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: The Miller Family; Beatrice Miller (née Irving) with her children Audrey, Lois, and Gladys Miller. They are crouched in front of a 1930s style automobile, which is parked on a farm. There is a decorative border around the photo., IHS2378-15

: The Myles Residence; Photo of a house on De Grassi Point, c. 1908-09, then owned by Major Myles. The house has a distinctive wrap-around verandah and is surrounded by trees. The woman seated on the verandah and the man standing on the lawn are both unidentified., IHS324

: The Myles and Mcmurrich Homes; Photo of the homes of Major R. Myles and George McMurrich on De Grassi Point c. 1905., IHS328

: The Nelson Farm; Four Generations of the Irving Family: Left to right: Irving Nelson (b. 1935), Mrs. Irving Nelson (1871-1967), Dwight Nelson (b. 1902) and Glenn Nelson (b. 1957)., IHS2272

: The Noon Family Of Stroud; Bertha Thorne Noon with Margaret, Bill and Anne sitting at front of small home owned by Ashley Moore and Annie Thorne located at the back of the grain mill at the south end of Stroud (later the lumber yard)., IHS 4356

: The O'Connell Farm; The house and barn, dismantled in November 1996, have been reconstructed as a timber frame home on the 13th Concession of Tecumseth Township (north side), 2 km west of Highway 27, during the winter of 1996. This property was sold in 1990 for possible subdivision development. The house was occupied by Vince O'Halloran until July 1996., IHS3808

: The Old Bethesda School; Front left to right: _______, May Allen, Milton Morton, Mildred Ayerst, Lucile Ayerst, Harvey King, Bessie Cunningham, Alvin Smith Row two left to right: Harold Smith, Dell Robinson, Jim Allen (?), Rena Cousins, Ruth Ross with hair bow Back row left to right: Ethel Hamilton, the teacher, Beulah Ross, Iva King, Ella Ross, _____, _____, Dave Cousins, IHS2647

: The Old Doctor'S Home; Photo of the home known locally as "The Old Doctors' Home" from 1860 to 1920. Housed Dr. Lund, Dr. Reeve, Dr. Alfred Little, Dr. Leader, Dr. Reg Packard, and Dr. Duncan McCallum. The building was situated across the road from the Presbyterian Church in Churchill, a little to the south. Part of the building was the old Hipson home moved from a site further north. It was demolished for highway widening in the 1970s. In the photo the house is white siding with fixed shutters on the windows, two chimneys, and a roof over the front door and two front windows.

: The Orchestra (Walter Beatty and Doug Jebb); The orchestra (Walter Beatty and Doug Jebb).

: The Original Kidd Farm

: The Original Kidd Farm

: The Original Wallace Homestead; Photo of the original Wallace Homestead, a house with stone walls that is mostly obscured by trees in this photo. Robert Wallace and Annie Wallace (née Park) came from Dalhousie and then moved to Innisfil 5th Line in 1832 where they purchased their land for $1.00 per acre. They came from Scotland in 1819. It took them 8 weeks and 3 days to cross the ocean. They met on the ship, were married in Dalhousie, and had five children., IHS1279

: The Otonabee; The Otonabee went through the Trent system at Bell Ewart. NAVIGATION., IHS426

: The Posno Family; Photograph of the Posno family dining outdoors. Pictured are Reverend Posno, Mrs. Posno, Helen, and Betty.

: The Property Of Mr. Orville Carter - Former Home Of Miss Hazel Arnold; The property of Mr. Orville Carter - former home of Miss Hazel Arnold.

: The Rapids, South River; Cookstown Hunt Club located 17 miles east of South River.

: The Rectory; The Rectory - home of Rev. and Mrs. J.A. Howard and family.

: The Reid Farmhouse; The Reid family farmhouse where Amelia Reid (wife of Fred Quantz) lived. It was built in 1927., IHS670

: The Reid-Mccraw Family; Group photo of the Reid-McCraw family of Craigvale, taken indoors in 1967. Pictured in the back row are Mrs. J.W. Reid, Mr. J.W. Reid, and their grandson, Gordon McCraw. Pictured in the front row are: Marion McCraw (née Reid) and her husband Norman McCraw. Another grandson, William, is absent from the photo., IHS2206

: The Road To Killarney Beach; Postcard depicting "The Road to Killarney Beach, Lake Simcoe, Ontario," which is known today as the 4th Line from County Road 16. The photo shows a dirt road fading into the horizon with wooded areas on either side., IHS34

: The Robinson Family; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Robinson (nee Isabella Sproule) and their family. Front: (l to r) Alexander, Arthur Robinson and Mrs. Robinson and Arthur Jr. Sitting: Mary Jane Back: William, Isabella, Margaret, Annie, Robert. Lived at Killyleagh, SH Lot 5, Conc.5 and NH Lot 6, Conc. 3., IHS2430

: The Ross Family; Photograph of the Ross Family standing in front of the family home, with a stacked truck featuring a spare tire on the running board directly behind them. Father Leonard Sr. stands behind his children Stanley, Leonard Jr., Horace, Marcus, and Muriel in front petting a dog.

: The Royal Bank of Canada; Photo of the Royal Bank of Canada in Cookstown. It is a square shaped brick building located on the main street of Cookstown.

: The Sloan Residence; Photo of Edward Sloan's home with the Churchill Post Office adjoining it to the west (left)., IHS518

: The Store And Home Of Mr. And Mrs. Erlene Roberts; The store and home of Mr. and Mrs. Erlene Roberts.

: The Stroud Arena - 1974; The stroud Arena in 1974. The poured cement floor became part of the Stroud Curling Club's ice surface when the new arena complex was built in 1975. It opened January 1976., IHS4319

: The Torrance Family Farmhouse; Photo of the Torrance Family farmhouse, built in 1880. Pictured in the buggy are Archibald Torrance and his wife Elizabeth Torrance (née McCartney.), IHS1259

: The Trotter Home; Home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Trotter on Queen Street in Cookstown.

: The Village Eating House; Photograph of a group of people sitting on the south verandah of the Village Eating House, waiting for the military parade coming north from Toronto. The photo was taken looking West on Conc. 4. The restaurant was owned by H.C. Wilson at the time. Pictured from left to right are: Jim Sloan, Jack Berkinshaw, Mary Sloan, Stella Dane, Dorothy Sloan, Betty, Eleanor, and Olive Harrison. Others unknown., IHS523 and IHS524

: The Walker Home; The exterior of the Home of Mr. W. and Mrs. Sadie Walker on Church Street, Cookstown.

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