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Ontario Local History ( additions are regularly made to last pages)

Title Author Topic Yr Condition Format Price The Early Days of Innerkip District (Updated) Zella Hotson Detailed story of families 84 fine p/b $6 & buildings in the area The Danube Swabians: A People with Portable Katherine Stenger Frey Life & immigration of 82 fine h/b w $15 Roots Danube Germans to Can d/w Rural Ontario: Photographs of 19 th Century Ontario Verschoyle Blake & Stunning photos of bldgs 69 Very h/b w $10 Ralph Greenhill & landscape from 1800s good d/w Remembrance of Things Past: 1905-1977 Kathleen Morris Rivers A long life lived in Owen 77 good p/b $5 Sound area coil Towers of Time: Photo History of Ontario’s Clock Marc Boileau (signed) Federal architects & their 06 new p/b $23 Tower Post Offices, 1871-1936 Ontario post offices Kingsville 1790-2000: A Stroll Through Time Kingsfield-Gosfield Wide range of historical 03 fine p/b $7 Volume 1 Heritage Society essays on Kingsville area Kingsville 1790-2000: A Stroll Through Time Kingsfield-Gosfield Wide range of historical 03 fine p/b $7 Volume 2 (both for $12) Heritage Society essays on Kingsville area Hamilton: Story of a City Lois C Evans Quick & easy history of good p/b $3 Steeltown Magnetic Muskoka: Yesterday, Today and Muriel Grigg Traces her family history 71 good h/b w $5 Tomorrow with the area’s growth d/w A Guide to Historic Haileybury Peter Fancy and Tem / 40 pp street-by-street tour 93 Fine p/b $4 Abitibi Heritage Ass’n of the 1889 village twice destroyed by fire. Middlemiss: In the County of Middlesex, twp of JoAnn Galbraith Detailed study of Thames 90 Excel- h/b $5 Ekfrid. River hamlet w many lent signed photos and family stories. Backhouses of the North Muriel E Newton-White Sketches and tongue-in- 72 very p/b $4 (6 th printing) cheek survey of the privy good Old Oxford’s Wide Awake! Pioneers & Politicians Brian Dawe The first 50 yrs of Wood- 80 good p/b $4 in Oxford County 1793-1853 stock and surroundings (stains) Much to be Done: Private Life in Ontario from Frances Hoffman & Ryan Behind the scenes of life 96 fine p/b $9 Victorian Diaries Taylor in 1800s by 2 WHS-ers With a Glance Backward E A Howes Memoir of eastern Ont 39 very h/b $4 rural life in early 1900s good

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Oliver Mowat’s Ontario: 1860s-1880s Ed Donald Swainson Papers given at Mowat 72 very p/b $5 Celebration in 1970 good Oxford County Jr Farmers’ 50 th Anniversary Pat Karn et al Program and history of 64 very p/b $5 1914-64 the OCJF’s celeb’n good Historic Guelph: The Royal City, August 1983 Guelph Historical Society Papers on streetcars, 83 fine p/b $2 Eramosa, opera house, etc Upper Canada Village Guidebook and History (2 -- Early versions of UCV’s 63- very p/b $5 different plus 2 UC guides on Furniture and guide / history booklets. 66 good Spinning / Weaving) Four booklets Early History of Howick Township In Huron R W N Wade Focuses on early Gorrie, 52 fine p/b $6 County: 100 Years 1851-1951 Fordwich & Wroxeter Reflections on London’s Past F H Armstrong, D J Drawings, photos and 75 very p/b $5 Brock (signed) essays of Lon bldgs good With Mortar and Pine: Architectural Heritage in Norwich LACAC Sketches and essays on 80 very p/b $9 Twp of Norwich the twp’s buildings good Cabbagetown Remembered George Rust-D’Eye Photos and history from 84 fine p/b $7 heart of Toronto By the Sound of Her Whistle John Craig, ill by Fred Steam navig’n & settlers 75 very p/b $3 Craig in Kawarthas & Trent. good Fabric of a Dream: Settlement Story of Madoc and Brenda Hudson, illus by Nicely illustrated story of 79 fine h/b w $8 Elzevir Townships Brenda & Robert Hudson pioneers and settlers d/w Jack Miner and the Birds: And Some Things Jack Miner Legendary Kingsville Ont 23 Good, h/b $3 I Know About Nature naturalist’s love of nature ex-lib Cyclone Taylor: A Hockey Legend from Listowel Eric Whitehead Hockey’s greatest player 77 very h/b w $5 & greatest showman good d/w A Century of Western Ontario: Story of London, Orlo Miller Using Free Press articles, 49 very h/b w $10 the Free Press and Western Ontario 1849-1949 Miller recreates WO story good d/w This is Carling: Story of Carling USA --- 28 pp booklet. From 74 very p/b $2 (From history to How-To-Make) London to huge USA firm good Algonquin Story: Ontario’s Favorite Park Audrey Saunders, intro by Photos and artworks add 50 fair h/b $2 Selwyn Dewdney to author’s research story ex-lib Birds of Ontario in Relation to Agriculture: Charles Nash New way of looking at 19 good p/b $3 Bulletin 218 Ont’s 320 bird species 13 The Bruce Trail Guide Book n.a. One of earliest guides of 65 fine p/b $9 the org`n. Includes two (incredibly detailed maps and instructions) update inserts

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Ontario Historic Sites, Museums, Galleries & n.a. Handy when touring Ont 78 fine p/b $2 Plaques for ferreting out history! Corbeil Interpretive Trail Walking Tour Guide n.a. 16pp guide to conser- 90 Fine p/b $1 vation area at head of La Vase River nr North Bay Eleanora’s Diary: Journals of a Canadian Pioneer Caroline Parry Historically authentic (but 94 Fine p/b $4 Girl 1830s and 1840s fictional) diary of a young pioneer in Upper Canada The Mind of Ontario Royce MacGillivary UW history prof analyses 85 Fine p/b $2 how Ontario’s mentality and mindset developed. Illustrated Guide to History and Heritage of Lake Temiskaming Abitibi 24 pp tour of the lake, 92 Fine p/b $3 Temiskaming Heritage Ass’n islands, villages, boats. Ottawa Blodwen Davies, frontis- Entertaining story of the 54 Fine h/b $5 (an anecdotal history) piece wood-cut by capital with Davies’ per- Laurence Hyde sonal interpretation. The Toronto Book: Anthology of Writings Past & Ed by William Kilbourn Dickens,Whitman,Purdy 76 Fine h/b w $6 Present by Many Well-Known Authors Callaghan,Hemingway, d/w Leacock, many more. The Gaiety of Gables: Ontario’s Architectural Folk Anthony Adamson w Following essay on 74 Fine h/b w $8 Art photos by John Willard gables, over 50 pp of d/w (barge boards, verge boards, gingerbread) b&w and color photos From a Roadside Window: Columns from the Ethel Chapman Veteran author and WI 63 fine p/b $5 Farmers’ Advocate director observes life’s ins-and-outs. Humanities in Homespun: More columns from the Ethel Chapman (signed) Clever and homely 69 very p/b $5 Farmers’ Advocate recollections of rural life good Alton: A Pictorial History Ralph Beaumont Quaint village south of 74 fine p/b $15 (by long-time GRCA manager) Orangeville tells its tale As I Remember: Prince Edward County and P K Stafford Anecdotal story of Picton 98 fine p/b $10 Beyond (columns from Kingston newspapers) and area in folksy manner Historic Prince Edward [County] PE Historical Society Easy-to-follow historical 76 very p/b $6 tour of historic peninsula good Oxford North Women’s Institute: Fiftieth ONWI Publication Dozens of county WIs 55 very p/b $6 Anniversary 1905-1955 Committee celebrate a half-century good Oxford North Women’s Institute: 75 th Anniversary ONWI Publication Each county WI branch 80 fine p/b $5 1905-1980 Committee recounts its work&history

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North Middlesex District Women’s Institute 50 th Ann Wilson et al 20+ county WIs re-tell 53 very p/b $5 Anniversary 1903-1953 their own histories good The First 50 years: A History of The Oxford Soil Donald Hart Year-by-year 1938-1988, 90 fine p/b $5 and Crop Improvement Association reports of annual doings Hand Book for the use of Federated Women’s Anna P Lewis Guide to setting up a WI 49 good p/b $7 Institutes of Ontario anywhere in Ont Adelaide Hoodless: Woman with a Vision Ruth Howes Founder of Women’s 65 fine p/b $6 Institutes life and work Abroad With Me: 33 Letters from Europe Dorothy Futcher Thru UK and mainland c51 very p/b $10 (visit to Associated County Women of the World) Europe, Canadian women good meet their peers in Europe Pioneer Life Among the Loyalists in Upper Canada W K Herrington All aspects of life among 38 very h/b $13 the earliest Ont settlers good Muskoka II John de Visser & Judy Beautiful color photos of 98 very h/b w $9 Ross cottage country good d/w Old Oakville: Character study of the town’s early David and Suzanne Drawings and details 79 very h/b w $7 buildings and the people who built them Peacock about scores of structures good d/w The Georgetown Boys: Armenian Orphans in J Apramian Over 100 Armenian kids 83 very p/b $11 Canada at the Georgetown farm good Prescott: 1810-1967 Compiled by J A Morris Greatly detailed look back 67 very h/b $6 thru the town’s history good Canning and Community: Past to Present: 2 nd Canning Reunion Detailed family stories in 91 fine p/b $6 Canning Reunion 1991 Committee village on the Nith River The Grange Knock: Patrons of Husbandry in the Janet Arnett Co-op village of Knock, 85 fine p/b $5 Village of Knock in Innisfil Twp 1875-1900 N of Toronto, now gone! Through Water, Ice and Fire: Schooner Nancy of Barry Gough Long-time WLU prof 06 excellent p/b $18 the War of 1812 (Destroyed at Wasaga, now an details most heroic naval historic site: hero was Lt Miller Worseley) act of the war Approaching Ontario’s Past: Organizing for F H Armstrong Handbook and action plan 78 fine p/b $4 Preservation for preservationists Along the Champlain Trail: Stories from Olmstead book committee Fine collection of stories c90 fine h/b $8 / Jeffrey Lake [north of Renfrew, Ontario] by the lake’s landowners: family, earlier owners, natives. Port Dover: A Summer Garden Cheryl MacDonald Dances, bootlegging, 01 fine p/b $4 hotels, summer fun!!

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The People of Hamilton, Canada West: Family and Michael Katz Urban & social history in 75 fine p/b $4 Class in a mid-19 th Century City a growing community. Floodtides of Fortune: Story of Stratford Adelaide Leitch From English planning to 80 fine h/b w $5 Huron Company to rlwys d/w to festival city – the story! Pioneering in North York: A History of the Patricia Hart Upper Canada to Metro 68 v good h/b w $4 Borough (signed) Toronto, North York’s ex-lib d/w history lives. A Mountain and a City: The Story of Hamilton Marjorie Freeman Steel City story from its 66 very h/b w $5 Campbell Loyalist beginnings to good d/w mid 20 th century Geological Guide to Highway 60: Algonquin G R Guillet Easy to read geological 72 very p/b $3 Provincial Park peek at Algonquin Park good Etobicoke: from furrow to borough Esther Heyes A folksy history of an 74 very p/b $3 important section of T.O. good Governor Simcoe and His Lady Marcus Van Steen Finally she gets equal 68 very h/b w $6 (Inspiring story: orphan heiress meets veteran billing. Ontario’s parents! good d/w soldier hero, together they boost Upper Canada). History of Inglewood William E Cook Peel village along Niagara 75 fine p/b $8 Escarpment was railway town. Belfountain and the Tubtown Pioneers: 150 th Margaret Whiteside Lovely Credit River 75 excellent p/b $7 anniversary celebration history Valley village w many photos John Strachan: Pastor and Politician David Flint Politics, education, 71 fine p/b $4 religion all still bear (marred by many light penciled underlinings) Strachan’s imprint Skulking for the King: A Loyalist Plot J Fraser Not fiction, but novel-like 85 fine p/b $9 (late 18 th century military plot) adventure. Loyalists vs rebels on Can / US border The Loyal Americans: The Military Role of the Robert Allen, Bernard Nat’l Museum of Canada 83 fine p/b $7 Loyalist Provincial Corps and their Settlement in Pothier, Victor Suthren exhibition celebrates 200 th British North America 1775-1784 anniversary People of Peel: Indexes to genealogical Source Trudi Mann & Jan Speers Marriages, baptisms, 81 very p/b $8 Material deaths, assessments from good Peel County

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Ontario: An Informal History of the Land and Its Robert Choquette Good survey story of Ont 84 very p/b $5 People made by Ont Ministry of good Education Older Voices Among Us: Listening to Long-time Alvin and Sheila Koop From all around Well 81 fine p/b $11 Residents of Wellington County County, elders tell their stories of 1920s thru 80s. The Rebels of Hastings (in the Rebellion of 1837) Betsy Boyce Details the numerous 92 fine p/b $7 action in support of Mackenzie’s rebellion Historic Ontario / Old Upper Canada Ontario Dep’t of Travel Illustrated guide to Ont c65 fine p/b $4 (short historical vignettes and sketches of many and Publicity historic plaque sites c provincial heritage plaque sites) 1960s Running Late on the Bruce: A Supplementary Ralph Beaumont and Very rare early Boston 80 fine p/b $45 Photo Gallery of the CPR Bruce Division James Filby Mills Press title. Stunning rail photos from Bruce Peninsula and Georgian Bay area south to Toronto Urban Development in South Central Ontario Jacob Spell How did the cities in S 72 very p/b $4 Ont develop and what good linked them? Life in Ontario: A Social History G.P. de T. Glazebrook Collective biography of 68 fine h/b $5 people who built Ontario d/w – their lifestyles&stories. Ghost Towns of Ontario Volumes 1 & 2 Ron Brown V-1 is S. Ont V-2 is 84 excellent p/b $12 mostly cottage country & & for N. Ont 86 set