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      The following comment accompanies the photo in the presentation: “We used to swim in a creek near Whiteside’s farm where there had been a flour mill. An old elm tree had exposed roots to hang on with, while kicking with the feet until finally for a few feet we would …

      A photograph of the midway at the Canadian National Exhibition taken by Dr. George Wesley Hall. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      A photograph of the midway at the Canadian National Exhibition taken by Dr. George Wesley Hall in 1909. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This photograph of the grandstands was taken by Dr. George Wesley Hall at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1909. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Dr. George Wesley Hall took this photograph of the Troop Parade at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1909. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Photograph of tractors taken at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1917. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This photograph of a tractor was taken at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1917. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This photograph was taken by Dr. George Wesley Hall at the Canadian National Exhibition Airshow in the early 1920s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This photograph was taken by Dr. George Wesley Hall at the Canadian National Exhibition in the early 1920s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This photograph was taken by Dr. George Wesley Hall at the Canadian National Exhibition Airshow in the early 1920s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This photograph was taken by Dr. George Wesley Hall at the Canadian National Exhibition Airshow in the early 1920s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This photograph was taken by Dr. George Wesley Hall at the Canadian National Exhibition Airshow in the early 1920s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      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.

      The following comment accompanies the photo in the presentation: “I believe the first moving picture I saw was Charles Chaplin in One A.M. While my parents were shopping in Toronto at Eaton’s, I would sometimes go across Yonge St. to The Red Mill theatre and spend an hour watching motion …

      This is a photograph of Dr. George C.R. Hall, taken in 1916 or 1917, accompanied by two friends. Names were not provided for the friends. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      During the summer months George C.R. Hall worked at his uncle’s 200-acre farm, located four miles away. He rode his bicycle back and forth daily, starting at seven A.M. and finishing by six P.M. or later. “All the grain on a 200-acre farm was pitched by me onto the wagons …

      The following comment accompanies the photo in the presentation: “This job took up much of my time for the next several weeks. Threshing would require two or three days, and this was done by the threshing gang, who operated a steam engine and used wood which had to be prepared …

      "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 …