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PID: ourstories:31454
Title: Dee Barclay with Puppy
Date
Subjects: animal--dog--clothing--fashion--pet
Description: Photo of David "Dee" John Carlyle Barclay in a cardigan sweater holding a small puppy with the eyes of a second dog just

PID: ourstories:31458
Title: Men of the Constable Family
Date: 1944
Subjects: men--group--outdoor--snow--fashion--clothing--suit
Description: Photo of Jack Constable, George Constable, and Alexander Constable wearing dark suits and posing in front of the porch

PID: ourstories:31479
Title: Memorandum of Agreement for Temporary Conveyance of His Majesty's Mails
Date: 1901
Subjects: document--record--text--post office--mail delivery
Description: A copy of the memorandum of agreement contracted out by George Barclay for the delivery of mail 6 times per week for 3

PID: ourstories:21393
Title: Nantyr Shores Team Day share their Memorable Moments
Date: 2014-10-02
Subjects: Veterans--Juno Beach--World War II--WWII, Veterans--Juno Beach--World War II--WWII
Description: 2014 marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War.

PID: ourstories:31441
Title: Barclay Family Outside
Date
Subjects: group--family--outdoor--siblings--child--summer
Description: Photo of some of the members of the Barclay family gathered around their mother Maria Louisa Barclay, seated in the

PID: ourstories:50042
Title: Friday Harbour Marina Completion
Date: 2015
Subjects: Recreation--engineering--construction--business
Description: Photo of the completion of the human made marina for Friday Harbour Resorts. Friday Harbour is an all-seasons lakefront

PID: ourstories:31459
Title: Men of the Constable Family
Date: 1944
Subjects: men--group--outdoor--snow--fashion--clothing--suit
Description: Pictured from left to right are Bill Constable, his uncle Jack Constable, his father Alexander Constable, his cousin

PID: ourstories:31457
Title: Barclay Family Portrait
Date
Subjects: family--baby--children--clothing--fashion--style--chair
Description: Studio portrait of the Barclay family. Pictured are husband and father John Barclay seated in a suit with wife and

PID: ourstories:31439
Title: Barclay Family Photo
Date
Subjects: group--family--outdoor--siblings--child--summer
Description: Photo of the Barclay family gathered beside the stone Barclay farmhouse and seated on the ground. Pictured from left to

PID: ourstories:31434
Title: Horse Drawn Sleigh at Barclay Farm
Date
Subjects: winter--animal--transportation--sled
Description: Image of a white or light coloured horse harnessed to a sleigh. A figure is seated in the sleigh, with another visible

PID: ourstories:21387
Title: Nantyr Shores Team D-Day and Community Support
Date: 2014-10-02
Subjects: Schools--Community--Organizations--Fundraising--WWII--World War II, Schools--Community--Organizations--Fundraising--WWII--World War II
Description: 2014 marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War.

PID: islandora:435
Title: Ross Wallace - Changing Methods of Teaching
Date: 2015-04-20
Subjects: school--education--student--pupil, school--education--student--pupil
Description: Ross Wallace discusses his memories of teaching, and the ways that teaching methods have changed and evolved over the

PID: islandora:462
Title: Ross Wallace - Starting School
Date: 2015-04-20
Subjects: education--schooling--student--pupil--oral history--interview, education--schooling--student--pupil--oral history--interview
Description: Longtime resident of Innisfil Ross Wallace describes his experiences starting school as a child in the 1930s.

PID: islandora:466
Title: Ross Wallace - Threshing and Life on a Farm
Date: 2015-04-20
Subjects: agriculture--community--neighbour--oral history--interview--machinery--tools, agriculture--community--neighbour--oral history--interview--machinery--tools
Description: Longtime Innisfil resident Ross Wallace describes his memories of growing up on a farm and the traditions associated

PID: ourstories:31451
Title: Barclay Family Posing on a Ladder
Date
Subjects: family--outdoor--building--animal
Description: Photo of the Barclay family posing on a ladder propped against a barn. At the bottom of the ladder holding a dog and his

PID: islandora:448
Title: Ross Wallace - School in the 1880s
Date: 2015-04-20
Subjects: pupil--education--schooling--student, pupil--education--schooling--student
Description: Local historian Ross Wallace describes the school experience of his father and others in the Innisfil area in the 1880s.

PID: ourstories:31429
Title: Side Table in the Barclay House
Date: 1974
Subjects: interior--home--business
Description: Colour photo of a side table in the Barclay House when it functioned as a tea room. The wooden table holds a white

PID: ourstories:31417
Title: Bill from Simmons and Co. April 1909
Date
Subjects: receipt--document--record--money
Description: A bill issued to Mary Duncan of Stroud from Simmons and Co. Furriers Etc. in the amount of $20, dated to 15 April 1909.

PID: islandora:439
Title: Ross Wallace - Community Spirit
Date: 2015-04-20
Subjects: family--neighbourhood--agriculture--barn, family--neighbourhood--agriculture--barn
Description: Longtime Innisfil resident Ross Wallace recounts his memories of the community spirit that helped neighbours to build

PID: ourstories:31453
Title: John and Maria Louisa Barclay with their son, Dee
Date
Subjects: family--outdoor--couple--son
Description: Photo of Maria Louisa Barclay in a dark, long sleeved dress standing next to her husband, John Barclay in a grey suit,

PID: ourstories:21391
Title: Nantyr Shores Team D-Day at the D-Day Ceremony
Date: 2014-10-02
Subjects: Students--Ceremony--D-Day--WWII--World War II--Normandy, Students--Ceremony--D-Day--WWII--World War II--Normandy
Description: 2014 marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War.

PID: ourstories:50010
Title: Geoff Dawney - Cost of Living
Date: 2015-07-21
Subjects: oral history--interview--price--money--goods--car, oral history--interview--price--money--goods--car
Description: Cookstown resident Geoff Dawney describes the cost of staple items like bread and gasoline in Innisfil as well as

PID: ourstories:31415
Title: Bill from Simmons and Co. February 1909
Date
Subjects: record--payment--document--money
Description: A bill issued to Mary Duncan of Stroud from Simmons and Co. Furriers Etc. in the amount of $20, dated to 13 February

PID: ourstories:31436
Title: Barclay Family with Nephew Jack
Subjects: family--group--outdoor--sibling--farm
Description: Photo showing members of the Barclay family posing for a photo in front of a barn or storage shed with a wooden ladder

PID: ourstories:31423
Title: Exterior of Barclay House in 1977
Date: 1977
Subjects: exterior--building--architecture--couple
Description: Colour photo of Ken and Kim Sharpe standing in front of the Barclay home, which was originally built in 1860 and burned

PID: ourstories:31311
Title: Bill Kell and the One Armed Man
Date: 2015-06-26
Subjects
Description: Bill Kell relates an anecdotal story from his family lore about a farming accident that left a man with only one arm.

PID: ourstories:31470
Title: News Article on Zeta Barclay Parker
Subjects: text--news--obituary--death--family
Description: Scan of a newspaper article clipping about the passing of Zeta Barclay Parker on Wednesday 30 January [1974]. Services

PID: islandora:444
Title: Ross Wallace - Establishing the United Church in Innisfil
Date: 2015-04-20
Subjects: building--church--religion--organization, building--church--religion--organization
Description: Ross Wallace details how the United Church originated in the Innisfil area following decisions made in the broader

PID: ourstories:50014
Title: Geoff Dawney - His First Job
Date: 2015-07-21
Subjects: working--labour--employment--road--county--interview--oral history, working--labour--employment--road--county--interview--oral history
Description: Lifelong resident of Cookstown Geoff Dawney describes his first job and the wages he received for a day's work.

PID: ourstories:50016
Title: Geoff Dawney - On Meeting his Wife and his '59 Chevy
Date: 2015-07-21
Subjects: interview--wedding--marriage--couple--family--vehicle--transportation--oral history, interview--wedding--marriage--couple--family--vehicle--transportation--oral history
Description: Lifelong Cookstown resident Geoff Dawney tells the story of how he met his wife as well as his memories of one of his

PID: ourstories:21394
Title: Nantyr Shores Team D-Day on Researching Soldiers
Date: 2014-10-02
Subjects: research--WWII--World War II, research--WWII--World War II
Description: 2014 marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War.

PID: ourstories:31414
Title: Royal Victoria Hospital Receipt
Date
Subjects: payment--record--document--health--healthcare
Description: Scan of a receipt given to Mary Duncan for the sum of $8.00 paid to Royal Victoria Hospital for a one week stay from

PID: ourstories:31413
Title: Envelope Address to Mary Duncan
Date
Subjects: document--record--greeting--post--letter--mail
Description: A brown envelope with the words "Mary Duncan Stroud Ontario" handwritten inside a drawn heart on the front. The stamp is

PID: ourstories:31420
Title: Barclay Family outside their home
Date
Subjects: building--house--home--outdoor--family--friend--people
Description: Photo showing, from left to right: Jack Sharpe, Kathleen "Kit" Louise Barclay, J. Clarkson Spring, and David "Dee"

PID: ourstories:31476
Title: Birth Certificate for Zeta Barclay
Date: 1892
Subjects: record--text--document--child--birthday
Description: Scan of a birth certificate for Eleanor Elizabeth Zeta Barclay, who was born on 29 November 1892. Her father was John

PID: ourstories:31443
Title: Maria Louisa Barclay
Date
Subjects: woman--outdoor--furniture--building--fashion--clothing--hairstyle
Description: Photo of Maria Louisa Barclay seated in a wicker chair outside of her home, the Barclay house. She is an older woman

PID: islandora:458
Title: Ross Wallace - Origins of Innisfil's Settlers
Date: 2015-04-20
Subjects: oral history--interview--settlement--community, oral history--interview--settlement--community
Description: Local historian Ross Wallace describes the origins of Innisfil's early settlers.

PID: ourstories:31303
Title: Bill Kell on Life, Electricity, Radio and Hardships
Date: 2015-06-26
Subjects: electricity--communications--radio, electricity--communications--radio
Description: William M. Kell discusses the hardships of growing up on a farm in Innisfil, including the coming of electricity and

PID: ourstories:50011
Title: Geoff Dawney - Dump Truck Business
Date: 2015-07-21
Subjects: oral history--interview--local business--operator--owner--hauling--vehicle--equipment
Description: Lifelong Cookstown resident Geoff Dawney recounts some memories of owning a dump truck and operating in the Cookstown

PID: ourstories:31464
Title: Alexander, George, and Jack Constable
Date: 1944
Subjects: men--family--group--outdoor--clothing--fashion
Description: Photo of three men in the Constable family posing in front of the porch of a house. From left to right are Alexander,

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