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Item consists of an edition of The Woodbridge and Vaughan News. This edition includes numerous articles re: the history of Woodbridge; specifically, articles comment upon the architectural history of Woodbridge, demographic development, the Woodbridge Library and Post Office, Hurricane Hazel, prominent community members such as Rowland Burr, Dr. Garnet McClean, and John Abell, etc. Includes numerous halftones depicting various subject matter, including rare images of the Abell Agricultural Works.

Item consists of a textual record detailing the story of the millers who settled in the Humber Valley.

Item consists of the Burrlington Site Plan 132B, showing Lot 31, Concession 9 of present day Kleinburg. The tracing dates back to 1855 and shows the property of Rowland Burr.

Fonds consists of textual material, including funeral notices, 1899-1970; Woodbridge Council minutes (printed), 1925, 1930; Woodbridge voters lists, 1954, 1963, 1968; Town of Vaughan voters lists, 1974, 1979; Vaughan Township and Woodbridge telephone directories, 1946; notebooks listing Woodbridge reeves, councillors, auditors, and hydro commissioners for period 1882-1906; Woodbridge Citizen's Band, cash book, 1917-32; autograph book, 1896-1906; newspapers, 1913-1983; financial documents, predominantly Alvin Wood's tax receipts; text books, promotional exams and test answer sheets for various disciplines belonging to Mr. Wood. Also of note: 6 original letters of Vaughan's earliest settlers describing life in the area, 1843-1860.

Item consists of one (1) handwritten scrapbook titled "Woodbridge, Ontario", believed to have been authored by Maie Told for a grade 10 school project. The scrapbook contains information regarding the early settlers of Woodbridge, the War Memorial Tower, Rowland Burr, Early Industries, the first Woodbridge Church, as well schools, banks and hotels. Also included within the scrapbook are seven (7) black and white postcards, depicting various scenes of Woodbridge.