Author: CAFFYN, KIT; ET AL
Title: The Axe and the Wheel - Local History of the Township of West Oxford, Ontario 1790-1974
Description: Ontario, Canada: West Oxford Women's Institute Book Committee, 1974. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated by Hill, Earl; Heeney, Elizabeth. "Presents a true picture of the early beginnings of our West Oxford District, and some record of those pioneers whose courage, determination, and earnest endeavours converted the unbroken forest into the thriving community of today. Our information was gained primarily from interviews with descendants of early settlers, from family records, newspaper clippings, Gazetteers and above all, from our own wealth of material contained in our Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History Books." - Foreword. Unpaginated. 1.6 cm thick. Fold-out maps. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Gift Greetings atop title page otherwise clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. A quality example of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. ; Illustrations; 0 pages.

Keywords: Genealogy