Mr. Herb Allen Marks 86th Milestone,Thessalon, 1963

Description
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Clippings
Description
This is a newspaper clipping highlighting the life of pioneer Herb Allen on the occasion of his 86th birthday.

This article tells about Mr. Allen's family history and his work, first as a stone mason, later as a dairy farmer and someone who raised Percheron horses in Livingstone Creek.
Notes
Mr. Allens' stone work included Thessalon's Anglican Church of the Redeemer, the O'Connor Block, the foundation of the United Church and the manufacturing of all the bricks for the Maple Ridge School.

The writer of this article, Thelma Allen, is noted as Herb Allen's daughter-in-law (married to Herb's son Dean).

This clipping can be found in the Gardiner/Allen scrapbook, 1700's -1954.


Date of Original
March 18,1963
Subject(s)
Local identifier
Gardiner/Allen scrapbook
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 46.28336 Longitude: -83.4999
Copyright Statement
Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Contact
Huron Shores Museum
Email:thessalonlib@hotmail.com
Agency street/mail address:

1 James St. P.O. Box 460

Iron Bridge, ON P0R 1H0

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy