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      Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com Frederick Jewell Hennessey1,2,3,4 M, #35691, b. 5 December 1913, d. 1988 Father*: Harry Clayton Hennessey2 b. 31 Jul 1887, d. 25 Jun 1917 Mother*: Gladys Florence Steinberg2 b. 1886, d. 1919 Birth*: 5 December 1913; Conc 6 Lot 7, Brighton Twp., …

      Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com Harry Morton Reddom1,2,3,4 M, #60297, b. 21 April 1889, d. 11 April 1980 Father*: William James Reddom2 b. 4 Dec 1855, d. 31 Mar 1938 Mother*: Edela Jane Towne2 b. 13 Oct 1861, d. 1949 Birth*: 21 April 1889; Brighton Twp., …

      Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com Corey Selby Valleau1,2 M, #1369, b. 10 March 1876, d. 1972 Father*: Manly Valleau b. 16 Oct 1850, d. 18 Nov 1926 Mother*: Nancy Jane Arthur b. 12 Aug 1852, d. 10 Jun 1924 Birth*: 10 March 1876; Brighton Twp., Northumberland …

      Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com Edward Poole1 M, #60226, b. 5 October 1872 Father*: Albert Poole1 b. 18 May 1852 Mother*: Elizabeth Mary Lindon1 b. 4 Jun 1846, d. 21 Jul 1913 Birth*: 5 October 1872; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 1873 & location …

      Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com Gerald Raymond Peister1,2,3,4,5 M, #44253, b. 17 May 1902, d. 24 February 1976 Father*: Robert Henry Peister2 b. 28 Sep 1856, d. 1946 Mother*: Frances "Emma" Sweetman2 b. 9 Apr 1865, d. 1952 Birth*: 17 May 1902; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., …

      An assessment roll is a public record of taxable property. The headings for each column on a page is listed under full text.

      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.

      High School Graduation Diploma from Lansdowne Continuation School, 1936

      The program is damaged. In 1935 Waterloo College hosted the first Invitation Games, an annual track and field meet for Central Western Ontario high schools. The Games featured events for male and female athletes. The Waterloo College Invitation Games were suspended from 1941-1945, and resumed in 1946. Wilfrid Laurier University …

      Many Waterloo businesses advertised in the program.

 Matthews, The Honourable R.C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 8 Oct 1936, 16-30     An expression of appreciation to the press for their coverage of the Canadian Cricket Team's games in England. Some figures that indicate to what extent cricket is played in Ontario. Some history of cricket in Canada. The speaker's determination to take a Canadian cricket team to England and the story …

 Owl, Grey, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 12 Nov 1936, 90-102     Anecdotes and reminiscences of the speaker's experiences of travel and survival in the wilderness, and of hunger. The destruction of that great heritage of ours that lies to the north. The north country as the greatest asset that Canadians have. Potential for tourism in the north. Three-quarters of Canada in …

 Morley, Reverend Frank S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 15 Oct 1936, 31-43     The philosophy of Canada's position in the Empire and in the League of Nations. Some comments on the issue as to whether nations can have a philosophy. The personality of the group, different from the personality of the individual. Something of Canada's development within the Empire, to add to an …

 Martin, Honourable W.G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 30 Apr 1936, 396-415     Canada's expeditions into the far north. Some of the key personnel of these expeditions and what they saw and accomplished in the north. A detailed description of the expedition of the Eastern Arctic Patrol. Travel of the "Nascopie." Equipment on board and its purpose. Some anecdotes of historical expeditions, of …

 DeWitt, Norman Wentworth, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 3 Dec 1936, 124-137     The place of Canada in world history, both past and present. Two novel principles: that history, and more particularly world history, is the evolution of the unintended; that government is the administration of the unforeseen. Some illustrative examples. Ways in which we all contribute to the depression, to the economic …

 Ketchen, Reverend Beverley, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 10 Dec 1936, 138-149     Looking at the romance and the responsibility of Canadian citizenship, or from another viewpoint, Imperial citizenship. Thinking of Canada as a priceless heritage. A few words about the pioneers of Canada. The inheritance of great traditions when we are honour bound to cherish and preserve. The phrase "Be British" and …

 Rose, William Ganson, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 23 Apr 1936, 381-395     The "Great" Lakes because they constitute the largest body of fresh water in the world. The true greatness of the Lakes perhaps lying in the influence they have had in furthering the industrial and commercial development of the Dominion of Canada and the United States. Some facts and figures concerning …

 Pidgeon, Reverend George C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 9 Apr 1936, 350-364     Some verse from Kipling to begin. The speaker's background and early associations with the work of Kipling. The speaker's desire to bring home some of the things that appeal to the plain man, the ordinary reader of Kipling who isn't able to go back of the poems to study up …

 Stevens, Captain Albert W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 27 Feb 1936, 265-276     Failures and successes of the attempts by the co-operative venture of the National Geographic Society and the United States Army to put into the air two great stratosphere balloons, by far the largest ever constructed. Advantages to be gained with such very large balloons. Details of the successful launch of …