Good Day Laurie, thank you for your very nice comments about my videos. Very interesting story about your family and the connections. What is even more co-incidental was that I grew up with the Thorpes of Maple Avenue and later in my early career lived at 765 Maple Ave, across from Tregunno’s. I think your house might have been next door or close by. I see too from Don Thorpe that you know him as well. He and I are on Heritage Burlington committees and the Aldershot Community Honour Roll steering committee. Small world Eh! One other thing. Would you be willing to share any old photos from the Almas or Barber Family of early Burlington. I would love to digitally scan any you might have and give you a digital copy. I have done this with many old family photos here in town. It is howI grow my history pix collection which I share with the local archives. You can contact me at historypix@cogeco.ca Thanks David Craig

@@burlingtonhistoryminutes1330 Thanks for this message! I will indeed see what I can find that may be of interest. We lied at 759 Maple Ave - part of the old Stephenson farm that my great-grandfather James Almas purchased in the early 1900s. He owned from Graham's Lane in (From Brant Street) from the RR tracks out to Maple Avenue. Every child (and there were several) received land or an allottment when they married. Don Thorpe and I often walked to school together. Mom went to school with his Dad at the top of Maple Ave. - one room SS# (I forget) with other Thorpes, Lindleys, Almas and others.

Thanks very much for your kind comments. I will start again at the end of the summer. There is more history photos I have done along Plains Road at various intersections, and a commemorative sign in Spencer Smith Park for the Brant Inn.

Thanks for nice comments, yes I remember the "The Wrong Side" Not much but do remember going there. I wish I had taken more photos back then. But film was expensive