We gratefully acknowledges the work of the King Women's Institutes that recorded the early history of community events throughout the township. Without their work and foresight, the history of this community would have been lost to time and memory. Please select from the following King Women's Institute branch locations to view their local documents: Kettleby King City King Ridge Laskay Nobleton: Part One, Part Two, Part Three Schomberg Snowball Temperanceville

Album of Oldies Early Settlements of King History of King Township: A Community Shaped by the Land Schomberg and Its School Story of Kettleby

Find a Grave – York Region King Heritage Map (Cemeteries & 19th Century Churches) Pioneer & Active Cemetery Map

Explore King Township through historical,  interactive, and fire insurance maps. Built to Last: Heritage Properties from York County to York Region 1860 Tremaine’s Map of York County 1878 Map York County  1878 McGill County Atlas Digital Map searchable by land owners Fire Insurance Maps King City 1904 King City 1910 Schomberg 1904   Schomberg 1910 King Heritage Map   York Region Interactive Maps

The Life and Times of the One Room Schools in King Township

First World War Soldiers From King Township 1914-1918 Second World War Soldiers from King Township 1939-1945

Earl Campbell's Story Earl Campbell (1895-1971) grew up in King Township and attended S.S. #23 Kinghorn School. In 1916, Lorne Campbell, Earl’s cousin came to King on a recruiting assignment for the 127th Battalion, York Rangers of Aurora and signed up Earl on February 14, 1916. Earl was sent overseas in 1917 but returned to Canada in 1919 after suffering a wound and gas inhalation when his gas mask became entangled in barbed wire. Between 1916 and 1919, Earl sent over 100 pieces of correspondence, including letters, postcards, and photographs to his family in King Township. In his writing, Earl refers to himself as "Yek", his childhood nickname. Through this correspondence, Earl captured the conditions of living in the trenches, the sights and sounds of constant bombings, and sadly news of friends and comrades that were killed or injured. Earl's letters also capture the events that were happening at home in King Township. Read the letters here

Celebrating an Early Black Educator and his Roots in King Township