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      This letter was discovered under the floorboards during the renovation of a house in Durham, Ontario that had previously been the home of Samuel Edge. According to the donor who found the item, "Samuel Edge was an adamant supporter [of Agnes Macphail]. He was a very wealthy farmer in his …

     

      The parochial reports on pages 30 and 31 are bound tightly. Some of the text is not readable. Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, consisting of more than 200 member congregations and 78,000 baptized members. …

      Waterloo College School, the high school department of the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada, was founded in 1914. It offered pre-theological education leading to senior matriculation. Waterloo College School closed in 1929 as the focus shifted to higher education at Waterloo College, which is now Wilfrid Laurier University.

      -- The congregation was organized as The Evangelical Lutheran United St. Paul's Church of Wellesley on July 28, 1876. In 1957, the name was changed to St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church. -- Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran …

      On the left is Margaret Steen. In the middle is Lowella Laweremce. Voda Murdock.

      The name Ardiel is written on the back of the photo, suggesting that that family may have been associated with the Barn raising.

      (Condition: Good.) Harold O'Grady, Roddy McCrae, Wilfrid Charlton, ?, Gerald O'Gready, Jim McGuire (School Inspector), John Webster, Annie O'Grady, Illa McCrae, Holton Webster, Eleanor O'Grady, Bertha Love, Karl Burns, Madeline Vanderboug (teacher).

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      Mr. Joseph Asam began discussions with the town of Thessalon in 1918 and the terms were finalized in 1920 with the factory being built within the year. The factory was closed in 1934 when demand waned during the Depression. The factory was powered by steam, that was supplied by burning …

      Pictured: Back Row L to R. Wilfred Owens, Stan MacLean, Alex Lobban, Chester MacLean, Emma Bigelow, May McKenzie. Middle Row - Bruce McKenzie, Bert Acheson, Hughie McPhee, Gordon Lobban, Mary Bigelow, Thelma McGrath, Jean McLean. Third Row - Lawson Lundy, Gordon McGrath, John McLean, Don Lobban, Myra McPhee, Mararet Acheson, …

      While the company's official name at this time was "Penmans Limited", there were inconsistencies in the spelling; "Penman", "Penmans" and "Penman's" were all used interchangeably, though "Penmans" was most common. Signs in this photo use both "Penmans" and "Penman's".

      This 1927 advertising display shows the goods of the Penmans and Watson's clothing companies. According to the back of the photo, the display was in London. The signs in the bottom reads: London Show Room Room 19 Ashplant Bldg. Carling St. [illegible] C.B. LAUR [illegible] 2260

      Black and white photograph of Sundridge Public School class. The students are lined along the far row with their teacher, Miss Tennant. The additional students are sitting in a row of desks near the standing group of children.

      Black and white photo of Miss Arnold's South River Public School class, 1927. The class's of young children, the first row sitting, the second kneeling and the last one standing. They're wearing typical school clothes for the time period. The teacher, Miss Arnold, is to the right of the photo. …

      Black and white photograph of a train cars with a large number of logs on each. The smoke stacks of the Standard Chemical Company can be seen in the background. There's a car in the middle picture to the right of the train. In the lower left corner there are …

      This picture was taken at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. George Mowat, 209 Gilbert Street East, on their 50th wedding anniversary. Mary (Cruikshank) Mowat was born at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1855. She died at Whitby on December 30, 1936 and is buried in Mount Lawn Cemetery, Whitby. George …

      Robert McNee was born at Dunbarton, Scotland on May 12, 1890 and came to Whitby about 1918 as a wounded soldier who was stationed at the Military Convalescent Hospital. According to the Oshawa Times from September 19, 1962, Robert McNee was senior clerk at the Ontario Hospital for 35 years …

      Condition: The paper of the copy is good - but the reproduction is not the best quality. Only some of the firefighters are in focus with others hard to see (one in the right bottom corner is not visible at all).

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