The Sunderland & District Historical Society
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Rich Outside of the Sunderland Museum building is a map of the area. Printable Museum Outside Map Sunderland Visitor Guide Directory Description Map Code Food & Beverage Bon Select Bistro 28 Crusty Pizza 25 Milbree-Viking Bakery 20 Roadside Country Diner 24 Sunderland Thai Kitchen 11 Shopping Country Loonies 18 ESSO Convenience Store 37 Flindall’s Freshmart 19 Home … Read more
Travel through more than two centuries of Brock Township history in this richly illustrated presentation. Discover the stories behind its settlers, villages, agriculture, industries, notable residents, and the events that helped shape the township from its earliest days to the present. This presentation is based on a talk by historian Larry Doble as he explores … Read more
Right Whole Sword Right Markings Left Whole Sword Left Markings PDFs Jim Bagshaw did on-line research on the www.vikingsword.com website. Experts in the Ethnographic Arms & Armour forum identified the following characteristics of this sword: It is a classic Dutch style naval boarding or “scheepshouwer” cutlass. It has a clamshell hilt with an open guard. … Read more
William Bagshaw was born on February 13, 1783 in Alstonefield, England. He entered the British Army in 1804, and eleven years later found himself standing in the ranks of the 33rd Regiment of Foot on the field at Waterloo as Napoleon’s last great gamble broke against the allied line. For that service, in 1819, the Crown entitled him to two hundred acres in Upper Canada, a standard form of compensation extended to veterans of the period.
For four generations, the most cherished possession of the Bagshaw family of Brock Township was a small six-barreled pistol, handed down, like the name William itself, from father to son. By family tradition it had ridden at Waterloo in the hand of a British cavalryman, fortunate to come away alive from the great contest against … Read more
Explore artifacts connected to the Bagshaw family, among the first settlers of Brock Township. Housed at the Sunderland Museum, these items provide a window into the region’s early history.
COMMUNITY Sep 09, 2010 by Scott Howard Peterborough This Week Sunderland and District Historical Society president Larry Doble shows off the clock once owned by William Bagshaw, one of the early settlers of old Brock Township. – Scott Howard An artifact from Brock Township’s early days has returned home. The Sunderland and District Historical Society … Read more
Sunderland Museum and Historical Society – 14 Church St N This structure was built in 1972 as the Brock Township Public Library and was opened by Governor General Roland Michener on June 11, 1972. Margaret Doble was the librarian here from 1975 to 1991. Other members of the Library board were Dorothy Sugget, Norma Doble, … Read more
Saint Andrews United Church – 10 Church St N Originally this was the Wesleyan Methodist Church. The congregation was formed about 1852. The Methodists at first had circuit ministers who would ride about the countryside holding services in local homes and barns. About 1873 the Methodists built a white brick church here for their Sunday … Read more
Sunderland Town Hall – 120 River St This town hall was constructed in 1906 on the site of a previous wooden frame town hall dating back to 1871. The architect and supervisor was George E. Turner. It is correctly named the Town of Berkshire Town Hall, Sunderland. It took two years for the hall to … Read more