There are a lot of blank spots in the history of this tiny vicinity. One reason for this phenomenon is that Oakland Township has a relatively slow pace as compared to larger centres such as Brantford. Growth is fairly stagnant. Net necessarily because people do not want to live here; but rather because the strict Township by-laws emphasize the preservation of rural agriculture. The future does not anticipate rapid growth or industrialization to this area. Inevitably the residents will live here in much the same fashion as they have been. Things have not and will not change that drastically.

Does this mean that Oakland Township is of no historical significance? Quite the contrary. The past is everywhere; you just have to go out there and acquaint yourself with it. One of the best ways to peruse the past is to meet it face to face. There are so many elderly people who are just brimming with anecdotes and opinions about the way things were. That is what we have tried to accomplish in this project. We thought that if we visited and interviewed various people in the community we would be able to fabricate a very personalized collection of memoirs from Oakland Township.