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PID: ourstories:2648432
Title: Cookstown Bakery
Date: 2013
Subjects: food--local--business--baking
Description: Photo of Alanah Marin holding a loaf of bread at the Cookstown Bakery at 8 Queen Street in 2013. This photo was a,

PID: ourstories:2648583
Title: Friends and Family
Date: 2013
Subjects: public submission--friends--girls--Lake Simcoe
Description: Brittany Harbottle, Hannah Marchon, and Paige Stephen by Lake Simcoe in summer 2013.,

PID: ourstories:2648438
Title: Cookstown Furniture Repair
Date: 2013
Subjects: trade--local--business--men
Description: Photo of James and Frank, builders and repairers of fine furnishings for Cookstown Furniture Repair, standing just below,

PID: ourstories:2648619
Title: Ladies of the Lake
Date: 2013
Subjects: women--Ladies of the Lake--Organizations--Lake Simcoe--Public Submission--Group
Description: Group photo of the members and board of the Ladies of the Lake Conservation Association, all dressed in bright yellow,

PID: ourstories:2648591
Title: Wedding celebration at Lefroy Harbour
Date: 2013
Subjects: public submission--marina--boat--wedding--marriage--celebration--Lake Simcoe
Description: Wedding celebration of Ken and Gail Adair at Lefroy Harbour. The bride and groom are both on a docked boat and guests,

PID: ourstories:2648373
Title: Cookstown Book Club
Date: 2013
Subjects: reading--Library--Book Club--community--local
Description: Photo of the members of the Cookstown branch of the Innisfil Public Library's book club. Pictured are: Mandy Woofries,,

PID: ourstories:24240
Title: Adolph and Anita von Graffen - The von Graffen Family Legacy
Date: 2013-11-15
Subjects: genealogy--family--oral history--interview--generation--painting, genealogy--family--oral history--interview--generation--painting--Germany
Description: Adolph and Anita von Graffen detail their family history and the storied legacy of their von Graffen ancestors.

PID: islandora:3890
Title: Alan Ely - Transportation to the Cottage
Date: 2013-02-06
Subjects: oral history--transportation--car--train--city--cottage--travel--interview, oral history--transportation--car--train--city--cottage--travel--interview
Description: Alan Ely describes the different ways in which cottagers from Toronto have travelled north to Lake Simcoe over the years

PID: islandora:3506
Title: Jean Warrington - The Cottage
Date: 2013-02-11
Subjects: oral history--vacation--summer--swimming--leisure--construction--building--interview, oral history--vacation--summer--swimming--leisure--construction--building--interview
Description: Jean Warrington discusses her childhood visits to her grandmother's cottage, which had been built by her grandfather

PID: ourstories:24234
Title: Shirlie Toro-Fralick - Stories from Overseas
Date: 2013-11-27
Subjects: 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
Description: Shirlie Toro-Fralick recounts some stories and memories from her time as an armed forces entertainer in Europe at the

PID: ourstories:21362
Title: Shirlie Toro-Fralick - Life in Canada after the Second World War
Date: 2013-11-27
Subjects: orchestra--performer--woman--entertainment--industry--radio, orchestra--performer--woman--entertainment--industry--radio
Description: 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

PID: islandora:19
Title: John Grant - Moonshine on Thorah Island:
Date: 2013-02-06
Subjects: oral history--illegal--still--distilling--industry--coil--alcohol--prohibition--interview, oral history------illegal--still--distilling--industry--coil--alcohol--prohibition--interview
Description: John Grant recounts some stories of moonshiners growing their own grain and distilling their own alcohol on Thorah,

PID: ourstories:21358
Title: Shirlie Toro-Fralick - Family
Date: 2013-11-23
Subjects: children, children
Description: Shirlie Toro-Fralick recounts her family's history and how she arrived in Innisfil.

PID: islandora:3398
Title: Brian Baker - Telephone Lines
Date: 2013-03-15
Subjects: oral history--phone--gossip--communication--community--interview, oral history--phone--gossip--communication--community--interview
Description: Brian Baker discusses the arrival of the telephone in Innisfil in 1949 via the Beeton Telephone Company, which had an

PID: ourstories:2648456
Title: Antique Radio Repair in Cookstown
Date: August 6, 2013
Subjects: tools--radio--business--technology
Description: Photo of John Crome in Cookstown while conducting his work for Antique Audio Repair. This photo was a submission for the,

PID: islandora:4029
Title: John Grant - Thorah Island Today
Date: 2013-02-06
Subjects: settlers--campaign--interview--oral history--cottage--farm--harbour--animals--cabin--cattle, settlers--campaign--interview--oral history--cottage--farm--harbour--animals--cabin--cattle
Description: John Grant recounts how when he first ran for city councilor, he traveled to Thorah Island and was told that he was the

PID: islandora:3689
Title: Margaret Baker - The Goodfellow Family
Date: 2013-03-15
Subjects: oral history--pioneer--construction--sumac--Ward Goodfellow--Susan Warnica--family--interview, oral history--pioneer--construction--sumac--Ward Goodfellow--Susan Warnica--family--interview
Description: Margaret Baker (née Goodfellow) recounts the stories of the first Goodfellow settlers, two brothers from the Bradford

PID: islandora:3671
Title: Margaret Baker - Changing Innisfil
Date: 2013-03-15
Subjects: house--construction--Goodfellow--cottage--oral history--interview--swimming, house--construction--Goodfellow--cottage--oral history--interview--swimming
Description: Margaret Baker describes the changing landscape of Innisfil from new housing developments to the way the beach has

PID: islandora:3938
Title: Alan Ely - Fishing and Boating on Lake Simcoe
Date: 2013-02-06
Subjects: oral history--fish--boat--weather--recreation--water--season--interview, oral history--fish--boat--weather--recreation--water--season--interview
Description: Alan Ely begins by describing a photo of his father and mother fishing on Lake Simcoe. His mother smiles at his father

PID: ourstories:21363
Title: Shirlie Toro-Fralick - Living in Innisfil
Date: 2013-11-27
Subjects: children--summer--water--ice--building--house--dog--holiday, children--summer--water--ice--building--house--dog--holiday
Description: Shirlie Toro-Fralick talks about her life in Innisfil, which she originally came to in 1951 as a bride of Charles

PID: islandora:4055
Title: John Grant - Entertainment
Date: 2013-02-06
Subjects: 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
Description: John Grant recalls what youths in Beaverton did for recreation and entertainment in the past. His grandfather Playfair

PID: islandora:4079
Title: Charlotte Empringham - Golfing at Cedarhurst
Date: 2013-02-06
Subjects: oral history--recreation--leisure--golfing--Lake Simcoe--women--sport--competition--trophy--interview, oral history--recreation--leisure--golfing--Lake Simcoe--women--sport--competition--trophy--interview
Description: Charlotte Empringham describes taking golf lessons as a child at Cedarhurst golf club on Saturday mornings while parents

PID: ourstories:21364
Title: Shirlie Toro-Fralick - Performing Overseas
Date: 2013-11-27
Subjects: musician--performance--woman--army--entertainment, musician--performance--woman--army--entertainment
Description: In this clip Shirlie Toro-Fralick describes her time overseas immediately following the end of the Second World War as a

PID: islandora:4090
Title: Charlotte Empringham - Stanley Thompson
Date: 2013-02-06
Subjects: oral history--golf--sport--recreation--design--geographic--architect--interview, oral history--golf--sport--recreation--design--geographic--architect--interview
Description: Charlotte Empringham describes the impressive designs of Stanley Thompson, a golf course architect, on Cedarhurst Golf

PID: islandora:3543
Title: Herb Dietrich - School Days
Date: 2013-02-11
Subjects: oral history--education--class--chores--labour--Webster--Flagel--agriculture--farm--interview, oral history--education--class--chores--labour--Webster--Flagel--agriculture--farm--interview
Description: Herb Dietrich talks about his school days in Innisfil. Nanytr Public school was set to close but when the Dietrich and

PID: islandora:3516
Title: Jean Warrington - Fishing and the 9th Line Creek
Date: 2013-02-11
Subjects: oral history--creek--water--fish--willow--trees--recreation--interview, oral history--creek--water--fish--willow--trees--recreation--interview
Description: Jean Warrington discusses going fishing as a child in the creek near the 9th Line of Innisfil. She used a stick with a

PID: islandora:4064
Title: Alan Ely - First Nations on Georgina and Thorah Island
Date: 2013-02-06
Subjects: 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
Description: Alan Ely recalls his grandmother, Minnie Ethel Ely's, unique relationship with the First Nations community on Georgina

PID: islandora:3548
Title: Herb Dietrich - Fishing on Lake Simcoe with Bill Lamb
Date: 2013-02-11
Subjects: oral history--fish--winter--hut--tools--recreation--sport--interview, oral history--fish--winter--hut--tools--recreation--sport--interview
Description: Herb Dietrich recalls the time he spent fishing and ice fishing on Lake Simcoe, often with the local 'ice man', Bill

PID: islandora:3845
Title: Deirdre Fitzgerald - The Welcome Wagon
Date: 2013-06-21
Subjects: service--interview--oral history--organization--sponsor--information, service--interview--oral history--organization--sponsor--information
Description: Deirdre Fitzgerald describes her role in the Welcome Wagon organization in Innisfil and the impact it has on those in

PID: islandora:3455
Title: Dealing with Fires
Date: 2013-02-11
Subjects: oral history--fire--community--extinguish--telephone--interview, oral history--fire--community--extinguish--telephone--interview
Description: Jean Warrington and Brian Baker each explain the community aspect of how fires were dealt with in Innisfil prior to the

PID: ourstories:24236
Title: Adolph and Anita von Graffen - Moving to Innisfil
Date: 2013-11-15
Subjects: agriculture--interview--oral history--farming, agriculture--interview--oral history--farming
Description: Adolph and Anita von Graffen discuss their transition to life on a farm in Innisfil after moving to Canada.

PID: islandora:3834
Title: Deirdre Fitzgerald - Living in Innisfil Today
Date: 2013-06-21
Subjects: people--interview--oral history--Gilford--Alcona--Cookstown--Lake Simcoe, people--interview--oral history--Gilford--Alcona--Cookstown--Lake Simcoe
Description: Deirdre Fitzgerald of the Welcome Wagon explains her decision to move to Innisfil and how the small community feel drew

PID: islandora:3564
Title: Rosemary Campbell - The Fagents Family Property
Date: 2013-02-15
Subjects: oral history--construction--house--labour--property--interview, oral history--construction--house--labour--property--interview
Description: Rosemary Campbell recounts her family's arrival in Innisfil and the construction on their property in the 1940s. She

PID: ourstories:24241
Title: Adolph von Graffen - End of World War II
Date: 2013-11-15
Subjects: soldier--oral history--interview--war--Europe, soldier--oral history--interview--war--Europe--Germany
Description: Adolph von Graffen recounts his experiences as a young man in Germany at the end of the Second World War.

PID: ourstories:24238
Title: Adolph and Anita von Graffen - The Story Of How They Met
Date: 2013-11-15
Subjects: marriage--oral history--interview--couple--wedding, marriage--oral history--interview--couple--wedding
Description: Adolph and Anita von Graffen recount the story of how they met and came to be married.

PID: islandora:3964
Title: John Grant - Bee Research on Thorah Island
Date: 2013-02-06
Subjects: oral history--smoke--education--poison ivy--conservation--Lake Simcoe--insect--study--interview, oral history--smoke--education--poison ivy--conservation--Lake Simcoe--insect--study--interview
Description: John Grant discusses the honey bee research conducted on Thorah Island by researchers from the University of Guelph. His

PID: islandora:3448
Title: Jean Warrington - Islands of Lake Simcoe
Date: 2013-02-11
Subjects: oral history--Native--First Nation--poison ivy--lighthouse--interview, oral history--Native--First Nation--poison ivy--lighthouse--interview
Description: Jean Warrington describes the islands of Lake Simcoe and her memories of the First Nations people who resided on Snake

PID: islandora:4026
Title: John Grant - Thorah Island in the Past
Date: 2013-02-06
Subjects: 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
Description: John Grant discusses Thorah Island's past and the continuing pioneer spirit there with a number of anecdotes. He talks

PID: ourstories:21360
Title: Shirlie Toro-Fralick - Introduction
Date: 2013-11-27
Subjects: family--youth--labour--singer--performer--education, family--youth--labour--singer--performer--education
Description: An introduction video to Shirlie Toro-Fralick, who describes her origins in an Irish-English household, discovering a

PID: islandora:3666
Title: Brian Baker - Innisfil Wildlife
Date: 2013-03-15
Subjects: oral history--nature--wolf--bear--cattle--swamp--field--interview, oral history--nature--wolf--bear--cattle--swamp--field--interview
Description: Brian Baker describes the changing wildlife of Innisfil, as well as cattle farmers dealing with predators. The Cookstown

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