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Item World War I, 1914-1918
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An American Soldier Letters of Edwin Austin Abbey / compiled by Katharine Eleanor Abbey [Textual record]

  • CA CoV Archives M011.22
  • Item
  • 1918

Item consists of a compilation of letters written by Edwin while in Canada, in hospital, and in France to his mother and father. Edwin's commander was Addison Alexander Mackenzie who he references in several of his letters. Collection is evidence of the effect of the war on the soldiers as well as those at home and gives historical information on the soldier's daily life in the trenches.

Major Mackenzie's Cavalry Lance with Unit Pennon [object]

  • CA CoV Archives M014.16
  • Item
  • ca. 1905

Item consists of one cavalry lance with unit pennon - approx 257cm x 4 cm diameter. The lance itself is made of a strong bamboo shaft which has been stained and laquered. The top of the lance has a triangular section head with three blade edges for maximum penetration. The shoe or 'butt' of the lance is shaped to fit into a special carrying harness on the horse saddle. The unit pennon is red and white in colour (with the red on the top) and made of felt. The pennon is attached to the lance by three red ribbons.

Photograph of Private Charles Nash, 124th Battalion

  • CA CoV Archives M995.6
  • Item
  • 1915

Item consists of a photograph. Photograph of Private Nash originally mounted behind coloured glass, ca. 50 x 40 cm, and framed; and pastel portrait of unidentified woman dated 1903 found used as matting-board.

Pioneering with Billy [Textual record] / Mary Cassar

  • CA CoV Archives M999.12
  • Item
  • 1999

Item consists of a manuscript detailing the genealogy and lives of the Jarrett family. The account covers roughly 200 years of history and provides extensive information on the lives of English farmers and Canadian pioneers.

Robert Richards gold pocket watch [object]

  • CA CoV Archives M007.3
  • Item
  • 1916

Item consists of a watch. This gold Waltham pocket watch was conferred by Vaughan Township Council upon veterans of WWI. In this case, the recipient was Robert Richards. The watch

Tweedsmuir history [microform] : [Elder's Mills] : [ca. 1950]

  • CA CoV Archives M993.28
  • Item
  • Microfilmed 1984

Item consists of a microfilm reel with the Elder's Mills Women's Insitute Tweedsmuir History. The Elder's Mill Tweedsmuir history is composed of eight topical elements: mills, including the origin of the name Elder's Mills, genealogies, photographs, maps of orignal land owners, and Indigenous History; the Elder's Mills Women's Institute, including organizational history, personal histories of membership, membership lists, etc. ; churches; schools, including Elder's Mills (School Section #15), Vaughan School (Lower Ninth) (School Section #13), Mackenzie Senior Public School, and a brief history of schools in the west half of Vaughan; roads and fences; farms, from the 7th to the 9th concession, community organizations; and services, including Woodbridge and Vaughan Telephone Company, Woodbridge Hydro-Electric Power Commission, Toronto Grey and Bruce Railway; also included is a roll of Elder's Mills residents who served in His Majesty's Forces during World War I.