Group D: Dr. George C.R. Hall 1901-1918

    "Finally a new school of two rooms was built around 1913. By then I was in the senior room and we had washrooms in the basement." George C.R. Hall's words.

    “Our teacher was a renowned character throughout the area, very strict but fair. Ink spots on the floor or desk were not left for the janitor. The unlucky one who did the mischief cleaned it up and k

    "Whether its insides and churning parts were ever washed I do not know, but we licked every part clean and ate huge amounts during the evening (a modern ice cream brick would just be a few spoonfuls

    Dr. George Wesley Hall had been practising medicine at this home since 1896.

    This photo shows George C.R. Hall as an infant. He was born September 5, 1901 at his parents' King Street South (renamed Eldon Road) home in Little Britain. A digital copy of this photo was provided

    This photo shows George C.R. Hall as an infant. He was born September 5, 1901 at his parents' King Street South (renamed Eldon Road) home in Little Britain. A digital copy of this photo was provided

    This photo shows George C.R. Hall as an infant. He was born September 5, 1901 at his parents' King Street South (renamed Eldon Road) home in Little Britain. A digital copy of this photo was provided

    George C.R. Hall had older sister Edith, born in 1900, and who later died at the age of 8 years.

    George C.R. Hall's older sister Edith was born in 1900, and later died at the age of 8 yrs.

    Photo of siblings George and Edith Hall taken in the early 1900s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

    Dr. George C.R. Hall and his sister Edith are shovelling snow in the early 1900s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

    A photo of George C.R. Hall taken in the early 1900s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

    A photo of Dr. George C.R. Hall taken in the early 1900s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

    This photograph of Dr. George C.R. Hall was taken in the early 1900s. A digital copy of this photograph was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

    Portrait of Dr. George Wesley Hall and his wife Mary Jane and children Edith and George C. R. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

    “I do not remember when I started school, possibly 1908, but I remember what I wore, a green velvet suit with knee-length pants, and after eating leeks from a nearby farm was sent home because of the

    “My father returned to school late in life, 19 years old, after tiring of farming. He was one of those men born 30 years too soon and was a great psychiatrist without knowing it." "My early memories

    The following comments accompany the photo in the presentation: “The usual public school fights, mostly involving only two, took place with brooms.” George C.R Hall. “Looking back I remember stealing

    The following comment accompanies the photo in the presentation: “We used to swim in a creek near Whiteside’s farm where there had been a flour mill. An old elm tree had exposed roots to hang on with

    Around 1908, George C.R. Hall, his parents, aunts, and uncles took a boat trip to Quebec City. “When we arrived at Kingston, on our way to Quebec, our party nearly decided to return home. An article