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Beaumaris / Boston Mills Press ( Ontario Local History / Lake Muskoka / Cottage Country / Tondern Island )

By: Ahlbrandt, Patricia Walbridge / Boston Mills Press

Price: $33.68 CAD

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Erin, ON.: Boston Mills Press, 1989, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1989

Seller ID: 157791

ISBN: 1550460323

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, about 10 x 8.25 inches, a Near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, 168 pages, b&w photos, contents include: Prologue; The Beginning; Discovery; The Tourists are Coming; Roughing It: The First Cottagers; The Gilded Age; The Boats; 1920 - 1945; The Houses of Beaumaris; The Islands; Bibliography; Index. , 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 Sun Bright and Well Beloved: 300 Years of a North American Family ( Three Hundred )( Allen / Allin Family History - England / Rhode Island / Canada [ Ottawa, Ontario ] )

Sun Bright and Well Beloved: 300 Years of a North American Family ( Three Hundred )( Allen / Allin Family History - England / Rhode Island / Canada [ Ottawa, Ontario ] )

By: Allen, J Stanley; Richard Allen ( Allen / Allin Family History )

Price: $53.93 CAD

Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario: Allen Family Publications, 1998, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1998

Seller ID: 156688

ISBN: 0968380603

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover. about 11 x 9 inches, a Near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ dustjacket, no writing in the book, 547 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, overseas shipping (outside of Canada and the USA ) will require additional postage, 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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Ancaster's Heritage - APPENDIX (to Volume 1 ) / Ancaster Township Historical Society

By: Ancaster Township Historical Society / Joan Clark; Mrs Roy Moffat; Grace L Buttrum; Agnes Kendrick McCulloch; Mrs E Grimwood; Miss E Farmer; Mrs H G Morwick; Mr J B Morton

Price: $33.68 CAD

Publisher: Ancaster, Ontario, Ancaster, ON: Ancaster Township Historical Society, 1970, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1970

Seller ID: 161443

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------softcover, about 5.75w x 9h inches, a solid Very Good example, some sunning to the covers, 26 pages plus a one page index, a supplement/appendix to volume one, , any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and NOT a generic image
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Image for Footprints: One Hundred & Fifty Years of Congregational Life, 1842 - 1992, St. John's Nassagaweya Anglican Church, Guelph Line & 10 Side Road, Nassagaweya ( Ontario Local History )( 150 Years / Nasagiweya )

Footprints: One Hundred & Fifty Years of Congregational Life, 1842 - 1992, St. John's Nassagaweya Anglican Church, Guelph Line & 10 Side Road, Nassagaweya ( Ontario Local History )( 150 Years / Nasagiweya )

By: Andrews, June / St John's Nassagaweya Anglican Church ( Nasagiweya )

Price: $17.48 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario ( Nassagaweya [ Nasagiweya ] / Burlington ): St. John's Anglican Church, No Date ( 1992 ), 1st Edition, First Printing: 1992

Seller ID: 146409

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------oversized (quarto) softcover, Very Good+, 88 pages, small errata slip tipped in on contents page, contents include: Acknowledgements; Rector's Message; Preface; Early Years; The Eighteen Forties * Fifties; Eighteen Sixties; Eighteen Seventies; Eighteen Eighties; Eighteen Nineties; the Twentieth Century; the second Decade; the Nineteen Twenties; Nineteen Thirties; Nineteen Forties; Nineteen Fifties; Nineteen Sixties; Nineteen Seventies; Windows; Nineteen Eighties; Nineteen Nineties; The Founding Families ( Curry; Hirst; Job; Johnson; McCurdy; Easterbrook ); A Living Faith; The Cemet...
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Image for Pioneer Partners at St Paul's: Hearst, Ontario -by Margaret Arkinstall -a Signed Copy ( District of Cochrane / Algoma region / St. Paul's Presbyterian Church and St. Paul's Hospital )

Pioneer Partners at St Paul's: Hearst, Ontario -by Margaret Arkinstall -a Signed Copy ( District of Cochrane / Algoma region / St. Paul's Presbyterian Church and St. Paul's Hospital )

By: Arkinstall, Margaret (signed); Elizabeth Pearce; Intro By Marfaret ( Gretta Mustard ) Crookes

Price: $20.18 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, No Place ( Ontario ): No Publisher / Margaret Arkinstall ( Printed By Impressions, St Thomas, ON.), 1983, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1983

Seller ID: 157155

ISBN: 0969113307

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------softcover, about 6 x 9 inches, a solid Very Good copy, a bit of light rubbing and age toning to covers, signed and inscribed by the author, 187 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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Owen Sound: Steamboat Days / Boston Mills Press ( Ontario Local History )

By: Armitage, Andrew / Boston Mills Press

Price: $24.23 CAD

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Erin, ON.: Boston Mills Press, 1981, First Edition, 1st Printing: 1981

Seller ID: 155364

ISBN: 0919822371

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------softcover, about 10 x 8 inches, a solid Very Good+ copy, a bit of light rubbing, 88 pages, b&w photos, not so much about steamboats but about life in Owen Sound during the steamboat days, 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 Township of Norwich: Lossing / Quaker Settlement 1810 - 2010 Celebrating 200 Years ( Bicentennial Celebration ) ( Two Hundred Years )( Ontario Local History -Includes Oxford Centre, Burgessville, Otterville, Springford )( 200th Anniversary Souvenir Book )

Township of Norwich: Lossing / Quaker Settlement 1810 - 2010 Celebrating 200 Years ( Bicentennial Celebration ) ( Two Hundred Years )( Ontario Local History -Includes Oxford Centre, Burgessville, Otterville, Springford )( 200th Anniversary Souvenir Book )

By: Avery, Marie; Gail Jackson (eds) / Township of Norwich

Price: $53.93 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: Township of Norwich, NO DATE - 2010, 1st edition, First Printing: 2010

Seller ID: 163210

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, about 11w x 8.25h inches, a Very Good+ example, when published page 33/34 was not bound into the book so was laid in loose, that page has been tipped-in slightly out of line otherwise a very nice example of a scarce local history, 133 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED - GUARANTEED AVAILABILITY ///
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Stories of York ( Ontario Local History - York / Weston, ON.)( Toronto area)

By: Bailey, Bill (ed.) York Historical Society -John Watson (signed); Alex Crocker; Harry McQueen; Mrs Grace Bryce; Wilf Royle; Wm Easton; J Andre; Mrs and Isaac Scott; Marjorie Campbell; Bessie Clouston; Robert Henry; R Blackmore

Price: $22.88 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, No Place (likely North York / Toronto ): York Historical Society, 1980, 1st edition, First Printing: 1980

Seller ID: 155698

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------trade paperback size stapled softcover, a Very Good+ copy with a bit of age toning to the largely white covers, signed and inscribed by Watson, 115 pages plus additional photos, b&w photos throughout, personal reminiscences from older citizens of the area dating back to the trun of the 20th century, many interviews, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Traces, Places and Faces: Links Between Canada and Scotland -by T Melville Bailey (originally appeared in The Hamilton Spectator 1956 / 1957 )

By: Bailey, T Melville ( Hamilton Spectator )

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON: Self Published / T Melville Bailey, 1957 ( Printed By The Walsh Printing Service in Hamilton ), 1st Edition, First Printing: 1957

Seller ID: 153131

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, about 6 x 9 inches, a Very Good+ copy with a bit of light wear and rubbing, 67 + 1 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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The History of Dundurn Castle and Sir Allan MacNab, Hamilton Ontario, Sketches By George S Bell ( Ontario )

By: Bailey, T. Melville ( " Mel " Thomas )

Price: $12.08 CAD

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON.: Published By the Authority of the Board of Park Management, Hamilton Ontario, 1971, 1st New Edition, First Printing: 1971

Seller ID: 161319

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, about 6w x 8.5h inches, a solid Very Good+ example,a bit of light rubbing, 38 pages, illustrated in b&w, 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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The Laird of Dundurn ( Dundurn Castle, Hamilton, Ontario )

By: Bailey, Thomas Melville

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON.: W.L. Griffin, 1968, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1968

Seller ID: 147106

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------soft cover, stapled pamphlet, Very Good+, 40 pages, profusely illustrated in b&w with photos and drawings, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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The Laird of Dundurn ( Dundurn Castle, Hamilton, Ontario )

By: Bailey, Thomas Melville

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON.: W.L. Griffin, 1968, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1968

Seller ID: 147788

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------soft cover, stapled pamphlet, Very Good+, 40 pages, profusely illustrated in b&w with photos and drawings, small ink initials on front cover, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Image for The Armoury on Lake Street, St Catharines: A Paper Presented by Lieutenant-Colonel C R Baker / The St Catharines Historical Society / The Armory ( Ontario Local History )

The Armoury on Lake Street, St Catharines: A Paper Presented by Lieutenant-Colonel C R Baker / The St Catharines Historical Society / The Armory ( Ontario Local History )

By: Baker, Lieutenant-Colonel C R / The St Catharines Historical Society / The Armoury

Price: $33.68 CAD

Publisher: St Catharines, Ontario, St Catharines, ON: Historical Society of St Catharines Ontario, 1996, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1996

Seller ID: 157074

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------softcover, about 8.5 x 11 inches, a Near Fine copy with a wee bit of very light rubbing, 57 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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London Street Names: An Illustrated Guide ( Ontario Local History )

By: Baker, Michael with Hilary Bates Neary

Price: $20.18 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: James Lorimer and Company, 2003, Firefly Books, 2000, 1st Edition, First Printings: 2000

Seller ID: 149260

ISBN: 1550288024

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------softcover, about 7 x 10 inches, a Near Fine copy, 120 pages, b&w and colour photos, arranged alphabetically so an easy-to-use reference guide to street names and their origins, 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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The Boat Builders of Hamilton ( From the Mid 1800s to Present )( Hamilton, Ontario / Thomas W Jutten; Henry L Bastien; Henry Askew; William Johnson; Robertson Brothers; Zealand's Yard; Ben Kerr; Whittaker, James Massie, The Thompson Weir, McKay Bros. etc)

By: Baldwin, Laura Edith

Price: $17.48 CAD

Publisher: New Liskeard, Ontario, New Liskeard, ON: White Mountain Publications, 1992, 1st Edition, First Printing ( First Separate Publication ): 1992

Seller ID: 156290

ISBN: 0969642318

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------softcover, about 5.25 x 8.5 inches, a Near Fine copy, 55 pages, b&w illustrations, contents include: Introduction; Thomas W Jutten; Henry L Bastien; Henry Askew; William Johnson; Robertson Brothers; Zealand's Yard; Ben Kerr; Whittaker, James Massie, The Thompson Weir, McKay Bros.; Boat Clubs and races; Glossary, 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 Stouffville: 1877 to 1977 - A Pictorial History of a Prosperous Ontario Community -by Jean "Pipher" Barkey / Stouffville Historical Committee ( Ontario Local History )

Stouffville: 1877 to 1977 - A Pictorial History of a Prosperous Ontario Community -by Jean "Pipher" Barkey / Stouffville Historical Committee ( Ontario Local History )

By: Barkey, Jean ( Pipher ) / Stouffville ( Ontario ) Historical Committee

Price: $20.18 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Stouffville, ON: Stouffville ( Ontario ) Historical Committee, 1977, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1977

Seller ID: 155204

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------large hardcover, about 9 x 12 inches, a Near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ dustjacket, 205 pages, b&w photos throughout, contents include: Introduction - How it began when Abraham Stouffer came to Markham and Whitchurch Townships in 1804 --- Along Main Street - A guided tour of the old buildings still standing and nostalgic references to those that have long gone ---Politicians, Professionals and Personalities ---Organizations - Lodges, Boy Scouts, Eastern Star ---Around the House ---Calamities and Celebrations -Fires and train wrecks, runaway horses and floods ---Church...
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Gold in the Porcupine ( Timmins / Ontario Mining history)

By: Barnes, Michael

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: Cobalt, Ontario, Cobalt, ON: Highway Book Shop, 1980, 1st Edition, 3rd Printing: 1980

Seller ID: 149185

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

-----------trade paperback size stapled softcover, a solid Good copy, light wear and some soiling to pale cream card covers, ink name and date, 86 pages, illustrated with b&w photos, contents include: Prologue to the Porcupine; The Big Men from the Small Town; The Prospectors; The sad Story of Reuben D'Aigle; The Mine Finders; Early Production; Fire in the Porcupine; The Camp Grows; The Great Mines; Porcupine People; The Shy Philanthropist; What happened to them?; The Porcupine Story Continues; Afterward - The Song of the Porcupine; The Porcupine Song; More about the Porcupine, any image dire...
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TIMMINS: The Porcupine Country -by Michael Barnes -a Signed Copy ( Ontario Mining / Local History )

By: Barnes, Michael (signed) / Boston Mills Press

Price: $22.88 CAD

Publisher: Erin / Toronto, Ontario, Erin, ON: Boston Mills Press, 1995, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing: 1995

Seller ID: 154095

ISBN: 1550460501

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------about 10.75 x 9.5 inches, hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed "Best Wishes Christmas '96 Michael Barnes", 144 pages, b&w photos, ---"This is the story of the winners and the losers in the scramble to find gold in Northern Ontario in the early 1900s. In these pages we meet Noah Timmins, who gambled with one fortune and made two others; Fred Schumacher, who always doubled his price if a deal didn't go through the first time; Roy Thomson, who use to gall and drive to turn debt and junk into a media empire; and Joe Hirshorn, who promised to develop a mine when ...
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Image for Fortunes in the Ground: Cobalt, Porcupine and Kirkland Lake ---by Michael Barnes -a Signed Copy ( Ontario Mining History / Gold and Silver Mines )

Fortunes in the Ground: Cobalt, Porcupine and Kirkland Lake ---by Michael Barnes -a Signed Copy ( Ontario Mining History / Gold and Silver Mines )

By: Barnes, Michael (signed); Foreword By Gerald S Merrithew / Boston Mills Press

Price: $25.58 CAD

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Erin, ON.: Boston Mills Press, 1986, 1st Edition, First printing: 1986

Seller ID: 155329

ISBN: 091978352X

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, about 8.75 x 11.75 inches, a Near Fine copy in a near Fine dustjacket, small rub mark at upper front corner of jacket, signed and dated by the author, commemoration plate on half title page for the official opening of the Eastmaque Gold Mines Limited Kirkland Lake Tailings Project, Jume 1, 1988, 263 pages, b&w photos, ---contents include: Foreword; Introduction; SILVERTOWN - Proving a camp; The Boom is in the Air; Peak and Slow Down --- GOLD in the PORCUPINE - The sad Story of Reuben D'Aigle; The Mine Finders; Development and Disaster; Recovery and Surging Ahead; Steady P...
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Image for Curing Tuberculosis in Muskoka: Canada's First Sanatoria -by Andrea Baston -a Signed Copy ( Ontario Local History / Gravenhurst )( TB Sanatorium )

Curing Tuberculosis in Muskoka: Canada's First Sanatoria -by Andrea Baston -a Signed Copy ( Ontario Local History / Gravenhurst )( TB Sanatorium )

By: Baston, Andrea (signed)

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Old Stone Books Ltd., 2013, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2013

Seller ID: 165064

ISBN: 0992090318

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------softcover, about 10w x 8h inches, a Near Fine example, signed and inscribed by the author "To Doug and Gwen with my best wishes, Andrea baston", 240 pages, b&w photographs, ---"This is the story of Canada's first tuberculosis sanatorium, built at the turn of the twentieth century in Gravenhurst, Ontario. In 1895, Sir William Gage and his friends struggled to establish a hospital that would cure people suffering from a disease which was almost always fatal. The small Ontario town of Gravenhurst stepped forward, and became home to Canada's first tuberculosis sanatorium, the Muskoka Co...
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Category: Hamilton & Ontario Local History