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      Dr. George C.R. Hall had an interest in automobiles throughout his life. When he was 15 years old he rebuilt his dad’s old car using a box as a seat. A driver’s license was not necessary, and the car only traveled a few miles-- usually to a swimming hole at …

      The plane landed north of Little Britain. Notice the hockey rink.

      Video shows the flood of Little Britain and surrounding area in March 1917. The white building shown early in the video is the Blacksmith's shop which flooded quite regularly each spring. The boy in the video is riding the ice. The ice jam under the bridge was freed by using …

      Little Britain Public School SS No. 8 which was built in 1913 and opened in 1914. It was destroyed by fire in 1928. It was located beside the current Baptist Community Church on Eldon Road, north of the four corners.

      This open air rink was located at the site of the current Little Britain arena.

      Location was at the current site of the Little Britain Arena.

      Located beside current day Little Britain Community Baptist Church on Eldon Road. The school was re-built after the fire in 1928. Today the school is an apartment complex.

      This video shows George C.R. Hall playing baseball in the early 1920's. He is the player that is up to bat. A copy of this video was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Dr. George Wesley Hall had a passion for the airplane.

      Dr. George Wesley Hall’s passion for the airplane led him to fly as a passenger in Bishop Barker’s float plane. Picture taken in the early 1920s.

      Picture of Dr. George Wesley Hall, as a passenger in Bishop Barker’s float plane in the 1920s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Photography was also a hobby of Dr. George Wesley Hall. Today there are 1000s of pictures from the Dr. George Wesley era. Many of these pictures are on glass slides. The fact that he had x-ray equipment helped in developing the pictures.

      Dr. and Mrs. George Wesley Hall enjoyed travelling. They travelled extensively to Europe in 1927, and throughout Canada and the U.S.

      Photograph pictures Dr. George Wesley Hall preparing for a road trip. Others in photograph are not identified. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Photograph of Eldon Road taken in in the 1920s. Horse and buggy driving down the road. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Mrs. G.W. Hall knew that the vote for women could not be won by isolated individuals. She pulled supporters together through various societies such as the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

      Dr. George Wesley Hall belonged to many organizations that bettered his community. He was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge, which raised money for social causes. Dr. George Wesley Hall contributed to the recreation facilities of his community by purchasing shares in the Oakwood Co-Op Rink Company in 1923.

      The Little Britain Community Company was a trust, with the money used to better the community. Dr. George Wesley Hall quietly bettered Little Britain by donating land for a park and with the establishment of a nursing home.

      Dr. George Wesley Hall’s medical practice was state of the art, and had radium and x-Ray before any other rural area in this county.

      Dr. George Wesley Hall was dedicated to his patients. He once worked all day knowing he had appendicitis, and only at the end of the day did he tell his son, Dr. George C.R. Hall that his appendix had ruptured.