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PID: ourstories:2648976
Title: Alcona Beach Club Parade - August 1958
Date: 1958
Subjects: children--event--outdoor--summer--summer--vehicle
Description: Photo taken in August 1958 of the Alcona Beach Parade. A 1950s model car is visible in the background with two children

PID: ourstories:2649126
Title: Robert and Heather Cheesman with Chickens
Date: c. 1947
Subjects: animal--bucket--summer--summer--tourism--siblings
Description: Photo of Robert James and Heather Gail, children of Albert and Betty Cheesman, feeding chickens behind Meadowbrook,

PID: ourstories:3276
Title: Home of Mrs. R.W. Glass
Date
Subjects: summer--architecture--building--outdoor
Description: Colour photo of the exterior of the home of Mrs. R.W. Glass. The house is small and has light coloured siding, one large,

PID: ourstories:31441
Title: Barclay Family Outside
Date
Subjects: group--family--outdoor--siblings--child--summer
Description: Photo of some of the members of the Barclay family gathered around their mother Maria Louisa Barclay, seated in the

PID: islandora:3506
Title: Jean Warrington - The Cottage
Date: 2013-02-11
Subjects: oral history--vacation--summer--swimming--leisure--construction--building--interview
Description: Jean Warrington discusses her childhood visits to her grandmother's cottage, which had been built by her grandfather

PID: ourstories:31296
Title: Lake Simcoe from Innisfil Beach Park
Date: 1980
Subjects: summer--recreation--Lake Simcoe--beach
Description: Photograph from the beach at Innisfil Beach Park in the 1980s just inside the entrance gates. Today (2015) this area is

PID: ourstories:2955
Title: Mr. and Mrs. Jim Currie's shop and home
Date
Subjects: summer--architecture--business--local--store
Description: Photo of the exterior of Mr. and Mrs. Jim and Martha Currie's home and barber shop. The building was previously home to,

PID: ourstories:31166
Title: Jim Roberts - Life on the Water
Date: 2014-09-04
Subjects: water--recreation--summer--winter--boat--cottage--beach
Description: Jim Roberts describes his fondest memories of living so close to Lake Simcoe in his home on De Grassi Point.

PID: ourstories:4593
Title: Canoe Trip
Date: 1900
Subjects: water--boat--recreation--leisure--summer--activity
Description: Photograph taken by Lydia Beatty of an unknown couple in a canoe on the shore of Lake Simcoe. The man is dressed in a, IHS3362

PID: ourstories:31439
Title: Barclay Family Photo
Date
Subjects: group--family--outdoor--siblings--child--summer
Description: Photo of the Barclay family gathered beside the stone Barclay farmhouse and seated on the ground. Pictured from left to

PID: ourstories:2648024
Title: Glenwood and Leonard's Beaches, Lake Simcoe
Date
Subjects: bathing suit--Leonard's Beach--park--people--summer--water--sand
Description: Postcard photo of the summer crowds at Glenwood and Leonard's Beaches on Lake Simcoe. A number of men, women, and, IHS 4367

PID: ourstories:5016
Title: Innisfil Park, Cedar Harbour
Date: 1935
Subjects: beach--child--summer--rocks--shoreline--swimming
Description: Postcard of two young boys playing on some rocks along the shore of Lake Simcoe in Innisfil Park, Cedar Harbour. A, IHS3791

PID: ourstories:31164
Title: Jim Roberts - Boating on Lake Simcoe
Date: 2014-09-04
Subjects: cottage--recreation--water--summer
Description: Jim Roberts, a long time resident of De Grassi Point, talks about his fondest memories of boating on Lake Simcoe.

PID: ourstories:21363
Title: Shirlie Toro-Fralick - Living in Innisfil
Date: 2013-11-27
Subjects: children--summer--water--ice--building--house--dog--holiday
Description: Shirlie Toro-Fralick talks about her life in Innisfil, which she originally came to in 1951 as a bride of Charles

PID: ourstories:2052
Title: The Village Eating House
Date: 1916
Subjects: clothing--parasol--special occasion--summer--bicycle--entertainment--leisure
Description: Photograph of a group of people sitting on the south verandah of the Village Eating House, waiting for the military, IHS523 and IHS524

PID: ourstories:5447
Title: Vacation Bible School Picnic, 1971
Date: 1971
Subjects: group--summer--outdoor--recreation
Description: Photo taken of a group of children during a Vacation Bible School Picnic in 1971 at Centennial Park. The children are, IHS3383

PID: ourstories:4159
Title: Miss Bertha Sutherland
Date
Subjects: clothing--woman--summer--career--professional
Description: Photo of Miss Bertha Sutherland in full nursing uniform with cap, standing outdoors in front of a fence. She graduated,

PID: ourstories:1689
Title: Horse-drawn Binder Cutting Wheat
Date: 1916
Subjects: summer--horse--field--harvest--farm--labour--agriculture
Description: Edward Guest riding a horse-drawn binder, cutting wheat., IHS1033

PID: ourstories:4806
Title: Picnic at Simcoe Beach
Date: 1920
Subjects: summer--leisure--activity--recreation--food--group
Description: Photo of a picnic at Simcoe Beach near the 7th Line Creek. Pictured from left to right: Susan Westwood, Robert Moore,, IHS3674

PID: ourstories:4886
Title: Rowing on Lake Simcoe
Date
Subjects: summer--water--recreation--leisure--fashion--hat--paddle
Description: Ethel Wisker and Robert Stewart in a row boat near the shore, on Lake Simcoe. Robert is paddling in a white long-sleeved, IHS3625

PID: ourstories:4763
Title: Lake Scene in Belle Ewart
Date: 1926
Subjects: summer--people--dress--hairstyle--water--nature
Description: Photo of a couple relaxing on a tree trunk overhanging Lake Simcoe at Belle Ewart. The woman is wearing a long dress and, IHS3632

PID: ourstories:31299
Title: Driving the Cedar Tunnel on the 7th Line
Date: 1980
Subjects: summer--roads--vehicles--trees--outdoor
Description: Photograph taken from a vehicle while driving well-known Innisfil road. It is the 7th line just west of Highway 11

PID: islandora:470
Title: Ross Wallace and Jean Warrington - Bon Secours Beach and the Water of Lake Simcoe
Date: 2015-04-20
Subjects: family--location--oral history--interview--summer
Description: Longtime residents of Innisfil Jean Warrington and Ross Wallace discuss the background behind the name "Bon Secours

PID: ourstories:2294
Title: Roy Goodfellow
Date: 1910
Subjects: summer--dog--recreation--children--outdoor
Description: Photograph of Roy Goodfellow accompanying Isabel, Charlie, and Rosanna Lucas in the wagon., IHS857

PID: ourstories:2648029
Title: Leonard's Beach Lake Simcoe
Date
Subjects: Lake Simcoe--Leonard's Beach--Glenwood Beach--park--summer--people--water
Description: Postcard of several children on Leonard's Beach learning about boating. There is a row of canoes on the sand and two, IHS 4372

PID: ourstories:4858
Title: Forster Girls Canoeing
Date: 1916
Subjects: summer--recreation--leisure--boat--activity--water
Description: Photo of three young Forster girls in a long canoe on the shore of Lake Simcoe. Sitting on the bow is Madeline Forster, IHS3649

PID: ourstories:2648027
Title: Killarney Beach Lake Simcoe
Date
Subjects: sailboat--Killarney Beach--water--shoreline--summer--nature
Description: Image collage of photos of the shoreline and trees around Killarney Beach, Lake Simcoe. Date unknown., IHS 4368

PID: ourstories:31177
Title: Wayne Murray and Friend in Cook's Bay
Date: 1956
Subjects: weather--swimming--Recreation--Lake Simcoe--cottage--bathing--summer--sun
Description: Wayne Murray, aged 15, son of Tom and Dorothy Murray and a friend, Patricia Bretney (age 14) stand in Cook's Bay, Lake

PID: ourstories:31223
Title: Sweeping Needles off Lakelands Avenue Cottage
Date: 1975
Subjects: architecture--cottage--trees--outdoor--summer
Description: Tom Murray sweeping pine needles off of a brown cottage with white trim and tan awning, known as the Lakelands Avenue

PID: ourstories:3886
Title: Cookstown Central Students
Date: 1992
Subjects: summer--outdoor--special occasion--group
Description: Photo taken in 1992 of Cookstown Central students gathered to watch the planting of commemorative tree for Canada's,

PID: ourstories:31183
Title: Tom and Dorothy Murray on the Lawn
Date: 1956
Subjects: sun--cottage--people--Lake Simcoe--summer
Description: Black and white photo of three people seated out doors on a lawn. All are seated in Muskoka style chairs. In the

PID: ourstories:1516
Title: Leonard's Beach
Date: 1959
Subjects: automobiles--store--motorcycle--beach--summer
Description: Photo dated 1959. Sidewalk in the foreground covers a drainage ditch that opened into the lake. Texaco sign.

PID: ourstories:1940
Title: Sunday School Picnic at Lakelands
Date: 1913
Subjects: summer--group--leisure--entertainment--suit--dress--clothing--outdoor
Description: Outdoor group photo taken at the Stroud Methodist Sunday school's picnic to Lakeland on 5 August 1913. The photo shows a, IHS1731

PID: ourstories:3728
Title: Tree Planting at Cookstown Central School
Date: 1992
Subjects: outdoor--special occasion--event--group--summer
Description: Photo taken in 1992 of Cookstown Central students gathered to watch the planting of commemorative tree for Canada's,

PID: ourstories:50015
Title: Geoff Dawney - Highway 400 and Working as a Mechanic
Date: 2015-07-21
Subjects: interview--employment--labour--vehicle--transportation--cottage--vacation--summer--tires--oral history
Description: Geoff Dawney, a lifelong resident of Cookstown, describes his experiences working as a mechanic and fixing the cars of

PID: ourstories:1714
Title: Bennett's Beach
Date: 1915
Subjects: landscape--summer--leisure--tree
Description: Photo of Bennett's Beach on Lake Simcoe. The photo shows a low rock wall built along the shoreline to protect the, IHS466

PID: ourstories:4361
Title: Canoeing
Date: 1918
Subjects: activity--recreation--boat--summer--water--Lake Simcoe
Description: Candid photo of a canoe with three passengers off of Killarney Beach, near Concession 4 of Innisfil. There are two, IHS1590

PID: ourstories:2155
Title: Queen Street, Cookstown
Date: 1910
Subjects: road--urban--buildings--summer
Description: Image of Queen Street in Cookstown taken from the corner of George Street West in 1910. The photo shows an unpaved, IHS1959

PID: ourstories:31165
Title: Jim Roberts - House Construction on De Grassi Point
Date: 2014-09-04
Subjects: water--Lake Simcoe--home--building--cottage--summer--winterize
Description: Jim Roberts discusses the construction of his own home on De Grassi point as well as some of the neighbouring cottages

PID: ourstories:1877
Title: Sandy Cove Post Office and Picnic Park
Date: 1960
Subjects: trees--building--summer--cottage--store
Description: The Sandy Cove Post Office and Picnic Park was operated by Lillian and Fred Dallimore until 1968. It functioned as a, IHS1387

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