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Abstracted index for the 1861 census for Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario / comp. by Ruth M. Burkholder

  • CA CoV Archives Ref. 11
  • Item
  • 1996

Item consists of an abstracted index. Document is an alphabetical listing by surname of individuals appearing on personal and agricultural dicennial census for Vaughan Township (i.e. householders) for noted date; information includes page number the entry appears on in official census record, land division number, age, country of origin, occupation and religion of householder; as well as name, age, country of origin,and religion of spouse and household members over 14 years of age; in addition, notes location of property of each householder in terms of lot and concession.

Del Brocco family fonds [Graphic material] : [ca. 1919-1949]

  • CA CoV Archives M989.49
  • Fonds
  • Copied 1989

Fonds consists of a chronicle of the lives of the Del Brocco family and provides evidence regarding prevalent occupations, working conditions, modes and systems of transportation, architecture, landscapes, and styles of dress in the early to mid-20th century Vaughan Township. Concentration is upon Carrville, with emphasis on Carrville School and Carrville Mill, but also includes Maple.

Edgeley Women's Institute fonds

  • CA CoV Archives MG 17
  • Fonds
  • 1861-1993

Fonds consists of: Minute books, 1913-1993 (1926-1937 volume is missing) delineating the deliberations, decisions, and activities of the Edgeley Women's Institute; minute books also include lists of officers and directors, attendance records of members, and cash book entries and general financial statements. One separate cash book, 1988-1993. Programmes, 1921-1981. Edgeley Tweedsmuir History, which in addition to a history of the Edgeley area from 1792 includes a list of guest speakers that addressed the institute, biographies of certain members, lists of officers and members who held offices at the district and provincial level. There are also notes and draft chapters for the Tweedsmuir History, as well as a manual for the latter's compilation issued by the Ontario Women's Institute, and a number of original documents collected as research material for the history. The fonds also includes a photograph series constituted of two aggregates; the first focuses on the membership and activities of the Edgeley Women's Institute. The second consists of historic photographs relating to Edgeley; some notable images include the Edgeley School with pupils assembled in front, 1888, a turn-of-the-century barn raising, a steam tractor converted to power a circular saw, 1900, and the interior of a typical 1920's farmhouse.

Index to 1891 census, Vaughan Township including Woodbridge, York County, Ontario / comp. by Ruth M. Burkholder

  • CA CoV Archives Ref. 12
  • Item
  • 1997

tem consists of an index. Item is an alphabetical listing by surname of individuals appearing on the dicennial census for Vaughan Township and the Village of Woodbridge for the noted date (i.e. heads of households); information includes the page number the entry appears on in official census record, land division number, age, country of origin, occupation, religion; as well as name, age and religion of spouse and household members over 14 years of age. Also present is information about the size (i.e. number of rooms) and building material used in construction of principal residence of each enumeree.

Living and working conditions under paternalistic management in an industrial company town: Patterson, Ontario, 1856-1887 : [unpublished academic essay] / by Denis R. DesRivieres

  • CA CoV Archives M992.1
  • Item
  • 1982

Item consists of an essay. Paper written by DesRivieres in partial fulfilment of requirements for credit in Ontario Institute for Studies in Education course 1425 S: Canadian Working Class History. DesRivieres offers essential thesis that the paternalism witnessed in the hamlet of Patterson was not the byproduct of the altruism of Peter Patterson, but rather a mechanism conceived by the latter to maximize profit through the creation and maintenance of a motivated, contented, and consequently loyal and hardworking workforce.

McQuarrie family fonds [Graphic material]

  • CA CoV Archives M989.52
  • File
  • [ca. 1928-1930]

File consists of photographs collected by the McQuarrie family. Images illustrate work and formal attire of the day typical of rural Ontario, horses raised on farm, period automobiles, architectural structures located on the farm, a tractor-drawn combine, as well as personalities associated with the farm.

Patterson collection [Textual record and other material]

  • CA CoV Archives MG 7
  • Collection
  • 1850-1995, predominant 1855-1920

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

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