1852 Centennial 1952
- Title: 1852 Centennial 1952
- Author: Jean H. Waldie

A 51 page booklet, with black and white photos and sketches, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Brant County. Publisher: Brant County Council 1952 Pages: 51 7 photographs throughout Product Dimensions: 6X9in
A Chalk-Dust Chronicle
- Author: M. N. W. Robertson, B.A., C.D.

A Short History of the First Burford High School to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Building of the School. Pages: 48 22 photographs inside Product Dimensions: 6X9in
A City’s Industrial Heritage
- Title: A City’s Industrial Heritage: The Growth and Demise of Fifteen Major Manufacturers in Brantford, Ontario
- Author: Mike Hand

Follow the development of Brantford and along with it, the birth and growth of a number of that city’s large manufacturers many of whom became well-known names world-wide. Read what happened to them as the twentieth century unfolded. Number of Pages: 156 Number of Illustrations: 78 ISBN: 978-0968705810 Publisher: Mike Hand Books Book Size (inches) : 8.75 x 5.75 x 0.5
A Collection of Water
- Title: A Collection of Water
- Author: Kemeny Babineau

A paean of poetry dedicated to the glories of the Grande River and the people and places on its shores by Kemeny Babineau who lives outside Brantford Ontario with his wife and two children. He is editor of the occasional literary magazine The New Chief Tongue and also operates the distinguished small press Laurel Reed Books. A poetry chapbook. Publisher: Laurel Reed Books 2001 16 pages 5.5″ x 8.5″ Paperback
A Rebellion
- Title: A Rebellion: A Story of Red River First Education
- Author: F. Douglas Reville

A Story of Red River First Education a Scottish-Canadian historical romance is set against the background of the Red River Rebellion by the co-owner of the Brantford Courrier and published by the Hurley Printing Company of Brantford in 1912. Set in Winnipeg, the city where Harlequin the world’s largest publisher of romance novels would start 34 years later, this work is regarded by many as a precursor of the genre. while available now in e-book, print on demand, this first edition will appeal to the romance book collector. Limited quantities available. Without dust jacket. 202 pages 10 black-and-white illustrations 5.5″ x 8″ Hardcover
About Churches
- Title: About Churches
- Author: Audrey Scott

248 page soft cover book nicely illustrated with black & white and coloured photos as well as sketches. She describes the wonderful assortment of churches mostly located in Brantford and Brant County. ISBN: 09738663-5-7 Publisher: Audrey Scott Illustrations: Many illustrations and colour photographs inside. Softcover 5.5X9in
Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead
- Title: Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead/ Erland Lee Museum Home
- Author: Book Committee Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead

A history of Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead & Erland Lee Museum Home, Co-founders of Women’s Institute Publisher: Adelaide Hoodless Home Book Committee Pages: 28 20 images and 2 maps throughout. Booklet
Amazing Stories
- Title: Amazing Stories: Dinosaur Hunters: Uncovering the Hidden Remains of Canada’s Ancient Giants
- Author: Lisa Murphy-Lamb

Dinosaur Hunters are tough, observant, and tenacious. They have to be in order to survive the gritty heat of badlands, swarms of mosquitos, and extreme conditions. This incredible collection includes the story of the first dinosaur bone found on Canadian soil as well as the recent exciting discoveries by the Royal Tyrrell’s Dr. Philip Currie. Prepare to enter the world of the dinosaur hunter. ISBN: 1-55153-982-9 Publisher: Altitude Publishing Canada Ltd. Pages: 119 5 photographs, 1 map and a geological time scale. Product Dimensions: 5.5 X 8.5in
And the Swamp Flourished
- Title: And the Swamp Flourished: The Bittersweet Story of Holland Marsh
- Author: Albert VanderMey

Indeed the swamp flourished but success was not presented on a silver platter. Professor Day, whose vision for the area led to its development, initially did not receive the co-operation he sought for his far-reaching plans in 1923. And when those plans finally were being realized, the times were so tough he lost his personal fortune in the Marsh. By that time many Dutch immigrants had settled in the Marsh, ensuring Dutch settlers, life would be one with many bittersweet moments and episodes. And the centennial year of organized Dutch emigration to Canada as a tribute to all who pioneered on foreign soil to help build a future in a land with numerous opportunities. And the Swamp Flourished is a skillful weaving of narrative and family recollections which engagingly reveals the history of the Marsh from the time when Samuel J. Holland surveyed the area in 1791 to the present. Albert Vandmey’s text is illuminated with over 200 appropriate illustrations. Holland Marsh’s development from a watery wasteland to Canada’s prime source of fresh vegetables clearly exhibits the dikes, canals, intensive agricultural specialization and even a disastrous flood in the 1950’s, the Marsh may well be the most Netherlandic of Dutch ethnic regions in North America. After exploring the route which brought Holland Marsh success and prosperity, VanderMey discusses changes in soil management, crops and agricultural technologies which will challenge current and future generations of the Marsh. ISBN: 1-895815-01-0 Publisher: Vanderheide Publishing Co. Ltd. Number of Pages: 145 Illustrations: Illustrations on every page. Map on inside covers. Hardcover
Antoinette De Mirecourt
- Title: Antoinette De Mirecourt: Or Secret Marrying and Secret Sorrowing
- Author: Rosanna Leprohon/Edited by John C. Stockdale

Antoinette De Mirecourt, set in Montreal in the 1760s, is an “essentially Canadian” story that reflects its author’s deep knowledge of the bilingual and bicultural society in which she lived. ISBN: 0-886-29-091-0, Publisher: Carleton University Press Inc, Number of Pages: 271, Paperback, 9X6in
Brant County
- Title: Brant County: The Store of Its People Volume I
- Author: Jean Waldie

A reflection of Brant County through the newspaper articles of Jean Waldie of the Brantford Expositor, edited by the Brant Historical Society. Volume I covers stories from Joseph Brant and the Six Nations to around mid-19th Century. Publisher: Brant Historical Publications Pages: 143 64 photographs and images, and 4 maps Product Dimensions: 7X10in
Brant County
- Title: Brant County: The Store of Its People Volume II
- Author: Jean Waldie

A reflection of Brant County through the newspaper articles of Jean Waldie of the Brantford Expositor, edited by the Brant Historical Society. Volume II continues the story from Volume I until approximately the beginning of the20th century. Publisher: Brant Historical Publications Pages: 196 37 photographs and images and 3 maps throughout. Softcover Product Dimensions: 7X10in
Brantford General Hospital
- Title: Brantford General Hospital: 125 Years of Community Service 1885 to 2010
- Author: 125 Committee

This limited edition book takes an interesting “inside” look at a vital community institution, the Brantford General Hospital. Over the last 125 years it has evolved from the original John H. Stratford Hospital in 1885 to the busy acute care community hospital that serves the healthcare needs of the people of Brant County and Haldimand-Norfolk today. With a wealth of information on its history and a particular focus on the last 25 years, the informative articles and over 200 rarely seen pictures make this a must-have book for anyone interested in healthcare and history. ISBN: None Publisher: Brant Community Healthcare System Number of Pages: 96 Illustrations: Many illustrations on each page. Paperback
Brantford Greeting Card
- Title: Brantford Greeting Card, with Envelope (Blank inside)
- Artist: Helga Sen

Heritage Buildings in Brantford, On. Cards available are: St. Andrews United Church: 14, 114 Dalhousie Street:4, 80 Chatham Street:4, Brant County Courthouse, Victoria Park: 4, Old Brantford Expositor: 4, 16 Wellington Street: 4, 85 Charlotte Street: 4, Grace Anglican Church: 4 Amount
Brantford Municipal Railway
- Title: Brantford Municipal Railway 1893 Bookend

You can own a piece of Brantford history with this one of a kind bookend taken right from the Brantford Municipal Railway in 1893.
Brantford: A Passage Through Time Author
- Title: Brantford: A Passage Through Time
- Author: Stacey McKellar and Cindy MacDonald-Krueger

124 over-sized pages of unique black and white photos from the Brant Museum & Archives collection. A visually stimulating view of the past this book contains only some of the 7000 images held at the museum. ISBN: 1895928184 Publisher: Brant Historical Society 126 Pages 9X12in
Brantford’s Link to Greatness
- Title: Brantford’s Link to Greatness, A Portrait of the Amazing Alexander Graham Bell
- Author: Albert VanderMey

A portrait of Alexander Graham Bell, illustrated Number of Pages: 173 Number of Illustrations: 249 ISBN: 000200061-89592815X Publisher: Brant Historical Society Book Size (inches) : 12.25 x 9.25 x 0.5 Hardcover
Brantwood: Together We Care
- Title: Brantwood: Together We Care – The Strawberry Hill Story
- Author: Kathy Sparha

In 1913, The Brantford Sanatorium, built on Strawberry Hill, first threw open its doors to serve the public in the battle against tuberculosis. As society changed its needs and wants, The Sanatorium evolved to rise to the challenge of meeting those same requirements. From tuberculosis to chronic care, from chronic care to tending children with severe developmental disabilities, and finally to supplying said clientele with daily programs and simulation, Brantwood continues in a model of excellence. This book is a brief history of not only this “Institution”, it is a view of the paths that society traveled, a roadmap of our evolution into understanding. One can trace the passageway to enlightenment, as we come to know that, at the end of the day, we, society, are a compilation of people who should relish our diversity of contribution. 51 Pages Black & white photos throughout. Product Dimensions: 5.5X8.5in
Brock’s Agent
- Title: Brock’s Agent
- Author: Tom Taylor

After witnessing the Battle of Tippecanoe, Jonathan Westlake, a young man ready to make his mark, returns home to York (now Toronto) from a successful fur trading expedition. Intervening in a scuffle to save a young woman’s life, he appears to have killed her stepfather. To escape arrest for murder, Westlake is now forced to join the British Army and pose as a fur trader while on a secret mission for Major General Isaac Brock. In a frantic search for the girl he rescued, down Georgian Bay to Fort Detroit, Westlake discovers treachery in his own family circle. His friends, a French Canadian named Lapointe and a Shawnee native called Paxinos, will remain loyal to him in a battle that may cost all of them their lives. As nations and men struggle for military supremacy in North America, the principal characters fight to the death over love, independence, and a fortune in furs. This is the first book in a four-part series. ISBN: 978-0-9868961-0-1 Publisher: Hancock and Dean Pages: 346
Brock’s Railroad
- Title: Brock’s Railroad
- Author: Tom Taylor

August 23, 1812: Young Ensign Jonathan Westlake sails on the schooner Chippewa toward Fort Erie at the mouth of the mighty Niagra River, escorting Mary Collins for a visit home to meet his parents. But Westlake’s leave is suddenly cancelled and Mary must be left behind. British General Isaac Brock orders him to Virginia to rescue a slave named Alexander the Great, a former sergeant in the King’s Army, who will lead the newly formed Company of Coloured Men. When Westlake falls in love with a beautiful American woman, he begins a quest for his own understanding of freedom while leading his party against pursuing slave catchers, hostile natives, and even the U.S. army. In a race for their lives to escape the hunters, he searches for the location of three secret abolitionists, conductors on the new “underground railroad.” Then, on the cool morning of October 13, 1812, the hunted become the hunters, as all the opposing forces collide in the legendary Battle of Queenston Heights. And Westlake learns that the price of freedom is higher than he ever imagined. This is the second book in a four-part series. ISBN: 978-0-9868961-1-8 Publisher: Hancock and Dean Pages: 338
Brock’s Traitor
- Title: Brock’s Traitor
- Author: Tom Taylor

Young Lieutenant Jonathan Westlake holds a two-month old unopened letter from the dead General Sir Isaac Brock. He knows these will be the last words he ever receives from his hero and mentor. But the delay in opening it is costly! At the highest levels in York’s garrison, there is a traitor selling vital intelligence to the enemy. Brock’s letter sends Westlake on a deadly mission to find the traitor and his secret accomplices. Battling weather and enemy soldiers, Westlake fights his way across the frozen St. Lawrence River into American territory. At Sackets Harbor, he soon discovers that the largest combined army and naval invasion in American history is in the planning. How does the traitor figure into their plans and where will the bluecoats hit Upper Canada first – Kingston, Niagra, or York (now Toronto)? An enticing barmaid, smugglers, and traitors on both sides teach Westlake that honour has a way of changing its meaning according to the circumstance. This is the third book in a four-part series. ISBN: 978-0-9868961-2-5 Publisher: Hancock and Dean Pages: 332
Bronze Donation

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Buckskin & Broadcloth
- Title: Buckskin & Broadcloth: A Celebration of E. Pauline Johnson – Tekahionwake 1861- 1913
- Author: Sheila M. F. Johnston

This is the first generously illustrated biography of the Mohawk poet-performer, E. Pauline Johnson – Tekahionwake. The author has created an exciting volume of anecdotes, letters and poetry, and illustrated it with period photographs and new illustrations by the Six Nations artist, Raymond R. Skye. While the story of Pauline Johnson has been told before, it has never been given the intimacy that this book provides. Tracing her ancestry, moving on to explore her extraordinary stage career; and finally shedding light on Pauline Johnson’s last years in Vancouver; Sheila M.F. Johnston has breathed new life into the compelling story of one of Canada’s brightest literary and stage stars. This book contains over forty poems that are not part of Pauline Johnson’s classic collection of poems “Flint and Feather.” The “uncollected” poems have been culled from archives, libraries and out-of-print books. They shed light on the development of the poet, and enlighten and enrich her life story. “Buckskin and Broadcloth” is truly a celebration of the life of a Canadian hero – one whose legacy to Canadian literature and Canadian theatre is unparalleled. Number of Pages: 254 Number of Illustrations: 96 ISBN: 1896219209 Publisher: Natural Heritage Books Book Size (cm) : 25.5 x 20 x 1.5
By Air, Land and Sea
- Title: By Air, Land and Sea
- Author: Ruth E. Vanderlip

An entertaining account of a year’s trip around the world during which the author worked as a volunteer in Libraries in: BANGALORE, south India, SIBU, Sarawak, Borneo; and MANILA in the Philippines. ISBN: None Publisher: University of Toronto Press Inc. Number of Pages: 197 Illustrations: 3 Paperback
Call Me J. Book 1 of the Holy Snappin’! Trilogy

Author: Pamela Lee Holy Snappin’! Trilogy Synopsis–Book 1 Call me J. Contemporary historical events and pop-cultural reminders abound and mingle with the lives of this ‘seemingly’ typical Boomer family in this first book of the family chronicle trilogy as it delves in deeply, helping the reader fall in love with each character of the Magyar family. Father Max is a first generation Hungarian Canadian. Mother Lily a fierce and loving spirit. The five children are as unique and varied as a box of crayons with protagonist, Annalee introduced in the Prologue as she spends mysterious moments in a Gypsy tent-her life laid out before this cloistered teen. The imagery and sometimes minute detail pull the reader in, engaging them from the beginning ’til the last breathless words on the last page of this fat read of Book 1, Call me J. Often, pre-publish readers point out they were, themselves, brought back and firmly planted again in THEIR lives in those dozens of moments in time the author highlights and peppers throughout the novel. Remembering when. Example–what DID happen in the average household after the J.F.K. assassination? How DID parents react? Initially, in chapter one and into chapter two, the manuscript reads like an idyllic and charming sitcom of the “happy-days’ of a 7 member gentleman farmer’s family. Reality sets in in chapter three, “Nice guys finish last’ when a graphically described tragic, dramatic happening lands on too many laps, bringing to bear how close-knit if not close proximity clans circle their wagons when the chips are down. Annalee begins to journal in earnest here and speaks her mind in spades. Chapter four, ‘Lily’s in the Valley’, will have readers thinking “OMG!! I cannot IMAGINE!!! I couldn’t COPE if that happened to OUR family!” Chapter 5 brings unwanted new beginnings, leading the reader to a place where they cannot WAIT for book 2. Spanning and including over 50 years, this funny, forthright, down-to-earth but melodramatic chronicle begins in the early stages in protagonist Annalee’s family’s lives, with the infamous Hurricane Hazel of 1954 as it swept through HER place in life, taking young child Annie right on through to her stormy mid-thirties in Book 1, Call me J where Annie has found her Prince in shining armour, birthed three children; two who, with the aid of father Robert, are in hot pursuit of eventual NHL fame. Within the trilogy, the author takes a naive high school dropout country gal on unexpected journeys so varied as to be pooh-poohed as unlikely in one lifetime. Annie, born different from her sibs with a soul set on flight-mode more often than not, still happily approaches a decided future settled in a small manufacturing town in southwestern Ontario, Canada. She ventures, instead, to a life of magical adventure. Or misadventure. Reader’s choice. This honest, memoir-style trilogy will have you saying NO WAY! Again and again as you follow Annie through a lifespan that brings her and hers many more ups and downs than you would expect in a typical dramatic narrative. This manuscript brings it in multiples. Put twenty people in a room; all will have had something immense touch their lives. It could be murder, interference and the potential horrors of stranger danger, disfigurement, addictions, violent domestic breakdowns and other tragedies. Or windfalls, exotic locales, puppies on Christmas morning, found loves and tight family circles. Annie Bell and her clan can claim ownership to all 20 of those biggies. Or 30. Or more. All this you will find within the pages of this saga as you lose yourself in Annalee’s story. Settings: Central and Eastern Canada, Sarasota, Florida and beyond! Price: $30.00 Language: English Copies: 5 ISBN: 978-1496109613 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (May 3 2014) Number of Pages: 728 pages Illustrations: 0 Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 4.6 x 22.9 cm
Canadian Crusoes
- Title: Canadian Crusoes: A Tale of The Rice Lake Plains
- Author: Catharine Parr Traill

A Tale of The Rice Lake Plains Along with reporting on the lives of 19th-century Canadian settlers in The Backwoods of Canada (a Canadian classic like her sister Susanna Moodie’s Roughing It in the Bush), Catherine Parr Traill also wrote a number of children’s books, including Canadian Crusoes, which has itself become a Canadian classic. First published in 1852, Canadian Crusoes draws on the mythology of Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe to tell a story of pioneer resilience in the face of the often inhospitable Canadian wilderness and the promise this new land offered to those who accepted its challenges. Three young people of Scottish and French ancestry–Catherine, her brother Hector, and her cousin Louis–become lost in the backwoods and survive by virtue of their civilized high-mindedness, discipline, economy, and ability to adapt to the wild Canadian countryside. Returning to “civilization,” they bring with them a young Indian girl whom they have “rescued” from her people. Traill combines her first-hand knowledge of the Rice Lake Plains and the First Nations people there to create an inventive–albeit to modern eyes, melodramatic–tale of adventure for young Victorian readers. As a period piece, Canadian Crusoes is a fascinating artifact in the development of Canadian children’s literature. –Jeffrey Can Book includes maps, documents, sketches of Nelles homes in Canada and plenty of history. 324 pages, 5.75″ x 8.75″ Softcover
Canadian Scientists and Inventors
- Title: Canadian Scientists and Inventors: Biographies of people who made a difference
- Author: Harry Black

Canadian Scientists and Inventors will show you that Canada has given the world more than hockey and maple syrup. This book of highly readable biographies of Canadian scientists, Nobel Prize winners, and inventors explores the impact these extraordinary Canadians have made not just on Canada, but the world. Entertaining anecdotes and personal details reveal amazing stories of fame, fortune, and folly. Canadians featured range from the familiar – Alexander Graham Bell (telephone), Roberta Bondar (astronaut), Banting and Best (insulin) – to the lesser-known – George Edouard Desbarats (photo printing), Harriet Brooks (radioactivity), Sir William Stephenson (wirephoto transmission). Fascinating reading, their lives illustrate the triumphs and disappointments they faced as they strove for recognition, acceptance, and financial rewards for their innovations and inventions. Readers of all ages will be inspired by the courage, determination, and success of these Canadians who made a difference! ISBN: 1-55138-081-1 Publisher: Pembroke Pages: 1138 27 illustrations Product Dimensions: 6X9in
Canoe Trip
- Title: Canoe Trip
- Author: David Beasley

Tim persuades his big brother Chuck to go on a canoe trip down the Saugeen River in Ontario. They have to paddle through rapids and overcome the dangers of the river. In the forest and in the towns along the way they have many great adventures. Whether they are chased by moose, trapped by bears,, harried by steers, mistakenly jailed, frustrated by big yachts and madman in motorboat, overturned in dangerous rapids, or entranced by the stories of a hunter and an Indian chief, the boys cannot be deterred from their goal of pursuing the river to its mouth. They learn to appreciate nature and to love the wild animals who live around them. And they cherish the friendships they make along the way. Through it all, despite disagreements, they learn to respect each other and grown closer as brothers and friends. Number of Pages: 128 Number of Illustrations: 14 ISBN: 0-915317214 Publisher: Davus Publishing Book Size (inches) : 9 x 6 x 0.5
City Hall Keychain Ornament
- Title: City Hall Keychain or ornament
Country Home Candles 10 oz
- Product: 10 oz scented candle
- Artist: Country Home Candles

Canadian made Country Home Candles in a wide variety of scents that will fill your home with a wonderful presence.
Country Home Candles 16 oz Apothecary
- Product: 16 oz large apothecary scented candle
- Artist: Country Home Candles

Canadian made Country Home Candles in a wide variety of scents that will fill your home with a wonderful presence.
Country Home Candles 6pc Tealights
- Product: 6pc tealight scented candle
- Artist: Country Home Candles

Canadian made Country Home Candles in a wide variety of scents that will fill your home with a wonderful presence.
Country Home Candles Scent Squares
- Product: Scent warmer scent squares
- Artist: Country Home Candles

Canadian made Country Home Candles in a wide variety of scents that will fill your home with a wonderful presence.
Cycle of Hope

Book Name: Cycle of Hope Author: Wayne McGuinness Blurb: A true life story of Wayne’s wife (a mother of two), who fought hard to beat ovarian cancer. As a nurse who once cared for others, now it was her turn to be cared for. After her battle came to an end and Wayne feeling lost and afraid he had to do something. Wayne had to give back. Wayne hopes that from his book he can inspire others to go forward as he did on his journey. Price: $12.00 Copies: 5 ISBN: None Publisher: Jeanna, Minuteman Press Number of Pages: 82 Illustrations: 17 Product Dimensions:
Dave McCreary Big Book of Brantford
- Title: Big Book of Brantford
- Author: Dave McCreary

Dave McCreary presents 5 years of people & politics in his book “The Big Book of Brantford” The book is filled with many of the favourite comics illustrated by Dave McCreary for the Brant News from the past 5 years. Publisher: The Futilitarian Press Number of Pages: 73, Paperback, 11X8.5in
Devastations Of Mankind
- Title: Devastations Of Mankind
- Author: Mary M. Mansour

Mary Mansour, through her family associations, bears the scars of a redundant war. And, in an uneasy peace, she fights the war of poverty and loneliness with her words. Some of the poetry sounds almost as though told by a child to a child. All is poignant. Perhaps we are all children. (Stanley J. White, Retired Professional Photographer and Teacher) Publisher: Cavern of Dreams Publisher House Pages: 74 Black & White illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0-9684412-1
Economic Terrorism or Adam Smith Revisited
- Title: Economic Terrorism or Adam Smith Revisited
- Author: Robert G. Good

The last to farm at Myrtleville, the author, a strong proponent of the local farm, argues that the roots of economic terrorism begin with the oppression that monopoly capitalism forces on those less fortunate (the poor in industrially developed countries and poorer countries of the South) and that the solution is freedom of trade and production in the context of equal access to resources, married to a civic order in which the public good takes real and concrete form, as to opportunities for every citizen to participate equally in meaningful in the shaping of public policy. 195 pages, 8.5″ x 11″. Publisher: Robert Good Number of Pages: 195 Illustrations: None Softcover 8.5X11in
Elizabeth’s Quest
- Title: Elizabeth’s Quest: An historical fiction set in Haldimand/Norfolk/Brant during the war of 1812
- Author: S. E. Campbell

Elizabeth’s world along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie is being shattered. Chaos strikes her home in the Long Point Settlement of Upper Canada, as the unimaginable has taken place. On September 10, 1813, the Americans defeated the British fleet on Lake Erie. Commander James Benton, Elizabeth’s father, was engaged in the crucial battle and she is desperate to find out what has happened to him. But how? Everyone around her is heading for refuge. The American forces are coming-traitors and marauders are everywhere. She decided to embark on a quest, alone, for her father: a quest fraught with peril, death-and love. Against all odds, Elizabeth stops at nothing until she finds what she is searching for.
Faithfully Yours: E. Pauline Johnson
- Title: Faithfully Yours: E. Pauline Johnson
- Author: Chiefswood Museum National Historic Site and Woodland Cultural Centre

A 112 page soft covered book with lots of black & white, and coloured photos of rarely displayed artifacts from the Chiefswood estate collection. ISBN:978-0-9811670-0-8 Publisher: Chiefswood Museum National Historic Site and Woodland Cultural Centre Product Dimensions: 8.5X11in
Firing The Heather
- Title: Firing The Heather: The Life and Times of Nellie McClung
- Author: Mary Hallett & Marilyn Davis

Nellie McClung (1873 – 1951) was a leading figure in the early women’s movement in Canada, and one of the most dynamic, energetic, and influential women in Canada’s history. Firing The Heather, the first major biography of this extraordinary Canadian, tells the remarkable story of a woman of strong character and lively personality who helped shape the world we live in today. ISBN: 1-895618-43-6 Publisher: Fifth House Pages: 336 31 photographs and images in centre of book Softcover Product Dimensions: 6X9in
Fly Fishing the Grand River
- Title: Fly Fishing the Grand River: The Angler’s Vest Pocket Guide
- Author: Ian D. Martin & Jane E. Rutherford

There are two kinds of fly fishers. Those who want nothing to do with entomology, and those who claim to identify insects to species as they fly across the river 40 feet away. There ought to be a middle ground. The approach taken in this book helps you find that middle ground, and gives you greater enjoyment in your fly fishing. Serious Inquiries Only
From Wagon To Trailer
- Title: From Wagon To Trailer: A History of Trailmobile Canada and its Forerunners
- Author: Michael Hand

A history of Trailmobile Canada and its forerunners. Number of Pages: 168 Number of Illustrations: 78 ISBN: None Publisher: Brant Historical Society Book Size (inches) : 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5
Gold Donation

Your gift of $150 helps to support an educational program for children at the Myrtleville Museum.
Grand River Country Trails
- Title: Grand River Country Trails
- Author: Katherine Jacob

Peaks and valleys, urban hikes and forest treks – they’re all in Grand River Country Trails. ISBN: 0-9697653-1-2 Publisher: The Record Pages: 103 Spiral Bound Images throughout. Trail Maps on every 2nd page. Product Dimensions: 6X8.5In
Grand River Tract Census
- Title: Grand River Tract Census: Haldimand Township Wentworth County Gore District
- Artist: The Brant Historical Society/Collated by Angela E. M. Files

Grand River Tract Census, Haldimand Township, Wentworth County,Gore Township 824 1827,1829,1832 collated by Angela E. M. Files. a great boon to local genealogists this census covers three jurisdictions which are now part of Brantford Township, Brantford, and Paris in Brant County. 54 pages 3 maps 8.5 ” x 11 “
Grand Writings
- Title: Grand Writings
- Author: The Writer’s Circle

This “River of Writing” which flowed from the pens of the men and women of The Writer’s Circle is a testament to the passion they share for the written word. With imagination and wit, with emotion and spirit, the members have produced a book of their finest poetry and prose. ISBN: 0-9684412-0-3 Publisher: Cavern of Dreams Publishing House Pages: 60 Drawings throughout Product Dimensions: 5.5X8.5in
Grand Writings – Volume V
- Title: Grand Writings – Volume V: Anniversary Anthology
- Author: The Brantford Writers’ Circle

Stories & poems by The Brantford Writers’ Circle. ISBN: 096844124-6 Publisher: Cavern of Dreams Publisher House Pages: 228 Illustrations throughout book.
Hand Crafted Wooden Loons
These wooden loons are a limited supply, hand crafted by Ross Jobe, making each one unique. They are available in a couple of different sets or individually.
HEAD HEART HANDS HEALTH
- Title: HEAD HEART HANDS HEALTH A History of 4-H in Ontario
- Author: John B. Lee

HEAD HEART HANDS HEALTH A History of 4-H in Ontario is an entertaining and informative book for young and old alike. It represents the true spirit of the Ontario 4-H Program, the completion of an exciting project through the dedication and efforts of volunteers. ISBN: 0-9698437-0-4 Publisher: Best Book Manufacturers Inc. Number of Pages: 245 Illustrations: Many illustrations throughout Hardcover, Signed by Author
Highlighting Native Nations
- Title: Highlighting Native Nations: The War of 1812
- Author: Zig Misiak

119 pages, soft cover, with over 100 photos, sketches and illustrations describing First Nations as allies to the British from the Detroit to the Niagara Frontiers. Used in many schools as a trusted resource. Paperback 121 pages ISBN: 0981188052 Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 20.2 x 1 cm
Highlighting Native Nations (Ebook)
- Title: Highlighting Native Nations: The War of 1812
- Author: Zig Misiak

119 pages, soft cover, with over 100 photos, sketches and illustrations describing First Nations as allies to the British from the Detroit to the Niagara Frontiers. Used in many schools as a trusted resource. Paperback 121 pages ISBN: 0981188052 Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 20.2 x 1 cm
Historically Yours
- Title: Historically Yours: Thirty-Two Years of Historical Articles & Sketches About Burford Township
- Author: Clayton J. Barker

Thirty-Two Years of Historical Articles & Sketches About Burford Township A fascinating collection of segments about historical subjects contributed to the Burford Times and the Burford Advance by the author. 134 pages, black and white illustrations, 124 pages, 104 black and white illustrations 8.5″ x 11″ ISBN: 978-0-9809522-1-6 Publisher: Clayton John Barker Paperback, Signed by author.
Hockeybat Harris
- Title: Hockeybat Harris
- Author: Geoffrey Bilson

Hockeybat Harris is an absorbing story about one of Canada’s least known contributions to the early 1940s war effort — the Child Guest Program. The arrival of 12-year-old David Harris from England has a profound and disruptive effect on another 12-year-old Saskatoon boy and his family who volunteer their home and their love during those difficult times. The novel deals with the relationship between the two boys — the problems, misunderstandings and insensitivities of one to the other. ISBN: 0-919964-57-5 Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd Pages: 158 Softcover Product Dimensions: 5.5X8in
In My Life
- Title: In My Life: An Autobiography
- Author: Joe Springall

78 pages of the life of country guitarist Joe Springall. A nicely presented book with black & white and coloured photos. Self Published Product Dimensions: 5.5X8.5In
Investigating Women
- Title: Investigating Women: Female Detectives
- Author: Canadian Writers Edited by David Skene-Melvin

Meet some fascinating females: • Jennie Baxter, 1890s journalist and world traveller • Nelvana of the Northern Lights, created for comic book-starved Canadians during the Second World War • The 60s’ Eve Adam, the “Rock Hit of Prague,” whose methods violate all the “rules” for detective books • And, very much of the 1990s, vampire detective Vicki Nelson, whose beat is Toronto’s Queen Street West As well as the fifteen investigating women in the book, Skene-Melvin’s introduction describes hundreds of female sleuths and their creators in an in-depth analysis of women detective fiction by Canadians. You will recognize many of the writers included in Investigating Women: Grant Allen, Robert Barr, Marisa De Franceschi, Adrian Dingle, Katherine V. Forrest, Hulbert Footner, Maurice Gagnon, Margaret Haffner, Joan Hall Hovey, Tanya Huff, Medora Sale, Josef Skvorecky and Betsy Struthers. For each of the selections a brief note sets the story; bibliographies help readers find other books by the authors featured in Investigating Women. ISBN:0-88924-269-0 Pages: 289 Publisher: Simon & Pierre Comic style illustration in centre of book.
Iron, Steam and Wood
- Title: Iron, Steam and Wood: 150 Years with the Waterous Engine Works Company
- Author: Mike Hand

Read this fascinating corporate history as it tells how the Waterous Engine Works Company supplied machinery to fuel the development and growth of the country. Number of Pages: 216 Number of Illustrations: 165 ISBN: 0-968705804 Publisher: Mike Hand Books Book Size (inches) : 9 x 6 x 0.5 Softcover
Iroqrafts: Costume of the Iroquois
Title: Costume of the Iroquois
Author: R. Gabor
Iroqrafts: Indian Use of Wild Plants
Title: Indian Use of Wild Plants for Crafts, Food, Medicine, and Charms
Author: F. Densmore

Includes many images and lists of plants and their uses. ISBN: 0-919645-16-X Publisher: Iroqrafts Pages: 397 Images: Many images throughout books.
Iroqrafts: Iroquois Crafts
Title: Iroquois Crafts
Author: C. A. Lyford

ISBN: 0-919645-03-8 Publisher: Iroqrafts Pages: 102 Images: Images & designs on every page.
Iroqrafts: Iroquois Food And Preparation
Title: Iroquois Foods and Food Preparation
Author: F. W. Waugh

ISBN: 0-919645-20-8 Publisher: Iroqrafts Pages: 197 Images: 38 pages of images at back of book.
Iroqrafts: Iroquois Use of Maize & Other Foods
Title: Iroquois Use of Maize & Other Foods
Author: A. C. Parker

ISBN: 0-919645-08-9 Publisher: Iroqrafts Pages: 120 Images: 58 images throughout the book.
Iroqrafts: Legends of the Longhouse
Title: Legends of the Longhouse
Author: J. J. Cornplanter
Iroqrafts: Masked Medicine Society of the Iroquois
Title: Masked Medicine Societies of the Iroquois
Author: W. N. Fenton

ISBN: 0-919645-09-7 Publisher: Iroqrafts Pages: 37 pages of book, 28 additional pages of images at back of book. Images: Images on every page.
Iroqrafts: Myths of the Iroquois
Title: Myths of the Iroquois
Author: E. A. Smith

ISBN: 0-919645-06-2 Publisher: Iroqrafts Pages: 83 Images: Images throughout book, with 3 additional pages of images at the back of the book.
Iroqrafts: Tales of the Iroquois VI & VII
Title: Tales of the Iroquois Volume I and II
Author: Tehanetorens
Iroqrafts: The White Roots of Peace
Title: The White Roots of Peace
Author: P.A.W. Wallace

ISBN: 0-919645-25.9 Publisher: Iroqrafts Pages: 99 Images: 26 Images throughout the book.
Jack Jackowetz Set of 3 Prints
- Title: Jack Jackowetz Set of 3 Prints
- Artist: Jack Jackowetz

Artwork by Jack Jackowetz showcasing the South side of Colborne Street. Please choose Orange set or Green set
Laurier Mug
- Title: Laurier Mug
- Artist: Rose Hirano

Laurier Mug includes images of Melville House Bell Homestead, Mohawk Chapel, Joseph Brant Memorial, and Laurier Brantford.
Lead On, Oh King Eternal
- Title: Lead On, Oh King Eternal
- Author: Jennie Sandra Berg

Who can grasp what it meant to leave everything and go to a far away unknown country? Who can understand the emotions of saying goodbye to dear ones, wondering if you will ever see them again? This is the story of one such family who left The Netherlands and came to Canada shortly after World War II. ISBN: 0-9685250-0-8 Publisher: Jennie Berg Number of Pages: 74 Illustrations: 24 illustrations Paperback
Legacy: The Nelles Story
- Title: Legacy: The Nelles Story: Pioneers, Loyalists, Founding Families
- Author: Dorothy Turcotte

This is the story of the Nelles family – father Henry. step-mother Priscilla , four sons and a daughter – who came to Upper Canada at the conclusion of the American Revolution. Henry and his eldest son Robert had served the British as Indian scouts during the war. They were stripped of their land in Stone Arabia in New York State, and were threatened with death if they returned to the newly minted United States of America. The family made new lives for themselves, both at The 40 (now Grimsby) and at the settlement on the Grand River. 192 pages 10 illustrations, 2 maps, 6″ x 9″ ISBN: 978-0-9697730-6-1 Publisher: Manor Books Paperback
Legends, Liars, And Lawbreakers
- Title: Legends, Liars, And Lawbreakers: Incredible Tales from the Pacific Northwest
- Author: Valerie Green

Throughout history some people have pushed the limit of what is acceptable to society. Those features in this book lived in an era when smuggling was rife, liquor was plentiful, and murder was rampant. Many became legends in their own lifetimes and, although often feared and loathed, are remembered as colourful characters who were products of the times in which they lived.
Life’s Roller Coaster
- Title: Life’s Roller Coaster
- Author: Mary M. Mansour

105 pages, with black & white photos, wherein Mary M. Mansour covers a myriad of topics baring her soul through poetry. ISBN:0-9684412-2 Publisher: Cavern of Dreams Publishing House Pages: 105 37 photograpgs throughout Softcover Product Dimensions: 5.5 X 8.5 In
Mabel Bell
- Title: Mabel Bell: Alexander’s Silent Partner
- Author: Lilias M. Toward

An intimate biography told from family letters and papers by Lilias M. Toward; with photographs from the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Park. Number of Pages: 268 Number of Illustrations: 25 ISBN: 1-98541511X Publisher: Breton Books Book Size (inches) : 9 x 6 x 0.75 Softcover
Major John Richardson
- Title: Major John Richardson: Short Stories
- Author: David Beasley

Major John Richardson was born in 1796, the grandson of an Ottawa Indian woman who was married to fir trader, John Askin. He grew up on the fringes of the wilderness village of Amherstburg on the Detroit River. Major John Richardson is recognized as Canada’s first novelist. He has also published short stories in various American periodicals. These are collected by David Beasley in this volume. ISBN: 0-919441-23-8 Publisher: Theytus Books Pages: 134 Softcover Product Dimensions: 5.5X8.5In
Major John Richardson’s A Canadian Campaign
- Title: Major John Richardson’s A Canadian Campaign: Operations of the Right Division of the Army of Upper Canada, During the American War of 1812
- Author: Major John Richardson, with David Beasley

A Canadian Campaign was serialized anonymously in a London literary periodical from 1826 to 1827; engrossing, it was among the first publications about the war, and , owing to the literary genius of the author from a participants viewpoint, it has a unique and primary rank in writings on the war. ISBN: 978-091531736-3 Publisher: Davus Publishing Pages: 173 Photograph and map included on the pages. Softcover
McKee Rankin
- Title: McKee Rankin And the Heyday of The American Theatre
- Author: David Beasley

McKee Rankin burst upon the theatre world in the 1860s. By the age of twenty-one, Rankin, a Canadian by birth, had become leading man at the Arch Street Theatre in Philadelphia, considered to be the best theatre in the country. A matinee idol and a superb character actor, he formed one of the first combination companies to tour America. He wrote successful Western dramas, in which he and his wife, the famous Kitty Blanchard, created unforgettable characters. He built a theatre in New York City and one in San Francisco where, in the 1880s, he created a nationally famous repertory theatre. Persevering, intelligent, and dedicated, his passion for the theatre brought him into conflict with the commercial attitudes of managers. Throughout his ups and downs, from riches to poverty, from handsome man to obese alcoholic, he continued to create great roles. When Rankin died in 1914, the brilliant innovations of this actor-manager, playwright, and director had changed theatre forever. This thoroughly documented biography is also a lively story of one of the most important but least known periods of American theatre, encompassing a wealth of information about great but forgotten actors, a fascinating account of the relationship between the stage and its audience, and several rediscovered, once famous, plays. Students of acting, historians of the theater, and those interested in the cultural development of a continent will find this book invaluable. All readers will be entranced by a world from which today’s entertainment emerged. ISBN: 0-88920-390-3 Publisher: Davus Publishing Number of Pages: 499 Illustrations: 32 illustrations Paperback
Memoirs
- Title: Memoirs
- Author: Evelyn H.C. Johnson

Created by a Chiefswood National Historic Site the memoirs of the Evelyn Johnson, last surviving member of her family, are contained in this 87 page soft covered book. She provides unique insights into the Six Nations people as a primary source. ISBN: 978-0-9811670-2-2 Publisher: Chiefswood Board of Trustees Number of Pages: 87 Illustrations: 14 Paperback Product Dimensions: 8.5X11In
Mississippi, Life on the River
- Title: Mississippi, Life on the River, The Riverman Series Volume 4
- Author: Larry Devine
Mohawk Chapel Ornaments
- Title: Mohawk Chapel Ornaments
My Dear Aleck
- Title: My Dear Aleck: Selected Letters of the Bell Family, 1867-1873
- Annotated by: Brian Wood, Bell Homestead National Historic Site

Every family has its stories. Passed down through the generations as tales told at family gatherings or by grandparents to their grandchildren. They detail who we are and how we came to be. However, how many of us can tell our stories through the exact words of the people that lived them? Born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1847, Alexander Graham Bell lived a unique life. Influenced by his father, Melville, a professor of elocution, and his deaf mother, Eliza; the loss of his brothers, Melville and Edward, to Consumption; and marriage to his deaf pupil, Mabel Hubbard, Bell left a legacy to the world that few could imagine living without. How this came to pass can best be seen through the letters that passed between these individuals. These letters we present to you here. ISBN: 978-0-9864971-0-0 Publisher: Brant Service Press Ltd. Pages: 200 5 images Soft Cover Product Dimensions: 5.5 X 8.5In
My Dearest Wife
- Title: My Dearest Wife: The Private and Public Lives of James David Edgar and Matilda Ridout Edgar
- Author: Maud J. McLean & Robert M. Stamp

This dual biography, revealed through the voices of James and Matilda, as expressed through correspondence, provides insights into 19th century Canadian history, and presents a mutually supportive marital relationship, each encouraging professional fulfillment for the other- a stance surprising in this era of male dominance. ISBN: 1-896219-36-5 Publisher: Natural Heritage/Natural History Inc. Number of Pages: 296 Illustrations: Many images, including maps and a family tree Softcover Product Dimensions: 6X9in
Myrtleville
- Title: Myrtleville: A Canadian Farm and Family, 1837-1967
- Author: Beth Good Latzer

This study tells the story of a prominent Canadian family, emphasizing their cohesiveness and their success and failure in coping with and making history. Illustrated with 33 photographs. ISBN: 0-8093-0747-2 Publisher: Beth Good Latzer Pages: 312 26 photographs, floor plan, and family tree throught book Product Dimensions: 6X9in
O CANADA
- Title: O CANADA
- Author: Ted Harrison

An illustrated edition of our National Anthem, O Canada ISBN: 1-55074-087-3 Publisher: Kid Can Press Ltd. Number of Pages: 28 Illustrations: Coloured illustrations on every page. Hardcover 9.5X12in
Paddling Her Own Canoe
- Title: Paddling Her Own Canoe- The Times and Texts of E. Pauline Johnson
- Author: Veronica Strong-Boag & Carole Gerson6

This volume demonstrates how Johnson ‘talked back’ to the dominant culture. Like the Knights of Labor or the suffragists of her day, who too ‘dreamed of what might be,’ she chronicled and questioned prejudice and oppression. While not always consistent or unambiguous, her writing and performances disturbed and remade the conventions that saw First Nations peoples and women as properly subject to imperial, and imperious, masculinity. Her resistance to demeaning narratives is sometimes blunt, sometimes ironical, and sometimes so subtle as to be barely perceptible, but rarely entirely absent…Her public championship of a more inclusive and tolerant nationality incorporating dignity and respect for the First Nations and for women, her claim of both the ‘shadows and the dreaming,’ was a fragile but recurring accomplishment that threatened powerful conventions. Number of Pages: 331 Number of Illustrations: 9 ISBN: 0802080243 Publisher: University of Toronto Press Book Size (IN) : 9 X 6 X 1
Pauline Johnson
- Title: Pauline Johnson: First Aboriginal Voice of Canada
- Author: Betty Keller

Betty Keller put Pauline Johnson back at centre stage – a remarkably independent woman for her time, determined to be known as an “Indian,” supporting herself by telling the stories of her beloved Canada. ISBN: 0-9683601-2-2 Publisher: XYZ Publishing Pages: 172 18 photographs Softcover Product Dimensions: 5.5 X 8.5In
Pearls and Pebbles
- Title: Pearls and Pebbles
- Author: Catharine Parr Traill

Pearls and Pebbles is an unusual book with a lasting charm, in which the author’s broad focus ranges from the Canadian natural environment to early settlement in Upper Canada. Through Traill’s eyes, we see the life of the pioneer woman, the disappearance of the forest, and the corresponding changes in the lives of the Native Canadians who have inhabited that forest. ISBN: 1-896219-59-4 Publisher: Natural Heritage/Natural History Inc. Number of Pages: 211 Illustrations: With many illustrations, and a family tree. Softcover 6X9in
Platinum Donation

Your gift of $250 will sponsor our artifact of the month exhibit. Paired with our inventory project, each month we will select an artifact to place in our Research Area with a brief description of the object.
Policing Our Community

Book Name: Policing Our Community Author: Compiled by Frank Balazs Blurb: A narrative chronological history of the Brantford Police Service. This compilation contains a narrative chronological history of the Brantford Police Service from its birth to the present day. Price: $10.00 Copies: 3 ISBN: None Publisher: The Brant Historical Society Number of Pages: 111 Illustrations: Brantford Police logos on front and back cover
Promises of Home
- Title: Promises of Home: Stories of Canada’s British Home Children
- Author: Rose McCormick Brandon

A band of Child Pilgrims in mass exodus, numbering 100,000, spanning seven decades (1869-1939), arrived in Canada. Like seed, they were scattered from Atlantic to Pacific, not in handfuls as would have been appropriate for children, but in singles, one here, another there. Hampered by the derogatory label, Home Child, severed from their familial connections, against the odds, they took root and became grounded and sturdy enough to change the landscape of our young Dominion. Promises of Home is a collection of their stories. It’s time to cry over the abuses they suffered, to applaud their successes and to say, as a nation, “thank you.” ISBN: 978-0-9780622-5-5 Publisher: Magnolia Press Pages: 197 40 photographs throughout Softcover Product Dimensions: 6 X 9In
Quaere
- Title: Quaere: A Poetry of S.J. White
- Author: S. J. White

These 73 poems form the collective work of S. J. White and represents an attempt to convey and evoke the feeling of being alive and celebrating what an extraordinary experience it is to be part of so glorious continuum of human existence. 86 pages 5.5 ” x 8.5 “
Rebel Women
- Title: Rebel Women: Achievements Beyond the Ordinary
- Author: Linda Kupecek

Many famous women of the west are celebrated elsewhere. In this book, we meet lesser known rebels, those who lived with passion, individuality, and courage. These are women who dared to follow their own path through life; women who dared to be different. ISBN: 1-55153-991-8 Publisher: Altitude Publishing Canada Ltd. Pages:115 Illustrations throughout. Product Dimensions: 5.5X8.5in
Recipes from the Past
- Title: Recipes from the Past for Busy People
- Author: Brant Historical Society

“Recipes from the Past for Busy People” not only contains the recipes originally published in “How Brantford Cooked,” but also features a whole new selection of recipes designed for busy people with little time to cook. Publisher: Brant Historical Publications Pages: 75 Spiral Bound Dimensions: 6 X8 IN
Reluctant Genius
- Title: Reluctant Genius: The Passionate Life of and Inventive Mind of Alexander Graham Bell
- Author: Charlotte Gray

Award-winning author Charlotte Gray’s latest biography, offers an eye-opening account of the famously white-bearded inventor of the telephone. Who knew that he also was a pivotal figure in the development of the airplane, the hydrofoil, genetic engineering, and more? Charlotte Gray does, and she tells us how and why she brought to life the passionate mind and heart of the man behind so many amazing ideas and innovations. 467 pages 53 illustrations, 3 maps 6.5″ x 9.5″
Reminiscences
- Title: Reminiscences: A Series of Short Autobiographical Stories
- Author: Mike Hand

A series of short autobiographical stories. Join the writer as he takes you through a series of true life adventures ISBN: 978-0-9687058-2-7 Publisher: Mike Hand Pages: 154 Many photographs throughout Product Dimensions: 6 X 9 In
Rural Schools
- Title: Rural Schools of South Dumfries Township
- Author: J.C. Webster

Rural Schools of South Dumfries Township, A History of Rural Schools in South Dumfries Township, Ontario to 1961 by J. C. Webster a fascinating glimpse into the development of rural public schools in part of Brant County. 56 pages 38 photographs Paperback 7.25 ” x 9.5 ”
Sarah’s Journey
- Title: Sarah’s Journey
- Author: David Beasley

Born a slave in 1790 in the Virginia Panhandle Sarah, a beautiful woman, marries a supposedly free Negro, Lewis, whom she hopes will earn her freedom. Her husband is taken back to Kentucky from where he escaped and Sarah is sold to a neighbour who mistreats her. She is forced to escape with her three youngest children through the Ohio wilderness and arrives in Simcoe, Upper Canada in 1822. She keeps house for a young Scotsman, Duncan Campbell.
Seacoasts of Canada
- Title: Pierre Burton’s Seacoasts of Canada
- Author: Pierre Berton (Photographs by Andre Gallant

A contemporary statement accompanied by rare archival photographs that bring to life the great days of the Arctic Whalers, the heady years of Maritime shipbuilding, and the turn-of-the-century boom of the Pacific coast salmon industry. ISBN: 0-7737-3095-8 Publisher: Stoddart Publishing Company Ltd. Number of Pages: 223 Illustrations: Many colour and Black and White photographs Hard Cover 11X11in
Sherlock Holmes
- Title: Sherlock Holmes & the Ultimate Disguise
- Author: Ronald C. Weyman

The Ultimate Disguise continues the saga of Holmes and Watson in Canada during the 1891 period of Holmes’ “disappearance.” Trapeze artists, Bengal tigers, pygmies and circus ring masters are part of this new adventure, set against a backdrop of Victorian Kingston, Toronto, Niagara Falls, and rural Ontario. “It is quite a three-pipe problem!” ISBN: 0-88924-232-1 Publisher: Simon & Pierre Publishing Company Limited Number of Pages: 139 Illustrations: 9 illustrations Softcover
Signed Six Nations Clans Poster
- Title: Six Nations Clan Poster
- Artist: Raymond R. Skye

“The Clans of the Six Nations/Iroquois have been created by artist/historian Raymond R. Skye who is Tuscarora/Seneca from the Grand River Six Nations Territory”
Signposts
- Title: Signposts
- Author: The Brant Historical Society

Origins of street and road names of Brant County and Brantford Number of Pages: 144 Number of Illustrations: 24 ISBN: 1-895928134 Publisher: Brant Historical Society Book Size (inches) : 11 x 8.5 x 0.5
Silver Donation

Your donation of $75 covers the supplies when we install a new exhibit in the temporary exhibit area, such as our Family Counselling Centre of Brant exhibit
Simple Pleasures
- Simple Pleasures: Children’s Recipes for Year Round Enjoyment

Over 50 assorted recipes for children from fudge brownies to fun clay in easy to follow language. Publisher: Myrtleville House Museum Pages: 48 Spiral Bound Product Dimensions: 6 X 8.5 In
Six Nations Clan Art
- Title: Six Nations Clan Art
- Artist: Raymond R. Skye

Six Nations Iroquois Clan Art Cards. Set of 9 cards, each displaying a different clan. Included: Turtle Clan, Eel Clan, Beaver Clan, Wolf Clan, Deer Clan, Bear Clan, Heron Clan, Hawk Clan, Snipe Clan.
Six Nations Hand-Made Rattles
- Title: Hand-made Rattles
- Author: Six Nations

The Six Nations Rattles are made by hand using horn, wood and leather, making each one unique in colour and shape.
South Side of Colborne Poster
- Title: South Side of Colborne Poster
- Artist: Jack Jackowetz
St. Basil’s Church
- Title: St. Basil’s Church: 165 Years of History
- Author: Donald J. Boyle

Through the years; a history of St. Basil’s Parish, Brantford, Ontario. Established December 1st 1840. 165 years of history 1840-2005. ISBN: 0-973-9823-0-6 Publisher: St. Basil’s Parish Community Number of Pages: 119 Illustrations: Lots of illustrations throughout the book. Paperback
St. George Continuation School
- Title: St. George Continuation School: A History of Rural Secondary Education 1895-1958
- Author: Wesley Switzer

St. George Continuation School – A History of Rural Secondary Education, 1895 – 1958 by B. Wesley Switzer chronicles the development of continuation schools which taught grades 1 to 10 and formed the only form of secondary education in the province until better roads and modern bussing made possible the development of District High Schools. 52 pages 9 photographs 6 ” x 9 ”
Steam Engines
- Title: Steam Engines & Threshers
- Author: Mike Hand

An historical look at manufacturers in this industry in Southern Ontario. Read this history covering the larger manufacturers of steam engines and threshers in Southern Ontario, the heart of Canada’s agricultural equipment manufacturing industry. Number of Pages: 129 Number of Illustrations: 120 ISBN: 978-0968705834 Publisher: Mike Hand Books Book Size (inches) : 8.75 x 5.75 x 0.5
Stories along the Grand
- Title: Stories along the Grand
- Author: The York Grand River Historical Society

A collection of stories from many writers featuring the early settlement of Haldimand near the Grand River between 1783 and 1930. ISBN: 978-0-9865284-0-8 Publisher: York Grand River Historical Society Pages: 194 33 illustrations & 4 maps Products Dimensions: 6X9in
Stories Short & Tales Tall
- Title: Stories Short & Tales Tall
- Author: Bruce Allan McBlain

An Autobiography 175 soft cover spiral bound, lots of black and white illustrations, biography of an old area family dating back to 1830. A good genealogical resource. ISBN: None Publisher: Bruce Allen McBlain 11X9in
Terrior Town
- Title: Terrior Town
- Author: David Menary

A summer of myths and legends. Debate still rages on about who invented baseball. But one thing is certain-it was alive and fractious in southwestern Ontario in the summer of 1949. ISBN: 0-88920-427-6 Publisher: David Menary/Wilfird Laurier University Press Number of Pages: 407 Illustrations: 67 Illustrations Paperback 9X6in
That Sign Of Perfection
- Title: That Sign Of Perfection: From Bandy Legs To Beer Legs – Poems and Stories on the game of Hockey
- Editor: John B. Lee

That Sign Of Perfection celebrates hockey as played in its many forms by Canadians across the country. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0-88753-269-1 Publisher: Black Moss Press Pages: 112 Product Dimensions: 6 X 9 In
The Canadians: Tom Longboat
- Title: The Canadians: Tom Longboat
- Author: Bruce Kidd

From rural back roads near his home on the Six Nations Reserve to the tight turns of crowd-packed Madison Square Garden, Tom Longboat raced his way to fame as the greatest distance runner Canada has ever known. The tall, muscular Onondaga athlete captured the hearts and bets of racing fans everywhere during the early years of this century. ISBN: 1-55041-838-6 Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Pages 64 31 images throughout Softcover Product Dimensions: 6.5 X 8.5 In
The Grand River Navigation Company
- Title: The Grand River Navigation Company
- Author: Bruce Emerson Hill

A detailed account of the “canal fever” along the Grand River during the early 1800s and it was superseded by the “railway fever” of the 1850s. It encompasses a detailed historical account of the founding of the Grand River Navigation Company in 1832; the use of Six Nations’ Funds for financing the construction of locks and dams along the Grand River; the beginning of navigation along the Grand River (1835-1845); the construction of the Brantford canal; and the impact of navigation on the Middle and Lower grand River Valley until the advent of the railway systems in the 1850’s. Charts, maps, and pictures are included in the book. We are indebted to Mr. Bruce Emerson Hill, a former member of the Brant Historical Society, for sharing this interesting information with us. Number of Pages: 134 Number of Illustrations: 39 ISBN: 1-895928044 Publisher: Brant Historical Society Book Size (inches) : 9.75 x 6.75 x 0.5
The Lorimer Brothers
- Title: The Lorimer Brothers
- Author: Mike Hand

The Lorimer Brothers were born and raised in the small Southern Ontario village of St. George during the late nineteenth century. Relatively few people know about the lives and accomplishments of these men, who through their abilities and tenacity invented and perfected the first practical automatic telephone exchange. This biography provides an important addition to the historical record of the development of telephony in the Brantford, Ontario area. Brantford was not only the home of Alexander Graham Bell’s greatest invention, it was also the location of the telephone’s next great leap forward. ISBN: 1-895928-13-3 Publisher: The Brant Historical Society Pages: 47 16 images, and 2 maps throughout pages Product Dimensions: 5 X 8.5 In
The Palliser Expedition
- Title: The Palliser Expedition: The Dramatic Story of Western Canadian Exploration 1857-1860
- Author: Irene M. Spry

The Palliser Expedition is one of the great works in Canadian exploration literature and the only full-scale account of the British North America Exploring Expedition. This lively narrative tells of the famous adventures of John Palliser, one of the first to explore and document vast areas of what is now western Canada. ISBN: 1-895618-52-5 Publisher: Fifth House Ltd. Pages: 315 Softcover Product Dimensions: 5.5 X 8.5 In
The Places We Live
- Title: The Places We Live: A Journal, Second Edition
- Author: Jack Jackowetz

The Places We Live, A Journal, PARIS, Ontario second edition by Jack Jackowetz lifts the veil from our built heritage and capture a moment in the lifetime of town of Paris in a way that allows the viewer to experience the subtle beauty or architectural bones hidden by the ages. His aim is to capture places in the town as they are – or were, before they are irretrievably lost to progress or shortsightedness. Inspired by familiarity; places we grew up with, spent time at or visited, his subjects are portrayed in a flattering light. 60 pages 30 illustrations 6″ x 9″
The Trial of Louis Riel
- Title: The Trial of Louis Riel: Justice and Mercy Denied
- Author: George R.D. Goulet

ISBN:0-9685489-0-3 Publisher: George R. D. Goulet & Tellwell Publishing Number of Pages: 286 Illustrations: 6 illustrations Paperback This book provides a critical legal and political analysis of Louis Riel’s sensational 1885 trial for high treason, and in doing so arrives at some unique and startling conclusions. Riel, the founder of Manitoba, was put on trial for his involvement in the North-West Uprising and executed under a 534 year old English Statute. Ever since this cause celebre Riel has either been revered as a martyred hero or reviled as a murderous traitor. This book investigates, evaluates and provides information from a legal and political point of view with respect to: • selection of the trial site and jury; legal procedures, testimony of witnesses; • Crown and defense counsel, the stipendiary magistrate and their performances; • Addresses of counsel and Riel and magistrate’s charge to the jury; • Judicial and political improprieties at the highest levels; • The charges under an archaic law; other statues and precedents; • Mistreatment of Riel by his own lawyers; their deficiencies; conflict of interest; • Failure of Riel to receive a full defense to which he was legally entitled; • John A. MacDonald’s blatant manipulation of a medical commission; • Rejection of the jury’s unanimous recommendation of mercy for Riel. The Trial of Louis Riel, Justice and Mercy Denied portrays the political, judicial and legal misdeeds which resulted in the unmerciful and unjust execution of Louis Riel. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in political intrigue and miscarriage of justice.
The Way We Were
- Title: “The Way We Were” Glimpses of Brantford’s Past
- Author: Brant Historical Society

An illustrated series of facts, anecdotes and personal records from Brantford’s past, we hope to both inform and entertain the reader about some of the facets of “The Way We Were.” ISBN: 1-895928-12-5 Publisher: The Brant Historical Society Number of Pages: 172 Illustrations: Images on every page Paperback
They Mourn
- Title: They Mourn (Limited Edition)
- Artist: Zig Misiak

During the War of 1812, at the Battle of Chippawa, 1814, hundreds of Six Nations warriors fought against each other suffering great losses. They vowed never to do this again. In this scene warriors sit on a symbolic pine tree representing a broken Great Tree of Peace consoling on another. One warrior is reaching to the other two with a condolence wampum string. There is hope, as there is a small green branch with a pine cone, that the Confederacy will rise from the ashes. All the details are historically accurate.
Timeless Treasures
- Title: Timeless Treasures
- Author: Ruby Martin

Timeless Treasures is the result of the work of the “Friends of the Seniors”, a partnership formed between the John Noble Home for the Elderly and the Brant County Committee on the Abuse of the Elderly and features essays, art and poetry designed form a permanent record of the events in the lives of our senior citizens. 76 pages 7 full-color illustrations 6″ x 9″
Tom Thomson
- Title: Tom Thomson: The Life and Mysterious Death of the Famous Canadian Painter
- Author: Jim Poling Sr.

Tom Thomson is perhaps Canada’s most famous artist. His short and glorious career was abruptly and brutally ended on July 8, 1917. Since the recovery of Thomson’s body, theories as to the cause of his death – accident? murder? – have preoccupied sleuths for more than 90 years. ISBN: 1-55153-950-0 Publisher: Altitude Publishing Pages: 118 Softcover Product Dimensions: 5.5 X 8.5 In
Tonto: The Man in Front of the Mask
- Title: Tonto: The Man in Front of the Mask
- Author: Zig Misiak

The 1st biography ever written about Jay Silverheels a lacrosse hall-of-famer and Hollywood actor. A Mohawk born on the Grand River Six Nations Territory. 128 pages, hardcover, with over 100 photo and illustrations. As seen displayed at the Gretzky Sports Centers Sports Hall of Fame. Hardcover 128 pages Publisher: Self Published; 1st edition (2013) Language: English ISBN: 0981188060 Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 20.3 x 1.9 cm
Tonto: The Man in Front of the Mask (Ebook)
- Title: Tonto: The Man in Front of the Mask
- Author: Zig Misiak

The 1st biography ever written about Jay Silverheels a lacrosse hall-of-famer and Hollywood actor. A Mohawk born on the Grand River Six Nations Territory. 128 pages, hardcover, with over 100 photo and illustrations. As seen displayed at the Gretzky Sports Centers Sports Hall of Fame. Hardcover 128 pages Publisher: Self Published; 1st edition (2013) Language: English ISBN: 0981188060 Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 20.3 x 1.9 cm
Treasures of Ontario
- Title: Treasures of Ontario
- Author: Damon Neal

Within these pages you will find an insider’s guide to the best Ontario has to offer. Number of Pages: 911 Number of Illustrations: 14 ISBN: 1-93398905X Publisher: Morgan and Chase Publishing Book Size (inches) : 9.75 x 9.75 x 1.25
VBD Wordlist
- Title: VBD Wordlist
- Author: Kemeny Babineau

In 1634 Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert traveled with two other Dutchmen into the Mohawk and Oneida territory of the Six Nations in upper New York State. He kept a journal and made an extensive wordlist. Iroquoian linguist Gunther Michelson has added an English and modern Mohawk translation. Using the technique of erasure I have attempted to create a tri-language collage of then, and now. ISBN: 1897388063 Publisher: Book Thug Toronto Pages: 17 softcover/pamphlet style Product Dimensions: 5.5 X 8.5 In
Wampum: The Story of Shaylyn the Clam

A beautifully illustrated children’s book about a clam that was picked up by a little Native girl named Skawennahá:wi. She took the clam(s) back to here village. The contents were used for food and the shells were made into other things including the making of wampum. There are several learning points; the cycle of life, the beginnings of wampum, what it was made from and its use as well as the balanced connection to nature. This book aligns with the lesson plans in the Six Nations Iroquois Program Teachers Resource Guide. An audio CD and e-book are included. ISBN: 978-0-9811880-8-9, Audio CD ISBN: 978-0-9811880-9-6 Publisher: Real Peoples History; 1st edition 2015 Number of Pages: 28 Illustrations: Illustrated by Jennifer Bettio, Illustrations on every page.
Western Hooves of Thunder
- Title: Western Hooves of Thunder
- Author: Zig Misiak

Forty fast moving pages describing the adventures of a Mohawk boy and his non-Native girl ‘friend’, with coloured illustrations, as they grow up along the Grand River during the War of 1812. Paperback 22 pages Publisher: Self Published; 2nd edition (2012) ISBN: 0981188036 Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 20 x 0.4 cm
Western Hooves of Thunder (Ebook)
- Title: Western Hooves of Thunder
- Author: Zig Misiak

Forty fast moving pages describing the adventures of a Mohawk boy and his non-Native girl ‘friend’, with coloured illustrations, as they grow up along the Grand River during the War of 1812. Paperback 22 pages Publisher: Self Published; 2nd edition (2012) ISBN: 0981188036 Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 20 x 0.4 cm
Western Hooves of Thunder Audiobook
- Title: Western Hooves of Thunder
- Author: Zig Misiak

Our young hero and heroine’s family lived through the American Revolution and an invasion of Six Nations Territory by American General Sullivan in 1779. Forced to leave their traditional lands they never expected to find themselves in the middle of another invasion by American General McArthur in 1814. An adolescent Mohawk boy takes on his role as a warrior in order to find his friend. Audio CD 46 min. ISBN: 0981188072 Product Dimensions: 13 x 13 x 0.10 cm
Where Did They Go
- Title: Where Did They Go
- Author: Mike Hand

A look at several Southern Ontario Industries that once were the local community mainstay. Read this history covering several well-known manufacturers who were major employers in their community. They were forward thinkers in developing their products and built huge factories to make them. Number of Pages: 121 Number of Illustrations: 77 ISBN: 978-0968705841 Publisher: Mike Hand Books Book Size (inches) : 8.75 x 5.75 x 0.5
Wild Mammals of Southwestern Ontario
- Title: Wild Mammals of Southwestern Ontario
- Author: H. G. Hedges

A book with images and descriptions of wild mammals of Southwestern Ontario. ISBN: 1-895928-11-7 Publisher: H.G Hedges and the Brant Historical Society Pages: 79 Multiple black & white photographs on every page Product Dimensions: 6X8in
