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Archival description
File · [ca. 1981 - 1986]
Part of Steve Robson fonds

File consists of photographs of the City of Brampton city hall for the era, including architecture, dancer Tambra Highstreet at Pearson Theatre, Kwakiutl statue, aerobics, blood donor clinic, raffle, ice skating, Ticketmaster lineup for a Michael Jackson show, pumpkin sale, and a photograph exhibit by George Beshiri at the Brampton Public Library and Art Gallery.

Robson, Steve
File 8 - Chinguacousy Park
File · [ca. 1981 - 1986]
Part of Steve Robson fonds

File consists of photographs including recreation, park staff, greenhouse, a wedding, the barn animals, Don Harron as Charlie Farquharson, and an athletic competition for the physically disabled.

Robson, Steve
Photograph of John Forster
CA ON00380 series 6-item 2 · Item · ca. 1880
Part of Dr. Beaumont Dixie fonds

Item is a mounted photograph of John Forster. The back reads "John Forster, father of Anson Green Forster, grand father of Anson H. Forster". John Forster was buried at Churchville Cemetery; see authority records for details.

Mair, Wm. Ross
Might family fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1860] - [ca. 1900]

Fonds consists of cabinet photographs, carte de visites and one tintype, all portraits of members of the Might family of Brampton and their relatives. The donor provided annotations regarding identities on tags attached to the photographs whose subjects were known to them. These were removed and photocopied along with the corresponding photograph; photocopies are included with the fonds. The subjects of some of the portraits are unknown. The first file contains identified portraits, the second unidentifed.

Dr. Beaumont Dixie fonds
Fonds · 1832 - 1929

Fonds consists of the medical, financial, and personal records of Dr. Beaumont Dixie and his family. Day-books record his visits to patients on his daily rounds, but for the most part the nature of the illnesses is unmarked. The exception being "ex dent" (pulling teeth) and "attending" (childbirth). The fonds includes some items created by or sent to other family members, including correspondence and a household day-book. The fonds also includes a watercolour painting, a photograph, printed material, and published books.

Dixie, Dr. Beaumont (1819 - 1898)
Page family collection
Collection · [189-?]-[20--]

Collection consists of a disassembled photograph album / scrapbook maintained by Hazel Page Bentley. The album includes various shots of the Page family’s store in Lakeview as well as their house at 407 Warf Avenue. Various family events are captured including weddings, birthdays, Christmases, and a celebration held at the Anne Street Hall in Port Credit. Other various items include land conveyances, birth certificates, and a Second World War certificate of medical rejection (for Mr. Page) printed on linen.

Al Betts fonds
Fonds · [196-?] – [ca. 1982?]

Records consist of photographs created by Streetsville resident Al Betts during his time as a professional photographer. Betts worked professionally as a photographer from ca. 1965 to ca. 1983.

Included are wedding portraits, passport portraits, photographs of various industrial and commercial properties, confirmation (first communion) photographs, and photographs taken for the Streetsville Review newspaper. The geographic coverage of the material is not limited to Streetsville or Toronto Township; Betts travelled throughout Ontario while working for clients, and as a result photographs of other locales are present (including Burlington, Etobicoke, and Toronto). One of Betts’ major commercial clients was the Toronto-based foundry and engineering company John T. Hepburn Ltd. and they sent him to document their projects throughout Ontario.

Betts, Al
Hillson O'Hearn family fonds
Fonds · 1925-1963

Fonds consists of two accessions of records donated by Bert O'Hearn, grandson of James Albert "Bert" Hillson, who was Peel County Jail (Gaol) governor from 1935 to 1943. Accession 2003.017 (file 1) comprises correspondence (including telegrams) to James Hillson in his capacity as jail governor, as well as other ephemera and documentary memorabilia collected during his tenure. Correspondence notably includes letters from Salvation Army prison secretary Wallace Bunton regarding prisoner welfare, and letters from prisoners and family members of prisoners. Other documents include copies of official records pertaining to the trial and death by hanging of Gordon Ross Matthew in 1941. Peel County Gaol letterhead is included in this accession.

Note that several items are currently on display in the jail exhibit of the museum. These include a receipt for the effects of Gordon Matthew (1941), letter from Kingston Penitentiary (1944), letter from family of "Ken" (1941).

Accession 2016.031 (files 2 and 3) comprises records documenting the activities of Mildred O'Hearn nee Hillson, the daughter of James Bert Hillson and the mother of Bert O'Hearn (the donor), and her husband William "Bill" O'Hearn, as well as other relatives. Notably records include photographs of James Bert Hillson and youngest son, John Hillson, as well as "Aunt Annie," posing outside the jail. Photographs and ephemera document the Brampton-based social activities of both Mildred and William which include church and musical involvement. Photographs depict the following: employees at Copeland-Catterson Ltd. in 1960; various lacrosse teams ca. 1900 and 1924, the Ionic Male Choir of Brampton in 1949; Brampton High School class of 1926-7; the Brampton Citizen's Band in 1955; what is possibly Grace Church Choir in the 1930s in the church's sanctuary; the Grace Church Choir production of Iolanthe ca. 1930, Baptist Church softball team c. 1930.

Port Credit to Vancouver
CA ON00380 series 2-file 1 · File · 1922
Part of Reuben Lush fonds

File consists of a 40 page privately published book, printed at The Charters Pub. Co. Ltd., Brampton. It details a trip made by G. W. Gordon, James Lightfoot, John Thomson, Reuben Lush, and Margaret Lush, beginning 30 August 1922 and finishing 3 October 1922.

The Growler
File · 6 April 1889
Part of Region of Peel Archives newspaper collection

File consists of a satirical newspaper called "The Growler". The title was apparently printed weekly on Saturday afternoons.

While the item lists "Quirk, Gammon & Snap" as its editors, it was a project of the Brampton Times editor and his son, George and Luther "Lou" Tye.

Collection · [192-] - [20--]

Collection consists of material documenting the Lakeview Golf Course collected by Ian Blair, a Mississauga businessman who played the golf course for more than 40 years. Blair was also Chairman of the golf course’s Centennial Celebration Committee. The collection includes letters of congratulation, score cards, photographs, posters, and plaques collected by Blair during his time on the Committee.

  • Scorecards and green fee tickets, ca. 1930-1997
  • Photographs, [199-?]
  • Sports celebrity & amateur tournament registration forms, 1996
  • Awards & recognition, [199-]