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      "Whether its insides and churning parts were ever washed I do not know, but we licked every part clean and ate huge amounts during the evening (a modern ice cream brick would just be a few spoonfuls in comparison). About 5 A.M. we would be up to watch the steer …

      Dr. George Wesley Hall had been practising medicine at this home since 1896.

      This photo shows George C.R. Hall as an infant. He was born September 5, 1901 at his parents' King Street South (renamed Eldon Road) home in Little Britain. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This photo shows George C.R. Hall as an infant. He was born September 5, 1901 at his parents' King Street South (renamed Eldon Road) home in Little Britain. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This photo shows George C.R. Hall as an infant. He was born September 5, 1901 at his parents' King Street South (renamed Eldon Road) home in Little Britain. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      George C.R. Hall had older sister Edith, born in 1900, and who later died at the age of 8 years.

      George C.R. Hall's older sister Edith was born in 1900, and later died at the age of 8 yrs.

      Photo of siblings George and Edith Hall taken in the early 1900s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Dr. George C.R. Hall and his sister Edith are shovelling snow in the early 1900s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      A photo of George C.R. Hall taken in the early 1900s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      A photo of Dr. George C.R. Hall taken in the early 1900s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This photograph of Dr. George C.R. Hall was taken in the early 1900s. A digital copy of this photograph was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      “I do not remember when I started school, possibly 1908, but I remember what I wore, a green velvet suit with knee-length pants, and after eating leeks from a nearby farm was sent home because of the bad breath.“ George C.R. Hall's words.

      "Finally a new school of two rooms was built around 1913. By then I was in the senior room and we had washrooms in the basement." George C.R. Hall's words.

      “Our teacher was a renowned character throughout the area, very strict but fair. Ink spots on the floor or desk were not left for the janitor. The unlucky one who did the mischief cleaned it up and kept at it until Mr. Charles was satisfied. Carving initials on furniture was …

      Around 1908, George C.R. Hall, his parents, aunts, and uncles took a boat trip to Quebec City. “When we arrived at Kingston, on our way to Quebec, our party nearly decided to return home. An article in the morning [edition of] ‘Mail and Empire’ mentioned much of Little Britain had …

      The following comment accompanies the photo in the presentation: ”When a vote was taken, it was decided the fire was over and nothing more could be done, so on with the trip. What stands out most in my memory were the Plains of Abraham, where Wolfe and Montcalm fought. Returning …

      The following comment accompanies the photo in the presentation: “Once in a while during the summer holidays, a group of my friends would make homemade ice cream out of real cream and crank the apparatus until it was so thick we could turn it no more.“ George C.R. Hall.

      “I was 13 years old when WWI started, and I still recall the newspaper headlines, ‘Kaiser calls the agreement a scrap of paper,’ and I also recall Major General Sir Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia and a member for this riding, calling at our home and when the voting came …

      George C.R. Hall was an avid junior league baseball player, hockey player, and he played the pump organ. George C.R. Hall enjoyed riding his bicycle to Lindsay 2 or 3 times during the summer.