Category: Hamilton & Ontario Local History

Image for St Catharines A to Z -by Junius 1856 / The St Catharines and Lincoln Historical Society ( articles called " A Walk Around Town " and " Our Town Wheelbarrow " from the St. Catharines Journal Newspaper, 1856 )( Ontario Local History )

St Catharines A to Z -by Junius 1856 / The St Catharines and Lincoln Historical Society ( articles called " A Walk Around Town " and " Our Town Wheelbarrow " from the St. Catharines Journal Newspaper, 1856 )( Ontario Local History )

By: JUNIUS / Seymour Phelps / The St Catharines and Lincoln Historical Society

Price: $26.93

Publisher: St Catharines, Ontario, St Catharines, ON: The St Catharines and Lincoln Historical Society, 1967, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1967

Seller ID: 168475

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, about 8.5 x 11 inches, a solid Very Good+ example with a wee bit of very light rubbing, unpaginated - 75 pages, I believe that this was issued with a map which is not present, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE /// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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A Book of Remembrance ( Burlington ( Ontario ) Central High School Students Killed in World War II )( WWII )

By: Kemp, Art (signed), Acknowledgements By Emerson Lavender, Principal of Burlington Central High School )

Price: $47.18

Publisher: Ontario, No Place ( Burlington, Ontario ): No Publisher / Self Published ( Art Kemp ), 1998 or 1999, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1999

Seller ID: 168432

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, a Near Fine/Fine copy, no dustjacket as issued, signed and inscribed by Kemp, unpaginated, a book of remembrance for the 21 BCHS students killed during WWII, signed and inscribed by Kemp who was the driving force behind this book, Kemp was a member of the Lorne Scots regiment and served in WWII, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE /// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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One Hundred ( 100 ) Years of Golf: The Hamilton Golf and Country Club --- 1894 to 1994 ( Hamilton / Ancaster. Ontario )

By: King, Leslie J, Foreword By Dr W M ( Bill ) Wilson and A ( Alec ) Kelly / Hamilton Golf and Country Club ( Ontario )

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario: The Hamilton Golf and Country Club, 1993, 1st Edition, 1st Printing : 1993

Seller ID: 169943

ISBN-13: 9780969782308

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket with a wee bit of very light rubbing, --- 158 pages, packed with b&w photos, ----contents include: Golf Comes to the New World; Hamilton Golf Club is Founded; Early Successes at the National Level; Up the Mountain to Ancaster; The Club's Golden Years; Five Outstanding Champions ( J Douglas Edgar; Miss Alexa Stirling; Helen " Billy " Hicks; Tommy Armour; Glenna Collett ); A Changing of the Guard; From Shadow Into Sunshine; Rounding Out the Century; Appendix A --- Presidents and Captains ---B: Club Champions ---C: Winners of...
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Image for The 1857 Hamilton, Ontario Revival: An Exploration of the Origins of the Layman's Revival and the Second Great Awakening / McMaster General Studies Series - Mcmaster Divinity College

The 1857 Hamilton, Ontario Revival: An Exploration of the Origins of the Layman's Revival and the Second Great Awakening / McMaster General Studies Series - Mcmaster Divinity College

By: King, Sandra L / Mcmaster ( University ) Divinity College

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Eugene, Oregon, Eugene, OR: Mcmaster General Studies Series / Pickwick Publications, 2015, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2015

Seller ID: 167823

ISBN-13: 9781498209441

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, a Near Fine example, 165 pages, b&w photos, ---"Hundreds of people were converted, leading to significant church growth, in an 1857 revival led by Phoebe Palmer in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada that contributed to the beginning of the Second Great Awakening. This book explores the 1857 setting in the world and in Hamilton, including the key churches and people involved in the revival. What happened was not typical for revival meetings led by the Palmers, as this account shows. The book continues with a summary of the impact o...
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Image for The New Liskeard Story -by Louis S Kurowski / Cobalt Highway Book Shop (inc. T&NO [ Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway ]; Mayors; Schools; Early Settlers, etc)( Ontario Local History )

The New Liskeard Story -by Louis S Kurowski / Cobalt Highway Book Shop (inc. T&NO [ Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway ]; Mayors; Schools; Early Settlers, etc)( Ontario Local History )

By: Kurowski, Louis S

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Cobalt, Ontario, Cobalt, ON: Highway Book Shop, 1991, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1991

Seller ID: 168963

ISBN-13: 9780889543423

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, about 5.5w x 8.75h inches, a Near Fine copy, ina n attractive Very Good dustjacket with some light rubbing, 186 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/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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A Century of Goderich -by Victor Lauriston ( Reprinted from the August 1932 Issue of Canadian Geographic )( Ontario Local History )

By: Lauriston, Victor (reprinted from Canadian Geographic )

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: No Publisher (reprinted from the August 1932 Issue of Canadian Geographic ), NO DATE ( Circa 1969 ), 1st (separate) Edition, First Printing : 1969

Seller ID: 167267

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) pamphlet, a Very Good or better example, a bit of age toning to covers, 15 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch )---
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The History of the Guild Inn ---a Signed Copy ( Toronto History / Arts and Crafts / Ontario artists )

By: Lidgold, Carole M (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Brookridge Publishing House / Carole M Lidgold, 2000, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2000

Seller ID: 169263

ISBN-13: 9780969824480

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------trade paperback, about 6w x 9h inches, a Near Fine example with a bit of very light rubbing, a few small marks but nothing serious, signed without inscription by Lidgold, 335 pages, b&w photos, ---"The History of the Guild Inn is the story of the love of Rosa and Spencer Clark for each other; their dream to create a democratic co-operatvive community as an arts centre. In 1932, during the Great Depression, Rosa and Spencer struggled financially to fulfill their dream to keep it going. This is the memory of their achievements and how without them, the dream died"---, contents incl...
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The Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne ---The Making of Community on the Gananoque River Frontier, 1796 - 1996 ( Ontario Local History )

By: Lockwood, Glenn J (signed) ( James F Pendergast

Price: $80.93

Publisher: Ontario, Lyndhurst, ON: Corporation of Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne, 1996, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1996

Seller ID: 169053

ISBN-13: 9780968054901

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, signed without inscription by the author ----636 pages, packed with b&w photos, contents include: Introduction; A Vermont Frontier, 1796 - 1820 --- Early Visits to the Gananoque Country By Lockwood and Pendergast; Forging Treason?; ---The Antidote, 1821 - 1851 ---A Chosen People; The Unity of Improvement --- Critical Years, 1852 - 1900 ---The People of Leeds and Lansdowne Rear; Rival Villages ; Private and Public Lives --- The Wars, 1901 - 1945 ---recreation's Rise; War and the Modern Imperative ---Recreating t...
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Image for News of the Day - Yesterday -by Donald E Loker -Signed / Number 20 of the Occasional Contributions of the Niagara County Historical Society ( New York )( Articles from 19th Century Niagara Newspapers )(inc. News, Weddings, Births, Menus and Recipes etc)

News of the Day - Yesterday -by Donald E Loker -Signed / Number 20 of the Occasional Contributions of the Niagara County Historical Society ( New York )( Articles from 19th Century Niagara Newspapers )(inc. News, Weddings, Births, Menus and Recipes etc)

By: Loker, Donald E (signed); John and Michael Walsh (signed) / Niagara County Historical Society ( New York )

Price: $29.63

Publisher: Niagara Falls, New York, Niagara Falls, NY: Niagara County Historical Society ( New York ), 1971, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1971

Seller ID: 168353

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------softcover, about 7 x 10 inches, a Very Good example, short crease on front cover, 94 pages, signed by Loker, signed as well by the Walsh brothers who contribute a short article titled "A Nineteenth Century Niagara County Editor", ---a collection of newspaper articles from Niagar newspapers in the 19th century, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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When Giants Fall: The Gilmour Quest for Algonquin Pine ( Gilmour Lumbering Industries / Lumber Mills / Ontario / Algonquin Park History )

By: Long, Gary; Randy Whiteman

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Huntsville, Ontario, Huntsville, ON: Fox Meadow Creations, 1998, 1st edition, First Printing : 1998

Seller ID: 169184

ISBN-13: 9780968145210

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------softcover, a Very Good+/Near Fine example, small address label removed from title page has left a bit of paper and sticker pull on the page, 189 pages, b&w photos, ---from the rear cover: Gilmour and Company was one of the giants on the Canadian lumbering scene during the 19th century. It made a fortune stalking the huge pines in the virgin forests of eastern Canada. By the 1880s the firm's sawmill at Trenton on Lake Ontario was one of the world's largest. But the suppy of pine that fed the mill was running out. The survival of the company now depended on obtaining fresh timber l...
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Old Muskoka: Century Homes and Summer Estates -by Liz Lundell / Boston Mills Press ( Architecture / Homes / Houses )( Ontario Local History )

By: Lundell, Liz (signed) / Boston Mills Press

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Erin, On.: Boston Mills Press, 2003, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2003

Seller ID: 167255

ISBN-13: 9781550462852

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, about 10.5 x 10.25 inches, a Near Fine/Fine copy in a Near Fine/Fine dustjacket, ---signed without inscription by the author, 176 pages, b&w photos, ---" Illustrated with scores of exceptional historic and contemporary photographs, this book describes 40 noteworthy century-old summer cottages and estates. Muskoka has long been Ontario's most glamorous lake district, the holiday retreat of choice for generations of successful Americans and Canadians. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, industrial moguls from Pittsburgh such as the Me...
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Old Muskoka: Century Homes and Summer Estates -by Liz Lundell / Boston Mills Press ( Architecture / Homes / Houses )( Ontario Local History )

By: Lundell, Liz / Boston Mills Press

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Erin, On.: Boston Mills Press, 2003, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2003

Seller ID: 168321

ISBN-13: 9781550462852

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, a bit of very light rubbing, looks new --- 176 pages, b&w photos, ---" Illustrated with scores of exceptional historic and contemporary photographs, this book describes 40 noteworthy century-old summer cottages and estates. Muskoka has long been Ontario's most glamorous lake district, the holiday retreat of choice for generations of successful Americans and Canadians. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, industrial moguls from Pittsburgh such as the Mellons, Clemsons, Hillmans, Millers and Donners built or bought cottages here...
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Women's Art Association ( The WAA ) of Hamilton, Established 1894: The First 100 Years ( Ontario )( One Hundred )

By: MacCuaig, Stuart, with a Preface By Ted Pietrzak / Ary Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario, Foreword By Vera Fribance Gilmour, A Word from Robert Bateman

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON; the Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1996, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1996

Seller ID: 168885

ISBN-13: 9780919153233

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------oblong octavo softcover, about 11w x 8.5h inches, a Near Fine example with a very small curl at lower front corner of cover, 132 pages, profusely illustrated in b&w as well as some colour, there was no hardcover edition, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---size is approximate ( generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for Grand Heritage: A History of Dunnville, and the Township of Canborough, Dunn, Moulton, Sherbrooke and South Cayuga ( Ontario Local History )( Grand River area)

Grand Heritage: A History of Dunnville, and the Township of Canborough, Dunn, Moulton, Sherbrooke and South Cayuga ( Ontario Local History )( Grand River area)

By: MacDonald, Cheryl (ed.) / Dunnville District Heritage Association

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Dunnville, Ontario, Dunnville, ON.: Dunnville District Heritage Association, 1992, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1992

Seller ID: 169297

ISBN-13: 9781550560848

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------hardcover, about 9w x 11h inches, a Near Fine example, no dustjacket as issued, --552 pages, packed with b&w photos, some of the contents are: Dollier and Galinee; Dunn Township; Cheese and Butter; Two Views of Threshing; Floods; Blizzards; Churches; Farming; The War of 1812; Citizen Soldiers; Blacks in Ontario; Rebellion of 1837; Schools; Police; Murder in Slabtown; Politics; Postal Service; Railways; Travel; William bain's Diary; Saw Mills; Flour and Grist Mills; Blacksmiths; Quarries; Funeral parlors; Newspapers; Pioneer Medicine; Sports; Arts, culture and recreation; etc, etc,...
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Image for TWO BOOKS: Family History and Memoirs of Benson A Madill ---with Memoirs and Reflections of Benson A Madill -Volume ( 1 ) and 2 ( Peel County / Mississauga / Toronto Ontario Related )( Farm / Farmer / Farming )

TWO BOOKS: Family History and Memoirs of Benson A Madill ---with Memoirs and Reflections of Benson A Madill -Volume ( 1 ) and 2 ( Peel County / Mississauga / Toronto Ontario Related )( Farm / Farmer / Farming )

By: Madill, Benson ( Ben ) A ( Typed By Marjorie Madill [nee Tipping ] )

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Ontario, No Place ( Ontario ): No Publisher ( Benson A Madill / Self Published ), 1994 / 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1994

Seller ID: 167616

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) 2 volumes, softcovers, both are Near Fine examples, one corner turned in 1st book, 114 and 77 pages, extra sheet laid in loose in volume 2, loads of b&w photos predominately relating to yhe farming life but local elements as well, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///(size is approximate ---generally within 1/8 inch)
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Getting Around Hamilton: A Brief History of Transportation in and Around Hamilton -by Bill Manson -a Signed Copy ( Ontario Local History )

By: Manson, Bill (signed); Edited By Graeme Newbigging and Ann Manson

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Burlington, ONtario, Burlington, ON: North Shore Publishing, 2002, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2002

Seller ID: 168310

ISBN-13: 9781896899169

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------softcover, a Very Good+ example with a very faint dampstain along the fore edge of the text block, signed and inscribed "Hey Glenn! Hope you enjoy. Bill", 70 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for Footsteps in Time: Exploring Hamilton's Heritage Neighbourhoods Volume I: Hamilton's First Heritage Neighbourhoods Beasley, Central, Corktown and Durand, Includes 18 Downtown Hamilton Walking Tours ( Ontario / Hamilton Local History )

Footsteps in Time: Exploring Hamilton's Heritage Neighbourhoods Volume I: Hamilton's First Heritage Neighbourhoods Beasley, Central, Corktown and Durand, Includes 18 Downtown Hamilton Walking Tours ( Ontario / Hamilton Local History )

By: Manson, Bill; Edited By Graeme Newbigging and Ann Manson

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Burlington, ONtario, Burlington, ON: North Shore Publishing, 2003, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2003

Seller ID: 167895

ISBN-13: 9781896899220

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, about 8.5 x 10 inches, a Near Fine copy , 164 + 3 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/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch )---
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Image for Early Life and Times in The Twenty, Including The Life and Legacy of Samuel Fry / Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario - Canadian-German Folklore Series, # 18 ( Lincoln County / Niagara Peninsula / Pioneer History / Mennonites )

Early Life and Times in The Twenty, Including The Life and Legacy of Samuel Fry / Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario - Canadian-German Folklore Series, # 18 ( Lincoln County / Niagara Peninsula / Pioneer History / Mennonites )

By: Mattson, Marlene J (foreword; Ben E Jansen; Larry W Rittenhouse / Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario - Canadian-German Folklore Series, # 18

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario - Canadian-German Folklore Series, # 18, 2007 ( Printed By Stewart Publishing and Printing, Markham, ON.), 1st Edition, First Printing : 2007

Seller ID: 168237

ISBN-13: 9780920038161

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

---------softcover, a Near Fine example, 84 pages, b&w photos, ---An interesting account of the settlement of the Twenty including an accurate timeline of before, during and after the Pennsylvania Germans? migration from Bucks County, PA. to The Twenty, Lincoln County, Ontario, contents include: Foreword; "Land of Promise" -The Settlement at the Twenty by Jansen; "The Life and Legacy of Samuel Fry" by Rittenhouse; "The Moyer School -First School on the banks of The Twenty" by Jansen; Canadian-German Folklore Series List of Books, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book an...
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Early Life and Times in The Twenty, Including The Life and Legacy of Samuel Fry / Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario - Canadian-German Folklore Series, # 18 ( Lincoln County / Niagara Peninsula / Pioneer History / Mennonites )

By: Mattson, Marlene J (foreword; Ben E Jansen; Larry W Rittenhouse / Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario - Canadian-German Folklore Series, # 18

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario - Canadian-German Folklore Series, # 18, 2007 ( Printed By Stewart Publishing and Printing, Markham, ON.), 1st Edition, First Printing : 2007

Seller ID: 168238

ISBN-13: 9780920038161

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

---------softcover, a Near Fine example, slight bump at lower corner (fore edge)84 pages, b&w photos, ---An interesting account of the settlement of the Twenty including an accurate timeline of before, during and after the Pennsylvania Germans? migration from Bucks County, PA. to The Twenty, Lincoln County, Ontario, contents include: Foreword; "Land of Promise" -The Settlement at the Twenty by Jansen; "The Life and Legacy of Samuel Fry" by Rittenhouse; "The Moyer School -First School on the banks of The Twenty" by Jansen; Canadian-German Folklore Series List of Books, any image directly be...
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Image for Halton's Heritage: William Halton and Halton County -by John McDonald ( Ontario Local History )(inc. Francis Gore; Perth Military Settlement; War of 1812; Bronte; Burlington; Oakville, etc)

Halton's Heritage: William Halton and Halton County -by John McDonald ( Ontario Local History )(inc. Francis Gore; Perth Military Settlement; War of 1812; Bronte; Burlington; Oakville, etc)

By: McDonald, John / Halton Sketches Publishing

Price: $29.63

Publisher: Milton, Ontario, Milton, ON: Halton Sketches Publishing , 2011, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2011

Seller ID: 168064

ISBN-13: 9780987745309

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

---------hardcover, visually this is a Near Fine example but it is an school exlibrary, minimal library markings and stamps, no dustjacket ---overall a Good to Very Good example, ---285 pages, b& w as well as colour photos, ---"Halton?s Heritage tells the story about William Halton and how his name came to be associated with the county (now region) situated immediately west of Toronto. Very little is known about Halton?s role in the development of Upper Canada and his dedication to the people of this province who suffered after the War of 1812. Halton?s Heritage is an attempt to give some bac...
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Category: Hamilton & Ontario Local History