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Item consists of one (1) soft cover book entitled "Willowdale - Yesterday's Farms, Today's Legacy" written by Scott Kennedy. This book captures the history of Willowdale from the earliest acquisition of land to today's urban environment, and provides intriguing stories about the area and families that once settled in North York. The book contains 192 pages, including numerous black and white photos.

Fonds consists of photographs, including examples of the three earliest photographic processes: daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes. All of the above are formal studio portraits depicting individuals who are presumably members of the Farrand family, [ca. 1855-1865]; a number of the albumen photoprints within the fonds are also formal posed studio portraits, and appear in cartes-de-visite and cabinet card formats. In addition to the Farrand and Snider families, postcards depicting various Woodbridge scenes such as streetscapes, the Pine Ave. Bridge, the Snider House and a barn raising on the same property, the Woodbridge C.P.R. Depot, Woodbridge School, etc. [ca. 1885-1910] are present. Accompanying the fonds is a small grouping of textual material: correspondence between C.J.S Farrand and Mary Wood, 1963-64; a souvenir prize list and program for the 100th Anniversary Woodbridge Fair, 1947; also a small number of three dimensional artifacts accompany the fonds: 2 ribbons from the Woodbridge Fair, "Guest", 1935 and "Hon. Director", 1910, and an imitation pewter atomizer enscriberd "Zoe E. Snider".

Fonds consists of 3 architectural drawings of William Houston's addition to his house located in Carrville.

Fonds consists of one photograph of unidentified woman (presumed to be William's sweetheart) in brown leather pouch with William's address in England written on back, one Waltham gold pocket watch with inscription on inside (Presented to Spr. Wm. G. Everist by Township of Vaughan for services in the Great War 1914-1919), and two service medals War and Victory with accompanying textual record from Edward Morrison on behalf of King of England.

Fonds consists of correspondence, speeches, council minutes, by-laws, council proceedings, and voter lists. Fonds also includes papers regarding the Cemetery Act of 1956 and programs from various community events.

Fonds consists of photographs. Fragmentary fonds depicting members of the Vaughan Off-hand Rifle Club in 1891; Wahwaskesh Hunt Club, 1903; staff, students, and members of the Board of Trustees of the Maple School pictured in front of the school building, [ca. 1897]; and Maple Softball Team (women's), [ca. 1928].

Collection consists of genealogical material on the White family which immigrated to the town of York in 1795 and later settled in Vaughan Township.

Item consists of a textual record that details the archaeological expedition to uncover the Keffer Site in Vaughan, Ontario, a village of the Hurons. Includes plans of the village and images of the artifacts uncovered.

Fonds consists of correspondence, portraits of Joseph, Rachel and Alice Weatherill, three school certificates for Alice Weatherill, histories written by Ann Price concerning the Weatherill family and their descendants, an aerial photoprint of the farm at Lot 7, Concession 10, material concerning Lot 9, Concession 10, and various legal documents. Also included is a register of the births, marriages, and deaths in the family which used to hang in the parlour.

Item consists of a thesis that details the evolution of Jewish Thornhill as a walkable neighbourhood and proposes that the master planning of Thornhill was made possible by developers who recognized the Jewish community