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PID: ourstories:2648716
Title: Cookstown School (Union School SS#1 Innisfil - SS#5 Essa)
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: commemorative--education
Description: Historic plaque located on the corner of George Street and Wellington Street in the community of Cookstown. The plaque

PID: ourstories:2648714
Title: Killyleagh circa 1853
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: commemorative--community
Description: Historic plaque located at the former site of the community of Killyleagh near the intersection of the 5th Sideroad and

PID: ourstories:2648711
Title: Andrew F. Hunter
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: commemorative
Description: Bronze plaque mounted on a large stone in the garden near the entrance to Knock Community Hall on the corner of the 10th

PID: ourstories:2648700
Title: Gilford circa 1853
Date: 2016-09-24
Subjects: commemorative
Description: Historic plaque located near the community of Gilford in Innisfil. The sign also bears the logos on the Town of Innisfil

PID: ourstories:2648712
Title: Knock circa 1870
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: community--commemorative
Description: Historic plaque in front of the Knock schoolhouse, located at the intersection of the 10th Sideroad and the 9th

PID: ourstories:2648708
Title: S.S. 10 School Bell
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: commemorative--education
Description: Original school bell from S.S. #10, known as Stroud School, currently located near the intersection of Yonge St. and

PID: ourstories:2648710
Title: St. James Cemetery Cairn
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: memorial--commemorative
Description: Stone cairn and commemorative plaque located near the entrance to St. James Cemetery in the community of Stroud. The

PID: ourstories:2648706
Title: Mast For A Great Ship
Date: 2016-09-26
Subjects: industry--wood--construction
Description: Bronze plaque located on Big Bay Point road in Innisfil. It is mounted on a large stone with a small garden growing in

PID: ourstories:2648722
Title: Hamilton Street - Old Town Hall
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: commemorative--architecture
Description: Historic plaque located in front of the building known as the Old Town Hall on Hamilton Street in the community of

PID: ourstories:2648715
Title: Emily (Ferguson) Murphy 1868-1933
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: commemorative
Description: Historic plaque located on Elizabeth Street in the community of Cookstown. It features an image of Emily Murphy, as well

PID: ourstories:2648717
Title: The "Beeton Sub" Branch Line - Cookstown
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: commemorative
Description: Historic plaque located off Highway 89 (Queen Street) at the entrance to the Cookstown to Thornton trail in Cookstown.

PID: ourstories:2648723
Title: Kenneth Earl Kidd 7/21/1906 - 2/26/1994
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: commemorative
Description: Bronze plaque mounted on a large stone, located in a park at the end of Kidd's Lane in the community of Cookstown. The

PID: ourstories:2648720
Title: Emily Murphy (Janey Canuck) 1868-1933
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: commemorative
Description: Bronze plaque mounted on a small brick wall in front of the Cookstown Post Office. It bears the coat of arms of Simcoe

PID: ourstories:2648719
Title: Veterans Memorial Park
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: commemorative
Description: Historic plaque located near the cenotaph off of Church Street in the community of Cookstown. It bears the logos of the

PID: ourstories:2648718
Title: Bethesda circa 1853
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: community--commemorative
Description: Historic plaque located on the 5th Sideroad, near the 4th Line of Innisfil in the former community of Bethesda. The

PID: ourstories:2648721
Title: Cookstown Area Post Office 1873-1973
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: commemorative
Description: Bronze plaque mounted on the front wall of the Cookstown post office. The top of the plaque features an image of the

PID: ourstories:2648726
Title: Cookstown Cenotaph - Second World War
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: memorial--commemorative--WWII--World War Two
Description: Bronze plaque mounted on the Cookstown cenotaph in honour of those who died in the Second World War between 1939 and

PID: ourstories:2648727
Title: Cookstown Cenotaph
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: commemorative--memorial--WWI--WWII
Description: Stone cenotaph located in the community of Cookstown with bronze plaques bearing the names of Cookstown and area men who

PID: ourstories:2648724
Title: International Plowing Match
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: commemorative--event
Description: Bronze plaque mounted on a small brick wall in the parkette at the corner of Yonge St. and Victoria St. in the community

PID: ourstories:2648728
Title: Tyrone
Date: 2016-09-28
Subjects: commemorative--community
Description: Historic plaque located at the intersection of Yonge Street and the 5th Line, north of Churchill. The sign features a

PID: ourstories:2648713
Title: The "Beeton Sub" Branch Line - Thornton
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: industry--commemorative
Description: Historic plaque located at the entrance to the Cookstown to Thornton trail on the 5th Sideroad. It features a photo of

PID: ourstories:2648725
Title: Cookstown Cenotaph - Great War
Date: 2016-09-27
Subjects: commemorative--memorial--WWI--World War One
Description: Bronze plaque mounted on the Cookstown cenotaph in honour of those who died in the first World War between 1914 and 1918

PID: ourstories:2648731
Title: Bruce Webb - Changes in Innisfil, and Building Houses
Date: 2016-02-02
Subjects: oral history--interview--architecture--community, oral history--interview--architecture--community
Description: Lifelong resident of Innisfil Bruce Webb reflects on how he believes Innisfil has changed over time, and shares his

PID: ourstories:2648732
Title: Bruce Webb - Driver's Licence and First Job
Date: 2016-02-02
Subjects: employment--oral history--interview--youth--labour, employment--oral history--interview--youth--labour
Description: Lifelong Innisfil resident Bruce Webb recalls when he first received his driver's licence, his first job, and the work

PID: ourstories:2648730
Title: Bruce Webb - Bread and Milk Deliveries
Date: 2016-02-02
Subjects: oral history--interview--transportation--food--supplies, oral history--interview--transportation--food--supplies
Description: Lifelong Innisfil resident Bruce Webb recounts how fresh bread and milk were once delivered door-to-door. Interviewed by

PID: ourstories:2648729
Title: Bruce Webb - Bathing in Lake Simcoe
Date: 2016-02-02
Subjects: labour--oral history--interview--swimming, labour--oral history--interview--swimming
Description: Lifelong resident of Innisfil Bruce Webb discusses his memories of bathing in Lake Simcoe on especially hot days after

PID: ourstories:2648733
Title: Bruce Webb - Entertainment
Date: 2016-02-02
Subjects: oral history--interview--recreation--leisure, oral history--interview--recreation--leisure
Description: Lifelong Innisfil resident Bruce Webb recollects the forms of entertainment he had access to as a youth in Innisfil.

PID: ourstories:29969
Title: Walker, Ellen Sophie
Date: 2005-03-10
Subjects: Death, Obituary
Description: Passed away suddenly to a stroke at Scarborough Grace Hospital. Ellen was 70 years old. She had immigrated to Canada

PID: ourstories:2648681
Title: 50th Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Norman and Alice Baker
Subjects: wedding--marriage--couple--special occasion--event--celebration
Description: Essay produced by the Cookstown Women's Institute to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Norman and Alice Baker.

PID: ourstories:4075
Title: William Telfer Hunter
Date: 1899
Subjects: fashion--man--beard--glasses--chair--community--clothing
Description: Photo in profile of William Telfer Hunter, nicknamed "Knock Willie Hunter." The Community of Knock was named by him for, IHS2992

PID: ourstories:2648754
Title: Lou Kelly - Street Names
Date: 2016-09-23
Subjects: oral history--interview--community--infrastructure--road, oral history--interview--community--infrastructure--road
Description: Longtime Innisfil resident Lou Kelly discusses the background behind some of the street names he selected for the

PID: ourstories:2648751
Title: Lou Kelly - Changing Costs of Property
Date: 2016-09-23
Subjects: local business--interview--oral history--real estate--community, local business--interview--oral history--real estate--community
Description: Longtime Innisfil resident Lou Kelly discusses how properties have changed in Innisfil over the years, including their

PID: ourstories:3131
Title: War Medals
Date: 1918
Subjects: World War I--WWI--Great War--commemorative
Description: Photograph of the two war medals belonging to Edward Harold Irving of Stroud during the First World War. The medal on, IHS2378-9

PID: ourstories:31308
Title: Bill Kell on Transportation
Date: 2015-06-26
Subjects
Description: Bill Kell discusses transportation.

PID: ourstories:2648744
Title: Bruce Webb - Work and Responsibilities
Date: 2016-02-02
Subjects: oral history--interview--labour--family, oral history--interview--labour--family
Description: Lifelong resident of Innisfil Bruce Webb discusses the responsibilities assigned to him and his siblings growing up in

PID: ourstories:2648748
Title: Presentation of the Union Jack to Major Ted Gemmell
Date: 2016-08-25
Subjects: commemorative--memorial--veterans--event--WWI--World War One--uniform
Description: Colour photo taken during a 25 August 2016 ceremony to honour local veterans who fought in the First World War. The

PID: ourstories:2648746
Title: Dedication Ceremony at St. James Cemetery in Stroud
Date: 2016-08-25
Subjects: memorial--commemorative--community--WWI--World War One--veterans
Description: Colour photo from a dedication ceremony that took place in St. James Cemetery, Stroud, on 25 August 2016 to honour local

PID: ourstories:2648749
Title: 60th Anniversary of the Cookstown Women's Institute

PID: ourstories:2648747
Title: Five Generations of Alvin Webb's Family
Date: 2016-08-25
Subjects: memorial--commemorative--community--event--WWI--veterans
Description: Colour photo of the five generations of family members of T. Alvin Webb, a veteran of the First World War, taken

PID: ourstories:3758
Title: Cookstown War Memorial
Date: 1987
Subjects: World War I--World War II--memorial--comme--community
Description: Colour photograph of the War Memorial located in Cookstown. The memorial has two commemorative plaques with the names of

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