Painting a picture of village life

A search of the first East Flamborough Township Land Registry Abstract Index showed that George Baker’s purchase of Lot 8, Concession 5, East Flamborough Township in 1822 was conducted without the request for a mortgage to cover the cost.

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Searching property records, Part 4

A search of the first East Flamborough Township Land Registry Abstract Index showed that George Baker’s purchase of Lot 8, Concession 5, East Flamborough Township in 1822 was conducted without the request for a mortgage to cover the cost.

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Victoria School

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, October 2009These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more
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Searching property records, Part 3

Turning the pages in the first of the Abstract Index Books for the Township of East Flamborough that document the ownership of Lot 8, Concession 5, it revealed who the first owner of the property had been and it Read more

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Balaclava School

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, September 2009These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more
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737 Millgrove Sideroad

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, April 2009These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more
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Searching property records, Part 2

On the map

Flamborough was the last of the original 13 townships Lt. Gov. John Graves Simcoe ordered Augustus Jones to survey. Only a small section of what would become East and West Flamborough was surveyed during the first Read more

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1862 – 429 7th Concession Road, East Flamborough Township

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, March 2009These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more
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The John Borer House, 378 Rock Chapel Road

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, February 2009These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more
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Searching property records, Part 1

Over the next few months, ‘From the Vault’ will present a series of articles about tracing the ownership of a piece of property and how a little research can produce a picture of previous owners.

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