Trafalgar Township Historical Society
"Documenting, celebrating and preserving the agricultural heritage of North Oakville"

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  • March 23rd 2012 - TTHS Board Meeting
    Our upcoming board meetings are at the schoolhouse at 3pm on Friday March 23 & Tuesday Tuesday April 17th. Please let us know if you are interested in attending. Everyone is welcome to attend and participate in discussion. michelle@tths.ca

  • March 23rd 2012 - Schoolhouse Archives
    You are welcome to visit our archives on Friday March 23rd between 1:30-3:30. We are always adding family histories, journals, relevant school texts (elementary), photographs and postcards. Items can be scanned and returned. Most recently we have added the King Family by Rory McAlpine with photos and documents to our archives.

  • April 17th 2012 - TTHS Board Meeting
    Our upcoming board meetings are at the schoolhouse at 3pm on Friday March 23 & Tuesday Tuesday April 17th. Please let us know if you are interested in attending. Everyone is welcome to attend and participate in discussion. michelle@tths.ca

  • April 24th 2012 - Schoolhouse in Action: Breathing Life into your Historic Educational Buildings
    Guest Speaker: Alison Little from the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation, Ontario Heritage Trust. www.enochturnerschoolhouse.ca
    Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 7pm at the Schoolhouse, 2431 Dundas Street West

  • May 5th 2012 - Loyal She Remains: Three Short Plays About Our Past
    The Plays are: "Dr. Buck's Lecture", scenes from "Brock Wants You!" & "Rebel Talk". Tickets $25
    Saturday, May 5th 2012, 8pm at the Schoolhouse, 2431 Dundas Street West

  • May 18th 2012 - Schoolhouse Archives
    You are welcome to visit our archives on Friday May 18th between 1:30-3:30. We are always adding family histories, journals, relevant school texts (elementary), photographs and postcards. Items can be scanned and returned. Most recently we have added the King Family by Rory McAlpine with photos and documents to our archives.

Ongoing Events
  • The Oakville Public Library in conjunction with the Trafalgar Township Historical Society holds periodic scanning days. The scanning project has so far recorded more than 1,000 family and historic photos from Trafalgar Township that will become part of a National online archive of historic photos. To find when the next one is being held, check back with this site.

    Scanning Instructions

    Naming your images: The library uses a particular file naming convention so before you begin your scanning work, please contact TTHS who will provide more information about assigning the correct names to each image.

    Scanning your photos: In an effort to create archival quality versions of original images, it is necessary to use the following settings when scanning photographs on any scanner:
    1. 600 dpi resolution
    2. Photograph setting (as opposed to text, etc.)
    3. Full colour (While many photographs being scanned are in black and white, full colour allows us to be true to the original's colouring and nuances.
    4. Save image as a TIFF with no compression


    Sending images to the library: Due to the size of these images, it is best to save them onto DVD-RW, but CD-RW are a consideration depending on the age and availability of the equipment with which you are working. They can then be mailed to TTHS c/o 97 Roxton Rd Oakville On L6H 6V3. Do not attempt to email these files, as their large size will cause significant difficulties with your computer and/or your e-mail provider.

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