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      See p.92-93 of Split Rail Country Vol. II for more information

      A two page document dealing with the Orange Hall in Magnetawan. It includes two colour photographs and a history of the Orange Hall in Magnetawan. The first photograph shows a dilapidated Orange Hall. There is only a wooden shell and the building is half covered in snow. The second photograph …

      This home was owned by the Field family and rented to von Koerber. It was a restaurant for awhile and it now the Tourist Information Centre with rooms dedicated to Marie Dressler

      (80ft. long, 45ft. wide, 35ft. high) This magnificent room is the core of Victoria Hall. It had a wooden floor (not on springs as at one time claimed) supported by pine beams bolted together, each about 6 inches wide and about 20 inches deep spanning the width of the hall. …

      Chief Building Inspector, Director of Zoning, Town of Milton. Photograph from "The Canadian Champion"

      Photograph from "The Canadian Champion"

      Minister of Kilbride United Church. Photograph from "The Canadian Champion"

      A digital copy of a laser print.

      A digital copy of a laser print.

      Photograph from "The Canadian Champion"

      Photograph from "The Canadian Champion"

      Photograph from "The Canadian Champion". The family lived on George Street.

      Photograph from "The Canadian Champion"

      Photograph from "The Canadian Champion"

      Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada. In 1924 Waterloo College was established, providing courses in post-secondary education. In 1960 Waterloo College became Waterloo Lutheran University, and in 1973 changed its name to Wilfrid Laurier University.

      Lakelands was originally built in 1878 and was later the residence of William Riddell. He obtained the first B.Sc. to be granted by Victoria College, Cobourg, in 1877, and later became an eminent lawyer. In 1906 he became a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario. Mr. Riddell’s wife was …

      This beautiful Greek Revival Cottage was built around the 1850’s by William H. Floyd.

      This Greek revival cottage shows up on the 1874 town map but its date of construction is still uncertain. It is likely to have been built around the late 1850s, early 1860s since this style was popular at this time.

      This Ontario Gothic cottage was built by John Cullingford (local druggist) in 1856. He also conducted his business from this building.

      This solid square house was built in 1876. It was as a wedding present for Dr. Alfred Reynar, professor of English literature at Victoria College, and his bride, Ida Hayden, from her parents.