#ArchivesAtoZ : L is for letter, this one from January 25, 1858. Sent from the UK, it makes sure to specify that Canada West is in North America.
The letter was sent to Sandhill post office, which operated from 1841 to 1914, via Library and Archives Canada: …erche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Recor… #Caledon

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#ArchivesAtoZ : K is for Dr. Kellogg's Battle Creek Sanitarium, whose patients included a Peel man. They endorse weight loss through eating gluten: archive.org/details/keep-w…

#ArchivesAtoZ : J is for Jerry Lewis Cinema.
This forgotten blip of a chain was located on Dundas Street in #Mississauga , in what's now Arena Plaza. We featured it in a 2018 article in The Mississauga News: mississauga.com/news/what-was-…?

#ArchivesAtoZ : I is for International Plowing Match, an annual event in Ontario.
Peel hosted twice (1924, 1963), and was part of the hosting for 2023 International Plowing Match & Rural Expo.
Here's a video showing photos from our collection of the 1924 event at #Brampton : youtube.com/watch?v=jGwL1U…

On this #VimyRidgeDay , we share the story of three brothers from the Malton area, two of whom that fought at or in the nearby leadup to Vimy Ridge: peelarchivesblog.com/2021/11/09/red… #Mississauga

It's #911AwarenessWeek , do you remember this sticker?
Peel has shared non-emergency numbers in the thread quote retweeted below.

#ArchivesAtoZ : H is for haystacks and hens.
Bolton-area Robertson Matthews photographing daily life, at a time when the camera was costly and technically prohibitive. Treasured for their look into the ordinary, these glass negatives are treasures in our collection.

The credit line for many images shared by our PAMA team includes the word 'fonds'.

If you've ever been curious as to what this means, take a look below for a better definition.

#museumfun #ArchivesAtoZ

#ArchivesAtoZ : G is for government records.

RPA maintains the enduring documentary legacy of Peel, Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon's municipal governments.

Learn five reasons to love government records: peelarchivesblog.com/2020/04/06/why…

#ArchivesAtoZ : F is for fonds, files, and finding aids.

At a library, each book is listed separately. At an archive, we use terms like fonds and files to show how records relate to each other. Here's how to read a finding aid: peelarchivesblog.com/2016/02/29/how…

#ArchivesAtoZ : E is for E. P. Chester Ltd., a Lakeview and later Cooksville company. While they were an importer, they also ran The Band Wagon (pictured) and Kids World, two store chains.
This photo is by the late Streetsville photographer Al Betts.
#Mississauga

Look at the little dog in the window.

It's a perfect way to gear up for PAMA's upcoming exhibition 'Oh My Dog!'

pama.peelregion.ca/exhibitions/up…

#ArchivesAtoZ : D is for dog, this little one owned by Erindale, #Mississauga 's Hilda Kirton.
A violinist and music educator, Kirton's papers and photos are accessible in our collection.

#ArchivesAtoZ : C is for Caledon.
While the current municipality is fifty this year, it's named for one of its predecessor townships.
New on Internet Archive Canada, 20th century property boundary books for Caledon Township: archive.org/details/region…

#ArchivesAtoZ : B is for Brampton, celebrating fifty years of being a city this year.
Back in 2003, it celebrated 150 years since founding as a village.
New today on our YouTube, Brampton's Sesquicentennial Parade, courtesy of Rogers: youtu.be/2LiGYjn4tJg
#BramptonChapter50

We remember Michael Avis, Chair of the Brampton Historical Society, instrumental in establishing the Historic Bovaird House, and Brampton Citizen of the Year, Senior in 2019.
More on Mr. Avis: facebook.com/photo/?fbid=98…

#ArchivesAtoZ : A is for Ad-Venture Sight and Sound, a #Mississauga marketing and video production firm.
A selection of their documentaries, SPAR industrial films, and other productions and raw footage are now in our collection.

It was the first anniversary of Bramalea City Centre, March 28 to 30, 1974. Spider-Man swung by for a visit.
#BramptonChapter50

The Province installed this sign on Hurontario Street, at #Brampton 's northern border, #OnThisDay 1974. The Daily Times remarked that ' #Mississauga 's growth rate breathtaking.'
#Brampton Chapter50 #Mississauga 50