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: Albert Walker up a tree; Image of Albert Walker at the top of a tree in Cookstown - he can be seen waving to the camera whilst at the top. There are arrows drawn onto the photo with the words "going up" writing with them. Behind the tree, a Church can be seen in the background of the image.

: Alcona - Lakelands Hall; Image taken at an event for the 25th Anniversary of Lakelands Hall. Guests are pictured seated and standing behind what appears to be the head table at the event. The women in the image are wearing buttonhole flowers on their dresses, and the men are wearing suits with ties. Jack Webster was the guest speaker at the event. [Left to right] Back row: Jack Wood, Jessie Wood, Mrs. Henrietta Auchterlonie (also know as Reta), Jack Webster,Muriel Webster, Mary (Low)Grant, Dorothy Lea, Dorothy Wiggins. Seated: Bella Blakely, Mima Stewart, Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. Flegel, George Dietrich, Mrs. Dietrich, Helene Fisher., IHS4169

: Alcona Beach Post Card; A post card of Alcona Beach from 1950. The image has been taken on Lake Simcoe, facing towards the shoreline. In the image two buildings, assumed to be cottages can be seen on the shoreline., IHS3926

: Alcona Beach Public School; Alcona Beach Public School, located on what is today 967 Innisfil Beach Rd. Built in 1954 to relieve the pressure on #8 Nantyr due to growth in the Alcona area. During construction the contractor met with financial difficulties and building further suffered from the aftermath of Hurricane Hazel. The pupils were relocated to temporary classrooms in a dance hall at the lakeshore with inadequate insulation and heating. Construction was completed in early 1955, but the school was closed once Goodfellow School opened at Lot 25 N.H. Conc. 9., IHS3516

: Alcona Beach Public School; Photo of the Alcona Beach Public School building in 1955.

: Alcona Beach Public School; 1962 class photo from Alcona Beach Public School. Pictured from left to right - Back Row: Moira Campbell, Carol Jones, Kate Andrade, Sharon Rockliffe, Diane Barthorpe, Nancy Ford, Elizabeth Fogal, Moreen Kennedy, and Mrs Booth [teacher]. Middle Row: Lynne Andrade, Frances Shepherd, Rachelle Paquette, Eleanor Shepherd, Sandra Campbell, George James, Jim Wilson, Alan Gillespie, Robert Stewart, and Leonard Spillman. Front Row: Wynn Andrade, Doug James, Victor Shepherd, Steven Stephenson, John Wiggins, John Steenholdt, Raymond Gillespie, Andrew Wilson, and Harold Shepherd., IHS3546

: Alcona Beach Public School, 1954; 1954-55 class photo from Alcona Beach Public School with teacher Gladys Fralick. Pictured from left to right - Back Row: Steven Stevenson, Rachelle Paquette, Heather Henderaon, four unknown Billy Guerin, two unknown, and Eleanor Shepherd. MIddle Row: Unknown, Marie Sakata, four unknown, Lillian Sakata, unknown, Brian Lang, and unknown. Front Row: Leo Paquette, Wesley Lawson, Wynne Andrade, unknown, Victor Shepherd, and John Steenholdt., IHS4105

: Alcona Beach Public School, 1955; Alcona Beach Public School Junior Room class photo, 1955-56, with teacher Gladys Fralick. Pictured from left to right: Back Row: John Wiggins, Victor Shepherd, Stephen Stephenson, Brian Lang, Lillian Sakata, Darryl Ruffett, Heather Henderson, Joanne Sakata, Joanne Little, Marie Sakata, and Betty Lou Coughlin. Middle Row: Wesley Lawson, Leo Paquette, Wynne Andrade, Billy Little, John Steenholdt, Billy Guerin, and Roger Leblanc. Seated: Peter Godmire, Charles Richard, Jackie Maxwell, Ricky MacLellan, Paul Hobeck, David Fralick, and Donnie Guerin., IHS4100

: Alcona Beach Public School, 1957; Alcona Beach Public School grade 4 to 8 class photo, 1957-58, with teacher Doris Booth. Pictured from left to right - Back Row: Gord Calvert, Jimmy Lang, Duncan Stewart, Larry Levick Shepherd, Doug ___, Betty Lou Coughlin, Geraldine Weatherhead, Pat Levick Shepherd, Ethel Ryder, Carol Jones, Anne Marie Steenholdt, Lillian Paquette, and unknown student teacher. Middle Row: Bob Stewart, three unknown. Sandra Campbell, Lillian Sakata, ___ Coughlin, Eleanor Shepherd, unknown, Lynn Andrade, Nancy Ford, Maureen Stewart, and Kate Andrade. Front Row: Harry (Buddy) Henderson, Leo Paquette, Steven Stevenson, Billy Guerin, Victor Shepherd, John Wiggins, Richard Hobeck, John Steenholdt, Andrew Wilson, and Brian Lang., IHS4102

: Alcona Beach Public School, 1957; 1957 class photo from Alcona Beach Public School. Pictured from left to right - Back Row: Doris E. Booth [Teacher], Billy Stuart, Duncan Stuart, Bruce ___, Doug ___, Gail Caughlin, Bonnie ___, Geraldine ___, Linda Bryce, Carol Caughlin, and Mary ___. Second Row: Carol Jones, Jeanette Caughlin Kinsey, unknown, Ann Marie ___, Kate Andrade, unknown, Connie ___, Nancy Ford, Lynn Andrade, and Eleanor Shepherd. Front Row: Jim Lang, Raymond Shepherd, Gordon Calvert, Steven Ford, Harry Henderson, Peter ___, and Richard Hobeck., IHS3817

: Alcona Beach Public School, 1959; Alcona Beach Public School class photo of grades 5 to 8, 1959-60, with teacher Mrs. Doris Booth. Pictured from left to right - Back Row: Maureen Stewart, Carol Jones, Kate Andrade, Sharon Rockcliffe, Diane Barthorpe, Nancy Ford, Elizabeth Fogal, Noreen Kennedy, and Doris Booth [teacher]. Middle Row: Lynn Davis, Frances Shepherd, Rachel Paquette, Eleanor Shepherd, Sandra Campbell, Fred James, Jim Wilson, Alan Gillespie, Bob Stewart, and Jeffrey Spillman. Front Row: Wynne Andrade, Glen Mason, Victor Shepherd, Steven Stephenson, John Wiggins, John Steenholdt, Raymond Gillespie, Andrew Wilson, and Harold Shepherd., IHS4104

: Alcona Beach Public School, 1960; Grade 7-8 class photo from Alcona Beach Public School, 1960-61. Pictured from left to right - Back Row: Wayne McGeorge, Frances Cowell, Sandra Campbell, Rachelle Paquette, Doris Booth [Teacher], Eleanor Corner, Sharon Rockliff, Diane Barthope, and Allan Gillespie. Front Row: Victor Shepherd, Jeff Spillman, Harold Cowell, John Wiggins, Andrew Wilson, and John Steenhold., IHS4099

: Alcona Beach Public School, 1963; Alcona Beach Public School grade 6 to 8 class photo, 1963-64, with teacher Lloyd Ellesworth. Pictured from left to right - Front Row: Rebecca Fagents, Wynne Andrade, Bill Kennedy, John Gillespie, Larry Stoutenburg, Nancy Shepherd, Tim Andrade, and Cathy Yeates. Middle Row: Paul Hobeck, Leo Paquette, Ken Stoutenburg, Lois Watson, Barbara Law, Helen Macleod, Susan Wilson, Phyliss Imhoff, and Beverly Circelli. Back Row: Donelda MacLeod, Jim MacLeod, Frank Benson, Doug Warford, unknown, Barry Spillman, Harold Gould, Bonnie Spring, and Lloyd Ellesworth., IHS4103

: Alcona Community Centre; Photo of the Alcona Community Centre, formerly Alcona Beach Public School. Alcona Beach Public School was a two-roomed school built in 1954 at 967 Innisfil Beach Rd., IHS4254

: Alcona Garage - Frank & Marjorie Jones; Frank Jones with his wife, Marjorie, was the proprietor of the Alcona Garage, located at the northeast corner of Highway 11 (Yonge Street) and Innisfil Beach Road (Concession 8). Frank Jones bought this property from James Albert Ferris on 19 April 1933. James Ferris' daughter, Hilda, married Archie McNabb, who owned the farm in the background and surrounding the garage from at least 1942 onward. The garage was opened in 1933. Previously, Mr. Jones operated a garage on the southeast corner of Concession 8 and the 20th sideroad on the Jones farm. It was purchased by the D.H.O. to widen the corner in 1970. The building was sold to A. Yeates and is now a residence at south half Lot 20, Concession 7., IHS4123

: Alcona Garage - Frank Jones Proprietor; Frank Jones with his wife, Marjorie, was the proprietor of the Alcona Garage, located at the northeast corner of Highway 11 (Yonge Street) and Innisfil Beach Road (Concession 8). Frank Jones bought this property from James Albert Ferris on 19 April 1933. James Ferris' daughter, Hilda, married Archie McNabb, who owned the farm in the background and surrounding the garage from at least 1942 onward. Frank had to haul gravel to fill the lot, which was loaded by hand into a two-yard gravity dump truck. The garage was opened in 1933. Previously, Mr. Jones operated a garage on the southeast corner of Concession 8 and the 20th sideroad on the Jones farm. It was purchased by the D.H.O. to widen the corner in 1970. The building was sold to C. Yeates and is now a residence at south half Lot 20, Concession 7., IHS2921

: Alec McCullough and son Jack; Black and white image of a family standing outside their house. A car is parked in front of the house, and the family adults stand in front, with three children, of Dalton and Pearl Banting, playing with a small wagon in front of them. Pictured left to right: Back: Alex McCullough, Jack McCullough (Alex's son), Charles McCullough (Mrs. Dalton Banting's father), Mrs. Dalton Banting, Dalton Banting. Front: Norma Banting, Wray Banting, Kathleen Banting., IHS2116

: Alex Black, Ice Harvesting Lake Simcoe; Black and white image taken in 1949 during an ice harvest. Alex Black can be seen unloading blocks of ice, from Lake Simcoe, off a conveyor. The image was taken at Cliff Carscadden's ice house, located on Hastings Avenue., IHS4201(e)

: Alex McDonald; Portrait image of Alex McDonald. Alex McDonald is standing posed in a suit, standing next to what appears to be a chair with a fur throw on it. Alex McDonald was Mrs. Carrie McDonald's father-in-law. The photograph was on tin, taken in the 1800's., IHS1456

: Alex McDonald & Sarah Wice; Portrait of Mr. Alexander McDonald (born 1865) and his wife Sarah Eugenia Wice (born 1867). They married on 2nd June 1889 and had one son, Cyril Reginald (born 1893). Alex was the son of Byron and Julia McDonald, and Sarah was the daughter of George and Mary Jane Wice., IHS1470

: Alexander Cowan; Portrait of Alexander Cowan (born 16th March 1867, died 16th January 1940). Cowan is posed wearing a suit and bow-tie, standing next to a chair which he leans on. Alexander Cowan was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. George Cowan, and was a Barrie Lawyer for many years. Cowan was married to Agnes M. Allen on the 8th January, 1902., IHS3006

: Alexander Irving; Studio portrait of Alexander "Alex" Irving wearing a suit and tie., IHS2378-11

: Alexander McDonald, Annie Ferrier, and Robert Ferrier; Image of three people sitting on a wooden bench outside. Pictured from left to right are: Alexander ("Sandy") McDonald, Mrs. Annie Ferrier (née Angelina ("Annie") Spring), and Robert Ferrier. The men both wear suits with short hair, and Annie Ferrier wears a dress and eyeglasses. Annie Spring was born 9 June 1874, and died 15 May 1941. Robert Ferrier was born in 1872, and died in 1949. Robert Ferrier's farm was located at SH Lot 15, Concession 13. Alexander McDonald's farm was located at SH Lot 20, Concession 12., IHS2210

: Alfred Gulston & family II; Image taken in 1904 of the family of Alfred Gulston. The family is posed outdoors in front of a wooden fence. They are wearing fine clothes with no shoes one. Left to right: back row: Alfred Gulston, Mary Jane (Wife to Alfred), Hannah Belle McBratney (an aunt). Front row: Grace, Fred, Charlie, with young William, May, Edith, Harry - all children of Mr. Alfred Gulston and wife., IHS4060

: Alice Baker; Image taken in 1976 of Alice Baker. Alice is indoors wearing a floor length blue gown, eyeglasses, and what appears to be a pearl necklace. Alice was the Assistant Curator for The Cookstown Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History.

: Alice Baker and Sisters; Image taken in June of 1976, of Alice Baker and her sisters. The women all appears to be wearing dresses as they stand outside in front of a building. The image includes: Irene Coleman who resided in Barrie; Clara Harwood who resided in Windsor; Florence Hackett who resided in Toronto; Helene D'Ambrosia who resided in Barrie; Reta Allan who resided in Churchill; Wilma O'Connor who resided in Barrie; Mary Wagg who resided in Toronto; Mother (Harris and Hutchinson); Marjorie Blain who resided in Hornepayne; and Lillian Murphy who resided in Toronto.

: Alice M. Baker; A studio portrait image of Mrs. Alice Baker, taken in 1985. In the image she is wearing a blue high-collared blouse, and eyeglasses. Alice Baker was a Assistant Curator of The Cookstown Women's Institute Tweesdmuir History, Volume III.

: Alice M. Baker and M. Joan McLean; A collection of two images of Mrs. Alice M. Baker (left), and Mrs. Joan McLean (right). The two women worked with the Cookstown Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History collection. Alice Baker was the Assistant Curator, and Joan McLean was the Curator. Alice Bakers image is a studio portrait in which she wheres a high-collared blue blouse and eyeglasses. Joan McLean's image has been taken of her inside a store, and she is wearing a white blouse paired with blue pants and cardigan.

: Allan Cowan Carries 1988 Olympic Torch; Image of Allan Cowan running through Stroud with the Olympic Torch for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. There is snow on the ground, and Allan is wearing a red track suit. It appears that he is being escorted by a police cruiser, seen in the left of the image., IHS4250

: Allan Ross and Douglas; Image of Allan and Douglas in the process of cutting down a large tree. They stand either side of the tree. Once cut, it would have been used for firewood for the cook stove and parlour stove. The image was taken in 1952 and was collected by Cookstown Tweedsmuir History.

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