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London, Ontario: Burnell Creighton , 2007. 168 pp, 10 1/4" H. B&w and colour photographs, reproductions. "This collection is based on the life's work of David Ashe, who while employed as a draftsperson with the Town of Oakville compiled a listing of legal survey plans and registry information on the streets of Oakville. Being a researcher at heart, he went further and spent countless hours of his spare time gathering the history behind Oakville's streets. Joyce Burnell has picked a selection of Ashe's street histories and has added several Oakville landmarks - some of which are not longer here. Add to this, interesting archival images - some never before seen - combined with newer colour photographs and you have an intriguing reflection of Oakville's unique history. With close to 100 street name histories and over 40 landmarks featured, these interesting vignettes make for an easy, enjoyable read. This book links Oakville's street names to local, regional, national…
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by Burnell, Joyce
GHOSTS OF OAKVILLE & HAUNTED HALTON. B00 TOO.
by Burnell, Joyce
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- Paperback
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Oakville, Ontario: Self-published, 2004. 57 pp, 8 1/2" H. B&w drawings. Inscribed facing the title page: "For your entertainment only - Joyce Burnell. Jan. 2005". A collection of stories about hauntings in Oakville, Ontario and the surrounding area. Includes: The Captain and the Mystery Light; Spirit Seen at St. Paul's; Sixteen Mile Creek; Burnhamthorpe Road; The Haunted Statue; The Coachman; Free Spirit Returns to Freestone House; Wallpaper; etc., etc. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light fading to colour of spine, two very small light soiling marks on front cover - tiny mark on rear cover. . Inscribed By Author. Stapled in Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Karen Stephenson..
- Bookseller Capricorn Books (CA)
- Illustrator Karen Stephenson.
- Format/Binding Paperback
- Book Condition Used - Very Good
- Binding Paperback
- Publisher Self-published
- Place of Publication Oakville, Ontario
- Date Published 2004
- Keywords Local history, Oakville, Ontario, Hauntings, Burlington, St Paul's, Chisholm Street, Jude's, Freestone House, Dundurn Castle, Paletta, Sovereign, Erchless Museum, Footsteps, Spirits, Sightings, Indians, Emma's Back Porch, Marine Drive, Lakefro