The Palermo General Store
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- Description
- Mrs. G.S. Wood's own name was Fannie Ethel Wood, called Ethel, nee Popplewell. Ethel and Stanley had owned the store and the post office for many years. The post office was right next door to their house. After Stanley's death, other family members such as Don and Connie also worked in the store to help out.
Mrs. R.B. McGill was Myrtle McGill. Her husband was known as "Mac". The McGill's took over the store after the death of Stanley (G.S.) Wood. - Notes
- Stanley Wood, husband of Ethel, had owned and run the Palermo general store. After Stanley's death, Mac and Myrtle McGill took it over.
- Inscriptions
- Represent Firm – Like some men, R. B. McGill, post – master and general store proprietor of Palermo, did not wish to have his photograph taken, so he deputized these two employees to represent the firm in the story of Palermo. Mrs. G. S. Wood, left, and Mrs. R.B. McGill are the two clerks who see most of the people of the village at some time or another during a day’s business.
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Mrs. G.S. Wood's own name was Fannie Ethel Wood, called Ethel, nee Popplewell. Mrs. R.B. McGill was Myrtle McGill.
- Local identifier
- OIKW0170
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.43341 Longitude: -79.78293
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- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
