All HPL Branches are closed on Friday, May 29, for Staff Professional Development Day. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access service is not available. Regular service hours resume on Saturday, May 30.
Visit our Virtual Branch at hpl.ca for our online resources and collections.
Please note that filming will take place nearby on the following dates.
May 18 – Filming Preparation (All Day)
May 19 – Filming (7am – 4pm), Concession Street (between Upper Wentworth and East 21st)
The accessible washroom at Greensville Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, May 17. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access service is not available.
Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, May 19. Visit hpl.ca for our Virtual Branch.
All HPL Branches are closed on Monday, May 18. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, May 19.
Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for the month of May. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Wednesday, May 13:
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Monday, May 18: All Bookmobile sites closed
Due to software maintenance, HPL library's catalogue, online services and library accounts will not be available between 8am and 7pm on Monday, May 18. Thank you for your patience.
Renovations are currently underway for the 2nd floor Central Children's Area. Programs are still being offered as scheduled and there is a temporary pop-up Children’s Area on the northeast side of the 2nd floor (near the Piano Room), including access to collections and train tables. Construction is expected to be completed by late Spring. Thank you for your patience during this time.
As of Monday, March 2, Sherwood Branch's 2nd floor is closed due to renovations. Makerspace, Children and Teen's collection are temporarily available on the 1st floor. All programs will be held in the basement program room. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
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Residence of Hon. James Crooks, West Flamborough, Ont.
About 1880
Figures on steps:
above: Jane Crooks (daughter Hon. James Crooks)
below standing: Frances Crooks (daughter Hon. James Crooks)
seated: Mrs. James Crooks Jr (nee Dickie)
Gardener named Crocker who worked there for a long time
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Hon. James Crooks
1778-1860
Painting 1810
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Jane Cummings
1791-1861
married James Crooks Dec. 8, 1808
painting 1810
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Hon. James Crooks
1860
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Mrs. James Crooks
1860
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Hon. Jas. Crooks' home about 1860
From a sketch in the possession of
William Ellis Crooks, Noranda, P.Q.
Jane is 4th from right in front
born about 1839
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Harper's spillway and dam
just above Webster's Falls
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Explosion at Stutt's Mill
8/7/1885
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Stutt's Mill rebuilt 1887
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1945
South entrance to Stutt's Mill
built 1813 by James Crooks
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1945
South entrance to Stutt's Mill
built 1813
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Stutt's Mill about 1910
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Stutt's Mill and Bridge
Crook's Hollow about 1900
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Stutt's Ravine, Greensville, Ont.
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Morden's Mill looking downstream from old Brock Road Bridge
Looking downstream
J. McK. Morden's Grist Mill in Distance.
about 1909
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Morden's Mill. Now under waters of Dundas Town Dam
x = site of the miller's house = Herman Trapp
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When first built the Brock Road ran in almost a
straight line from Guelph to Freelton, to Crook's
Hollow, to Galt HWY, to Mountain Brow, Across Dundas
Valley, to the Governor's Road.
About 1885
left: Jas. Stutt's home
Centre: Brock Road - now closed
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J. McK. Morden's Mill Dam before 1907 flood
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John McKinley Morden's dam and grist mill rebuilt
after the fire of the earlier mill 1907 or 08
Evelyn Hore sitting
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Morden's Mill - Grist Mill left - Saw Mill right
about 1870
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Steele's distillery
J.J. Steele's Distillery, Greensville, 1906
Built originally by George Morden, 1809
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Greensville
from left to right:
-G. Soper's. Robin's Home now
-W. Thompson in 1875. now Wm. Williams
-John Hore's home then Humphreys then C/E rectory now Quigley's
-Once site Francis Hore mill = Jack Cockburns shown here. Burned
-Highest bldg once a hotel. Joe Johnson's res later.now Coullard's
-Steele's maltster. Robertson lived here. Now owned by W.B. Hyslop
-Steele's Malt House and once a distillery. Then Hyslop changed to a canning and basket factory
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Formerly the site of Hore's Turning Factory
Axles, spokes, tool handles, etc.
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Cockburn's Dam built by Louis Lahey with many a bottle of
whiskey in 1912 to get an emergency water supply for Town of Dundas.
John W. Cockburn's dam built in 1912 by Louis Lahey (assisted by
3 men and 6 bottles of whiskey) as an emergency water supply
for the Dundas Water Works. Got 6 cents an hour
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Looking upstream to Cochenour's Bridge
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In the old swimming hole behind Clark's Blanket Factory Dam, Bullock's Corners
Right to left:
Wilfred (Dubber) Grightmire
Arnold Walker
Albert Walker
Harold Shipman
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On Clark's Mill Dam, Bullock's Corners
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The Island above Clark's factory. The Island above Clark's dam
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Clark's Dam ? maybe Morden's
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Early Clark's Dam.
Clark's Dam after rebuilding
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Muriel McMahon
Clark's Dam after rebuilding
This propty sold 1859 by Wm Bullock 1st to James and Andrew Clark
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Looking downstream towards Clark's Dam and Factory
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[Clark's Factory]
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Looking upstream to Clark's Blanket Factory
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[Clark's Blanket Factory]
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Clark Blanket Factory built 1867
Flooded out Feb. 6, 1938
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The Clark Blanket Factory. Greensville, Ont.
An 1888 cornerstone from this mill is now at the
rear of N. Finlayson's resd. 214 park St. 1957
on right: blankets bleaching
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Ruins Clark Blanket Factory. 1947
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Ewart's (The Town) Dam
Just before washout Aug. 3, 1915
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Ashburn Mills, West Flamboro
Joseph Webster Proprietor
Originally built about 1830
Built as above 1842
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Ashbourne Mills
Built about 1830 by Joseph Webster about 1830
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Ruins of Webster's Ashbourne Mills
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Entrance Webster's Ashbourne Mills
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left: ruins Ashbourne Mills
centre: Webster's Dam
right: Joseph Webster's home
Harper's Dam, spillway, mill and home.
formerly home of Joseph Webster
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Ruins of Webster's Mills
left: Dam above Webster's Falls
right: ruins of Webster's Ashbourne Mills
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A flood worse than this washout out the dam
at 3 PM, Aug. 3, 1915
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Webster's Falls dam after a spring washout
about 1909
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Flume for Dundas Electric Light Co.
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The new highway bridge.
Fisher's Gore Paper Mills
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Flamboro Stream and Stutt's Mill
1947
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About 1896
Creighton Road
looking down stream (east) towards Ewart Dam
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1900
Looking N.E. from the Hogsback
View from the South, Dundas, Ont.
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1896
Looking N from the Hogsback
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G.W. Harper's Dundas Electric Co.
Opened Jan. 27, 1899
burned Feb. 23, 1901
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[Dundas]
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Clark's Dam, Bullock's Corners
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[Dundas]
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Ewart Dam. 1902
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About 1900
Morden's Creek below Ewart's Dam showing
McMurray Street bridge.
Mason's Tannery roof at right
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Hourigan's Axe Factory
operated by Spencer Creek water
from Ewart (or Town) Dam
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[Dundas]
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1896
Looking N.W. from the Hogsback
