Vrooman Archives - The Sunderland & District Historical Society https://sunderlandmuseum.ca/tag/vrooman/ Home of The Sunderland Museum Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:35:03 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://sunderlandmuseum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/cropped-SDHS-icon-32x32.png Vrooman Archives - The Sunderland & District Historical Society https://sunderlandmuseum.ca/tag/vrooman/ 32 32 The History of Brock Township https://sunderlandmuseum.ca/featured/the-history-of-brock-township/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:28:50 +0000 https://sunderlandmuseum.ca/?p=1296 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

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This presentation is based on a talk by historian Larry Doble as he explores the origins and early settlement of Brock Township in this presentation to the Durham Region Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society.

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]]> Brock Citizen Articles https://sunderlandmuseum.ca/pdf/brock-citizen-articles/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:24:37 +0000 https://sunderlandmuseum.ca/?p=357 Here is a collection of articles from the Brock Citizen newspaper 2010 to 2018. December 30, 2010 Original fire hall evolved from creamery January 06, 2011 Sunderland’s Town Hall March 02, 2011 Brock House’s storied history September 09, 2011 The Bagshaw clock November 13, 2014 War of 1812 veteran honoured March 23, 2018 How our ... Read more

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]]> Here is a collection of articles from the Brock Citizen newspaper 2010 to 2018.

  1. December 30, 2010 Original fire hall evolved from creamery
  2. January 06, 2011 Sunderland’s Town Hall
  3. March 02, 2011 Brock House’s storied history
  4. September 09, 2011 The Bagshaw clock
  5. November 13, 2014 War of 1812 veteran honoured
  6. March 23, 2018 How our ancestors ended up where they did
  7. March 30, 2018 Whiskey & the railroad change close knit towns in Brock
  8. May 04, 2018 The day Sunderland went up in smoke
  9. May 30, 2018 Brock’s Palatine families
  10. September 29,2018 Sunderland’s Museum, a treasure trove
  11. October 16, 2018 The day the Vrooman family helped save Canada
  12. October 29, 2018 Sunderland group pay tribute to veterans

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