New Books
We maintain a good selection of new books, many by Norfolk authors and historians. They include both historical and fictional novels. And since we also have a collection of rare books that are new yet no longer being published, please take a close look to see if there is a treasure here that will only be available for a limited time.
New Books
Celebrating 175 Years of Table Fellowship
Collection of recipes from family and friends of St. James United Church to help
celebrate 175 years of worship. (120 pages - 22 x 15 cm)
Census of Middleton Township, Norfolk County, Ontario 1852
Booklet (75 pages - 28 x 21.5 cm)
Transcribed: R. Robert Mutrie
Census of Simcoe Town, Norfolk County, Canada West 1852
Booklet (63 pages - 11 x 8.5 cm)
Transcribed: R. Robert Mutrie
Century of Gardening
This book celebrates the 100th anniversary of Simcoe's Horticultural Society. Founded in 1896, it was the earliest in old Norfolk County. (136 pages - 22.5 x 15.5 cm)
Author: William Yeager
Chasing the Clouds - Book 1
Book One - Pilgrims and Pioneers
A true story of a Pilgrim family, from their arrival in Plymouth Colony in 1639 to their pioneering settlement in Norfolk County, Ontario in 1796. (275 pages - 23 x 15 cm) Hard cover
Author: Grant A. Smith
Chasing the Clouds - Book 2
Book Two - The Legacy
Story follows the Smiths in the town of Delhi and recounts the heroic actions of the men and women of Norfolk County who fought and died in WWl and then follows their sons and daughters through the conflicts of WWll Soft cover ( 332 pages - 23 x 15 cm )
Author: Grant A Smith
Chocolate for the Poor
The story of the unhappy relationship between a 13 year old girl and her father in 1805 in Mass. U.S.A. The results both for the girl and her father are based on society's morals and social justice of the time. (274 pages - 17 x 12.5 cm)
Author: David Beasley (Fiction)
Christmas in Ontario
Heartwarming legends, tales, and traditions of Christmas in Ontario. Christmas trees, Jolly old elf, Christmas giving and Holiday hazards. (125 pages - 21 x 14 cm)
Author: Cheryl Macdonald
Civilian Soldier
A complete history of the Norfolk Militia 1796-2007. (196 pages - 28 x 21 cm)
Author: Bob Blakely
COGS
The Ancestors and Decendents of John R. Gunton and Eliza Jarvis. (251 pages - 24 x 16 cm)
Author: David A. Avery