These publications reflect the unique history of Windsor, Detroit and the surrounding regions along the Detroit river. Topics include the settlement of the Detroit river region and persons of historical interest, companies and industry information, promotional materials, warfare, souvenirs and more.
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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the Counties of Essex and Kent, 1880-1881
H. Belden & Co.
Covers the history, geography, and biography of the Counties of Essex, Ontario and Kent, Ontario.
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Journal Written by Edward Baker Littlehales
Edward Baker Littlehales
"An exploratory tour partly in sleighs but chiefly on foot, from Navy Hill, Niagara, to Detroit, made in the months of February and March, A.D. 1793, by his Excellency Lieut.-Gov. Simcoe with Introduction and notes by Henry Scadding, D.D."
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J. T. Wing and Company Limited, General Catalogue No. 38, 1938
J.T. Wing and Company
In presenting this, our catalogue no. 38, we have endeavored to list and give details of the most important items of factory supplies, iron and steel, contractors' equipment, plumbing and heating supplies, builders' hardware, prepared roofing, asphalt shingles, and paints; J. T. Wing was a hardware retailer, located at 375-388 Pitt Street East in Windsor, and on the corner of Wellington and William Streets in Chatham.
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Jubilee Memorial, 1857-1907: the Story of the Church and First Fifty Years of the Diocese of Huron
J. B. Richardson
A history of the Anglican diocese of Huron in London, Ontario.
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Lake Erie North Shore Trail, Ontario, Canada, 1927 Edition
Southern Ontario Highway Association
Detroit-Windsor to Niagara Falls, Canadian link to Roosevelt highway, a trail famous for a century.
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McDougall Street Corridor
Willow Key and Irene Moore Davis
Recovering the stories: a brief pictorial history.
This commemorative booklet is part of a larger project: We Were Here: Bringing the Stories of Windsor's McDougall Street Corridor to Life.
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Medical Men of Essex County
James Wilbert Brien
For many years the Essex County Medical Society has shown its desire to have a record of the medical practitioners who have practiced in this county and have gone on to their reward. Dr. J. W. Brien has by diligent work so characteristic of him, correlated the work of previous historical committees and added to that, information he obtained from all available sources, and from his own knowledge acquired in a long and honorable association with medical affairs in Windsor and Essex County.
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Memoire au Sujet de Paroisses Canadiennes-francaises a Windsor
French Speaking Parishioners of Windsor
Petition and supporting documents sent to Rome calling for the establishment of French-Canadian parishes in Windsor, and for the right to be served in the French language by French speaking priests.
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Men of Achievement, Essex County, Volume 1
Francis X. Chauvin
Biographies of prominent male citizens of Essex County, Ontario.
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Men of Achievement, Essex County, Volume 2
Francis X. Chauvin
Biographies of prominent male citizens of Essex County, Ontario.
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Naval Warfare on the Great Lakes, 1812-1814
T. G. Marquis
Naval battles on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812.
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New Route Between Detroit And Windsor Via Ambassador Bridge 1930
Ambassador Bridge
Information about the opening of the Ambassador Bridge, plus maps of the surrounding region.
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Odsiecz Fighting Poland, Volume 1, 1941
Polish Armed Forces
During the second World War, the Polish Army operated a recruitment centre in Windsor, Ontario. From July 17th, 1941 until April 19th, 1942, they produced the newspaper Odsiecz / Fighting Poland on a weekly basis. It was published in Polish and English and was heavily illustrated. Approximately 20,000 copies per issue were circulated in the United States and Canada. The main purpose of Odsiecz was to encourage the Polish diaspora in North America to enlist in the Polish Armed Forces. The newspaper contained articles about the situation at the front, their activities in Windsor, and also in Owen Sound, which was the location of their training camp.
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Odsiecz Fighting Poland, Volume 2, 1942
Polish Armed Forces
During the second World War, the Polish Army operated a recruitment centre in Windsor, Ontario. From July 17th, 1941 until April 19th, 1942, they produced the newspaper Odsiecz / Fighting Poland on a weekly basis. It was published in Polish and English and was heavily illustrated. Approximately 20,000 copies per issue were circulated in the United States and Canada. The main purpose of Odsiecz was to encourage the Polish diaspora in North America to enlist in the Polish Armed Forces. The newspaper contained articles about the situation at the front, their activities in Windsor, and also in Owen Sound, which was the location of their training camp.
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Picturesque Detroit and Environs
Charles Forbes Warner
Published as part of a series by the Picturesque Publishing company of Northampton,Mass. Picturesque Detroit and Environs is fully illustrated with black and white photos and etchings throughout of the city of Detroit and surrounding regions.
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Plan for Funding and Refunding the Debts of the Municipalities of East Windsor, Walkerville, Windsor and Sandwich
Windsor Finance Commission
Prior to the amalgamation of East Windsor, Walkerville, Windsor and Sandwich under The City of Windsor (Amalgamation) Act 1935, those four Municipalities functioned separately and each owed large amounts to the public. All four Municipalities were in default for payment of part of the principal owing on their several debts, the default having occurred in the case of East Windsor on October 1st, 1931, Sandwich on March 1st, 1932, Windsor on December 1st, 1932, and Walkerville on December 14th, 1934. The first three Municipalities were also in default for payment of interest. In 1935 the City of Windsor (Amalgamation) Act, 1935, was passed for the purpose of amalgamating the four Municipalities and providing a solution for the problems created by the above defaults.
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Practical Homes
Windsor Lumber Company
Illustrations of houses with accompanying floor plans for houses built by the Windsor Lumber Company.
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Records of the Municipal Council of the Western District 1842-1890
County Council of Essex and Western District Municipal Council
United Counties of Essex, Kent, and Lambton; in so far as they relate to the County of Essex; from the date of the first meeting of the said District Council held at Sandwich in 1842 to the end of the January session in 1890; also the minutes of the County Council of Essex from the June session of 1877 to the January session of 1890.
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Select British Documents of the Canadian War of 1812, Volume 3 Part 1
William Wood
Documents relating to the War of 1812.
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Select British Documents of the Canadian War of 1812, Volume 3 Part 2
William Wood
Documents relating to the war of 1812.
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Southwestern Ontario For Your Canadian Vacation 1948
Ontario. Department of Travel and Publicity
This booklet deals with vacation spots in Southwestern Ontario, roughly that area lying between Lake Erie on the south and Georgian Bay on the north; Lake Huron on the west, and on the east a line drawn across country from Oakville on Lake Ontario, to Southampton on Lake Huron.