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Item consists of a family genealogy. Agar family traces lineage to Thomas and Hannah Agar of Moolson, Yorkshire, England who settled on lot 11, concession 10 of Vaughan Township in 1830.

Fonds consists of an 1856 agreement between Zoar Primitive Methodist Chapel Building Committee, of which Richard Agar was a member, and J.D. Bird for construction of chapel, with accompanying structural specifications; also 1890 annual report of Knox Presbyterian Parish, Elder's Mills, Vaughan Township, and 1904-1908 annual reports of Nashville Presbyterian Parish, Nashville, Vaughan Township, sundry tax assessment records, 1884-1946, histories of the Zoar Primitive Methodist Church, ca. 1982-1985, map outlining Agar property holdings ca. 1878, and published monographs: History of old time Primitive Methodism in Canada 1829-1884, 1904, Primitive Methodist hymn book, 1863, and Nashville Presbyterian Church Sunday School attendance certificates for Gilbert Agar.

File consists of images. Images depict panoramic view of the Village of Woodbridge in the aftermath of Hurricane Hazel, 1954 Oct. 14; extensive flooding still apparent on date of photograph execution: 15 Oct.

File consists of photographs. Photographs originate from the Northway-Gestalt Collection of the Archives of Ontario; this particular selection focuses on the Woodbridge area for the most part, with some good coverage of central Thornhill; some exceptional views of the Humber River are evident in the photograph group depicting Woodbridge; also depicting in a series of four photographs is Highway #400 at its point of intersection with Highway #7.

Fonds consists of images of Canada Packers, Civic Centre, Maple Airport, 400 Auto Wreckers, Weston Downs, Keele Valley Landfill, Canadian National Railway Intermodal Terminal, Canada's Wonderland, Building Nationals asphalt plant, Cadillac Lumber Community Centre, and certain Woodbridge subdivisions.

Item consists of an aerial photograph of Woodbridge and district; unable to determine if image depicts Woodbridge prior to or after the advent of Hurricane Hazel.

Item consists of an aerial photograph of Rwalda Farm.

Item consists of a broadside created by the auctioneer, J. H. Prentice, which advertises the credit sale and auction for the Aaron Oster farm

Fonds consists of the 1979 Highway 407 Preliminary Design Study which has photoprints of sites throughout Vaughan Township with possible historical significance. Fonds also includes a CD with 78 photographs of Vaughan scenes taken by Adam Birrell in 2004.

Item consists of an account ledger used by an unknown person or family to record daily expenses and the number of stock born each year. The names of many people also appear throughout the ledger when the owner of the ledger either sold them items, stock, services or paid them wages. Book gives a good example of the cost of everyday items (ex. sugar, apples, bread, eggs, lemons, oil cloth, curtains, paper, starch) as well as the type of items available at that time and their change in value over time. Ledger was also used by a child for scribbling and writing practice.