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Fonds consists of panoramic images of Canadian troops during World War I: No. 10 Platoon, 74th Battalion, Toronto, ca. 1916 (Norman Train is among men pictured); "Divisional Cycle Corps - Niagara Camp", 1915 (George Morley Train is among men pictured). Fonds also includes two war service medals and a photocopied image of a gold pocket watch conferred by Vaughan Township Council upon veterans of the Great War. Fonds is fragmentary.

Item consists of a watch. This gold Waltham pocket watch was conferred by Vaughan Township Council upon veterans of WWI. In this case, the recipient was Robert Richards. The watch

Item consists of a compilation of letters written by Edwin while in Canada, in hospital, and in France to his mother and father. Edwin's commander was Addison Alexander Mackenzie who he references in several of his letters. Collection is evidence of the effect of the war on the soldiers as well as those at home and gives historical information on the soldier's daily life in the trenches.

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.

File consists of copies of photographs depicting Fleming family as well as explanatory notes.

Item consists of one cavalry lance with unit pennon - approx 257cm x 4 cm diameter. The lance itself is made of a strong bamboo shaft which has been stained and laquered. The top of the lance has a triangular section head with three blade edges for maximum penetration. The shoe or 'butt' of the lance is shaped to fit into a special carrying harness on the horse saddle. The unit pennon is red and white in colour (with the red on the top) and made of felt. The pennon is attached to the lance by three red ribbons.

Fonds consists of textual and graphic records. Registration of birth certificates, and discharge certificate from the Canadian Expeditionary Force; portrait photograph, 1910 of Coward, and framed photoprint of Sir Arthur William Currie, commander of the Canadian Corps, saluting the 2nd Canadian Division, with Private Coward among its ranks, as it crosses the Rhine at Bonn in Dec. 1918; Coward's obituary.

File consists of printing plates and photographs. All material in this series relates to Woodbridge : printer's plates depict Implement Day, 1900, the Village Council, 1886, and 1960, the Memorial Tower, the Woodbridge corporate seal, maps of the village, 1870, and 1960. Prints depict W.H. Young, Clerk of the Village of Woodbridge, a gasoline threshing engine, 1912, and a farm equipment retail outlet.

Item consists of a microfilm reel with the Elder's Mills Women's Insitute Tweedsmuir History. The Elder's Mill Tweedsmuir history is composed of eight topical elements: mills, including the origin of the name Elder's Mills, genealogies, photographs, maps of orignal land owners, and Indigenous History; the Elder's Mills Women's Institute, including organizational history, personal histories of membership, membership lists, etc. ; churches; schools, including Elder's Mills (School Section #15), Vaughan School (Lower Ninth) (School Section #13), Mackenzie Senior Public School, and a brief history of schools in the west half of Vaughan; roads and fences; farms, from the 7th to the 9th concession, community organizations; and services, including Woodbridge and Vaughan Telephone Company, Woodbridge Hydro-Electric Power Commission, Toronto Grey and Bruce Railway; also included is a roll of Elder's Mills residents who served in His Majesty's Forces during World War I.

Collection consists of four Canadian Army cap-badges (2 from WW I; two from WW II); one munitions' workers pin (earned by collector for war industry service during WW II); one crest, cloth (Royal Canadian Engineers); sergeant's chevrons.