Concord Post Office Established 1854 MG 45
This year for Archival Awareness Week, the City of Vaughan is featuring the post offices from our past that helped put the villages and communities of Vaughan on the map! #AAW2023
On January 8th, 1854, a post office was established in Concord on Lot 6, Concession 3 (at the present-day intersection of Dufferin and Centre Streets). Until 1871, John Duncan served as the first postmaster, however, the job was not a full-time profession and he also continued farming. John Duncan was followed by the McElroys, and more. Norman Bowes was the longest serving postmaster from 1919-1947. After Mr. Bowes’s tenure, the post office underwent several location and staffing changes before Canada Post officially took it over by 1981.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 45
Concord Post Office Established 1854 MG 45
This year for Archival Awareness Week, the City of Vaughan is featuring the post offices from our past that helped put the villages and communities of Vaughan on the map! #AAW2023
On January 8th, 1854, a post office was established in Concord on Lot 6, Concession 3 (at the present-day intersection of Dufferin and Centre Streets). Until 1871, John Duncan served as the first postmaster, however, the job was not a full-time profession and he also continued farming. John Duncan was followed by the McElroys, and more. Norman Bowes was the longest serving postmaster from 1919-1947. After Mr. Bowes’s tenure, the post office underwent several location and staffing changes before Canada Post officially took it over by 1981.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 45