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Fonds consists of copies of the Vaughan Weekly from January 1989 through February 1990, April 1991 through December 1998 and January 2005 to 2014. The Weekly ended operation in 2014.

Item consists of a videocassette and a script. Through use of historic photographs and etchings, and contemporary footage focusing predominantly upon Thornhill's historically significant sites and architecture, provides synopsis of major events and personalities constituting the area's history.

Item consists of a genealogy with family tree, photos, and history of the Purkiss family. Josiah Purkiss lived at 39 Centre St in Thornhill and operated the post office and general store. He was also actively involved in the Thornhill Methodist Church.

Item consists of an alphabetical street listing for town; maps showing street locations, grouped by local community.

File consists of three copies of a pictorial book with text depicting a wide range of structures throughout Vaughan including schools, churches, stores, farms, houses, and mills.

Collection consists of images copied by SPOHT to act as reference tools for the organization in the execution of its functions and attendant activities. Index card-mounted images were classified by subject and fully described by the collection compiler, with subject cross references provided. Subjects devised by SPOHT include artists, children, churches, cemeteries, clubs and groups, families, farms, festivals, hotels and taverns, houses, old swimming hole, people, radial cars, recreation areas, schools, sports, stores, streetscapes, transportation,village doctor, village undertaker, women's group's, Yonge Street families.

Item consists of a booklet that explains the history of the Thornhill Baptist Church at 8018 Yonge St. starting in 1951.

Fonds consists of textual records and photographs. Transcripts of reminiscences of Marjorie Page, 1989; map of Vaughan Township, 1924; educational records; Stewart Page's 4th year thesis (1924) at the Ontario Agricultural College re: the agricultural history of Vaughan Township, including area's settlement patterns, ethnic configuration, transportation development, social life, topography, agricultural products raised, revenue derived therefrom, etc.; photoprints of Page property and family including series depicting Stewart Page as a serviceman with the Canadian Forces overseas in WW I.

Fonds consists of three design standards books as well as 38 streetscape photographs from the 1980s.

Fonds consists of family histories and genealogical material, histories of schools and churches in Pine Grove and Woodbridge as well as the communities themselves, photographs, photo albums, scrapbooks, architectural drawings of the St. Margaret Mary School, diplomas, report cards, invitations, certificates, awards, programs, maps, correspondence, newspaper ad layouts, newspaper clippings, and commemorative coins from the 1991 inauguration of the City of Vaughan. Also includes County of York uniform promotion examination certificate documenting promotion of Mary O'Rourke of the Pine Grove School and an indenture between Alfred and Harriet Gooderham, grantors, and Michael O'Rourke, grantee. Also contains "1833 it was -- a trading post and granary 1989 it is -- a house of the 20th century", an unpublished essay by Norberta O'Rourke which details the history of the Elliot Trading Post and surrounding area, originally constructed on Lot 11, Concession 8, Vaughan Township in 1833.