We have used a number of references to assist us in our research. This is an ongoing effort, and as new sources are used, we will post them here.
- · 1806 Wilmots Survey
- · 1851 Halton Census
- · 1858 Tremaines map of the County of Halton
- · 1871 Halton census
- · A Encyclopaedia of Canadian Biography. By George Maclean Rose 1829-1898 pub 1886
- · A History and Atlas of the County of Halton By Benson S. Case
- · Canadian Genealogy Index 1600-1900
- · Childhood Memories of The Farm At Snider’s Corners by Jessie (Forster) McAdam as told to her son Ray McAdam.
- · Early Trafalgar Twp microfilm records (land records, education)
- · God Is In The Attic by Herbert C. Merry 1979
- · Halton’s online Historical & Newspaper database
- · Halton’s Pages of the Past
- · Halton Sketches by John McDonald
- · Illustrated Historical Atlas of Halton County 1877
- · Indian Treaties and Surrender from 1680-1890 by B. Chamberlin, pub. 1891
- · Morrey’s Business Directory
- · Munn’s Cemetery Records
- · National Archives
- · Oakville and the Sixteen by Hazel C. Mathews
- · Oakville A Small Town by Francis Robin Ahern 1981
- · Oakville Historical Society Collection
- · Old Oakville by David & Suzanne Peacock 1979
- · Ontario Archives
- · Original Trafalgar Twp Bylaw books 1851 and 1852
- · Pioneer Inns & Taverns by Edwin C. Guillet
- · Place Names of Ontario by Florence Ellen Carter 1984
- · Sketches of Oakville A Small Town by Frances Robin Ahern
- · Sketches of Old T.O by Frank Walker
- · Statistical Account of Upper Canada: Compiled with a view to a grand system of emigration. By Robert Gourlay 1778-1863 pub 1822
- · The Governor’s Road by Byers and Margaret McBurney
- · The Medical Profession in Upper Canada 1783-`850 by William Canniff 1830-1910 pub. 1894
- · The Ontario Register 1780- 1870’s