Innisfil Historical Society
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Innisfil Township Office - 1930
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Innisfil Township Office, circa 1930, during a snow storm, southwest corner Churchill.
- it was known as the old Sloan building, in the family for over 100 years;
- was home of James Sloan who settled in Churchilll in 1850;
- was demolished by Gregg Davis in 1947., IHS254
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Innisfil Township Park
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Innisfil Township Park.
From Page 74 of the Stroud Tweedsmuir History, Volume 11., IHS3382-79E
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Innisfil Township Road Dept.
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Innisfil Township road department.
John Cowan, road superintendent - at desk in office
Innisfil, Township of - offices, employees
John Cowan, IHS1614
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Innisfil Township Roads Department
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Innisfil Township Roads Department circa 1950;
Back row - Mel Browning, John Smurthwaite, Carmen Hindle, Jack Thompson, Harry Squibb, Walter Boyd, Fred Quantz
Front row - Cliff Webb, Chris Steinholt, Marjorie Cowan, John Cowan, Bill Ainley, Township Engineer, Seymour Kell., IHS323
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Innisfil Township School Area Board Of 1965
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Innisfil Township School Area Board of 1965:
Back Row left to right: Ken Baxter, Duncan Coutts, Don Beatty, Roy Lennox
Front Row left to right: Roy Macklem, Inspector of Public Schools. Russell Stewart, Chairman, Frank Kell, Business Administrator., IHS407
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Innisfil Twn School Area No. 1
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Innisfil Township School Area No. 1.
Schools - Nantyr, Cherry Creek, Lefroy, Bethesda and Fifth Line.
Front row (l to r) Mrs. Robert Kell (Bd): Mrs. Joe Prosser; Miss Margaret Campbell (teacher); Joyce Harries (teacher); Mrs. F. Fralick (teacher); Edgar Sturgeon (sec. treas.)
2nd row: Mrs. Russell Stewart; Mrs. Frank S.Kell (teacher); Mrs. Jim Rainey (teacher); Mrs. Doris Booth (teacher).
3rd Row: George Jamieson (teacher); Robert Kell; Frank S. Kell (Bd.); Joel Prosser (Ex BD); Russell Stewart (Bd); Ferguson Fralick
Absent Jack Webster ( Ex. Bd.)., IHS218
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Innisfil Twnsp. School Board
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Inaugural meeting of Innisfil Township Area School Board No.2. Left to right: Lloyd Boothe, William Campbell, Bert Laugheed (Sec.) Rev. Lionel Rowe, Roy Goodfellow, Reeve William Gibbins, Bruce Wice, Francis Crane., IHS3382-73
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Innisfil Volunteer Fire Department (Stroud)
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Innisfil Volunteer Fire Department (Stroud):
Back Row: Wilson Black, Clarence Ferguson, George Weatherill, Blythe Black, Bill Storey, Roy Ferguson, Ray Neely, Monty Shering, Sheldon Bowman, Tom Wright, George Young
Front Row: Ken Wright, Russell Lowry, Mel Martin, Elwood Webb, Rod Black, Bob Smith, Horace "Slim" Greeley., IHS4152
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Innisfil'S Centennial Parade In Innisfil Beach Park
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Two photos taken during a parade celebrating the Township of Innisfil's Centennial in Innisfil Beach Park, 1951. In the top picture are Fred and Tom Fitzsimmins of Belle Ewart school on decorated bicycles, dressed in plaid shirts and overalls. The second photo shows Shirley Curtis and Ron Tuckey in costumes on Wray Forbes' truck. Missing is a third photo of the Belle Ewart Women's Institute Float featuring from left to right: Mrs. Art Chapel, unknown, Pearl Baxter, Belle Walton, Ada Quantz, Mrs. George Uncles, and Mrs. B. Johnson., IHS4160AandB
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Innisfil's First Snowplow
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Black and White image that features the first snow-plow owned by the Township of Innisfil. The snow-plow can be seen in the centre of the image, moving snow, with four men standing on the top.
[L-R] Frank Wilson, Tom Wright, John Cowan
Roads - maintenance, IHS1620
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Innsifil Centennial Float, 1951
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Photograph of A. Baker, J. Webb, G. Wilson, K. Riley, J. Monkman, S. Walker, Kenneth Crawford, and R. Webb on the Innsifil Centennial Float in 1951.
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Inside William Donnelly'S Home
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Photo of members of the Donnelly family inside William Donnelly's home. Pictured from left to right - Back Row: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart (grandparents to Luella Donnelly Brookes). Front Row: Sarah Ann Donnelly (m. John Beatty Jr.), William Donnelly, and his wife Mary Ann (née Mayes)., IHS2344
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Installing Board For The Order Of The Eastern Star
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Group photo taken on the occasion of the installation of the Board of the Stroud Order of the Eastern Star, Innisfil Chapter #162 in 1966. Pictured from left to right, seated in the front row: Mrs. Jack Webster, Mrs. Elwood Webb, Mrs. W.W Campbell, W.W Campbell, Mrs. Arnold Spearn (Barrie) and Mrs. Albert Gilroy (Cookstown). Standing in the back row: James Wilson, Mrs. Bruce Holt, Mrs. Jack Thompson, Mrs. Lloyd Churchill (Barrie), Helen Cook (Barrie - soloist), and Charles Robertson. The group is dressed formally with the women wearing dresses with corsages and the men in suits with boutonnières., IHS2405
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Interior Of Cookstown United Church
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The interior of Cookstown United Church, showing the pipe organ at the front of the Church.
This large Warren pipe organ was installed in the United Church in April 1915. The Church had been destroyed by fire and rebuilt somewhat larger than the original new one built in 1878. This pipe organ was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kidd in memory of their daughter, Olive.
There have been many fine choirs in the Church, with exceptional organists, some of whom are Mr. Alvin Arnold, Mrs. Theodore MacMillan, Lorne Arnold, Miss Marion Webb (8 years), Miss Irene McMaster, and Bradley Kiernan (1977) who is about 20 years old.
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Intermediate Boys Sunday School Class
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Seated on the church steps on the occasion of St. James' Centennial (1852-1952). Back Row: Charles Horton, Dennis Thompson, Donald Gibbons, John Goodfellow, and Bob Campbell. Front Row: Carl Constable, Russell Brady, Glenn Smith, Michael McManee, Alan Martin, and Lawrence Cumming., IHS2236
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Intermediate Boys' Sunday School Class In Front Of Church
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Sunday School class photo taken on the occasion of the St. James' United Church Centennial (1852-1952). Pictured from left to right - Back Row: Alan Martin, Charles Horton, John Goodfellow, Michael McManee, Dennis Thompson, Lawrence Cumming, and Beverly Cochrane. Front Row: Donald Gibbons, Russell Brady, Carl Constable, Glenn Smith, and Bob Campbell., IHS2237
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International Plowing Match
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At the International Plowing Match
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wice of Stroud
At front their family-(l to r) Donald, Doris and Edna
with their horse.
Further information is available at the Knock Heritage Site, IHS2487
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Intersection In Churchill
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This photograph looking south to the Churchill intersection was taken before the road was paved in 1926 (?) but the utility poles depict either telephone poles about 1910 or hydro poles. Information on the back of the photograph suggests that the wagon belongs to the butcher. The first house at the southeast corner was torn down for road widening., IHS2923
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Investigating Burial Mounds
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Photo of an unidentified Professor from the University of Guelph investigating what was believed to be serpent mounds or burial mounds, located near what would later become Big Bay Point Rd. The professor appears to be standing at the bottom of a shallow basin with two small sheds and a fence visible in the background., IHS53
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Ira Wilson'S Mill
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Photo of the front of the Cookstown Mill in an unknown year. It was originally built by J. Spindloe in 1863 and used as a flour mill until 1929, after which it operated as a feed mill. The mill changed ownership numerous times, and was owned by Frank H. Robinson when the photo was taken. Mr. Robinson purchased the property in 1916, and later from 1918-1919 built a home on 7 George Street that would become the home to several of the subsequent mill owners. Mr. Robinson sold both properties on an unknown date to George E. Ross, who then sold again to Frank Fidler and Sandford Sutherland in 1945. The mill and nearby grain elevator were sold once more to Ira Wilson in 1949. The mill itself closed in 1973. The photo shows a tall three-storey building with an aluminum awning on one side with several 1950s era cars parked nearby. Not shown is the nearby grain elevator, or the adjacent coal yard where forty ton loads of Reading anthracite coal were shipped for use in Cookstown and area home heating.
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Ira Wilson'S Mill
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Photo of the front of the Cookstown Mill in an unknown year. It was originally built by J. Spindloe in 1863 and used as a flour mill until 1929, after which it operated as a feed mill. The mill changed ownership numerous times, and was owned by Frank H. Robinson when the photo was taken. Mr. Robinson purchased the property in 1916, and later from 1918-1919 built a home on 7 George Street that would become the home to several of the subsequent mill owners. Mr. Robinson sold both properties on an unknown date to George E. Ross, who then sold again to Frank Fidler and Sandford Sutherland in 1945. The mill and nearby grain elevator were sold once more to Ira Wilson in 1949. The mill itself closed in 1973. The photo shows a tall three-storey building with an aluminum awning on one side with a 1950s era truck parked underneath it. Not shown is the nearby grain elevator, or the adjacent coal yard where forty ton loads of Reading anthracite coal were shipped for use in Cookstown and area home heating.
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Irene Robinson
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Undated portrait photo of Irene Robinson, daughter of Emma Cooke and Rueben Robinson. Rueben was a relation of Issac Robinson, the proprietor of Robinson House. Irene was born in Big Bay Point, and her mother Emma was the daughter of James Baron Cooke and Mary Alice Booth. Irene married James Patten. Photo donated by Nanci Patten, granddaughter of Irene.
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