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PID
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islandora:470
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Title
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Ross Wallace and Jean Warrington - Bon Secours Beach and the Water of Lake Simcoe
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Date
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2015-04-20
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Subjects
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family--location--oral history--interview--summer, family--location--oral history--interview--summer
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Description
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Longtime residents of Innisfil Jean Warrington and Ross Wallace discuss the background behind the name "Bon Secours
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PID
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ourstories:31442
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Title
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Jack Telford Denis Sharpe as a baby
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Date
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Subjects
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child--young--outdoor--fashion--clothing
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Description
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Photo of Jack Telford Denis Sharpe as a baby on the front step of the Barclay home. He is wearing a white shirt or gown
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PID
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ourstories:31416
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Title
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Bank of Toronto Promissory Note
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Subjects
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receipt--document--record--money
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Description
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Scan of a Bank of Toronto promissory note that shows Mary Duncan promising to pay the sum of $20 to Simmons and Co., a
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PID
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ourstories:31473
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Title
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Durbin Nixon, Lucy Nixon, and Margaret Barclay
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Date
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1899
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Subjects
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children--fashion--clothing--family--cousins--siblings
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Description
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Portrait of three young children in gowns posed outdoors around an antique chair. From left to right are Durbin Nixon,
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PID
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ourstories:21382
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Title
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Bill Gibbins - Meeting His Wife
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Date
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2014-07-14
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Subjects
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wedding--family--interview--marriage, wedding--family--interview--marriage
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Description
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William "Bill" Gibbins describes that he was born and educated in Saskatchewan, but his biggest accomplishment was
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PID
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ourstories:31462
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Title
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Alexander and Beattie Constable Family Portrait
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Date
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1915
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Subjects
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group--fashion--clothing--suit--hairstyle--children
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Description
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Studio portrait of Alexander Constable (rear, wearing a dark suit, 1883-1945) and his family. In front of him on the
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PID
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ourstories:31306
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Title
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Bill Kell on School Days
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Date
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2015-06-26
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Subjects
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transportation--education--schools--teachers, transportation--education--schools--teachers
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Description
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Bill Kell reminisces about school days and education.
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PID
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ourstories:31471
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Title
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Maria Louisa Barclay
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Date
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Subjects
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woman--fashion--clothing--jewellery--portrait
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Description
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Portrait of Maria Louisa Barclay (née Nixon, known as Louise), who was Post Mistress and Deputy Post Mistress in
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PID
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islandora:450
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Title
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Ross Wallace - Illness and School Correspondence
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Date
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2015-04-20
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Subjects
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child--education--malady--school--student--pupil, child--education--malady--school--student--pupil
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Description
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Longtime resident Ross Wallace recounts his childhood illness that prevented him from attending school, and how he
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PID
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ourstories:21385
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Title
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Nantyr Shores Team D-Day and the Wellington Quarries
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Date
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2014-10-02
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Subjects
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Soldiers--D-Day--World War II--WWII, Soldiers--D-Day--World War II--WWII
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Description
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2014 marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War.
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PID
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ourstories:31480
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Title
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Barclay Family Bible
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Subjects
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family tree--records--text--genealogy
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Description
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Scan of a page of the Francis and Agnes (née Beattie) Barclay family bible, which lists the birth dates of their ten
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PID
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ourstories:31463
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Title
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Birth Certificate of Beaty (Beattie) Duncan
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Date
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1951
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Subjects
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document--record--registration--birth
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Description
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Scan of the birth certificate issued to Beaty (Beattie) Duncan, born on 24 April 1884 in Innisfil Township. Registration
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PID
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ourstories:31435
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Title
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Barclay Family Photo
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Date
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Subjects
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family--group--outdoor--sibling--parent--couple
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Description
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Photo of the Barclay family seated outside for a photo beside a large tree. From left to right are: Maria Louisa Barclay
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PID
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ourstories:31469
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Title
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Barclay House Newspaper Article
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Date
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Subjects
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text--news--building--local business
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Description
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Scan of a newspaper article clipping written by Jean Saunter titled "House to be a tea room." The article details June
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PID
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ourstories:31425
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Title
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Quilts in the Barclay House
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Date
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1974
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Subjects
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interior--home--business
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Description
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Colour photo of the quilts that were sold in the Barclay House when it functioned as a tea room.
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PID
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ourstories:50012
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Title
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Geoff Dawney - Family Home
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Date
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2015-07-21
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Subjects
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building--oral history--interview--architecture--house--construction, building--oral history--interview--architecture--house--construction
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Description
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Geoff Dawney describes the reconstruction of the Dawney family home, barn, and outbuildings after a fire in 1936.
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PID
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ourstories:31472
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Title
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Margaret Armstrong McConkey Barclay
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Date
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Subjects
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woman--fashion--clothing--jewellery--portrait
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Description
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Studio portrait of Margaret Armstrong McConkey Barclayseated at a table with her hands clasped in front of her. She was
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PID
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ourstories:21386
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Title
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Nantyr Shores Team Day on Visiting Anne Frank House
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Date
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2014-10-02
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Subjects
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World War II--WWII--Anne Frank--Holland--Nazis, World War II--WWII--Anne Frank--Holland--Nazis
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Description
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2014 marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War.
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PID
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ourstories:31466
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Title
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Cradle Roll Certificate for Ralph George Constable
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Date
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1920
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Subjects
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document--record--registration--baby--birth--text
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Description
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Colour Scan of the Cradle Roll Certificate through the Presbyterian Church in Canada for Ralph George Constable. The
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PID
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ourstories:31455
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Title
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John and Maria Louisa Barclay
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Date
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Subjects
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beard--hairstyle--fashion--clothing--hat--couple--family
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Description
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Photo of John and Louise (née Nixon) Barclay standing in front of a door to their home, located in Barclay in Innisfil.
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PID
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islandora:454
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Title
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Ross Wallace - Modernization of Innisfil
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Date
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2015-04-20
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Subjects
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tools--oral history--interview--community--technology, tools--oral history--interview--community--technology
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Description
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Local historian Ross Wallace discusses the modernization of Innisfil over the past century.
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PID
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islandora:433
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Title
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Ross Wallace - Changes in the Farming Lifestyle
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Date
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2015-04-20
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Subjects
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agriculture--farm--machinery--community, agriculture--farm--machinery--community
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Description
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Ross Wallace discusses how farming equipment and techniques have changed over the years in the Innisfil area.
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PID
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ourstories:31452
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Title
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Barclay Farm
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Date
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Subjects
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family--outdoor--agriculture--labour--animal--dog--clothing
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Description
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Photo of five men and one woman standing in front of the barn on the Barclay family farm. The men are mostly wearing
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PID
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islandora:456
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Title
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Ross Wallace - Attending Normal School and his First Teaching Job
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Date
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2015-04-20
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Subjects
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schooling--education--student--pupil--oral history--interview, schooling--education--student--pupil--oral history--interview
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Description
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Ross Wallace describes his education and teacher training in what was known as Normal School, and his experiences at his
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PID
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ourstories:31428
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Title
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Bedroom in the Barclay House
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Date
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1974
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Subjects
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interior--home--business
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Description
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Colour photo of a bedroom in the Barclay House when it functioned as a tea room. The image shows a quilt on the bed with
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PID
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ourstories:31427
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Title
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June Chambers in the Barclay House Tea Room
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Date
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1974
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Subjects
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indoor--interior--business--home
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Description
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Colour photo of June Chambers (on the right) in a period costume inside the Barclay House Tea Room in 1974. The costume
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PID
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islandora:460
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Title
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Ross Wallace - Radio and Electricity
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Date
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2015-04-20
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Subjects
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childhood--entertainment--oral history--interview, childhood--entertainment--oral history--interview
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Description
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Ross Wallace recounts the roles of electricity and radio in his youth and how things have changed as a result of these
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PID
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ourstories:31437
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Title
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Barclay Family on a Wagon
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Date
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Subjects
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family--group--outdoor--sibling--farm--transportation--wheel
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Description
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Photo of the Barclay family seated in a wagon parked in front of the entrance to a house. From left to right are nephew
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PID
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ourstories:21392
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Title
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Nantyr Shores Team D-Day share Fond Memories of the Trip
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Date
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2014-10-02
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Subjects
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Singing--Schools--Traveling--Paris--Laughter, Singing--Schools--Traveling--Paris--Laughter
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Description
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2014 marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War.
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PID
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ourstories:31446
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Title
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Barclay Family posing with dogs
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Subjects
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family--outdoor--building--house--animal--pet--parents
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Description
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Photo of the Barclay family posing with their dogs on the front stoop of the Barclay home. Pictured from left to right
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PID
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ourstories:31430
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Title
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Inside the Barclay House
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Date
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1977
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Subjects
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interior--home--business
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Description
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Colour photo of wooden side table and chair inside the Barclay House when it functioned as a tea room. An oil lamp and
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PID
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ourstories:50008
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Title
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Geoff Dawney - Baling Straw
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Date
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2015-07-21
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Subjects
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oral history--agriculture--farm--farming--labour--machinery--equipment--community--interview, oral history--agriculture--farm--farming--labour--machinery--equipment--community--interview
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Description
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Lifelong Cookstown resident Geoff Dawney describes the process of baling straw in the mid-twentieth century. Interviewed
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PID
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ourstories:31467
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Title
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Graduation Photo of Zeta Barclay and Classmates
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Date
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Subjects
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nursing--schooling--education--medical--medicine--nurse--uniform--career--woman
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Description
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Graduation Portrait of Eleanor Elizabeth Zeta Barclay, known as Zeta. She is pictured seated in between two other
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PID
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ourstories:31432
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Title
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Barclay House Tea Room and Craft Shop
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Date
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Subjects
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promotion--advertising--advertisement--local business
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Description
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Scan of the middle page of a promotional leaflet for the Barclay House Tea Room and Craft Shop. It includes the
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PID
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ourstories:50005
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Title
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Jean Warrington - The Goodfellow Family
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Date
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2016-01-19
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Subjects
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children--interview--oral history--pioneer--St. James United Church--name--dog, children--interview--oral history--pioneer--St. James United Church--name--dog
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Description
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Jean Warrington gives a brief history of the pioneering Goodfellow family in Innisfil, including how Goodfellow Public
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PID
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ourstories:31412
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Title
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Valentine's Card
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Subjects
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mail--greeting--holiday
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Description
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A coloured circular shaped Valentine's greeting card depicting a woman in a blue dress with a blue ribbon in her hair,
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PID
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ourstories:31474
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Title
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Portrait of Louise Barclay
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Date
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Subjects
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woman--fashion--clothing--portrait--outdoor
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Description
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Portrait of Maria Louisa Barclay (née Nixon, known as Louise), who was Post Mistress and Deputy Post Mistress in
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PID
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ourstories:31475
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Title
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George Barclay
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Date
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Subjects
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man--outdoor--clothing--moustache--career
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Description
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Born 3 May 1834 and died 22 January 1917, George Barclay was a Postmaster in Innisfil and eventually the post office was
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PID
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islandora:452
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Title
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Ross Wallace - Introduction, and Housing in Innisfil
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Date
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2015-04-20
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Subjects
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community--oral history--building, community--oral history--building
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Description
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An introduction to an interview with Ross Wallace, longtime resident of Innisfil and local historian, as well as his
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PID
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ourstories:31422
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Title
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Interior photo of Barclay House bedroom
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Date
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1974
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Subjects
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interior--home--business
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Description
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Colour photo of the interior of Barclay House when it functioned as a tea room. The image shows a bed with a star
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