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      Dr. George Wesley Hall raised concern with the Minister of War regarding inadequate medical care to the Canadian soldiers during World War I. This letter is a reply from the Minister dated 1915.

      ”When I was 13 years old, General Sir Sam Hughes came to our house, and I recalled his car. It was the first car I saw that had electric lights. The lights went off when the engine was turned off. Previously we used oil, then carbide with a mixture of …

      “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 …

      1915 George C.R. Hall passed the Junior High School Entrance exam. “I remember only a few details of my years at Lindsay Collegiate Institute. Outstanding are not important, but Monday after having been home and if returning by train, a Late By Train slip signed T.A.K. gave credit for full …

      This is a copy of Dr. George C.R. Hall's Junior High School Geography entrance exam from 1915. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This is a copy of Dr. George C.R. Hall's Junior High School Entrance Exam for Writing in 1915. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This photo was taken in 1915 at the Lindsay Collegiate Institute. Dr. George C.R. Hall is sitting in class. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Photo of Lindsay's Central School misidentified in presentation as Lindsay Collegiate Institute. Lindsay's Central School was built on the corner of Kent Street West and Albert Street in 1910 as a school for all grades. It became Central Senior Public School in 1955 and has since offered only grades seven …

      Sign says speed limit is 15 MLS.

      Deep snow in Little Britain in 1915. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Deep snow in Little Britain in 1915. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Heavy snow almost covering a tree in Little Britain in 1915. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Tunnelling into a snowbank in Little Britain in 1915. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Deep snow by barns in Little Britain in 1915. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Snowdrift on veranda of house in 1915. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Owned by Charles S.Neff, Milwaukee, 1915-1916; pulp wood carrier; 309 x 44 x 12; gunwale built; molded bow; load carried on deck; steam windlass; steam towing machine, ballast pump; light draft; winter quarters in Detroit in May, 1916, according to an advertisement for sale of barge in the Marine Review. …

      OLD SLOOP WILL BE SUNK IN ONTARIO ____ Has Long Rested in Water at Ship House Point ____ At Sackets Over 50 Years ____ Hulk Has been in the Harbor for Many Years - She Will be Towed Out to Deep Water and Sunk. ____ The old sloop that has …

     

      Photograph of Canada Steamship Lines steamboat EMPEROR upbound at 1915. Note the grey cabins.

 Milwaukee Journal, 4 Feb 1915     Goodrich Steamer Is At Bottom Of The Lake Iowa Is Lost Near Chicago; Crew Rescued Boat Caught In Ice Off The Harbor Entrance And Is Wrecked Captain And Crew Were Milwaukeeans There Was But One Passenger--All Walked Over Ice To Breakwater. Boat Was Insured- Had Ill Luck ...