Library Record
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2025.015.001 |
Title |
Paisley : a settler's dream |
Object Name |
Book |
Author |
MacKinnon, Judith D. |
Additional Authors |
Drawings by Ken Thornburn. |
Published Date |
2022 |
Description |
In this book the author discusses the early history of the former village of Paisley, including schools, churches, homes and businesses. Each article is accompanied by an illustration by Ken Thornburn. The following properties or locations in Paisley are included: - "Auld Kirk" (Church Street), - Knox Church, - Methodist Church, - Westminster Presbyterian Church, - The Church of the Ascension (Anglican), corner of Inkerman and Albert Street, - Paisley Baptist Church, - Emmanuel Missionary Church, - Paisley's first school at Lot 11, Concession A, Elderslie Township (located at the southend of Queen Street, South, just before Balaklava Street), - Paisley's 2nd school at Lot 11, Concession A, Elderslie Township, - Paisley Public and Continuation School, corner of Albert and Inkerman Street, - Paisley Central School, 182 Arnaud Street, - David Hanna Home, 376 Victoria Street North, - Samuel T. Rowe home, corner of Inkerman and George Street South, - James and David Milne home, 315 Orchard Street, - Robert Porteous home, 538 Queen Street North, - James Dewar home, 236 Victoria Street South, - Millbank home, 308 Mill Street, - Dr. Don and Jean Milne home, 163 Queen Street South, - Stuart Forester home, 161 Queen Street South, - John Stewart home, 448 Queen Street North, - Samuel Ballachey home, 296 Inkerman Street, - Samuel and Mary Ann Rowe (1st home), 259 Rowe Street, - George Malloch home, 234 Queen Street South, - James A. McKinnon home, 217 Inkerman Street, - William Flood home, Goldie Street, - The Anglican Rectory, 227 Albert Street, - Hogg / Pearce home, 336 Queen Street South, - James Clark Gibson home, 172 Queen Street South, - The Stoddart Funeral Home, 216 Queen Street South, - Dr. S.D. Crawford home, corner of Queen Street South and Inkerman Street, - Simon and Lily Orchard home, north shore of Saugeen River, - Ruth Thornburn home, 199 Church Street, - Cheevis-Allen homes, 307 and 319 Queen Street South, - Paisley Town Hall, 338 Goldie Street, - Paisley Ski Club, - The Steele Block, 312 Queen Street North, - Bank of Montreal, 536 Queen Street North, - Paisley Feed Mill, Teeswater Bridge on the south side, - Fisher Woollen Mills, 660 Queen Street South, - Fisher Roller Mills and Woollen Mills, Mill Street, - Paisley Train Station, corner of Queen Street South and Balaclava Street, - Carpet Factory and Paisley Armouries, 422 Queen Street, North, - Cosmopolitan Hotel, D. Hanna, Proprietor, 374 Queen Street North, - Hanna House Hotel, D. Hanna, Proprietor, - Balmoral Hotel, 292 Queen Street South, - Paisley Agricultural Palace, along Saugeen River, - J.A. and J.B. McArthur's Carriage Works, 365 Queen Street, South, - Hope and Cavill Furniture and Funeral Parlour, - Grand Trunk Railway Train Over the Trestle Bridge, - Paisley Hose Tower, Water Street, - Canadian National Railway Bunker Oil Train, - Fisher Saw Mill, north side of the Teeswater River at Victoria Street North, - Alexander Blacksmith Shop, corner of Church and Queen Street North, - N.E. Hagedorn and Sons' Seed Cleaning and Machinery Plant, Lot 2, Concession 8, Elderslie Township, - Paisley Brick and Tile, Lot 3, Concession 2, Elderslie Township, - Grant Central Hotel, - Paisley Inn, - Thomas Orchard Store, - Paisley Memorial Community Centre, - Fisher Feed Mill, 316 Mill Street, - Paisley City Mills, Bruce County Road #1 Greenock Township, - Commercial- Rowesborough, Queen Street South, - Paisley Agricultural Works, 470 Queen Street North, - First bridge over the Saugeen River, Goldie Street, - 1929 Paisley Flood on Queen Street North, - Stark's Sawmill, - Davison Hardware, - Paisley Weigh Scales, Goldie Street bridge, - Paisley's First Creamery, Bruce County Road #1, - Paisley Gaol, - McClure Hotel, 435 Queen Street South, - Paisley Creamery, Queen Street North, - Harrison Bakery and Coleman's Meats, 420 Queen Street South, - McFarlane Store, 284-286 Queen Street North, - McDermott's Bakery and Grocery, 316 Queen Street South, - Bruce Packers Limited, Lot 16, Concession A, Elderslie Township, - Porteous Bank and Isaiah Shoemaker, 531 Queen Street South, and - West Side of Queen Street South. ISBN #: 978-1-7387648-0-8 |
Physical Description |
95 pages ; illustrations |
Places |
Paisley |
People |
Allen family Ballachey, Samuel Cheevis family Crawford, Stephen D. Dewar, James S. Flood, William Forester, Stuart Gibson, J.C. Hanna, David Hogg Family Malloch, George McKinnon, James A. Milne Family Milne, David Brown Milne, Donald, Dr. Milne, James Milne, Jeannie (Jean) Orchard, Lily Orchard, Simon Pearce family Porteous, Robert Rowe, Mary Ann Rowe, Samuel Thomas Stewart, John, d. 1893 Thornburn, Ruth |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Armouries Bakeries Banks Blacksmiths Brick industry Bridges Carriage works & carriage shops Churches Churches, Anglican Churches, Baptist Churches, Methodist Churches, Presbyterian Dairy industry Floods Funerals Furniture stores Hardware stores Hotels & motels Jails Manses & rectories Mills Recreational clubs Sawmills Schools Town halls Trains |
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