A collection of the first 6 publications of the Simcoe County Historical Society (in Ontario, Canada). The publication dates range from 1908 to 1917 but the subjects discussed date back as far as 1618. (The publishers have not been able to find any subsequent publications in the series and believe this to be the complete set).
The earliest recollections concern the establishment of missions, the relationships with the first peoples of the area and later, the development of the fur trade in the area. Next in date order are the stories of the establishment of a military presence closely followed, even paralleled, by the stories of the settlers. Many of the articles contained in this series of publications are authored by the children of the early pioneers and so are, or at least claim to be, first hand accounts. The result is a mixture of factual and anecdotal accounts including many mentions of the names of other settlers and references to their families and activities.
The last two of the six publications carry a continuing history of Penetanguishene starting with the first recorded visit by Champlain in 1615 and following the areas history and development as a centre of military and naval activities.
422 pages of text plus 20 pages of illustrations and one street map.
