Bowmanville: A Small Town at the Edge

Barbara B. Aitken is a public services librarian in the Douglas Library
at Queen’s University, a board certified genealogical record specialist, and a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists.

Bowmanville is a small town on the eastern edge of the greater Toronto
region; in 1993 it became part of the new Municipality of Clarington.
This beautifully produced and well-researched local history by William
Humber, who moved to Bowmanville in 1974, conveys the author’s love
for a town noted for its rich community life. The text, which is
supported by a generous selection of photographs, incorporates wonderful
anecdotes and articles taken from the Canadian Statesman,
Bowmanville’s weekly newspaper from 1855 to 1900.

Humber’s warm and engaging narrative is reminiscent of Garrison
Keillor’s stories of Wobegon. A bibliography and index are included.
The book is recommended for Canadian collections in public and academic
libraries.