Innisfil Historical Society
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Home Of Robert G. Simpkin
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The farm home of Robert G. Simpkin, south half of lot 15, concession 9. (The northwest corner of the 9th line and Highway 11)
The previous owners have been Robbins, and Dave Lennox, Charles Robinson (of Robinson Hardware-Barrie), and Samuel Broley. This information was provided by Ross Wallace.
Housing, IHS2238
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Home Of Robert Graham Sr.
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Photo of the home of Robert Graham Sr., who died in 1907. The house was built in 1885 and later burned down in 1923. Robert Graham Sr. married MaryAnn Charwood c. 1850. She died c.1910. Mrs Jane Butler (née Graham) was born in this house. Robert Graham Jr. married Mary Ellen Fagan in 1900, and Lana Graham married Alvin Webb in 1920. She later married again to James Butler 1970., IHS2725
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Home Of Robert Mcconkey
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Home of Roderick McConkey, north half of Lot 21, Concession 7.
On far right woman Beattie McConkey wife of Roderick, young girl Agnes (Addie) Beattie McConkey, daughter of above, 7 years old, born in 1890, died in 1970, age 80. Stone brick home, furniture, clothing, costumes and homestead., IHS3780
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Home Of William Houston
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Photo of the house built by Mr. William Houston in approximately 1905, which was later owned by his son, King Houston, and by his grandson, King Jr., IHS1990
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Home Of William Martin
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Photo of the home of William Martin, which was later inherited by his son Leonard and wife Dora Guest in 1977. It is a large brick house with dichromatic stretcher course as well as accents above the windows and corners of the house, with a large verandah and cross gabled roof with decorative gable trim. The woman seated on the porch steps is Mrs. Margaret Jane Martin (née Leonard), the wife of William Martin, and the rest are unknown. The house was likely constructed in the 1870s. A dog is also visible beside the boy seated in the grass beside the fence., IHS1051
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Home of Mr. & Mrs. Bert Armstrong
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Photo of the exterior of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert "Bert" and Lena (née Nevils) Armstrong, located at 5 East John Street. The couple were married on 15 October 1927. Mr. Armstrong was a veteran of the First World War (CEF # 642612) and worked for a time at Camp Borden. Mrs. Armstrong was the daughter of John J. Nevils. This photo was likely taken in the 1960s or 70s and shows a small, two-storey white house with dark trim around the windows. The front door has three small steps leading up to it and is offset from the house in a small extension/porch. The Armstrongs lived here from 1946 until 1983. Their daughter, Bernice Pendleton, purchased the home in 1956 but Mrs. Armstrong remained living there until she moved to a nursing home in 1983. She died 28 February 1984 at age 84. Mr. Armstrong was born in 1898 and died in 1974.
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Home of Mr. & Mrs. Howard Cooper
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Colour photograph of a two-storey brick house with a white enclosed front porch and a central screen door. A second-storey bay window projects above the porch, with a smaller gabled dormer above it. The house has a grey metal roof and is connected on the right to a single-storey yellow clapboard addition with a separate wooden door and brick chimney. A concrete path leads from the foreground to the entrance, flanked by lawn, shrubs, and a small vine-covered trellis near the connection between the two buildings. The home is identified as belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cooper in Cookstown.
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Homes On De Grassi Point
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Photo of the houses on De Grassi Point c.1905. From left to right, they were owned by O.L. Titus, D.A. Walker, and Mr. and Mrs. P.L. Gilbert., IHS330
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Homestead Of Joseph And Ann Todd
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Homestead of Joseph and Jane Ann Todd (née McLeod), located on the 2nd Line of Innisfil. It is a small two-storey clapboard structure with two chimneys on either side of the roof. Pictured from left to right are Sherman Todd in the horse-drawn buggy, Elizabeth Rothwell at the front door, with Donna Todd, Jane Ann Todd, Joseph Todd, and Mabel Todd in front of the house. The women are dressed in long skirts and long sleeved blouses, and Joseph is dressed in a suit., IHS1333
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Hon. Earl Rowe And Mrs. Rowe
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Hon. Earl and Mrs. Rowe and Mr. Harold McKillican approaching the steps of the curling rink for the opening ceremonies.
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Hopkins' Farmstead
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Aerial view of the farm home of William and Margaret (née Lynn) Hopkins., IHS2731
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Horatio and Ruth Pearson
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Horatio Pearson and his wife Ruth (Mattice)Pearson. Ruth died February 25, 1870 at home near Weston, leaving three small children, Henry age 6, William age 4 and Jane age 2 and was laid to rest in a Wesleyan Methodist burying ground in Weston.
Ruth's Father, John Mattice died September 10, 1870 in Etobicoke and since Ruth predeceased him, her inheritance, the farm at the S 1/2 Lot 2, Concession 10, Innisfil, became the inheritance of her children.
On January 2, 1872 Horatio Pearson remarried, taking as his second wife, Sarah Tiffin. Some time later he moved his family to the S 1/2 Lot 2, Concession 10, Innisfil (the farm that was the inheritance of his three children by Ruth Mattice), where he is listed as resident in the 1881 Belden Historical Atlas., IHS4083
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Horn Of Plenty
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Bradford's entry in the Parade, The Horn of Plenty. Vegetables spilling from Cornucopia.
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Horse And Dog
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Photo from 1940 of a white horse in a harness standing in a pasture with a dog standing at its rear. There is a barn with its doors open on the left, and some trees and fencing visible in the foreground and background. The horse was owned by a Mr. Ross of Cookstown. The photo was taken in the summer, likely in the early morning.
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Horse Drawn Cutter
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Horse drawn cutter.
Alex McCullough, Florence (Beatty) McCullough and son Jack McCullough.
Further information is available at the Knock Heritage Site., IHS2790
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Horse Drawn Steam Thresher
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An early, horse-drawn, threshing outfit before steam thrasher were self-powered. It may be on Lot 19, Conc. 6 as another photo given by Mrs. Gordon Emrick is thought to be at that location., IHS291
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Horse Entries In The Parade
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Horse entries in the parade. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gethons of Thornton were judges of the entries. Richard Berghammer presented prizes, halters and bridles and a trophy.
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Horse Entries In The Parade
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Horse entries in the parade. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gethons of Thornton were judges of the entries. Richard Berghammer presented prizes, halters and bridles and a trophy.
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