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PID
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ourstories:2648432
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Title
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Cookstown Bakery
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Date
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2013
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Subjects
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food--local--business--baking
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Description
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Photo of Alanah Marin holding a loaf of bread at the Cookstown Bakery at 8 Queen Street in 2013. This photo was a,
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PID
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ourstories:2648583
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Title
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Friends and Family
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Date
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2013
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Subjects
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public submission--friends--girls--Lake Simcoe
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Description
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Brittany Harbottle, Hannah Marchon, and Paige Stephen by Lake Simcoe in summer 2013.,
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PID
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ourstories:2648438
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Title
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Cookstown Furniture Repair
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Date
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2013
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Subjects
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trade--local--business--men
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Description
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Photo of James and Frank, builders and repairers of fine furnishings for Cookstown Furniture Repair, standing just below,
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PID
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ourstories:2648619
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Title
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Ladies of the Lake
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Date
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2013
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Subjects
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women--Ladies of the Lake--Organizations--Lake Simcoe--Public Submission--Group
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Description
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Group photo of the members and board of the Ladies of the Lake Conservation Association, all dressed in bright yellow,
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PID
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ourstories:2648591
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Title
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Wedding celebration at Lefroy Harbour
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Date
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2013
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Subjects
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public submission--marina--boat--wedding--marriage--celebration--Lake Simcoe
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Description
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Wedding celebration of Ken and Gail Adair at Lefroy Harbour. The bride and groom are both on a docked boat and guests,
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PID
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ourstories:2648373
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Title
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Cookstown Book Club
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Date
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2013
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Subjects
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reading--Library--Book Club--community--local
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Description
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Photo of the members of the Cookstown branch of the Innisfil Public Library's book club. Pictured are: Mandy Woofries,,
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PID
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ourstories:24240
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Title
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Adolph and Anita von Graffen - The von Graffen Family Legacy
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Date
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2013-11-15
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Subjects
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genealogy--family--oral history--interview--generation--painting, genealogy--family--oral history--interview--generation--painting--Germany
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Description
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Adolph and Anita von Graffen detail their family history and the storied legacy of their von Graffen ancestors.
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PID
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islandora:3890
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Title
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Alan Ely - Transportation to the Cottage
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Date
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2013-02-06
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Subjects
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oral history--transportation--car--train--city--cottage--travel--interview, oral history--transportation--car--train--city--cottage--travel--interview
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Description
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Alan Ely describes the different ways in which cottagers from Toronto have travelled north to Lake Simcoe over the years
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PID
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islandora:3506
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Title
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Jean Warrington - The Cottage
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Date
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2013-02-11
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Subjects
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oral history--vacation--summer--swimming--leisure--construction--building--interview, oral history--vacation--summer--swimming--leisure--construction--building--interview
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Description
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Jean Warrington discusses her childhood visits to her grandmother's cottage, which had been built by her grandfather
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PID
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ourstories:24234
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Title
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Shirlie Toro-Fralick - Stories from Overseas
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Date
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2013-11-27
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Subjects
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interview--oral history--WWII--WW2--World War II--singer--entertainment--women, interview--oral history--WWII--WW2--World War II--singer--entertainment--women--Canada--Europe--Germany
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Description
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Shirlie Toro-Fralick recounts some stories and memories from her time as an armed forces entertainer in Europe at the
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PID
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ourstories:21362
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Title
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Shirlie Toro-Fralick - Life in Canada after the Second World War
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Date
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2013-11-27
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Subjects
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orchestra--performer--woman--entertainment--industry--radio, orchestra--performer--woman--entertainment--industry--radio
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Description
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Shirlie Toro-Fralick elaborates on what it was like to return to Canada after the end of World War II and her tour as a
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PID
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islandora:19
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Title
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John Grant - Moonshine on Thorah Island:
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Date
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2013-02-06
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Subjects
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oral history--illegal--still--distilling--industry--coil--alcohol--prohibition--interview, oral history------illegal--still--distilling--industry--coil--alcohol--prohibition--interview
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Description
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John Grant recounts some stories of moonshiners growing their own grain and distilling their own alcohol on Thorah,
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PID
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ourstories:21358
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Title
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Shirlie Toro-Fralick - Family
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Date
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2013-11-23
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Subjects
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children, children
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Description
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Shirlie Toro-Fralick recounts her family's history and how she arrived in Innisfil.
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PID
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islandora:3398
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Title
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Brian Baker - Telephone Lines
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Date
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2013-03-15
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Subjects
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oral history--phone--gossip--communication--community--interview, oral history--phone--gossip--communication--community--interview
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Description
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Brian Baker discusses the arrival of the telephone in Innisfil in 1949 via the Beeton Telephone Company, which had an
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PID
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ourstories:2648456
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Title
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Antique Radio Repair in Cookstown
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Date
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August 6, 2013
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Subjects
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tools--radio--business--technology
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Description
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Photo of John Crome in Cookstown while conducting his work for Antique Audio Repair. This photo was a submission for the,
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PID
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islandora:4029
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Title
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John Grant - Thorah Island Today
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Date
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2013-02-06
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Subjects
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settlers--campaign--interview--oral history--cottage--farm--harbour--animals--cabin--cattle, settlers--campaign--interview--oral history--cottage--farm--harbour--animals--cabin--cattle
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Description
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John Grant recounts how when he first ran for city councilor, he traveled to Thorah Island and was told that he was the
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PID
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islandora:3689
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Title
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Margaret Baker - The Goodfellow Family
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Date
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2013-03-15
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Subjects
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oral history--pioneer--construction--sumac--Ward Goodfellow--Susan Warnica--family--interview, oral history--pioneer--construction--sumac--Ward Goodfellow--Susan Warnica--family--interview
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Description
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Margaret Baker (née Goodfellow) recounts the stories of the first Goodfellow settlers, two brothers from the Bradford
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PID
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islandora:3671
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Title
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Margaret Baker - Changing Innisfil
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Date
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2013-03-15
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Subjects
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house--construction--Goodfellow--cottage--oral history--interview--swimming, house--construction--Goodfellow--cottage--oral history--interview--swimming
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Description
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Margaret Baker describes the changing landscape of Innisfil from new housing developments to the way the beach has
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PID
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islandora:3938
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Title
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Alan Ely - Fishing and Boating on Lake Simcoe
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Date
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2013-02-06
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Subjects
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oral history--fish--boat--weather--recreation--water--season--interview, oral history--fish--boat--weather--recreation--water--season--interview
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Description
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Alan Ely begins by describing a photo of his father and mother fishing on Lake Simcoe. His mother smiles at his father
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PID
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ourstories:21363
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Title
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Shirlie Toro-Fralick - Living in Innisfil
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Date
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2013-11-27
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Subjects
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children--summer--water--ice--building--house--dog--holiday, children--summer--water--ice--building--house--dog--holiday
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Description
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Shirlie Toro-Fralick talks about her life in Innisfil, which she originally came to in 1951 as a bride of Charles
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PID
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islandora:4055
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Title
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John Grant - Entertainment
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Date
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2013-02-06
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Subjects
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oral history--Conn Smythe--film--Maple Leaf Gardens--Commodore--romance--Strand--Depression--projector--interview, oral history--Conn Smythe--film--Maple Leaf Gardens--Commodore--romance--Strand--Depression--projector--interview
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Description
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John Grant recalls what youths in Beaverton did for recreation and entertainment in the past. His grandfather Playfair
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PID
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islandora:4079
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Title
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Charlotte Empringham - Golfing at Cedarhurst
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Date
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2013-02-06
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Subjects
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oral history--recreation--leisure--golfing--Lake Simcoe--women--sport--competition--trophy--interview, oral history--recreation--leisure--golfing--Lake Simcoe--women--sport--competition--trophy--interview
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Description
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Charlotte Empringham describes taking golf lessons as a child at Cedarhurst golf club on Saturday mornings while parents
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PID
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ourstories:21364
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Title
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Shirlie Toro-Fralick - Performing Overseas
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Date
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2013-11-27
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Subjects
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musician--performance--woman--army--entertainment, musician--performance--woman--army--entertainment
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Description
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In this clip Shirlie Toro-Fralick describes her time overseas immediately following the end of the Second World War as a
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PID
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islandora:4090
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Title
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Charlotte Empringham - Stanley Thompson
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Date
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2013-02-06
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Subjects
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oral history--golf--sport--recreation--design--geographic--architect--interview, oral history--golf--sport--recreation--design--geographic--architect--interview
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Description
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Charlotte Empringham describes the impressive designs of Stanley Thompson, a golf course architect, on Cedarhurst Golf
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PID
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islandora:3543
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Title
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Herb Dietrich - School Days
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Date
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2013-02-11
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Subjects
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oral history--education--class--chores--labour--Webster--Flagel--agriculture--farm--interview, oral history--education--class--chores--labour--Webster--Flagel--agriculture--farm--interview
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Description
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Herb Dietrich talks about his school days in Innisfil. Nanytr Public school was set to close but when the Dietrich and
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PID
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islandora:3516
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Title
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Jean Warrington - Fishing and the 9th Line Creek
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Date
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2013-02-11
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Subjects
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oral history--creek--water--fish--willow--trees--recreation--interview, oral history--creek--water--fish--willow--trees--recreation--interview
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Description
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Jean Warrington discusses going fishing as a child in the creek near the 9th Line of Innisfil. She used a stick with a
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PID
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islandora:4064
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Title
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Alan Ely - First Nations on Georgina and Thorah Island
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Date
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2013-02-06
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Subjects
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Frederick Varley--culture--First Nation--native--art--paddle--community--Lake Simcoe--interview--oral history--Group of Seven, Frederick Varley--culture--First Nation--native--art--paddle--community--Lake Simcoe--interview--oral history--Group of Seven
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Description
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Alan Ely recalls his grandmother, Minnie Ethel Ely's, unique relationship with the First Nations community on Georgina
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PID
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islandora:3548
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Title
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Herb Dietrich - Fishing on Lake Simcoe with Bill Lamb
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Date
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2013-02-11
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Subjects
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oral history--fish--winter--hut--tools--recreation--sport--interview, oral history--fish--winter--hut--tools--recreation--sport--interview
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Description
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Herb Dietrich recalls the time he spent fishing and ice fishing on Lake Simcoe, often with the local 'ice man', Bill
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PID
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islandora:3845
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Title
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Deirdre Fitzgerald - The Welcome Wagon
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Date
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2013-06-21
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Subjects
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service--interview--oral history--organization--sponsor--information, service--interview--oral history--organization--sponsor--information
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Description
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Deirdre Fitzgerald describes her role in the Welcome Wagon organization in Innisfil and the impact it has on those in
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PID
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islandora:3455
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Title
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Dealing with Fires
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Date
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2013-02-11
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Subjects
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oral history--fire--community--extinguish--telephone--interview, oral history--fire--community--extinguish--telephone--interview
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Description
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Jean Warrington and Brian Baker each explain the community aspect of how fires were dealt with in Innisfil prior to the
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PID
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ourstories:24236
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Title
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Adolph and Anita von Graffen - Moving to Innisfil
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Date
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2013-11-15
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Subjects
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agriculture--interview--oral history--farming, agriculture--interview--oral history--farming
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Description
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Adolph and Anita von Graffen discuss their transition to life on a farm in Innisfil after moving to Canada.
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PID
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islandora:3834
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Title
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Deirdre Fitzgerald - Living in Innisfil Today
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Date
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2013-06-21
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Subjects
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people--interview--oral history--Gilford--Alcona--Cookstown--Lake Simcoe, people--interview--oral history--Gilford--Alcona--Cookstown--Lake Simcoe
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Description
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Deirdre Fitzgerald of the Welcome Wagon explains her decision to move to Innisfil and how the small community feel drew
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PID
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islandora:3564
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Title
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Rosemary Campbell - The Fagents Family Property
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Date
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2013-02-15
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Subjects
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oral history--construction--house--labour--property--interview, oral history--construction--house--labour--property--interview
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Description
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Rosemary Campbell recounts her family's arrival in Innisfil and the construction on their property in the 1940s. She
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PID
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ourstories:24241
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Title
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Adolph von Graffen - End of World War II
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Date
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2013-11-15
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Subjects
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soldier--oral history--interview--war--Europe, soldier--oral history--interview--war--Europe--Germany
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Description
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Adolph von Graffen recounts his experiences as a young man in Germany at the end of the Second World War.
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PID
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ourstories:24238
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Title
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Adolph and Anita von Graffen - The Story Of How They Met
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Date
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2013-11-15
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Subjects
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marriage--oral history--interview--couple--wedding, marriage--oral history--interview--couple--wedding
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Description
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Adolph and Anita von Graffen recount the story of how they met and came to be married.
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PID
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islandora:3964
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Title
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John Grant - Bee Research on Thorah Island
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Date
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2013-02-06
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Subjects
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oral history--smoke--education--poison ivy--conservation--Lake Simcoe--insect--study--interview, oral history--smoke--education--poison ivy--conservation--Lake Simcoe--insect--study--interview
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Description
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John Grant discusses the honey bee research conducted on Thorah Island by researchers from the University of Guelph. His
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PID
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islandora:3448
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Title
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Jean Warrington - Islands of Lake Simcoe
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Date
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2013-02-11
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Subjects
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oral history--Native--First Nation--poison ivy--lighthouse--interview, oral history--Native--First Nation--poison ivy--lighthouse--interview
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Description
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Jean Warrington describes the islands of Lake Simcoe and her memories of the First Nations people who resided on Snake
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PID
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islandora:4026
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Title
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John Grant - Thorah Island in the Past
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Date
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2013-02-06
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Subjects
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oral history--ferry--hut--winter--transportation--recreation--building--stamp--First Nations--music--Centennial Song--Thorah Belle--hull--interview, oral history--ferry--hut--winter--transportation--recreation--building--stamp--First Nations--music--Centennial Song--Thorah Belle--hull--interview
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Description
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John Grant discusses Thorah Island's past and the continuing pioneer spirit there with a number of anecdotes. He talks
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PID
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ourstories:21360
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Title
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Shirlie Toro-Fralick - Introduction
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Date
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2013-11-27
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Subjects
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family--youth--labour--singer--performer--education, family--youth--labour--singer--performer--education
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Description
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An introduction video to Shirlie Toro-Fralick, who describes her origins in an Irish-English household, discovering a
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PID
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islandora:3666
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Title
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Brian Baker - Innisfil Wildlife
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Date
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2013-03-15
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Subjects
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oral history--nature--wolf--bear--cattle--swamp--field--interview, oral history--nature--wolf--bear--cattle--swamp--field--interview
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Description
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Brian Baker describes the changing wildlife of Innisfil, as well as cattle farmers dealing with predators. The Cookstown
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