New Books

What Was It Like in the Olden Days Grandpa

A volume of wonderful personal childhood reminiscences of life and activity in the rural countryside of the early 1900's. Written by Bruce Pearce, born in the Village of Waterford, Ontario and who later became publisher of the Simcoe Reformer newspaper.

An enjoyable read about a simpler time. (33 pages - 23 x 15.5 cm)

Author: Bruce Pearce

Who Killed George?

A Victoria melodrama - The investigation of a murder provides an insight into the legal system, social sentiments and the status of women in Canada and the USA at that time. (239 pages - 22 x 15 cm)

Author: Cheryl MacDonald (Historical Fiction)

Who Really Invented the Automobile

History of the Automobile Industry of Trade and the suppression of the automobile. (180 pages - 23 x 6 cm)

Author: David Beasley (Fiction)

Who Wouldn't Have A Photograph

Although Issac Horning's status as the first or the second of Simcoe's pioneer photographers is open to some question, there is no doubt that he has left the most interesting record of all. At present they are the only locally produced outdoor scenes we have found previous to 1870. This book includes a brief survey of Horning's contemporaries in Norfolk photography as well. Numbered 1st Edition signed by the editors. ( 33 pages - 28 x 21 cm )

Editors: Leonard Norrie, David Pickard, Sylvia Sloot, William Yeager and published by the Norfolk Historical Society 1976

Yeager Family Ablum

Yeager is an anglicized form of Jager in the original German,the country of origin two centuries ago. This book contains the branch of Yeagers related to the author Robert Mutrie. (337 pages- 28 x 22 cm) Author: R. Robert Murtie