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PID: ourstories:2518
Title: "Last of the Icemen"
Date: 1979
Subjects: text--industry--labour--winter--season
Description: Magazine clipping of an article entitled "Last of the icemen recalls colourful ice harvesting in former capital of, IHS2862

PID: ourstories:2354
Title: The Baxter Home in Belle Ewart
Date: 1910
Subjects: fence--house--exterior--group--dress
Description: Photo of a group of women in front of the Baxter family home in Belle Ewart. Pictured from left to right are Mrs. S., IHS16

PID: ourstories:2386
Title: Letitia Baxter and Friend
Date: 1913
Subjects: chimney--people--house--fence--windows
Description: Photo of Letitia Baxter, (née Gibbons, wife of George Baxter) and a friend in front of the Baxter home, located south of, IHS31

PID: ourstories:31175
Title: Wayne Haven Cottage
Date: 1955
Subjects: Recreation--cottage--Lake Simcoe--building--architecture
Description: This cottage, known as "Wayne Haven" belonged to the Murray Family. Tom, his wife Dorothy, and son Wayne bought the

PID: ourstories:2648923
Title: Life at Belle Ewart

PID: ourstories:31247
Title: Hilaire and David Michael Jack
Date: 1940
Subjects: Navy--Military Service--family--uniform
Description: Photo of brothers Hilaire Jack (right) in a naval uniform and David Michael Jack in a striped t-shirt, shorts and, IHS 4473

PID: ourstories:2176
Title: Killarney Beach, Lake Simcoe
Date: 1920
Subjects: trees--water--canoe--shoreline--nature, trees--water--canoe--shoreline--nature
Description: Photo of a man in a rowboat in front of Killarney Beach on Lake Simcoe. The beach area is heavily wooded and a small

PID: ourstories:2648698
Title: Steamer "Emily May"
Date: 2016-09-24
Subjects: commemorative--navigation--Lake Simcoe--ship--recreation--landmark
Description: Bronze plaque located in Belle Ewart Park in the community of Bell(e) Ewart in Innisfil on a large stone. The plaque

PID: ourstories:3151
Title: Government Pier - Lake Boat Otonabee
Date: 1905
Subjects: dock--transportation--Lake Simcoe--navigation--ship--water
Description: Photo of the "Otonabee", a large lake boat part of the Lake Simcoe Navigation Company, docked at the Government pier in, IHS424

PID: ourstories:2543
Title: Belle Ewart Ice Harvest
Date
Subjects: group--labour--industry--moustache--clothing--hat--men
Description: Photo of four employees of the Belle Ewart Ice Company taken during ice harvest season. They are standing directly in, IHS2884

PID: ourstories:2648695
Title: Bell Ewart Protestant Cemetery
Date: 2016-09-24
Subjects: commemorative--memorial--grave
Description: Historic plaque located in the community of Bell(e) Ewart in Innisfil that is mounted on a large stone in front of a

PID: ourstories:4724
Title: Softball Game
Date: 1914
Subjects: leisure--sport--recreation--clothing--activity
Description: Candid photo of a softball game in Belle Ewart of girls vs. their fathers in 1914. The men visible in the photo are, IHS3636

PID: ourstories:2280
Title: Albert Foster and George Reid
Date: 1930
Subjects: men--suspenders--flowers--outdoor--Fashion
Description: Black and white photograph taken in 1930. The image is of Albert Foster and George Reid. The two men are wearing light, IHS659

PID: ourstories:2626
Title: Ice Industry
Date
Subjects: labour--economy--machinery--industry--snow--winter
Description: Photograph of the conveyors constructed to transport blocks of ice harvested from Lake Simcoe into a Belle Ewart Ice, IHS300

PID: ourstories:2510
Title: Ice Shipment
Date
Subjects: economy--industry--shipment--rail
Description: Photo of a freight train in front of the loading area of an ice storage building, preparing to ship ice for the Belle, IHS311

PID: ourstories:2648697
Title: Bell Ewart
Date: 2016-09-24
Subjects: commemorative
Description: Bronze plaque located in Belle Ewart Park in the community of Bell(e) Ewart in Innisfil on a large stone. The plaque

PID: ourstories:31179
Title: Storm Damage at Wayne Haven 1957
Date: 1957-07-03
Subjects: destruction--cottage--storm--weather--disaster
Description: Image showing broken branches and fallen tree on front lawn of Wayne Haven Cottage in Belle Ewart, which was the family

PID: ourstories:2627
Title: Ice Block Conveyor
Date
Subjects: machinery--industry--economy--winter--snow
Description: Photo of an ice block conveyor being used by the Belle Ewart Ice Company to load freshly cut blocks of ice into a, IHS299

PID: ourstories:2512
Title: Wallace Wright Cutting Ice
Date: 1949
Subjects: boots--industry--winter--snow--labour
Description: Photo of Wallace Wright in rubber boots and a cap cutting ice on Lake Simcoe and floating ice blocks down the channel to, IHS1913

PID: ourstories:2650399
Title: Johnson Family Portrait
Date: N.d.
Subjects: Family--Portrait--Fashion--Women--Child--Children--Winter
Description: Newspaper clipping of a family portrait, with the caption "Sybil Stansfield of Bell Ewart sent us this week's photo of

PID: ourstories:2531
Title: Ice Storage Building
Date: 1910
Subjects: business--industry--transportation--train--shipping
Description: Photo of the exterior of the Belle Ewart Ice Company's storage building, constructed of wood and insulated with sawdust., IHS434

PID: ourstories:2456
Title: Ice Conveyor Belt
Date: 1900
Subjects: tools--industry--labour--machinery
Description: Conveyor belt used for shipping ice to the Belle Ewart Ice Company, extending into the water which was unfrozen at that, IHS432

PID: ourstories:4933
Title: Ethel and Connie Wisker
Date
Subjects: animal--transportation--women--family--clothing--fashion
Description: Photo of Ethel and Connie Wisker riding in a horse and buggy on a dirt road. Both women are dressed in long coats and, IHS3643

PID: ourstories:2671
Title: Belle Ewart Ice Loader
Date: 1895
Subjects: employment--industry--machinery--labour--winter--snow
Description: Photo of the mechanized ice loader and conveyor used by the Belle Ewart Ice Company to transport large blocks of ice, IHS60

PID: ourstories:2349
Title: Belle Ewart Station Master's House
Date: 1880
Subjects: exterior--building--house--architecture--porch--snow--winter
Description: The former home of the Belle Ewart Station Master for the Ontario, Simcoe, and Huron Railroad. It later became the home, IHS423

PID: ourstories:3359
Title: Amelia Quantz and Elizabeth Butler
Date: 1967
Subjects: special occasion--women--family--dress--clothing--fashion--gloves--event
Description: Photo of Mrs. Amelia Quantz (née Reid, born in 1898, died in 1971) on the left and her niece, Elizabeth Jane Butler (née, IHS676

PID: ourstories:2582
Title: 1884 Tax Receipt
Date: 1884
Subjects: municipality--document--invoice--fee
Description: Copy of a tax receipt issued to Finlay McKay of Lot No. 671 in Belle Ewart. The bill was for a total of $2.94 and, IHS412

PID: ourstories:4886
Title: Rowing on Lake Simcoe
Date
Subjects: summer--water--recreation--leisure--fashion--hat--paddle
Description: Ethel Wisker and Robert Stewart in a row boat near the shore, on Lake Simcoe. Robert is paddling in a white long-sleeved, IHS3625

PID: ourstories:31241
Title: Robert Lazenby
Date: 1915
Subjects: Robert--Portrait--Men--Beard
Description: Portrait of a seated Robert Lazenby 1847-1919, husband of Mary Jane (Wray) Lazenby. Mr. Lazenby is seated in a wodden, IHS 4467

PID: ourstories:4791
Title: Belle Ewart
Date
Subjects
Description: Children at the Lake Shore, Bell Ewart Further information is available at the Knock Heritage Site, IHS3615

PID: ourstories:2648838
Title: Bell Ewart Foundry and Machine Shop
Date: 1868
Subjects: advertising--industry--local business--machinery
Description: Copy of a newspaper advertisement for the Bell Ewart Foundry and Machine Shop. The text reads: "The Proprietor of the

PID: ourstories:2711
Title: The Emily May
Date
Subjects: ferry--boat--navigation--water--transportation
Description: The Emily May was a Lake Simcoe excursion steamer whose hull lies off of Belle Ewart Park today. The photo shows a long, IHS148

PID: ourstories:4763
Title: Lake Scene in Belle Ewart
Date: 1926
Subjects: summer--people--dress--hairstyle--water--nature
Description: Photo of a couple relaxing on a tree trunk overhanging Lake Simcoe at Belle Ewart. The woman is wearing a long dress and, IHS3632

PID: ourstories:2536
Title: Ice House Group Photo, Belle Ewart
Date: 1900
Subjects: block--labour--industry--group
Description: Group Photo taken of the employees of the Ice House in Belle Ewart sitting and standing along the loading platforms in, IHS2888

PID: ourstories:5567
Title: Park - Bell Ewart Plaques
Date: 1985
Subjects
Description: Programme for unveiling 2 Historic Plaques at Bell Ewart Park and background material for the Bell Ewart Plaque and the, IHS3994

PID: ourstories:2648693
Title: Bell(e) Ewart
Date: 2016-09-24
Subjects: commemorative--signage--community, commemorative--signage--community
Description: Historic plaque located in the community of Bell(e) Ewart in Innisfil. The plaque bears the logo of the Town of Innisfil

PID: ourstories:31243
Title: Beryl and Sybil Willoughby
Date: 1908
Subjects: sister--Hats--Houndstooth--Costumes--clothing--fashion--children--girls
Description: Portrait of two young girls, Beryl (left) and Sybil (right) Willoughby. They were the daughters of Howard and Laura , IHS 4469

PID: ourstories:2598
Title: Belle Ewart Ice Company Operation
Date
Subjects: industry--snow--labour--economy--machinery--winter
Description: Photograph depicting a number of workers floating ice blocks down a channel towards a conveyor constructed to transport, IHS316

PID: ourstories:2648886
Title: Notes on the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Belle Ewart

PID: ourstories:31240
Title: Mary Jane (Wray) Lazenby
Date: 1915
Subjects: Woman--Clothing
Description: Portrait of a seated Mary Jane (Wray) Lazenby, 1852-1944, wife of Robert Lazenby 1847-1919. Mrs. Lazenby is seated in a, Jean Stansfield, 209 Thistledown Blvd. Toronto, Ontario, M9X 1K4, IHS 4466

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