West Harbour Resident's Association   What is the WHRA    * Mission Statement    * Boundaries    * Committee members    * Becoming a member Area's History Local Concerns Meetings and Events Four-Legged Residents Related Links	Area's History Residents are asked to come forward if they have interest in working with a History Committee. Please contact John Shields or Lesley Henshaw (905-844-0787). You'll probably recognize the Turner Chapel on Lakeshore, but unless you've read the plaque outside you might not be aware of its history. Read the fascinating story of Oakville's Black community as compiled by Deborah Hudson , Curator of Collections at the Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate. The Church will reopen soon as an antique shop. Read some of the old lighthouse's history. See a 1877 map of Oakville (click on the icon to enlarge). From the Historical Atlas of Halton County by Walker and Miles (1877). An old south-facing photo of the Creek (colourized). Resources at The Main Branch Oakville Library The Story of Oakville Harbour by Philip Brimacombe (1975) 971.3533Bri Oakville A Small Town 1900-1930 by Frances Robin Abhern (1981) 971.300971Ahe Oakville and the Sixteen A History of an Ontario Port by Hazel C. Matthews (1953) 971.353 Oakville's Black History by Deborah Hudson (2000) 971.3533Hud Historical Atlas of Halton County by Walker and Miles (1877)
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