Item consists of a photograph that depicts Mr. and Mrs. Robert McMichael in their home in Kleinburg, prior to the site and structure being converted into the home of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
Collection consists of textual records, photographs, site plans and a photobook. Copies of Vaughan Township by-laws and petitions, correspondence of Peter Patterson (the founder of Patterson, Ont. and one of the proprietors and manager of the Patterson Works) and Redelmeier family, report concerning period structures remaining on present site, and newspaper clippings, published and unpublished essays relating to various aspects of Patterson's history, including one pertaining to the Patterson School, S.S. #19. Collection also includes plans of the hamlet, 1928 and 1936, as well as records re: history, activities, personalities, etc. of Don Head Farms. The collection includes five photographs depicting life on property, by then known as Don Head Farms, when it was an agricultural enterprize during latter part of Patterson ownership, and into the administration of W. Redelmeier and his sons (see below for further information); also noteworthy are 23 photographs copied from the Patterson Family Album depicting family members from the United States and Canada; as well as a photograph of Mrs. Peter Patterson, executed in 1866, and a photograph of the Patterson residence, ca. 1870. Additionally, photographic documentation of Patterson family related matters in Westfield, New York focusing on the Asa Farnsworth House, Holland Land Company, and "Old Cemetary" (where a number of family tombstones are depicted), as well as the town of Patterson, California are present. Collection is also notable for the presence of a number of record copies pertaining to the noted town of Patterson, California, a present-day municipality of some 7000 people incorporated in 1919, and adjacent ranch founded by T.W. Patterson, the nephew of Peter Patterson, during the mid-nineteenth century: Cartographic material, municipal by-laws, newspaper articles, correspondence, and legal documents and other documentation generated by the Patterson ranch. M008.4 accession is constituted of photocopies of Patterson and Bro Manufacturers
Collection consists of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, programmes, notes, photoprints, and glass plate negatives re: Kline House, Kleinburg General Store, and other various physical structures and sites; biographical information on former residents, as well as photoprints thereof also present.
Item consists of attestation papers. Volunteers for the Canadian Expeditionary Force were questioned at the place of enlistment to complete the two-sided Attestation papers which included the recruit's name and address, next-of-kin, date and place of birth, occupation, previous military service, and distinguishing physical characteristics. Recruits were asked to sign their Attestation papers, indicating their willingness to serve overseas. By contrast, men who were drafted into the CEF under the provisions of the Military Service Act (1917) completed a far simpler one-sided form which included their name, date of recruitment, and compliance with requirements for registration. Officers completed a one-sided form called the Officers' Declaration Paper.
This series held at Library and Archives Canada consists of approximately 620,000 individual Attestation papers and Military Service Act Enlistment forms. They were completed in triplicate at the time of enrolment in the CEF. At least one copy of the Attestation papers or Enlistment form accompanied the CEF member overseas, where it was placed on the individual service file at the Ministry of the Overseas Military Forces of Canada in London.
The service files of CEF members can consist of up to two or three dozen forms, dealing with enlistment, training, medical and dental history, hospitalization, discipline, pay, medal entitlements and discharge or notification of death. A copy of the Attestation paper or Military Service Act Enlistment form is invariably present on the file, unless the soldier was a deserter or defaulter (failed to report for duty).
Service files indicate the locations of postings in England, but do not provide similar information for theatres of war, such as the Western Front. They indicate only the unit to which the individual was posted.
Fonds consists of a sampling of the City's Legal Department records such as agreements, appeals, by-laws, debentures and correspondence.
Accession RG 13-018.1 consists of one (1) aerial photo received by the Office of the City Solicitor as a gift from TransCanada following the completion of th Kings North Connection (Highay 407 Directional Drill) in 2016. This aerial photo was hung in the Offices of the City Solicitor until 2018 when renovations caused it to be removed.
Collection consists of indentures, agreements, insurance policies, correspondence, last will and testaments, and a land survey for Lot 25, Concession 10 owned by Jonathan Scott in Nashville. Also includes 4 printouts of images Guylaine emailed to the Archives depicting House Yarrow in Nashville, the wedding in 1928 of Roberta Zella Scott and Frank Nattress, and Mrs Arabella Emma Scott (nee Erb) who was born in Nashville and for whom Nashville, Ontario was named. She was the wife of Jonathan Harries Scott. Also included is a family tree "Descendants of Jonathan Scott", also emailed to Archives by Guylaine Petrin. Also included is photocopy of the will of Jonathan Scott, 1884 (found by Guylaine in the Archives of Ontario).
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.
Fonds consists of various materials received by the Facility Maintenance Service Departments from various City locations and departments. The majority of materials are graphic in nature and include artwork and pictures left behind in the Old Civic Centre and by other departments. Accession (RG 22-012.1) consists of materials that were transferred to the Archives in June of 2012, following the opening of the New City Hall in March of 2011. This accession included 13 items:
Portrait of Sir William Blackstone, 1723-1780
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
8 Fire Escape Routes (showing layout of old civic centre) + 1 fire escape route booklet
Vaughan Coat of Arms (wooden disk) - Deaccessioned November 27th, 2014, to allow for the Coat of Arms to be rehung in the Council Chambers.
Photo of (from left to right) John Zipay - Commissioner of Planning, Frank Miele - Commissioner of Economic & Technology Development & Communications, Janice Atwood-Petkovski - Commissioner of Legal and Administrative Services and City Solicitor, Michael DeAngelo - City Manager, Clayton Harris - Commissioner of Finance and City Treasurer, Marlon Kallideen - Commissioner of Community Services, John Stevens - Commissioner of Engineering and Public Works, Photos of: Barbara Cribbett (Commissioner of Finance, City Treasurer), Paul Jankowski (Commissioner of Engineering and Public Works), Marlon H. Kallideen (Commissioner of Community Services), John Mackenzie (Commissioner of Planning), Joseph Pitari (Commisisoner of Strategic and Corporate Services)
Photo of Woodbridge Memorial Hill Presented by McKenzie Branch 414, R.C.L.
2 Woven banners with Vaughan coat of arms
6 frames of the Reeves of Vaughan Township and Village of Woodbridge (2 frames with text, 4 with pictures)
5 wooden plaques (cut from wall of old civic centre) with names of those who presumably died in WWI and WWII
Bronze plaque of Garnet A. Williams 1915-1982, Councillor, Deputy Reeve, Reeve and Mayor, Erected 1982 (dates of office and bust on plaque)
Bronze plaque of Albert H. Rutherford 1911-1971, Councillor, Deputy Reeve, Reeve, Erected 1972 (dates of office and bust on plaque)
Bronze and aluminum plaque of Daniel Reaman 1832-1885, Councillor, Erected 1972 (dates of office and bust on plaque)
Plaque commemorating the opening of the Civic Centre on Major Mackenzie Drive 1982 with names of Councillors and Mayor and Administrators at time.
The second accession (RG 22-014.1) included 2 paintings that had been hung for many years in the Woodbridge Public Library, that were left for Building and Facilities to dispose. These items included 2 paintings by Susan Gibson of the effects of Hurricane Hazel on the Woodbridge River. These paintings were created in 1957 and given to the Woodbridge Public Library where they were hung until November of 2014.
The third accession (RG 22-016.1) consists of items received by the City of Vaughan in recognition of programming, events and work completed by the City. These materials had been transferred to Facility Maintenance Services by other departments and eventually transferred to the Archives in March of 2016. Included in this accession are: 1) One (1) 2005 Canada Communities in Bloom - International Winner - 5 Blooms 2) One (1) 2005 Canada Communities in Bloom
