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The Donnelly Family On Innisfil Park Bridge
Pictured from left to right are: Mary, Thomas (father), Byard, Francis, Kathleen, Zella, and Harvey., IHS583
The Donnelly and Beatty Cousins
Pictured from left to right, back row: Tom Donnelly, unknown, Hugh Donnelly, and Frank Beatty. Second Row: unknown, John William Beatty, and Robert Beatty. Front Row: Fred Beatty and Sam Beatty., IHS1718
The Emily May
The Emily May was a Lake Simcoe excursion steamer whose hull lies off of Belle Ewart Park today. The photo shows a long white steamboat with one stack and the name EMILY MAY painted on the side, with a number of passengers standing on its deck. It was the largest and most serviceable paddle steamer on Lake Simcoe, known as a side-wheeler. The boat could carry 800 passengers and had a speed of 14 miles per hour. It was built in Belle Ewart by Isaac May in 1861 and was in service for 21 years doing both passenger and freight business, and made regular trips from Orillia, Barrie, and Holland Landing in addition to numerous excursion voyages., IHS148
The Farm Of Mr. and Mrs. Sam. French
The farm of Mr. and Mrs. Sam. French.
The Five Couples On Stage
M/C Gunars Balodis, Olive and Wes Hindle, Eva and Burnett Powers, Olive and Harold Parker, Grace and Arthur Cooper, Jeane and Samuel French, at 40th Wedding Anniversary Celebration. Picture donated by Mrs. Harold Parker - story by Brian Baker to Barrie Examiner.
The Gables
"The Gables" - located on Kempenfelt Bay and owned by R.H. Laidlaw, a lumber magnate of Toronto. Laidlaw willed the property to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie for use as a nurses retreat. The property was used for hospital functions and occasionally loaned to the YMCA for day camps, but the gabled house was torn down in the 1970s., IHS1836
The Gables
Patentee - John Beverley Robinson Some successive owners appear to have been: Christopher Robinson, Henry R.A. Boys of Barrie Albert Whisle (Sea Captain) - who may have built the house and sold in 1908 to Campbell Reaves of Toronto, Evangelea Settlement, who ran a summer camp. W.P. Laidlaw - who expanded the camp in connection with the Central Neighbourhood House of Toronto. Dr. Laidlaw left the property to the Barrie Hospital. The house was demolished in 1975 or 1976?, IHS3348
The George Fisher Farm
The George Fisher Farm.
The Gibbins Family
Mr. and Mrs. William J. and Ellen Gibbins (née Beamish) and their family. Pictured from left to right - Back Row: Dorothy (m. Len Patterson, Regina), Howard (m. Dorothy Gracey, Regina), Beth (m. Dave Maze of Assisiboia, Sask.), Elmer (m. Bertha Dehaar), Fern (m. Murdie Campbell, Barrie), Verona (m. Bob Jones of Mississauga), William A. (m. Doris Wice). Front Row: Mrs. Ellen Gibbins and Mr. William J. Gibbins., IHS2553
The Gibbins Family
Portrait of William A. Gibbins, his wife Doris Wice, and their sons Grant (left) and Allan (right)., IHS2491
The Goodfellow Family
Family portrait of Joseph and Isabel Goodfellow (née Trueman) and their children. Pictured from left to right - Back Row:  Matthew, William, and Allan. Front Row:  Annie, Joseph (holding Frank), Isabel and Mary Elizabeth. Mrs. Isabel Goodfellow died 18 December 1922, and Mr. Joseph Goodfellow was born 28 August 1835 and died 9 August 1917., IHS215
The Grotto, Martyrs' Shrine, Midland
Artistic rendering of the Grotto at the Martyrs' Shrine in Midland, Ontario, Canada.
The Guest Family
Guest family portrait. Pictured from left to right are Mr. Joshua Guest (1855 - 22 December 1922), Lloyd, Grant (front), Myrtle, and Mrs. Margaret Guest (née Sproule, 1861-1949). Joshua and Margaret were married in 1884., IHS1905
The Guest Family
Portrait of William Guest (1857-1932) and his wife, Elizabeth Guest (née Nightingale, 1865-1931) and their family. Pictured from left to right - Back Row: Nell, Oliver, Eva, Gertrude, and Gordon. Front Row: Lila, Mrs. Elizabeth Guest, Maggie, Mr. William Guest, Lula, and Mabel., IHS1907s
The Guest Home
Photo of the children of Edward and Henrietta Guest (née Jobbitt) standing in front of their clapboard home in Big Bay Point. Pictured from left to right are: Dora (m. Leonard Martin), Cora (m. William Young), Lyall, Rex, and Mary (m. Maurice Webb). Dora and Cora are dressed in matching plaid dresses with ribbons in their hair., IHS1036
The Hindle Family
Hindle family photo taken at the Joel Prosser farm home in Churchill. Pictured are Lula Hindle Prosser (left) Frank Hindle (centre, front), and Jean Hindle Evans (right)., IHS385
The Home Of Dr. And Mrs. D.W. Mcfarland
The home of Dr. and Mrs. D.W. McFarland.
The Home Of Mr. And Mrs. Bob Leonard
Photo of the exterior of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob and Florence Leonard on King St. in Cookstown. Originally a two-storey beige stucco home, the building changed hands numerous times after its original construction in the 1880s. The Leonards purchased the home in 1965, and severed their long lot to sell the west half to Leonard McAfee. At some point in the second half of the 20th century an addition was added to the rear of the home. The exterior was later painted blue. The photo shows the house as white with dark trim surrounding the windows, with a small porch over the front door that doubles as a balcony from the second floor.
The Home Of Mr. And Mrs. Clarence Danvers
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Danvers.
The Home Of Mr. And Mrs. D. Campbell
The home of Mr. and Mrs. D. Campbell
The Home Of Mr. And Mrs. D.J. Coburn
The home of Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Coburn.
The Home Of Mr. And Mrs. D.J. Coburn
Photo of the exterior of the home of Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Coburn in Cookstown. The house is small and rectangular with a gabled roof and some large shrubs obscuring most of the front of the building.
The Home Of Mr. And Mrs. Doug Airth
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Airth.
The Home Of Mr. And Mrs. Earl Carr And Mr. And Mrs. Wm. Carr
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Carr and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Carr.
The Home Of Mr. And Mrs. Ed Amon And Family
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Amon and family.
The Home Of Mr. And Mrs. Elsworth Fildey
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Elsworth Fildey.

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