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PID: ourstories:2650533
Title: Cookstown Continuation and Public School
Date: n.d.
Subjects: Cookstown Public School--Cookstown Continuation School--Schools - Ontario--School buildings--Window design--Brick buildings
Description: Large brick building with many windows in a treed property,

PID: ourstories:2650249
Title: Florence Ruby Harris (Hackett)
Date: n.d.
Subjects: Family history--Personal correspondence
Description: Personal account of the life of Florence Ruby Harris (Hackett)

PID: ourstories:2650296
Title: Steam train departing from Cookstown Train station
Date: 1967
Subjects: Steam engines--Upper Canada Railway Society--Cookstown railway station--Trains--Railway crossing signs
Description: Steam engine 621B departing the from the Cookstown train station. The trip was sponsored by the Upper Canada Railway

PID: ourstories:2650566
Title: Mr. & Mrs. Dan Krass (House)
Date: n.d.
Subjects: Bungalows--Krass Family home--Dan Krass--Stucco houses--Mrs. Krass
Description: White stucco bungalow with side-front entrance and foundation planting

PID: ourstories:2650329
Title: Signing Documents in Cookstown, 1962
Date: 1962
Subjects: Event--Special occasion--Men's suits--Stage--Fashion--Clothing
Description: Photo taken during the ceremony recognizing the incorporation of Cookstown as a Village in 1962. The photo shows a woman

PID: ourstories:2650109
Title: Will Grainger
Subjects: Grainger, Will--vintage clothing
Description: Photo of Will Grainger, standing with hands in pockets, outdoors.

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:2650295
Title: Steam Engine 621B
Date: 1967
Subjects: Steam engines--Upper Canada Railway Society--Railway stations--Trains--Winter scene
Description: Photo of steam engine 621B, sponsored by Upper Canada Railway Society, arriving at the Cookstown train station on 19

PID: ourstories:2650541
Title: Marj, Art, Alice Hansen
Date: n.d.
Subjects: Marj Hansen--Art Hansen--Alice Hansen--Women's fashion--Hansen Family
Description: Two women and one man

PID: ourstories:2650171
Title: Bakers Hold Open House For Anniversary
Date: 1989
Subjects: Wedding anniversaries--Newspaper article
Description: Article, dated June 28, 1989, about the celebration of Alice and Norman Baker's 60th wedding anniversary, including a

PID: ourstories:2650159
Title: Cecil Taggart
Date: 1914
Subjects: Canadian military uniforms--Bandstands
Description: Photo of Cecil Taggart standing in front of the bandstand at the Barrie Armouries.

PID: ourstories:2650099
Title: Mike Brazell and cousin Albert Thompson
Subjects: studio portraits--vintage clothing--fashion
Description: Studio portrait of two gentlemen seated, Mike Brazell with his cousin Albert Thompson.

PID: ourstories:2650532
Title: CNR Station
Date: n.d.
Subjects: CNR Railway stations--Railroad stations--Canadian National Railroad--Wooden buildings
Description: Shows end-view of brown wooden building, with train tracks

PID: ourstories:2650515
Title: Home of Mr. & Mrs. J.T. & Millie Graham
Date: 1967
Subjects: Graham House--J.T. Graham--Millie Graham--House design--Front entrances--Clapboard houses
Description: Photo of a white clapboard, two-storey house with dormer and front entrance enclosure

PID: ourstories:2650489
Title: Graham's Hens and Chicks
Date: n.d.
Subjects: Chickens--Birds--Animals
Description: Photo of a hen with her chicks in an enclosure with houses in the background.

PID: ourstories:2650568
Title: Mr. & Mrs. Frank Brolley & Zella, Allan Nixon (House)
Date: n.d.
Subjects: Brolley Family home--Brick houses--Wrap-around porches--Wrap-around verandas--Two-storey houses
Description: Two-storey brick house with wrap-around porch, off-centre front entrance and rear extension

PID: ourstories:2650115
Title: Trumbley and Taggart Family photo
Date: 1916
Subjects: Canadian military uniforms--fashion--vintage clothing--children's clothing
Description: Picture shows women, men (in uniform) and children of the Trumbley and Taggart families, standing in front of a block

PID: ourstories:2650298
Title: Grain Elevator and Coal Shed
Date: 1967
Subjects: Railway stations--Grain elevators--Coal sheds
Description: Photo of the coal shed and grain elevator across from the Canadian National Railway tracks and the Cookstown train

PID: ourstories:2650521
Title: Float in the 1976 Santa Parade
Date: 1976
Subjects: Santa Claus parade--Parades--Vintage trucks
Description: Colour photo of a truck pulling a large wagon with people on it

PID: ourstories:2650530
Title: Norman Baker, Frank and Jenny Romano
Date: n.d.
Subjects: Norman Baker--Frank Romano--Jenny Romano
Description: Three people sitting on couch

PID: ourstories:2650536
Title: Cookstown St. John's Anglican Church
Date: n.d.
Subjects: St. John's Anglican Church--Cookstown churches--Anglican churches - Ontario--Church buildings
Description: Large red brick church showing side view, with cemetery in foreground

PID: ourstories:2650268
Title: Crittington-Trumbley Family Tree

PID: ourstories:2650283
Title: Excavator Installing Pipes for Water Works
Date: 1962
Subjects: Construction equipment--Building sites--Excavators
Description: Picture of an excavator beginning the digging process for the installation of town water pipes in Cookstown, 1962.

PID: ourstories:2650153
Title: Will Harris with Daughters
Subjects: Fashion--Women's capris
Description: Photo shows an older gentleman, Will Harris, with his daughters Reta, Fran, and Mary taken outdoors.

PID: ourstories:2650475
Title: Cookstown Agricultural Society Centennial Parade
Date: 1958
Subjects: Farm equipment--Special occasion--Event--Vehicles--Tractors--Musical instruments
Description: Picture showing a yellow tractor pulling a float with the Ontario flag and bagpipers.

PID: ourstories:2650453
Title: "Cookstown Greetings" Float in Parade
Date: 1956
Subjects: Cookstown Agricultural Society--Parades--Special occasion--Event--Anniversary--Vehicles--Transportation
Description: Agricultural Society parade with truck carrying a sign that reads "Cookstown Greetings". An oversized birthday cake

PID: ourstories:2650442
Title: Collapsed Culvert
Date: 1954
Subjects: Infrastructure--Damage--Flooding--Natural disaster--Weather
Description: Photo of a culvert that collapsed north of Cookstown after Hurricane Hazel in October 1954.

PID: ourstories:2650274
Title: Spindloe's Wheat Cleaning Advertisement
Date: 1878
Subjects: Newspaper advertisements--Wheat cleaning
Description: A newspaper page, dated 1878, with article advertising Spindloe process of cleaning smutty wheat; Supplement to

PID: ourstories:2650487
Title: Baker's Garage
Date: 1961
Subjects: Architecture--Wooden buildings
Description: Photo of the Baker's Garage, a wooden building with double end doors and a window, which was constructed with lumber

PID: ourstories:2650094
Title: Family photo of mixed generations in black & white
Date: 2019
Subjects: family portrait--vintage clothing--fashion
Description: Picture showing different generations of people standing in front of an old house with picket fence. Included in the

PID: ourstories:2650517
Title: Mr. & Mrs. Art Hansen; Victoria St., W.
Date: n.d.
Subjects: Hansen House--Architecture--Clapboard houses--Art Hansen--House design--Bungalows--Front entrances
Description: Photo of white clapboard bungalow with front garden, IN COLOUR

PID: ourstories:2650301
Title: Monkman's Egg-Grading Station
Date: 1961
Subjects: Egg-grading stations--Roof design--Stores--Building design
Description: Photo of the Cookstown Egg-Grading Station owned by the Monkman family. The building has a sign posted that reads:

PID: ourstories:2650488
Title: Mel Marling with a Steam Engine
Date: 1961
Subjects: Tractors--Farm equipment--Agriculture--Fashion--Clothing
Description: Photo of Mel Marling dressed in a suit and hat standing in front of a large steam engine.

PID: ourstories:2650577
Title: Wilfrid & Carrie Fildey (House)
Date: n.d.
Subjects: Clapboard and brick houses--Fildey Family home--Wilfrid Fildey--Carrie Fildey--Bungalows--Lawn chairs--Yard decorations
Description: Sided and brick bungalow with centre entrance, front steps, awnings over door and windows, bird bath

PID: ourstories:2650095
Title: Annie (Ryan) and Robert Beaird
Subjects: fashion--glasses--moutaches
Description: Portrait of elderly couple, Annie (née Ryan) and Robert Beaird, standing outside in front of a house

PID: ourstories:2650312
Title: Renovations Inside St. John's Anglican Church
Date: 1967
Subjects: Renovation--Construction--Church interior--Architecture
Description: Photo of the plastering taking place inside of St. John's Anglican Church in Cookstown, with drop cloths and a view of

PID: ourstories:2650546
Title: Elmer Trumbley
Date: n.d.
Subjects: Elmer Trumbley--Trumbley Family--Winter clothing
Description: Young man in winter costume

PID: ourstories:2650111
Title: Dan Harris and William Harris
Subjects: fashion--vintage clothing--studio portraits
Description: Portrait of two gentlemen. Dan and William Harris, seated. Original caption, written by Alice Baker, reads: "Dan Harris,

PID: ourstories:2650333
Title: Queen's Hotel, Cookstown
Date: n.d.
Subjects: Local business--Hotels--Accommodation--Street--Vehicles--Transportation
Description: Front view of the Queen's Hotel in Cookstown, a brick building with decorative brick work on the corners, small balcony

PID: ourstories:2650319
Title: McBride Family Cemetery Monument
Date: n.d.
Subjects: Buildings--Design--Commemorative--Memorials--Stonework
Description: Photo of the McBride Family's cemetery monument in Wilson's Hill Cemetery, located on Highway 27.

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