Bill Warnica Collection

A collection of images donated by Bill Warnica

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: 1958 Bowling Team; Group photo of a 1958 bowling team. The photo shows four men in identical shirts standing behind each of their seated wives, also wearing identical shirts. From left to right each couple is: Earl Guelph Warnica and Mary Komoski, Donald John Russell and Lois Mary Sharpe, Robert Alvin Webb and Hazel Irene Davies, and finally Robert's brother, Norman Elwood Webb and Lilly Roberta Wilson.

: Advertising Signage for Earl G. Warnica; Photo of the advertising signage for Earl G. Warnica, Building Contractor. The sign also reads "STURD-DEE DOCK" and gives the phone number for the business as Stroud 75R13. Earl Guelph Warnica (1923-1996) was the son of Samuel Warnica and Pearl Soules, and married Mary Komoski and they had one child, Ernest. Earl was a World War II veteran and was one of 6 survivors of a bombing raid made by the U.S. Air Force by mistake, on his men. Earl was Bombed for over two hours by the Americans and not allowed to return fire. After the war Earl was based in Holland for a year, driving fuel trucks into Germany for the Allies. He also had a street named after him, Warnica Drive, in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario. Earl built many houses in Innisfil and in the Kawartha Lakes area.

: Aerial View of Westman's Marina; Aerial photograph of Westman's Marina and the home of the Westman family taken during the winter in the mid-1960s. This photo was given to Bill Warnica by Jack Westman's daughters Beverly, Janet, and Valerie.

: Albert Cheesman Pumping Gasoline; Photo of Albert Cheesman pumping gasoline from a Supertest pump into a car at Meadowbrook. Located on south half of lot 11, concession 14 of Innisfil (now Barrie), Albert built a storey-and-a-half building with a walk out basement, living quarters upstairs, restaurant and variety store on the main level, Supertest gas bar, and cabins to rent out to travelers. About 100 feet off of highway 11/Yonge Street he built a row of three smaller cabins along the north fence line and one large duplex cabin along the west fence line. The establishment was named Meadowbrook, and Albert along with wife Betty (née Bowman) and children Heather and Robert lived there - along with a pony and some chickens - until the business and property were sold in 1952 to Leonard Kearns. Photo credit to Bob Cheesman.

: Albert Cheesman at Meadowbrook; Photo of Albert Edward Cheesman clearing snow from the front of the Meadowbrook main building. Located on south half of lot 11, concession 14 of Innisfil (now Barrie), Albert and his wife Betty (née Bowman) built a storey-and-a-half building with a walk out basement, living quarters upstairs, restaurant and variety store on the main level, Supertest gas bar, and cabins to rent out to travelers. About 100 feet off of highway 11/Yonge Street he built a row of three smaller cabins along the north fence line and one large duplex cabin along the west fence line. The establishment was named Meadowbrook, and Albert, Betty, and their children Heather and Robert lived there - along with a pony and some chickens - until the business and property were sold in 1952 to Leonard Kearns. Photo credit to Bob Cheesman.

: Andrew Alexander Sibbald; Photo of Andrew Alexander Sibbald, who was born at Tollendal, Innisfil on 19 November 1833 to parents John Sibbald and Elspeth Hogg, Scottish immigrants who arrived at Tollendal in November of 1832. While working on the family farm, an accident caused Andrew Alexander Sibbald to lose his left hand. By August 1871 Andrew received an artificial hand from Rockwood, Ontario and started learning the teaching profession. On a trip to Innisfil in 1875 a Northwest missionary, Rev. George McDougall, recruited Andrew to go west to teach indigenous people at Morley in the Northwest, now the province of Alberta. Andrew along with his wife Elizabeth Ann Robins (1845-1882), three of their children and Rev. George McDougall started for the Rocky Mountains on Friday 9 July 1875, taking with them the equipment to build a sawmill, a school, a church, and other buildings at Morley. Andrew taught at Alberta’s first school at the Morley mission until his retirement in 1896. He also ranched in the Sibbald Flats - Sibbald Creek area (W30-26-6-W5th) with his son until retiring to Banff in 1903. Andrew Sibbald was Alberta's first school teacher and as well as teaching, he designed and supervised the construction of buildings and bridges from Calgary to Banff. Andrew died 13 July 1934 and is buried with his wife in Banff, Alberta. Andrew and Elizabeth had five children: Howard, Elsie, Frank, Albert, and Bert Sibbald. In honour of Andrew Sibbald, the above mentioned Sibbald Flats, Sibbald Creek and Andrew Sibbald Elementary School in South East Calgary are named after him in appreciation of his contribution to Alberta.

: Annie Susana Guest; Portrait of Annie Susana Guest (sometimes spelled Susanah) who was born on 24 January 1863 on the family farm located on lot 25, concession 13 in Innisfil to James Fitten Guest (1818-1888) and Susan Robinson (1826-1903). On 16 December 1885 Susana married John William Soules, who lived across the road on lot 26. Together they farmed the west half of lot 26, concession 13, and had one child named Frankie Pearl Soules (1887-1956). Pearl married Samuel W.D. Warnica who took over the farm. Annie Susana Soules passed away on 22 October 1934 from heart failure at her home on the Big Bay Point farm, and was interred beside her husband at Innisfil's St. Paul's Cemetery.

: Annie Zeigler Warnica; Photo of Annie Zeigler Warnica, born to Philip Muller and Margaret Zeigler on 11 September 1856 in Collingwood, and died on 18 January 1822 in Toronto. Philip left the family to work in the silver mines at Silver Islet on Lake Superior and never returned. George Frederick Warnica petitioned to take care of the children after Margaret Zeigler's death in 1872. It is assumed that Annie Zeigler moved to Innisfil to live with George Warnica's family. George Frederick Warnica's son Samuel Wesley Warnica was married to Martha Hannah Montgomery who died young at only 42 years. Samuel Wesley Warnica then married Annie Zeigler on 3 December 1884 and had one child, Louis Henry Warnica, who was born on the family farm at Painswick 18 August 1886.

: Ashford Warnica's Barn; Photo of the barn belonging to Ashford Wesley Warnica, which had been located on the east side of Yonge Street between Painswick and St. Paul's. The farm, including the barn, had previously been owned by his parents Samuel Wesley Warnica and Martha Hannah Montgomery. Ash grew up on this farm. The photo shows snow on the ground with three men posing beside two large pieces of farm equipment led by two horses each, and the barn immediately behind them.

: Backyard at Meadowbrook; Photo of the backyard at Meadowbrook, showing a mostly empty field with one of the rental cabins to the right of the photo. Located on south half of lot 11, concession 14 of Innisfil (now Barrie), Albert Cheesman and his wife Betty (née Bowman) built a storey-and-a-half building with a walk out basement, living quarters upstairs, restaurant and variety store on the main level, Supertest gas bar, and cabins to rent out to travelers. About 100 feet off of highway 11/Yonge Street he built a row of three smaller cabins along the north fence line and one large duplex cabin along the west fence line. The establishment was named Meadowbrook, and the Cheesmans lived there along with their children Heather and Robert as well as a pony and some chickens until the business and property were sold in 1952 to Leonard Kearns. Photo credit to Bob Cheesman.

: Barrie Federation of Musicians Membership Card; Copy of a membership card belonging to Ashford Warnica for the Barrie Federation of Musicians. The text of the card reads: "This is to certify that Mr. A. Warnica is a member of Barrie Federation of Musicians Local No. 381 American Federation of Musicians, in good standing for this quarter." It is signed by L.F. Addision, Secretary. The yellow colour indicates that the card was valid in the fourth quarter of 1913.

: Bell Ewart Foundry and Machine Shop; Copy of a newspaper advertisement for the Bell Ewart Foundry and Machine Shop. The text reads: "The Proprietor of the Bell Ewart Foundry and Machine Shop, in thanking the Public for past patronage, begs to solicit a continuance of the same, and to assure them that his best endeavors will be put forth to give satisfaction. Steam Engines, Mills, Mill Geering, Casting of all kinds, Ploughs, Sugar Kettles, Stoves, &c., &c., kept constantly on hand. He would invite particular attention to his make of Circular Saw Mills, an inspection o[f] which will satisfy all as to their superiority, as they are the heaviest, and acknowledged to be the most substantial Mill, at present in use. He has the largest Lathe on this side Toronto, and can swing a six foot wheel, or turn a Shaft 18 feet long; so that parties need not go past Bell Ewart with a big job, or for heavy castings. Bell Ewart, Dec. 5, 1868. Alexander Macbean. 45-tf"

: Belle Ewart Ice Company Advertisement; Advertisment for the Belle Ewart Ice Company. It begins with a stylized representation of the word "ICE" featuring icicles hanging from the letters, and is followed by the text: "Summer Economy, Convenience and Luxury. 15 lbs. pure Lake Simcoe Ice costs only 6 cents per day. 20 lbs., 7 cents per day. 50 lbs., 10 cents per day. Daily Delivery. We handle LAKE SIMCOE ICE only, and the source of our supply is certified by the Medical Health Officer to be absolutely pure. We deliver it clean and sparkling just where you want it. Our drivers are courteous, obliging, and prompt. Call, write or phone for full particulars. BELLE EWART ICE CO., Telephones, 1947-2933 Office, 18 Melinda Street. LOOK FOR THE YELLOW WAGONS"

: Belle Ewart Ice Company Newspaper Advertisement; A newspaper advertisement for the Belle Ewart Ice Company that reads: "BELLE EWART ICE The Very Best Order Your Supply Now Telephone Main 14 or Main 1947 BELLE EWART ICE CO. 37 Yonge Street Plant and Shipping Depot: Belle Ewart, Lake Simcoe"

: Betty and Heather Cheesman; Photo of Betty Cheesman (née Bowman) and her daughter, Heather, standing near the rental cabins of Meadowbrook. Located on south half of lot 11, concession 14 of Innisfil (now Barrie), Betty and Albert Cheesman built a storey-and-a-half building with a walk out basement, living quarters upstairs, restaurant and variety store on the main level, Supertest gas bar, and cabins to rent out to travelers. About 100 feet off of highway 11/Yonge Street they built a row of three smaller cabins along the north fence line and one large duplex cabin along the west fence line. The establishment was named Meadowbrook, and the Cheesmans lived there - along with a pony and some chickens - until the business and property were sold in 1952 to Leonard Kearns. The duplex cabin is visible just behind Betty and Heather, with a single cabin visible to the right. The treeline in the background follows the 14th line of Innisfil between Yonge St. and the 10th Sideroad. Photo credit to Bob Cheesman.

: Big Bay Point General Store; Copy of a postcard of the Big Bay Point General Store in the early 1940s, located on the north half of lot 31, concession 13. The Cooke family purchased the land from Thomas E. Couple on 16 June 1939 shortly after Silby Cooke built the store. The store was eventually sold to Lenore Waghorn in 1945 and underwent major renovations. A restaurant was added to the west side.

: Big Bay Point Motel

: Big Bay Point Pier; Photo taken circa 1950 of the pier in Big Bay Point located at the north end of the 30th Sideroad in Innisfil. The photo shows a number of children in swim caps and bathing suits with clothes and towels lining the pier. A lifeguard stand is visible at the end of the pier with a man standing on it.

: Big Bay Point School Class Photo; Class photo from Big Bay Point School, possibly from the 1947-48 school year. Pictured from left to right, back row: Alfred Wallin, Sydney Sweet, Barbara Reynolds, Bertha Irwin, Edith Irwin, Gwen Webb, Allan Birch, and Walter Warnica. Third Row: Danny Rainey, Barbara Lee, Carol Williams, Mary Webb, Donald Irwin, and Bruce Webb. Second row: Ross Law, Charles Horton, Doug Warnica, Bernard Barber, and Arnie Wallin. Front row: Sandra Bray, Beth-Anne Sweet, Marilyn Reynolds, Nora Jensen, Maryanne Charpentier, and Alex Carpenter.

: Big Bay Point School Class Photo 1957-58; Class photo from Big Bay Point School for the 1957 to 1958 school year. Pictured from left to right, back row: Teacher Mrs. Drucilla Holman (née Poucher), Larry Keast, John Dobinson, Gaye Irwin, Bob Davies, Judy Dallimore, unknown, Miss Middleton, Miss Goodyear, Pat Charpentier, [first name unknown] Penman, and Kathy Burton. Middle row: unknown, Tina Raedts, Jackie Gilliland, Hilda Charpentier, Janet Fairchild, Marvella Pitcher, Sue Gill, Janet Penman, Connie Wright, Sandra Willoughby, Lois Kelly, and Margaret Jobbitt. Front row: unknown [possibly David Randall], Eber Ayotte, Ken Green, Bob Charpentier, Bill Warnica, Gord Lee, Bernard Warnica, Ernie Warnica, and Fred Gilliland.

: Big Bay Point School Class Photo 1958-1959; Class photo from Big Bay Point School for the 1958 to 1959 school year. Pictured from left to right, back row: teacher Mrs. Drucilla Holman (née Poucher), Hilda Charpentier, Susan Wilson, Lois Kelly, Tina Raedts, three unknown, Judy Dallimore, Gord Lee, Bill Gill, John Johnson, Jim Potts, and Bob Charpentier. Middle row: two unknown, Ava Lee, Connie Wright, Zita Charpentier, four unknown, Nancy Wilson, Janet Fairchild, unknown, [first name unknown] Raedts, and [first name unknown] Wright. Front row: unknown, Joe Raedts, Peter Ayotte, [first name unknown] Gill, Dave Lee, John Warnica, Eber Ayotte, [Ted Row?], and Ernie Warnica.

: Big Bay Point School Class Photo 1959-60; Class photo from Big Bay Point School for the 1959-60 school year. The photo was taken in June 1960. Pictured from left to right, back row: Ernie Warnica, Rick Martin, Bill Warnica, Lawrence Owens, teacher Mrs. Drucilla Holman (née Poucher), Hilda Charpentier, Cynthia Jonkman, and Janet Penman. Middle row: Janet Fairchild, Zita Charpentier, Linda Middleton, Louise Raedts, Jill Burrage, Judy Luchkiw, and Ava Lee. Front row: Eber Ayotte, Dave Lee, John Warnica, Joe Raedts, Fred Gilliland, and Peter Ayotte.

: Big Bay Point School Class Photo c. 1960/62; Class photo from Big Bay Point School from c. 1960-62. Pictured from left to right, back row: Neal Crawly, Bill Warnica, Ernie Warnica, Bob Hockley, Susan Wilson, Hilda Charpentier, Janet Fairchild, and Teacher Mrs. Drucilla Holman (née Poucher). Middle row: Virginia Charpentier, Sheila Porter, Ava Lee, Zita Charpentier, Mary Lou Penman, Linda Middleton, Nancy Wilson, Maureen Metcalfe, and Judy Luchkiw. Front row: John Warnica, Joe Raedts, Eber Ayotte, Dave Lee, Dave Jensen, John Kelly, Peter Ayotte, and Glenn Warnica.

: Bird Haven; Promotional photo of Bird Haven, a business operated by Charles Keyworth Sutton near Churchill, which offered log cabins to travelers and tourists for overnight and week long stays. The photo shows the main house with a vehicle in the driveway and some of the lawn furniture and bird houses on the property, with one of the cabins visible on the left. The location offered housekeeping and home cooked meals. Mr. Sutton obtained logs for the cabins by walking over two miles to the swampy area of the seventh line. Here he cut all the cedar logs required to build the cabins and construct the furniture including beds, wash stands and bookcases. His wife made the quilts for the beds. Many American tourists, as well as Canadian, patronized both the tourist cabin business as well as buying bird houses, lawn furniture and lawn ornaments - all hand made by Mr. Sutton. In later years more buildings were added. Charles Sutton sold the land back to George Constable on 18 September 1951 and then moved to Newmarket where he operated a chicken farming/processing operation for a short time until he sold the business, moved to Toronto, and then to Colborne, Ontario where he died in 1974. The Bird Haven business was sold and operated under the name John Peel Inn, owned by a Mr. Cropley. In 1990 the property was in possession of the Hill family. Much of the preceding information was provided by Bill Warnica in June 2018.

: Bird Haven - Cabins and Property; Promotional photo of Bird Haven, a business operated by Charles Keyworth Sutton near Churchill, which offered log cabins to travelers and tourists for overnight and week long stays. The photo shows one of the cabins as well as several bird houses dotting the lawn in front of the cabin. The location offered housekeeping and home cooked meals. Mr. Sutton obtained logs for the cabins by walking over two miles to the swampy area of the seventh line. Here he cut all the cedar logs required to build the cabins and construct the furniture including beds, wash stands and bookcases. His wife made the quilts for the beds. Many American tourists, as well as Canadian, patronized both the tourist cabin business as well as buying bird houses, lawn furniture and lawn ornaments - all hand made by Mr. Sutton. In later years more buildings were added. Charles Sutton sold the land back to George Constable on 18 September 1951 and then moved to Newmarket where he operated a chicken farming/processing operation for a short time until he sold the business, moved to Toronto, and then to Colborne, Ontario where he died in 1974. The Bird Haven business was sold and operated under the name John Peel Inn, owned by a Mr. Cropley. In 1990 the property was in possession of the Hill family. Much of the preceding information was provided by Bill Warnica in June 2018.

: Bird Haven Cabins; Promotional photo of Bird Haven, a business operated by Charles Keyworth Sutton near Churchill, which offered log cabins to travelers and tourists for overnight and week long stays. The photo shows two of the cabins, partially obscured by trees, and the promotional tag lines mention pioneer period furniture and modern conveniences. The location offered housekeeping and home cooked meals. Mr. Sutton obtained logs for the cabins by walking over two miles to the swampy area of the seventh line. Here he cut all the cedar logs required to build the cabins and construct the furniture including beds, wash stands and bookcases. His wife made the quilts for the beds. Many American tourists, as well as Canadian, patronized both the tourist cabin business as well as buying bird houses, lawn furniture and lawn ornaments - all hand made by Mr. Sutton. In later years more buildings were added. Charles Sutton sold the land back to George Constable on 18 September 1951 and then moved to Newmarket where he operated a chicken farming/processing operation for a short time until he sold the business, moved to Toronto, and then to Colborne, Ontario where he died in 1974. The Bird Haven business was sold and operated under the name John Peel Inn, owned by a Mr. Cropley. In 1990 the property was in possession of the Hill family. Much of the preceding information was provided by Bill Warnica in June 2018.

: Bob and Jean Warnica; Photo of William Robert "Bob" Warnica (22 December 1865 - 22 September 1939) and his wife Jean Warnica (née Loudon, 28 August 1884 - 13 May 1964) standing side by side for a photo taken in front of their home on the south half of lot 13, concession 13 of Innisfil, or what is today 504 Big Bay Point Road. The house was later home to Bert and Barb McCracken. Bob was the son of George Frederic Hanning Warnica, known as Hanning Warnica (1837-1915).

: Bob and Jean Warnica with nephew David McCracken; Photo of William Robert "Bob" Warnica (22 December 1865 - 22 September 1939) and his wife Jean (née Loudon, 28 August 1884 - 13 May 1964) leading their nephew, David McCracken, on a horse named Old Doc through a barnyard. Bob was the son of George Frederic Hanning Warnica, known as Hanning Warnica (1837-1915). David is the son of Jean's sister, Mary Loudon, and her husband Robert McCracken.

: Bob and Jean Warnica with the Nightingale Family; Photo of William Robert "Bob" Warnica (22 December 1865 - 22 September 1939) and his wife Jean (née Loudon, 28 August 1884 - 13 May 1964) taken outdoors with their friends, the Nightingale family. Bob was the son of George Frederic Hanning Warnica, known as Hanning Warnica (1837-1915). The photo shows the group standing in front of the Warnica house on Big Bay Point Road with a dog in the left corner beside Bob.

: Breeze Bar 1968; Photo of the two owners and operators of the Breeze Bar restaurant, Milner Barker (centre) and Harvey Gorgan (right) along with Harvey's wife, Suzie Gorgan, standing in front of their establishment. Harvey and Milner opened the popular restaurant in 1954, and operated it until 20 June 1977 when the business was sold to Larry and Betty Hardy.

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