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Books, Maps & Other Resources Northumberland County, Ontario Genealogy & History More Canadian Resources | More Ontario Resources More Northumberland County Resources BOOK - Rolling Hills of Northumberland, A County History By: Orland French (Editor) 
Northumberland County, a swatch of rolling land sprawled along the north shore of Lake Ontario, was home to some of the earliest settlers in Upper Canada. Loyalists fleeing persecution after the American Revolution and homesteaders attracted by the offer of free land poured into the new county in the early part of the 19th century.Settlers moved into lakefront lands of Murray, Cramahe, Haldimand, Hamilton and Hope townships. The Irish, the English and the Scots came later, moving inland along the Trent River and over the hills to Rice Lake and beyond. Immigration from Europe after the Second World War swelled the numbers of people from non-British backgrounds. Today refugees from troubled countries around the world continue to arrive. So, too, do the social "refugees" from the big cities who seek a more tranquil life in the smaller towns and rural communities of Northumberland. In text and pictures Rolling Hills captures the stories of railway-building, Great Lakes shipping, Prohibition smuggling, the evolution of education, visits by royalty and the stars of screen and stage who originated from Northumberland. It also contains mini-histories of the county's component municipalities: Alderville First Nations Territory, Brighton, Campbellford/Seymour, Cobourg, Colborne, Hastings, Port Hope and the townships of Alnwick, Brighton, Cramahe, Hamilton, Haldimand, Hope and Percy. Samples of photos contained in this book:
8.5 X 11 (landscape layout) Binding: Hardback, With Dust Jacket Numerous b/w photographs ISBN: 0-9686830-0-2
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