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: Masonic Hall In Cookstown; Photo showing the exterior of the Masonic Hall located at 4 Queen Street in Cookstown. The building was originally a cheese factory located on Victoria Street that was moved to Queen Street when purchased by the Masonic Order. After renovations, the upstairs rooms were used by the Masons while the downstairs rooms were rented out to other businesses. A local photographer, T.A. Adams, operated out of this building for some time. The photo shows a small two storey building with the Masonic compass and square above the front door, flanked by a window on either side. The front door is part of an entry room that was formerly a verandah before it was closed in at some point in the late 1920s.

: Matchett Twins - Lorne and Laura; Twins, Lorne H. Matchett (1896-1964) and Laura M. Matchett (1896-1936) born in West Gwillimbury Township, they grew up in Innisfil on the SH Lot 12, Concession 1. Lorne married Violet Longhurst of Churchill and farmed on the NH Lot 16, Concession 1, they had one daughter, Joyce, who is Mrs. Lawrence Wiggins of Barrie. Laura married James Moore of Badjeros. The twins are the children of Andrew Matchett and Margaret Ann Davis., IHS1220

: Matt Robertson; Matt Robertson, the son of Peter Robertson. He married Alice (Allie) Webb., IHS2317

: Matthew Cooper And Wife Maria Dutcher; Portrait of Matthew Cooper Jr., his wife Maria Dutcher, and their family. Pictured from left to right: Front Row: Joseph (1884-?), Edward (1882-1903), and Emma (1884-?). Back Row: Ethel (1880-1976), Howard (1874-1964), Matthew Cooper (1842-1928), Florence (1876-1946), Maria (née Dutcher, 1849-1906), Eva (1880-1972). There were two sets of twins in this family: Ethel and Eva Joe and Emma, IHS2416

: Matthew and Jennie Goodfellow; Portrait of Matthew and Jennie Goodfellow (née Beatty). Jennie Goodfellow was Don Beatty's aunt., IHS217

: Maud Moirarity; Maud Moirarity, she is the sister of grandfather Robert Bateman. COSTUME, IHS788

: May 22, 1967 Centennial; Firemen at school getting ready to March. Front Row: Gordon Turner, William Marling, Don Barratt, Cecil Nevils, Emery Bassingthwaighte, Lionel Dawney. Back Row: Vernon Leonard, Wilson Kell, Arthur Glass, Howard Cole, Allan Kell with beard.

: May Reive; BW text sheet 8X10

: Mayers Lucky Dollar Store; Mayer's Lucky Dollar Store.

: Mayme Black; Photo of Mrs. Margaret "Mayme" Elizabeth Black on the right with two other unidentified women in 1965. Mayme was born in 1885, married Oswald R. Black in 1919, and died in 1966. Both her maiden and married surnames were Black as her husband was a relation from a different branch of the Black pioneering family of Innisfil. Mayme was the daughter of James Black and Mary Lennox, granddaughter of Robert Black and Margaret Booth, and great-granddaughter of James Black and Mary Latimer, who emigrated to Innisfil from Dungannon Ireland in 1847. In this photo she is seated at a table and wearing a corsage while the woman in the centre wearing a floral dress is holding what appears to be a birthday cake with lit candles. The picture was taken inside an unnamed home, with floral patterned wallpaper visible in the background., IHS3384-80

: Mayor Barbara Baguley - 2010; Mayor Barbara Baguley, first Lady Mayor of Innisfil, elected in November 2010, presiding at her first Council meeting., IHS4311

: Mayor Stewart Fisher Sworn In 1991; Mayor Stewart Fisher is sworn in by Clerk Paul Landry. Present are Councillors Brian Jackson and Laurie Franks, and County Councillor Edyth Brown., IHS4296

: Mcafee Restaurant; Restaurant operated by Mr. and Mrs. L. McAfee.

: Mcbride Tombstone; McBride tombstone at Wilsons Hill Cemetery. Neil McBride for many years worked to reclaim this cemetery. (his stone).

: Mccarthy, D'Alton; Article from "Canadian Lawyer" magazine April, 1982 re D'Alton McCarthy, a Barrie Lawyer who defended Willian Ney of Innisfil who was charged with murder in 1882 and found not guilty. D'alton McCarthy Q.C. 1836-1898. Further information is available at the Knock Heritage Site, IHS3438

: Mcconkey Farm, Threshing; Threshing team on McConkey Farm: (left to right) Henry Pratt, John Ferguson, Charlie Wice, and Barclay's hired man (name unknown). Mr. John Joseph Ferguson had a threshing machine and was threshing at the farm of Ray Reynolds. He was Mrs. Mae Ferguson's grandfather., IHS275

: Mccullough/Hubbert/Pearson Family; Back (Left to Right): Soloman McCullough (Annie Hubbert) of the Manitoulin Island, William Pearson, Mrs William Pearson (Nee Rhoda Hubbert) Front (Left to Right, seated): Clara Hodgson, Alice Hopkins (Mrs. Percy Ford), IHS2734

: Mclean, Joan; Photo of Joan McLean, author of "Glimpses of Cookstown" published by Innisfil Historical Society in November 2008 . 40 years of research resulted in this book's completion. McLean, Joan Glimpses of Cookstown, IHS4218

: Mclean-Sverdrup Wedding; Cookstown United Church. Joanne McLean, Elaine Taylor, Donna McLean (Bride) and father behind, Bruce McLean.

: Mcmaster Family Home; Home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. and Emma McMaster on William Street in Cookstown.

: Medicinal Recipe; Medicinal Recipe. Take little branches of ground hemlock, stew it and drink it for stomach cough., IHS3118

: Meeting At Home Of Mrs. Trotter; Meeting of the W.I. at the home of Mrs. Hazel Trotter, March 1977. Left to Right: Mrs. Grace Kirby, Mrs. Eva Carter, Mrs. Florence Ley, Mrs. Hazel Trotter, Mrs. Olive Parker, Mrs. Irene Reain and with her back partly to camera, Mrs. Del. Evans.

: Meeting Place And Library; Photo of the front door and exterior of the building that was used as a location for the library in Cookstown and as a meeting place for organizations such as the Legion. It was later used by the Cookstown Chamber of Commerce. The photo shows a white front door with an overhang over the stoop.

: Mel Martin - Blacksmith; Photo of Mel Martin, local blacksmith, in front of his business in 1960. Standing on the left is Bruce Martin, with Allan Martin visible inside the shop. Mel sold the shop and moved to Barrie in 1966. This photo can also be found on page 104 of the Stroud Tweedsmuir History, volume 2., IHS3382-109A

: Melville Cook Farm House; Melville Cook Farm House. From Stroud Tweedsmuir Histories, vol. 4., IHS3384-93A

: Melville Mcfadden Et Al.; Ida McFadden, Clara (Kell) Goodfellow, Melville McFadden. Publisher of Cookstown Advocate. Disbanded 1953.

: Members At A 1977 Meeting; Members at an Institute meeting in the Town Hall in 1977. Back Row - Mrs. Cave, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Carter Front Row - Mrs. Sharpe, Mrs. McKillican, Mrs. Hopper, and Mrs. Kirby.

: Members In Mrs. Trotter'S Living Room; Mrs. Trotter's living room: L.to R. Mrs. S. Carter, Mrs. Mapes, Mrs. Monkman, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Cave, Mrs. French.

: Members Of Bradford Women'S Institute; Members of the Bradford Women's Institute who put on a skit entitled "Meeting of 50 years ago" at the Cookstown Women's Institute 50th Anniversary celebration in 1951.

: Members Of The Cookstown Agricultural Society; Group studio photo of the members of the Cookstown Agricultural Society at the turn of the century. The men are all dressed in suits and waistcoats and all but one have a moustache or beard. They are positioned in three rows, with the back row standing and the others seated. Pictured from left to right are: Lee Banting, Alex Morrison, W. Drennan, Dan Kidd, Thomas Arnold, and Dr. Alex MacKay. Centre row: Dan Ross, Bruce Scott, Joe Banting, and John Graham. Front row: James Coulter, J. Drennan, Henry Leadlay, and Treasurer C.H. Willoughby, 1903-05. The photo was taken by T.A. Adams, Photographer, of Cookstown.

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