Résultats

    Most likely made about 4,500 years ago.

    Belonged to May Askew who graduated from Aberdeen Hospital School of Nursing in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia in 1937. During WWII Miss Askew served in Halifax, England, and Belgium; she retired from the

    Portable signal lantern. Black metal casing with wooden handle. Requires battery to operate. 5 different coloured filters on rotating disk.

    This small desk is over two hundred years old. It shows the fine artistry of craftsmen in the early days of Upper Canada (Ontario). It was given to Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe, a British O

    Family bible which belonged to Elma and Olga Stewart. Apart from being used for scripture, family bibles were also a record of all the births, deaths, and marriages in a family. This makes them very

    Belonged to Lavinia (Ferris) Wiley who was born in 1868 in Kimberly. She married Samuel Wiley (Mountain Sam) and they lived on the farm on top of Talisman Mountain. Lavinia is the grandmother of Elva

    This woven doll cradle was made by a First Nation Indian living along the Beaver River. It was bought by the Webers and given to their grandchild Wilda (Weber) Laurence in 1911.

    The earliest known settlers of the Americas were in Southern Ontario during the final glacial episodes over 10,000 years ago, when the population of the entire province would have been 100-200.

    Glass slide projector made by the Victor Animatograph Company of Davenport, Iowa. The inventor, Alexander Victor, began as a magician and used a Lumiere projector in his shows which gave him the insp

    Worn by Agnes Macphail.

    Belonged to Agnes Macphail.

    Black Box Brownie no. 2, model F made in Canada. Fine leatherette covering. Very simple shutter design. It has two sliding mechanisms on the top, one for a bulb, or time setting, and the other for a

    Used by A.C. MacMillan during WWI.

    Belonged to A.C. MacMillan in WWI.

    Worn by A.C. MacMillan during WWI. To be worn at all times under the clothes. In the event of a soldier's death, the red tag would be removed for administrative purposes while the green tags would be

    Farm Service Corps lapel badge (centre) was handed out to Ontario farmers who replaced men overseas. A.C. was originally assigned to the 248th battalion (sides). He was later assigned to the 3rd Cana

    Medal given to A.C. MacMillan by the township of Artemesia on his return from WWI.

    Lapel badges from the Grey and Simcoe Foresters regiment. Most likely from WWI.

    This was one of two units in the Canadian Expeditionary Force that recruited from Grey County, along with the 248th unit.

    One postcard/photo taken by Geo. W. Graham of the soldiers of the 147 Greys leaving for overseas. They left Camp Borden October 5th 1916 for Halifax. From there they boarded a ship and landed in Live