About Mary Byers MARGARET McBURNEY and MARY BYERS have been involved in the search for pre-Confederation buildings in Ontario for several years, and were two of the principal authors of Rural Roots: Pre-Confederation Buildings of the York Region of Ontario. Books by Mary Byers Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching by (author) Mary Byers photographs by John Visser Breaking 100 A Celebration of Women's Golf 1894-1994 by (author) Mary Byers Homesteads Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto by (author) Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers