 1861" (approx. 17" W x 16" H), printed in b&w. Title page continues: "Containing Full and Authentic Commercial, Statistical, Astronomical, Departmental, Ecclesiastical, Educational, Financial and General Information. The Astronomical Calculations Have Been Made Expressly For This Publication At The Provincial Observatory in Toronto." Includes sections about: Holydays, Disastrous Occurences...
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ANNUAL REPORT AND TRANSACTION NO. 24 OF THE WOMEN'S CANADIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO. 1923-1924.

By: Bonneycastle, Hilda; Rothwell, Mrs.; Leigh, Edward, Mrs.; Cameron, Elizabeth; Harding, Philip, Rev.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Women's Canadian Historical Society of Toronto.: 1924

Seller ID: 25867

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good -

27 pp, 8 1/8" H, stapled in wraps. 2 b&w illustrations. Contents: Annual Report; President's Address (S. Mickle); Recording Secretary's Report (Hester Settle); Corresponding Secretary's Report (Ethel S. Neilly), 1924; Treasurer's Report (Jean Park s); Notes on the Founding of Christ Church, Campbellford; "Canada in 1834" Recollections of Mrs. Rothwell; Some Incidents in Mrs. Rothwell's Life; Letters to Mrs. Rothwell from Rev. Philip Harding, giving some account of his mission at Apsley, Ont. Interior - soft crease at top corner of text block, tiny dint on first few pages, 1/2...
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SEMINAR ANNUAL. O.G.S. SEMINAR '85. (ONTARIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.)

By: Chester, Len, ed. (George Hancocks, Francess Halpenny, Margaret Beckman, Patrick Brode, Stanley J. Burns, Robert J. Burns, Marcia Darling, Sheila M. Embleton, Donna L. Atkinson, Marian Fowler, Peter R. Knights, Glenn J. Lockwood, Joan Magee, Bennet

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario Genealogical Society: 1985

Seller ID: 20078

ISBN: 0920036112

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good -

161 pp, 8vo (8 7/8" H). Contents: Preface; J. Richard Houston Memorial Lecture 1985 - Introduction - The Dictionary of Canadian Biography; The Best Gift: A Record of the Carnegie Libraries of Ontario; Sir John Beverley Robinson and the Roots of Legal Practice in Ontario; The Burns and Gamble Families of Yonge Street and York Township; Records and Resources of Toronto Trust Cemeteries; Maiden Name Retention: History and Current Attitudes; Early Canadian Diaries; The Role of Genealogy in Social History; Context for Community Genealogy and Local History: A Second Progress Report on the Beck...
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AT THE MOUTH OF THE CREDIT.

By: Clarkson, Betty. With contributions by Lorne Joyce and Harold Hare.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Boston Mills Press: 1988

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 29256

ISBN: 0919822169

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Near Fine

72 pp, 8 3/4" H. B&w maps, photographs, drawings. Errata sheet tipped in. Contents: The Mississauga Indians; The Government Inn at the Mouth of the Credit River; Survey and Settlement, 1805-1818 Treaty L and; The Credit Harbour Becomes a Shipping Centre; The Government Builds a Log Village for the Indians; The Government Plans a Village at the Credit Harbour; Rebellion Years 1837; Government and the Coming of the Railway; Stone Hooking and Fishing (by Lorne Joyce); The 1855 Harbour Fire, and the Coming of the Railway; Old Port Credit (from a talk by Harold Hare); Port Credit Becomes an ...
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ONTARIO'S ROADS AND STREETS: AN ENGINEERING STUDY OF ROAD AND STREET NEEDS BY THE MUNICIPALITIES OF ONTARIO AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS.

By: Department of Highways. W.J. Fulton, Deputy Minister.

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Department of Highways: 1958

Seller ID: 28594

Binding: Card covers in cerlox binding.

Condition: Good

57 pp, 9 1/4" H x 12 1/8" D. Photographs (some aerial), maps, tables, graphs. Frontispiece shows the newly built $19 million Burlington Bay Skyway. Contents: Foreword; Summary; Economic Activities Generate Highway Needs; Traffic and Government; Cooperative Study; Urban Street Needs; County and Township Road Needs; Provincial Highway Needs; Programs and Policies; Appendix. Shows a Classification Plan for Cobourg, Proposed 20-Year Major Street Improvements for Brantford, Metropolitan Toronto Expressway Plan, Backlog Plus 5-Year Needs on King's Highways, Design Standards, Work Sheets,...
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HISTORY OF GUELPH, 1827-1927.

By: Johnson, Leo A.

Price: $27.50 USD

Publisher: Guelph, Ontario, Guelph Historical Society: 1977

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 25566

ISBN: 096905940X

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

389 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. Contents: Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; John Galt's Grand Design; Galt's Departure and Aftermath; Local Government and Politics; Roads and Toll Gates; Establishment of Churches; Early Schools and Social Institutions; The Coming of the Railroads; Guelph Achives Town Status; Industrial Expansion, 1847-1870; Religion and Education; Guelph becomes a City; Public Utilities, A Municipal First; Economic and Social Problems; Notes; Appendices; Index. Dust jacket has minor wear at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, some ...
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PORT DOVER: A PLACE IN THE SUN. A HISTORY OF PORT DOVER TOURISM. VOLUME 1: 1669-1914.

By: MacDonald, Cheryl.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: Port Dover, Ontario, Port Dover Board of Trade: 1998

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 19185

ISBN: 0968367607

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

119 pp, 7" H x 8 1/2" D. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. "Port Dover's natural and man-made attractions have enticed visitors for hundreds of years. Now for the very first time, here is the story of Port Dover's early tourist industry. French missionaries, invading Americans, British sailors and Victorian pleasure seekers have all found much to praise in 'The Port'. Read about excursion steamers, yacht races, parades and celebrations, music and much much more - and discover why visitors return to Port Dover again and again." Interior - clean and tight with no ...
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BRITANNIA SCHOOL AND SCHOOL FARM ...AND MY SCHOOL DAYS.

By: Madill, Benson A. Foreword by James C. Potter.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Self-published: 1992

Seller ID: 25176

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

69 pp, 8vo (8 7/16" H). B&w photographs, maps, drawings, reproductions. The author, who was born in 1915, attended Britannia School from 1921 to 1930. Contents: Foreword; Britannia School and School Farm; As I Remember; The School Farm Property; The Dunton House; Britannia Post Office; The Toronto to Guelph Railway; Afterwards; The Old Britannia Schoolhouse; Britannia School Farm; Appendices: Things of Interest; Excerpts from School Board Treasurer's Account Book 1850-1905; Pupils who attended Britannia School 1921-1930; Schools in Toronto Township; A Special Arbor Day. Interior - clean ...
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BRITANNIA SCHOOL AND SCHOOL FARM ...AND MY SCHOOL DAYS.

By: Madill, Benson A. Inscribed by author. Foreword by James C. Potter.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Self-published, 1992.:

Seller ID: 20852

69 pp, 8vo (8 7/16" H), soft cover. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON HALF-TITLE PAGE: "DEC 1992 ____ & _____ ______ VERY BEST WISHES BEN MADILL.". B&w photographs, maps, drawings, reproductions. The author, who was born in 1915, attended Britannia School from 1921 to 1930. Contents: Foreword; Britannia School and School Farm; As I Remember; The School Farm Property; The Dunton House; Britannia Post Office; The Toronto to Guelph Railway; Afterwards; The Old Britannia Schoolhouse; Britannia School Farm; Appendices: Things of Interest; Excerpts from School Board Treasurer's Account Book 18...
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THE FAMILIES OF MERIGOLD'S POINT.

By: Martin, Dorothy L.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Mississauga, Ontario, Mississauga Heritage Foundation: 1984

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 29255

ISBN: 0969199503

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

155 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). B&w photographs, reproductions, maps, family trees. "Merigold's Point was the name given to a small formation of land jutting out into Lake Ontario, west of the Credit River. It consisted of the surveyed lots 27-33 and their broken fronts in Concessions 3 and 4, south of Dundas Street (S.D.S.), Toronto Township. Today, most of this land is owned by Gulf Canada, which is situated at the foot of Southdown Road and the Lake Shore Highway in Clarkson, Mississauga. Merigold's Point was part of the first purchase within the Mississauga Tract in 1805. Following t...
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CHANGING LANDSCAPES OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO.

By: Martin, Virgil. Foreword by Gordon Nelson.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Boston Mills: 1988

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28166

ISBN: 0919783775

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

243 pp, oblong (8 1/2" H x 11 1/4" D). Glazed pictorial boards. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. "In this unusual book, carefully matched before-and-after photographs are used to explore Southern Ontario's landscapes. As might be expected, the photos depict a dramatic reworking of the urban environment, particularly on the 'urban frontier' where the countryside is disappearing under a wave of development. But even our seemingly changeless rural scenery, when viewed with the aid of time-lapse photography, is shown to be evolving - and in some unexpected ways." C...
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WILLIAM WYE SMITH: RECOLLECTIONS OF A NINETEENTH CENTURY SCOTTISH CANADIAN.

By: McLean, Scott A. and Vance, Michael E., editors. (William Wye Smith)

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Natural Heritage: 2008

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 24460

ISBN: 1550028049

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

421 pp, large 8vo (9" H). B&w illustrations. "Many nineteenth-century writers highlighted the difficulties recent immigrants faced - the clearing of forest and the breaking of new ground, the isolation and long Canadian winters - and emphasized what they perceived as the negative, alienating influences of Ontario's rapid urban and industrial expansion. In turn, however, they celebrated the progress demon-strated in the pioneers' domination over nature, the establishment of thriving communities, and the extension of transportation networks. William Wye Smith, a popular nineteenth-cen...
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WILLIAM WYE SMITH: RECOLLECTIONS OF A NINETEENTH CENTURY SCOTTISH CANADIAN.

By: McLean, Scott A. and Vance, Michael E., editors. (William Wye Smith)

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Natural Heritage: 2008

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 29325

ISBN: 1550028049

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

ALMAGUIN CHRONICLES: MEMORIES OF THE PAST.

By: Taim, Astrid.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Natural Heritage: 2008

Edition: First Edition.

Seller ID: 24462

ISBN: 1550027603

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Fine

190 pp, small 4to (10" H). B&w photographs, map. "The Almaguin Highlands region, located approximately eighty kilometres north of the halfway point to the North Pole and rising high above sea level, was once coveted for its majestic white pine, game and silver birch. More than a century later; much of its unspoiled wilderness areas remain intact, ready for new exploration. Today, its enviable position of being just north of Muskoka and within easy driving distance of southern Ontario has made the Highlands the logical choice for the eco-tourist seeking new adventures. (This book) ...
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ALMAGUIN CHRONICLES: MEMORIES OF THE PAST.

By: Taim, Astrid.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Natural Heritage: 2008

Edition: First Edition.

Seller ID: 29424

ISBN: 1550027603

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

WORTH TRAVELLING MILES TO SEE: DIARY OF A SURVEY TRIP TO LAKE TEMISKAMING, 1886.

By: Telfer, A.H. Edited by Lorene DiCorpo.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Natural Heritage: 2004

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 24464

ISBN: 189621987X

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

167 pp, 9" H. B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. "The story of (Alexander) Niven and the other surveyors who mapped the Townships of the Little Clay Belt in the District of Temiskaming in the 1880s". "A.H. Telfer's personal diaries, which tell of the day-to-day hardships and accomplishments of these surveyors, are a fascinating account of the country before the great land rush of the 1890s and the Cobalt mining boom of 1903, which changed the landscape dramatically. (B)ridges the gap between the fur trading and logging eras, and the settlement of Temiskaming. Of equal i...
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THE LEGEND OF YORK: A SURVEY OF THE LATER DEVELOMENTS, (1920-1950), IN YORK TOWNSHIP.

By: Thomas, Wilbert G.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: N.P., Self-published.: 1996

Seller ID: 25838

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good +

134 pp, 11" H. B&w photographs, maps. A local history of York Township (Toronto). Contents: Introduction; The Erosion of the Township; The Roaring Twenties; The Town Halls of York; The Great Depression; The Decade of the Forties: The War Years (1940-1945) / The Rest of the Forties (1946-1948); Protection Services: Fire Protection / Police Protection / Health Protection; Other Services: Public Library Board / Hydro Electric System / Parks and Recreation Department / Other Departments; Orders, Organizations, etc.: Fraternal Orders / Veterans' Organizations / Service Clubs / Youth Groups; ...
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THE LEGEND OF YORK: A SURVEY OF THE LATER DEVELOMENTS, (1920-1950), IN YORK TOWNSHIP.

By: Thomas, Wilbert G.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: N.P., Self-published.: 1996

Seller ID: 29423

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

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