Alice Baker Collection



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"Cookstown Greetings" Float in Parade
Agricultural Society parade with truck carrying a sign that reads "Cookstown Greetings". An oversized birthday cake appears in the truck bed reading "Happy Birthday 1958" with two men in suits following closely behind.
157th Battalion on march through Bond Head, 1915
Military parade during WW1 in Bond Head
Alfreda Marjorie Constance Harris
Personal account of the life of Alfreda Marjorie Constance Harris.
Alice Baker East of Cookstown at the Webb Property
Photo taken on 19 February 1960 of Alice Baker against a snowy landscape standing beside a vintage car
Alice Baker, Lavina Poole, and Elsie Rivett
Photo of three women - Alice Baker, Lavina Poole, and Elsie Rivett - standing in a flooded roadway in Cookstown in 1954 after Hurricane Hazel.
Alice Beaird, Annie & Robert Beaird, and Rebecca Lee
Picture shows a group posing in front of bushes - possibly a celebration of some kind. Pictured are: Alice Beaird, Annie & Robert Beaird, Rebecca Lee (former wife of Albert Thompson).
Alice Harris
Portrait of a woman, Alice Harris, standing. Original caption, written by Alice Baker, reads: "Alice "Harris" m. Will Grainger; Grandad Harris sister, Alice "Harris" Baker namesake"
Alice and Norma Baker After Hurricane Hazel
Photo of Alice and Norma Baker standing at the edge of a section of highway 89, west of the creamery, that has been damaged by Hurricane Hazel. A service truck from the Department of Highways of Ontario is parked to the left of the women.
Ann Adolph
Portrait of Ann Adolph wearing a dress in a garden.
Anne Monkman, Laura Mayes, Alice Baker
Group of people riding on the Cookstown Women's Institute float in vintage costumes for a parade in Cookstown, featuring Anne Monkman, Laura Mayes, and Alice Baker. The parade was in celebration of Canada's Centennial in 1967.
Annie (Ryan) and Robert Beaird
Portrait of elderly couple, Annie (née Ryan) and Robert Beaird, standing outside in front of a house
Annie Thompson
Studio portrait of Annie Thompson standing with chair, holding a scroll, and dressed in a long-sleeved floor length plaid-patterned dress.
Art Committee, 1968
Alice Baker, Mary Osborne, Keatha Riley, Mae Hopper
Article from The Herald, Alliston, Ontario, June 20, 1984
An announcement of the surprise celebration of the 55th wedding anniversary of Norman and Alice Baker.
Awards Presentation
Group of people in period costume with some holding awards, one man speaking. Pictured are Mr. Wood, Calvin Madill, Charlie Jevons, Ken Crawford, and Jim Curre.
Baker's Garage
Photo of the Baker's Garage, a wooden building with double end doors and a window, which was constructed with lumber from the Apple Evaporator Factory.
Bakers Hold Open House For Anniversary
Article, dated June 28, 1989, about the celebration of Alice and Norman Baker's 60th wedding anniversary, including a photo of the couple captioned "Alice and Norman Baker celebrated 60 years of marriage Sunday with an open house for family and friends at the Masonic Lodge in Cookstown. Married in Bond Head, the Bakers have two daughters, Norma and Daureen,five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren."
Bank staff when bank was robbed in 1968
Photo showing six people identified as: George Proctor, Manager, John Lehman, Anne Hart, Barbara Edney, Susan Sparry, Grace Carter
Beaird - Brazell family tree, author Alice Baker
John Beaird and Louisa Brazell family tree created by Alice Baker. The document is typewritten but contains a consistent error in the spelling of Beaird as "Baird" and Brazell as "Brezil".
Bert Coleman, Postmaster
Bert Coleman standing in front of the Cookstown post office, 1961
Best wishes for Norma Green on Her Retirement
Article and picture of Norma Green on her retirement from James McQueen Public School from the News Express, dated Wednesday June 27, 1990.
Bill Lemmon
Young man wearing a cadet uniform standing in garden
Bob Cofield
Head shot of a man, Bob Cofield, smiling and wearing a cowboy hat and neck scarf.
Braden's Presbyterian Church
Photo of Braden's Presbyterian Church midway through demolition with rubble and wood plans surrounding the building.
Bren Carriers from Camp Borden in front of Lemmon's Store
Bren Carriers seen in shadow in front of Lemmon's Store, Cookstown, in 1942.
CNR Station
Shows end-view of brown wooden building, with train tracks

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