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Image for Soaring Gulls and Bowing Trees: The History of the Islands Above Niagara Falls -by Paul Gromosiak -a Signed Copy ( New York / Ontario )(Luna / Green / Three Sisters; Hermit of Goat Island; Cave Of Winds; Terrapin Point; Bridges; Gulls; etc)

Soaring Gulls and Bowing Trees: The History of the Islands Above Niagara Falls -by Paul Gromosiak -a Signed Copy ( New York / Ontario )(Luna / Green / Three Sisters; Hermit of Goat Island; Cave Of Winds; Terrapin Point; Bridges; Gulls; etc)

By: Gromosiak, Paul (signed) ( Poem By Christopher Pearse Cranch )

Price: $20.18 CAD

Publisher: USA, No Place ( USA ): Meyer Enterprises, 1989, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1989

Seller ID: 157160

ISBN: 0962031461

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------hardcover, about 6 x 9 inches, a Very Good+ copy with a wee bit of very light rubbing, signed by the author, 85 pages, illustrated, contents include: Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Goat; Natural History; The Plants And Animals; The Native Americans; The Europeans; The Porters; The State Reservation; Francis Abbott, The Hermit of Goat Island; The Cave Of The Winds; Terrapin Point; Luna Island; Green Island; The Three Sisters Islands; Other Islands Above Niagara Falls; The Bridges To The Islands; The Gulls; Tragedies And Near Tragedies On And Around Goat Island; Experiences On Go...
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Image for St Mark's Women, 1792 - 2017 / St Mark's Anglican Church Archives Committee Niagara on the Lake (inc. Women of the Pioneer Parish; Addison Women; Organizations; Ladies' Parish Guild; Wardens; Etc )( Ontario History / Niagara Peninsula )

St Mark's Women, 1792 - 2017 / St Mark's Anglican Church Archives Committee Niagara on the Lake (inc. Women of the Pioneer Parish; Addison Women; Organizations; Ladies' Parish Guild; Wardens; Etc )( Ontario History / Niagara Peninsula )

By: Habermehl, Fred; Donald L Combe / St Mark's Anglican Church Archives Committee Niagara on the Lake

Price: $33.68 CAD

Publisher: Niagara-on-the Lake, Ontario, Niagara on the Lake, ON: St Mark's Anglican Church Archives Committee Niagara on the Lake, 2017, 1st edition, First Printing: 2017

Seller ID: 164522

ISBN: 097356668X

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------trade paperback, a Near Fine example, looks close to new, 193 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Home of My Youth: Hanover -by Josephine Elizabeth Hahn -a Signed Copy ( with dustjacket )( Ontario Local History )

By: Hahn, Josephine Elizabeth (signed and inscribed)

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, No Place (likely Hanover, ON ): No Publisher / Self Published / Josephine Elizabeth Hahn, No Date ( 1947 ), 1st edition, First Printing: 1947

Seller ID: 161955

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-------------hardcover, about 5.5w x 8.75h inches, red pebbled cloth, a Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing a bit of age toning to the upper edge of the text block, a bit of age toning to the endpapers, in the scarce dustjacket, a clean very Good djwith some shallow chips and short tears, signed and inscribed " Dr Margaret and Miss Agnes Gould - Out of the mist floats a wistful song to strike the chords of memory's golden lyre. Elizabeth hahn August 12th/47", 298 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTE...
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The Story of McCormick's Point, 1906 - 1966 ( Ontario Local History / Puslinch / Hespeler Area )

By: Hahn, Lewis, with Marville Hahn, Maude Eltherington, Percy Hilborn, Tom Hagan, tom West, Roy Brown, Don Parks, Alma Hagan, et al

Price: $53.93 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: Lewis Hahn - Self Published, NO DATE ( Ca. 1966 ), 1st Edition, First Printing: 1966

Seller ID: 164790

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------softcover, about 8.5w x 11h inches, a Very Good example, faint stain on covers, light wear and rubbing, 104 pages plus map, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for The Little Red School House ( Wellington County, Ontario Local History )(includes: Guelph, Eramosa; Puslinch; West Garafraxa; Maryborough; Pilkington; Nichol; Minto; Erin; Peel; Arthur; West Luther Townships )

The Little Red School House ( Wellington County, Ontario Local History )(includes: Guelph, Eramosa; Puslinch; West Garafraxa; Maryborough; Pilkington; Nichol; Minto; Erin; Peel; Arthur; West Luther Townships )

By: Hale, Lynda; Joy Nicol; Carol Patterson

Price: $12.08 CAD

Publisher: Canada, No Place ( Canada ): No Publisher (likely Self published), No Date ( 1980's?), 1st edition, First Printing: 1984

Seller ID: 142697

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------trade paperback size stapled softcover, a Near Fine copy, 104 pages, b&w photos, contents include: Yesterday and Today; Beginnings of Education; Little Red School House in Wellington County; School Life; Supervision of schools; Further Development in Education; Conclusions, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo///NOT SIGNED///
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Image for POLYPHONY Bulletin of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario Fall/Winter 1985 Vol. 7 # 5 (inc. Italians in Windsor / in Timmins / in Toronto; Memoirs of Giovanni Veltri; Unions and the Italian Community; Mining, Railway Building and Streets; etc)

POLYPHONY Bulletin of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario Fall/Winter 1985 Vol. 7 # 5 (inc. Italians in Windsor / in Timmins / in Toronto; Memoirs of Giovanni Veltri; Unions and the Italian Community; Mining, Railway Building and Streets; etc)

By: Harney, Robert (ed.) John E Zucchi; Antonio Pucci; Franc Sturino; Joseph Carraro; Marcel Danesi; Angelo Principe; Enrico Cumbo; J Potestio; Franca Iacovetta; J Pivato; et al / POLYPHONY Bulletin of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario

Price: $24.23 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: POLYPHONY Bulletin of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario Fall/Winter 1985 Vol. 7 # 5 ( 1988 reprint), 1st Edition, 2nd Printing: 1988

Seller ID: 163911

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, about 8.5w x 11h inches, a Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing and edge wear, entire issue is devoted to Italians in Ontario, 147 pages, b&w photos any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo..///NOT SIGNED --GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for Gathering Place: Peoples & Neighbourhoods of Toronto 1834 - 1945 (inc. Emergence of Cabbagetown; Blacks in TO; St John's Shtetl; Italian Hometown Settlements; Chinese in TO; Macedonian Presence; Finnish Immigrants; Polish; Greek; Ukrainian; etc)( Ontario)

Gathering Place: Peoples & Neighbourhoods of Toronto 1834 - 1945 (inc. Emergence of Cabbagetown; Blacks in TO; St John's Shtetl; Italian Hometown Settlements; Chinese in TO; Macedonian Presence; Finnish Immigrants; Polish; Greek; Ukrainian; etc)( Ontario)

By: Harney, Robert F (ed) J M S Careless; Dan Hill; Murray W Nicolson; Stephen Speisman; John E Zucchi; Dora Nipp; Lillian Petroff; Varpu Lindstrom-Best; Zofia Shahrodi; Lia Douramakou-Petroleka; Zoriana Yaworsky Sokolsky

Price: $24.23 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Multicultural History Society of Ontario, 1985, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1985

Seller ID: 163682

ISBN: 0919045200

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

----------hardcover, about 6w x 9.25h inches, a solid Good exlibrary copy with the usual library marks and stamps, a bit of pencil marginalia, in an attractive Good to Very Good dustjacket, library sticker on spine, 304 pages, b&w photos, ---contents are: Ethnicity and neighbourhoods /? Robert F. Harney; The emergence of Cabbagetown in Victorian Toronto /? J.M.S. Careless; Peasants in an urban society /? Murray W. Nicolson; The Blacks in Toronto /? Dan Hill; St. John's Shtetl /? Stephen A. Speisman; Italian hometown settlements and the development of an Italian community in Toronto, 1875-...
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Ontario Tornado, May 31, 1985 - Barrie, Grand Valley, Orangeville, Shelburne, Tottenham / The Barrie Banner ( May 31st, 1985 )

By: Harries, Kate; Gail Swainson; Mariellen Venhola; Michele DeLorenzo / The Barrie Banner

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: Barrie, Ontario, Barrie, ON: C F Boone / The Barrie Banner, 1985, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1985

Seller ID: 160666

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, about 8.25w x 10.75h inches, a Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing, ink name, 64 pages with b&w photos accompanied by stories, colour photos on the covers and on the verso of the covers, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Wentworth Bygones, Papers of Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society, # 11, 1975 ( Journal of a Scottish Farm Pupil; Reverend Thomas Geoghegan; Story of William Sampson; Railways of Hamilton; History of St Patrick's; Early American & Canadian Glass; etc)

By: Head of the Lake Historical Society / T Melville Bailey; Eleanor S D Farmer; Katharine Greebfield; Victor K Copps; Rev. Canon E A Brooks; Andrew Merrilees; J T L Fletcher; Lottie M Jones

Price: $17.48 CAD

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON: Head of the Lake Historical Society, 1975, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1975

Seller ID: 161460

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------stapled trade paperback, about 6w x 9h inches, a solid Very Good copy with a bit of light rubbing, 64 pages, b&w photos,contents include: Journal of a Scottish Farm Pupil by Farmer; Reverend Thomas Geoghegan 1848 - 1906 by Greenfield; Story of William Sampson, First Rector of Grimsby 1817 - 1822 by Brooks; From the Mayor's Chair, then and now by Copps; Railways of Hamilton by Merrilees; History of St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, hamilton by Fletcher; Early American & Canadian Glass by Jones; Baptismal Records of the Church of the Ascension (Anglican ) Hamilton 1851 - 53, any i...
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In the Shadow of Giants: The Story of the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway / 2 ( T.H. & B / TH&B Railroad / Trains )

By: Helm, Norman

Price: $47.18 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Preston House Publishers, 1996, 2nd Edition, 1st Revised Edition, First Printing: 1996

Seller ID: 163337

ISBN: 1896815006

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, about 8.75w x 11.25h inches, a Near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, --- 314 pages plus index, packed with b&w photos, contents include: Enter the Iron Horse; For Want of a Rail ; A Railway is Born; Construction and Four New Owners; Into the Twentieth Century; Ferries, Flappers and More Fights; Down to the Bottom, Up to the Top; Steam Power; The Post-War Era; Operations in the Last Days of Independence; An Epitaph; Resurrection of a Landmark; ( Roster of TH&B Steam Locomotives; Roster of T H & B Diesel Units; Picture Portfolio of TH&B Rolling Stock );...
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Hamilton Back Then ---Signed By Henley ( Ontario Local History )

By: Henley, Brian (Signed)

Price: $17.48 CAD

Publisher: Burlington, ONtario, Burlington, ON.: North Shore Publishing, 1998, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1998

Seller ID: 147348

ISBN: 1896899064

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------oblong trade paperback, a Very Good+ copy with a wee bit of light rubbing, faint crease on front cover, crease on rear cover, signed without inscription by the author, 119 pages, includes Henley's look at: Dundurn Castle, Battery Lodge, Mountain View Hotel, Concession Street, Strongman's Road, The Insane Asylum, the airport, Ferguson Avenue train station, Stuart St station, the Hamilton Street railway and horse drawn streetcars, the Desjardins Canal, Longwood road near Cootes paradise, the Rock Gardens ( RBG - royal Botanical gardens ), the Sunken garden at McMaster University, Th...
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A Grand Old Lady: The First 75 Years ( Royal Connaught Hotel, Hamilton, Ontario Local History / Seventy-Five )

By: Henley, J Brian with Janet L Green, Foreword By Joyce Mongeon / Royal Connaught Hotel

Price: $21.53 CAD

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON: Royal Connaught Hotel / JAG Communications, 1991, 1st edition, First Printing: 1991

Seller ID: 147252

ISBN: 0969417225

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, a Very Good+ example, a bit of rubbing to the covers, 112 pages, b&w photos throughout with some colour, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for Scenes of Greater Fort Erie: Selections from the GREATER FORT ERIE HISTORICAL CALENDARS, 1985 - 1989 (inc. Crystal Beach; Erie Beach; Fort Erie; Ridgeway; Stevensville )( Ontario Local History )

Scenes of Greater Fort Erie: Selections from the GREATER FORT ERIE HISTORICAL CALENDARS, 1985 - 1989 (inc. Crystal Beach; Erie Beach; Fort Erie; Ridgeway; Stevensville )( Ontario Local History )

By: Herbert, Cathy A (signed); John Burtniak (signed)

Price: $33.68 CAD

Publisher: Ridgeway, Ontario, Ridgeway, ON: Cathy A Herbert / John Burtniak, 1997, 1st Revised Edition, First Printing: 1997

Seller ID: 157062

ISBN: 096977691X

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------softcover, about 11 x 8.5 inches, a Near Fine copy, signed without inscription by both authors, 76 pages, loaded with b&w photos ( sepia style ) from the early part of the 20th century and the late 19th century, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Scenes of Greater Fort Erie: Selections from the GREATER FORT ERIE HISTORICAL CALENDARS, 1985 - 1989 (inc. Crystal Beach; Erie Beach; Fort Erie; Ridgeway; Stevensville )( Ontario Local History )

By: Herbert, Cathy A; John Burtniak

Price: $33.68 CAD

Publisher: Ridgeway, Ontario, Ridgeway, ON: Cathy A Herbert / John Burtniak, 1989, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1989

Seller ID: 157061

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------hardcover, about 11 x 8.5 inches, a Very Good example with a small stain and some age toning on the front cover, slight bump to one corner, 75 pages, loaded with b&w photos ( sepia style ) from the early part of the 20th century and the late 19th century, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for DIXIE Orchards to Industry -by Kathleen A Hicks / Friends of the Mississauga Library System ( Founded 1864 as Sydenham in 1806 -DIXIE: Horticultural Centre of Toronto Township )( Ontario Local History )(chapters on Buffalo Bill; Credit Valley Railway &c)

DIXIE Orchards to Industry -by Kathleen A Hicks / Friends of the Mississauga Library System ( Founded 1864 as Sydenham in 1806 -DIXIE: Horticultural Centre of Toronto Township )( Ontario Local History )(chapters on Buffalo Bill; Credit Valley Railway &c)

By: Hicks, Kathleen A (signed) ( The Friends of the Mississauga Library System, Foreword By William James teggart

Price: $47.18 CAD

Publisher: Mississauga, Ontario, Mississauga, ON: The Friends of the Mississauga Library System, 2006, 1st edition, First Printing: 2006

Seller ID: 161725

ISBN: 0969787383

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, about 12w x 9.5h inches, close to Near Fine but there is a wee bit of light rubbing so a Very Good+ example, former owner's name plate, signed by the author "June 10, 2006 Enjoy! Kathleen A Hicks", 272 pages, b&w photos, contents include: Introduction; Tribute to the Kennedy Family; Years 1805 - 1850; Philip Cody and Buffalo Bill; The Willcox Family; Johann Schiller; Dixie Union Chapel; Years 1851 to 1900; The Willcox Blacksmith Shop; The Credit Valley Railway; Years 1901 - 1950; The McCarthy Family; The Dixie Women's Institute; Years 1951 - 2000; Dixie Industries; Burnh...
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Image for Cooksville: Country to City, Also Includes Britannia -by Kathleen A Hicks -a Signed Copy ( Mississauga ON. related)( Ontario Local History )( Welcome to Cooksville Village, Founded 1836, Canada's First Wine-Making Capital )

Cooksville: Country to City, Also Includes Britannia -by Kathleen A Hicks -a Signed Copy ( Mississauga ON. related)( Ontario Local History )( Welcome to Cooksville Village, Founded 1836, Canada's First Wine-Making Capital )

By: Hicks, Kathleen A (signed); Foreword By Sir Lou Parsons

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: Mississauga, Ontario, Mississauga, ON: The Friends of the Mississauga Library System, 2005, 1st edition, First Printing: 2005

Seller ID: 159610

ISBN: 0969787375

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

----------softcover, about 12w x 9.25h inches, a Near Fine copy BUT it seems the binding is quite inadequate as pages are loose and starting to come loose so this is offeed as is, signed by the author, 345 pages, b&w photos throughout, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for MEADOWVALE: Mills to Millennium, Includes: Churchville, derry West, Hanlan's Corners, Palestine and Whaley's Corner / The Friends of the Mississauga Library System ( Ontario Local History -inc. Credit Valley Railway, John Beatty and the Irish Settlers )

MEADOWVALE: Mills to Millennium, Includes: Churchville, derry West, Hanlan's Corners, Palestine and Whaley's Corner / The Friends of the Mississauga Library System ( Ontario Local History -inc. Credit Valley Railway, John Beatty and the Irish Settlers )

By: Hicks, Kathleen A / The Friends of the Mississauga Library System

Price: $24.23 CAD

Publisher: Mississauga, Ontario, Mississauga, ON: The Friends of the Mississauga Library System, 2004, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2004

Seller ID: 161358

ISBN: 0969787359

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

---------softcover, about 12w x 9.25h inches, a Near Fine example with a bit of rubbing at corners, no writing in the book, 294 pages, b&w photos throughout, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE ///
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Image for Muskoka Resorts: Then and Now ( Ontario Local History -inc. Wawa Hotel; Monteith House; Rostrevor; Deerhurst; Shamrock Lodge; Rossmoyne Inn; Prospect House; Pulford House; Alvira Hotel; Elgin / Paignton / Windermere House; etc)

Muskoka Resorts: Then and Now ( Ontario Local History -inc. Wawa Hotel; Monteith House; Rostrevor; Deerhurst; Shamrock Lodge; Rossmoyne Inn; Prospect House; Pulford House; Alvira Hotel; Elgin / Paignton / Windermere House; etc)

By: Hind, Andrew (signed) and Maria Da Silva (signed); Foreword By Ken Fowler

Price: $40.43 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Dundurn Natural Heritage, 2011, First Edition, 1st Printing: 2011

Seller ID: 164986

ISBN: 1554888573

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------softcover, a Near Fine example, looks new, signed by both authors, 252 pages, b&w photos, ---"Since the 1880s, people have travelled to Muskoka in search of solace and relaxation, enjoying the comfortable confines and warm hospitality of resorts while at the same time reveling in the tranquil wilderness and refreshing lakes. Things havent really changed all that much over the past century. Vacationers might access Muskoka faster today, and upon arrival find the available luxuries much more impressive, but the allure remains the same as when the tourism industry first exploded on the...
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Image for More Than a Century in Wilmot Township / Historical Committee of the New Hamburg - Wilmot Township Centennial Committee ( Ontario Local History -Includes: Baden, New Dundee, New Hamburg; St. Agatha and Petersburg, Wilmot - Mennonite Country )

More Than a Century in Wilmot Township / Historical Committee of the New Hamburg - Wilmot Township Centennial Committee ( Ontario Local History -Includes: Baden, New Dundee, New Hamburg; St. Agatha and Petersburg, Wilmot - Mennonite Country )

By: Historical Committee of the New Hamburg - Wilmot Township Centennial Committee

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Wilmot, ON: Historical Committee of the New Hamburg - Wilmot Township Centennial Committee , 1967, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1967

Seller ID: 144824

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------small trade paperback (about 6 x 9 inches), a Very Good+ copy with a bit of light rubbing and age toning to covers, 123 pages, b&w photos, contents include: Reeves of Wilmot Township; Wilmot Township Municipal History; Progressive School System; Lands and people of WT; Amish Settlers; Baden; Berlett's Corners; Josephsburg; Lisbon; Mannheim; New Dundee; New hamburg; New Prussia; Petersburg; Philipsburg; Pinehill; Punkeydoodle's Corners; Rosebank; St Agatha; Victoriasburg; South Central Wilmot; Wilmot Centre; Wilby; South West Wilmot, any image directly beside this listing is the act...
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Image for First Here: What Happened When in Hamilton: Daylight Saving Time, British Empire Games, Riot Act, Television Station, Churches, Schools, Doctors, Drinking Fountains & Much More ( Ontario Local History - Signed By the Author )(volume 1 -1st in the Series)

First Here: What Happened When in Hamilton: Daylight Saving Time, British Empire Games, Riot Act, Television Station, Churches, Schools, Doctors, Drinking Fountains & Much More ( Ontario Local History - Signed By the Author )(volume 1 -1st in the Series)

By: Houghton, Margaret (signed)

Price: $20.18 CAD

Publisher: Burlington Ontario, Burlington, ON: North Shore Publishing, 2008, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2008

Seller ID: 164583

ISBN: 1896899439

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------softcover, a Near Fine example, looks new, signed without description by Houghton, 159 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Category: Hamilton & Ontario Local History