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    The plane landed north of Little Britain. Notice the hockey rink.

    Dr. George Wesley Hall had a passion for the airplane.

    Photography was also a hobby of Dr. George Wesley Hall. Today there are 1000s of pictures from the Dr. George Wesley era. Many of these pictures are on glass slides. The fact that he had x-ray equipm

    “My dad could remove the overhead valves, grind them and set them up all before breakfast.” George C.R. Hall's words.

    The SS Noronic was a passenger ship destroyed by fire in the Toronto harbour.

    Photograph of Dr. George Wesley Hall parked on Spadina Avenue after a 4.5 hour road trip from Little Britain to Toronto in 1920. Others in photograph are not identified. A digital copy of this photog

    Photograph pictures Dr. George Wesley Hall preparing for a road trip. Others in photograph are not identified. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on h

    Dr. George Wesley Hall belonged to many organizations that bettered his community. He was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge, which raised money for social causes. Dr. George Wesley Hall contributed t

    The Little Britain Community Company was a trust, with the money used to better the community. Dr. George Wesley Hall quietly bettered Little Britain by donating land for a park and with the establis

    Dr. George Wesley Hall’s medical practice was state of the art, and had radium and x-Ray before any other rural area in this county.

    Dr. George Wesley Hall was dedicated to his patients. He once worked all day knowing he had appendicitis, and only at the end of the day did he tell his son, Dr. George C.R. Hall that his appendix ha

    Both Doctors Hall were interested in technology-- especially the airplane. Father & son would travel to Armour Heights, to watch the WWI airplanes. Dr. George Wesley Hall‘s interest in the airplane l

    Photograph of Dr. George Wesley Hall taken in the 1930s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

    This photograph is Dr. George Wesley Hall driving his 1902 car. Other people in the photo were not identified. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on h

    ”When I was 13 years old, General Sir Sam Hughes came to our house, and I recalled his car. It was the first car I saw that had electric lights. The lights went off when the engine was turned off. Pr

    "Driving the car stopped near the end of October, when it was jacked up and stored in the barn until May." George C.R. Hall's words.

    Picture of Dr. George Wesley Hall inspecting the road near Barrie, Ontario in 1917. Though the ‘road’ was in bad shape, the Hall family arrived in Barrie to watch the air show.

    Photograph of Dr. George Wesley Hall. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall, as part of her presentation on the life and times of Dr. George Hall 1865 to 1940.

    Dr. George Wesley Hall was born on a farm located near the Zion United Church on May 9, 1865. He was the fourth of six children born to John Hall and Mary Webster.

    Dr. George Wesley Hall left school at 12 years old and farmed until he was 19. He was regarded as a mechanical genius since he was able to fix all kinds of farm machinery (binders) with ease. Neighbo