History of the stone house, 329 College Avenue East, Guelph, Ont. / by Cameron Grant. 2006.

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History of the stone house, 329 College Avenue East, Guelph, Ont. / by Cameron Grant. 2006.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/629721525

Article also includes genealogy of the Hamilton and Grant families. Also includes subsequent article in "At Guelph", Jan. 20, 2008, about the house, inside tour, and interview with Cameron Grant, great-great-grandson of William and Ellen Hamilton.

4 leaves : ill. (some col.), 1 computer disc.

University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library

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