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Rev. Wallace Downer
Portrait of Rev. Wallace Downer standing in front of the cemetery gates of St. John's Anglican Church, Cookstown.
Rev. Wallace Downer and Rev. Jack Adams
Photo of two ministers, Rev. Wallace Downer and Rev. Jack Adams, in front of a group of people gathered outside St. John's Anglican Church, Cookstown.
Rev. and Mrs. Blevin Atkinson
The Reverend and his wife standing beside their vintage automobile in 1959.
Road Collapse Following Hurricane Hazel
Photo of a number of onlookers examining a road outside of Cookstown that had been completely destroyed by flooding after Hurricane Hazel hit in October 1954.
Ruby and Cecil Taggart
Photo of a couple, Ruby and Cecil Taggart, taken in a studio. Ruby is standing in a satin dress next to Cecil, seated, in a pinstripe suit.
Russell, Bill, Carrie Marling (House)
One and a half storey brick-sided house with side entrance
Sadie Banks
Portrait of Sadie Banks in a white or light coloured dress with a fashionable hairstyle. Original caption, written by Alice Baker, reads: "Sadie Banks Dad's 1st wife's sister"
Sadie Walker
Portrait of Sadie Walker in a patterned dress standing next to a table with a typewriter.
Secretary retires after 26 years
Article including a photo about Norma Green's Retirement from James McQueen Public School in Fergus. From News Express of Wednesday, May 16, 1990. Photo by Mike O'Keeffe, captioned "Secretary Norma Green is retiring after 26 years at James McQueen School in Fergus. She and her husband, Allan, recently built their dream home on Lake Simcoe."
Side View of the Cookstown United Church
Side view of large, classic brick church building with arched door, stained glass windows, and tower.
Signing Documents in Cookstown, 1962
Photo taken during the ceremony recognizing the incorporation of Cookstown as a Village in 1962. The photo shows a woman, Mrs. R. Cauldwell, seated at the side of a table with Reeve Ira Wilson signing a document at the table. To the left of him is Councillor Norman Broley, and to the right are Councillors Eldon Neilly, Jack Edney, and Lewis Monkman.
Spindloe Flour and Grist Mill (photocopy)
Photocopy of the James Spindloe Flour and Grist Mill, dated 1880, located on George Street of Cookstown in the area of the railway.
Spindloe's Wheat Cleaning Advertisement
A newspaper page, dated 1878, with article advertising Spindloe process of cleaning smutty wheat; Supplement to Plaindealer published in Alliston, Ontario
St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery
View of wrought iron fencing and stone pillars around the St. John's Anglican Church cemetery in Cookstown.
St. John's Anglican Church Choir
Photo of the St. John's Anglican Church choir posing outside of the church in choir vestments. Pictured from left to right, back row: Mrs. Blackmore, Norma Baker, Keatha Riley, Jim Arnold, Doug Lemmon, and Mr. Blackmore. Middle row: Miss C. Hill, Alice Baker, Zella Brolley, Mrs. D. Lemmon, Mrs. Atkinson, Rev. Blevin Atkinson, and Gordon Lemmon. Front row: Bill Lemmon.
St. John's Anglican Church in Winter
Distant view from across the street of St. John's Anglican Church in Cookstown in a snowy landscape.
St. John's Rectory
Photo of a brick house with decorative roof trim and several windows, large front porch with railings used as the rectory for St. John's Anglican church.
Steam Engine 621B
Photo of steam engine 621B, sponsored by Upper Canada Railway Society, arriving at the Cookstown train station on 19 February 1967.
Steam show, 2 August 1969
Photo of an antique sawmill demonstration at the steam show, 2 August 1969
Steam show, 2 August 1969
Photo of an antique steam engine used for sawing lumber, on display at the steam show of 2 August 1969
Steam train departing from Cookstown Train station
Steam engine 621B departing the from the Cookstown train station. The trip was sponsored by the Upper Canada Railway Society and took place on 19 February 1967. A blue car waits at the crossing, and a number of people are visible standing at the back of the last train car.
T. L. Webb's Blacksmith Shop
Photo of a long clapboard building with centre door design; two chimneys and side sliding door; attached outbuilding. The building served as a blacksmith shop since 1887 when it was built by Henry Jones Dunning. It was eventually acquired by William Miners, who then transferred it to his nephew, Thomas Webb. The photo was taken in 1961 and shows that the building is largely unchanged in comparison to photos taken in the 1880s.
Telleczek, Mooney, D'Ambrosio notes
Hand printed list of births and deaths for these families; Jean Judd died July 22, 1986
The Home of Bruce and Joan McLean
Picture of a white stucco house with centre entrance and lovely windows, treed yard, and dormer, which served as a home to Bruce and Joan McLean, along with their children Bob, Donna, Libby, and Joanne.
The Hon. Earl Rowe, Mrs. Rowe, Harold McKillican
Dignitaries approaching the camera during celebrations at the Cookstown Fairgrounds.
The Hon. Earl Rowe, Mrs. Rowe, and Tom King
Tom King delivers a speech at the Cookstown Fairgrounds with Mr. Earl Rowe and Mrs. Rowe in the background.
The Hon. John Diefenbaker
The Honourable John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada, speaking at the Centennial of the Agricultural Society in Cookstown in 1958.
The Incorporation of the Village of Cookstown
Photo taken during the ceremony recognizing that Cookstown had been incorporated as a Village in 1962. The photo shows a woman, Mrs. R. Cauldwell, seated at the side of a table with a group of men posing behind the table. From left to right they are: Councillor Jack Edney, Councillor Norman Baker, Reeve Ira Wilson, an unidentified man, Councillor Lewis Monkman, and Councillor Eldon Neilly.
Thomas Spindlo[e]Family Tree
Family tree of Thomas Spindlo (Spindloe, Spindlow), born West Henley, Berkshire, England

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