99 liill and Marion Johnson's Golden Wedding •

The family of aill and Marion Johnson welcomed 200 relatives ana friends to a " Coma and Go" teajij;Lee Manor in honour of their parent's 50t n Anniversary • . Bill and Marion were united in marriage on at t.he home of the bride' s parents, George ana ileanor Scott . They have a family of five children: Eleanor and Bill .Armstrong, Marie and Murray ~ligg, Lorne and Erika Johnson,, ~llan and Mildrea Johnson, and Wayne and Janet Johnson . Ther e are fourteen grant-chil dren and three great grand- children. B.111 and Marion now reside at 443 7th Avenue East, Owen Sound. Prior to this, they farmed at R.R. l, Annan . Ad,ition 2005 hr. and r,:rs . John::100 c;alebrateci their uOtn ,.nniversary at the Jlue water vurling Cluo They hale a family dinner and la1;er a come anti go tea ror invited guests. ·rhey sold their home in iOOJ and moved to 1775-':ltn ... venue .:.as"t •

• 100 Mr. and Mrs. John G. Lemon's 50th .Anniversary John Grunsell Lemon, son of the late Mr . and Mrs . Alfred H. Lemon and Florence Mabel McGregor, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs . Dougald Mac Gregor also of Annan were married on February 25, 1913, by the late Rev. J . B. Fraser . Mr. and Mrs . Lemon have been active in church and community life for 50 years. Mrs. • Lemon belonged to the W.M.S, taught Sunday School and played the organ in Johnstone Church for several years. She was active in the Women's Institute fov many years and a director of the Owen Sound Agricultural Society. Mr . Lemon was councillor and deputy reeve in Sydenham Township. He has been a director of the Owen jound Agricultural Society for thirty years, and also active in the Sydenham Ploughmen's Association and the Sydenham ~gricult­ ural Society. The couple have three children-Muriel, Mrs . Ted Simpson, Lorne and Ellwood. There are 9 grand- children. On Sunday May 19, 1963 the Lemon 50th " nniversary was celebrated at their farm at R. R. 2, Annan, where they have resided for 50 years . At this reception, 250 g uests offered their congratulations. Kay Simpson and Ricky Lemon, grand- children, were in charge of the guest book . The table was covered with a hand crocheted cloth. Pouring tea were Mrs . irthur Lemon, Mrs . George Scott, Mrs . Thomas Day and Mrs . William McGregor. Serving were lllrs . T. Simpson, Mrs . L, Lemon, Mrs . E . Lemon, Mrs . Herbert MacGregor and Mrs , Fred Lawrence. • Florence Lemon had 2 brothers, £rnest and Herbert and 2 sisters, Marguerite, Mrs . Harold Ansell and Amy, Mrs . Stewart Steele.

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and Mrs . liilliam McGregor A family dinner at Sun Gardens Motel and a come- and-go tea at the home of their daughter and son-in-law Mr . and Mrs. Arnold Riddell of Owen Sound marked the occasion of Mr . and Mrs. William McGregor' s Golden Wedding Anniversary. Mrs . McGregor, daughter of the late John Harvey Johnston and Mary Ramsay Johnston and Mr . McGregor, son of the late Dougal McGregor and Elizabeth Morrison McGregor were married January 24th, 1923 by the groom' s uncle br. D.C. McGregor, officiating minister, assisted by Rev. A.J . Orr • The couple farmed in the Annan district for a number of years. Mr . McGregor, a veteran • of the First Norld lfar was on the township council from 1-927- 1940 and was Harden of Grey County in 1940. He was on the Board of Education in Owen Sound for 12 years. Mrs . McGregor was organist at Johnstone United Church for 24 years. They are now members of Annan United Church. 102 l"age 2 William kcGregor Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs . McGregor have two daughters,B.ett:y, Mrs. Arnold Riddell, and Margaret, Mrs . George Kiddle . One daughter Jessie Willa died in infancy. There are nine grand­ children and several great grand- children. • 50th 11.nniversary Kenneth and .1udrey (Halliday) were married at 8t . i.ndrew's Presbyterian Church, Chatsworth. They resided at J.nnan for a f~w months and moveo to Leith in May 1955, a:id still reside at the same location. Their family, John and his wife Patti, Jcott and his wife Leslie and !iusan and ner husband Rob Walker hosted a fa,nily party at the Owen :;ound Golf and Country i;lub on November 21st, 2004. In attendance were Lloyd 3pence, bestman, iarl Halliday, usher, Penny (Dinsmore) Fenwick and Pat (Spence) "aller. Phyllis (Halliday) Dinsm0re 1 matron of honour and Earl Spence and Thomas Dinsmore ushers are deceased . Alovely luncheon was served and the tables were decorated with red carnations • .A wedding cake made by a cousin, M~rie F.l.im:; was cut by the bride and groom of ~O ye.::1rs. The eight grand-children-Christen and Bradley Spence, Leeland and Autumn Spence, !,iichael, Marissa, Sydnie and Jesse 1/alk.,r attended tne Anniversary •

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• 103 Mr. and Mrs . Dougald MacGregor's 60th Wedding "nniversary Dougald MacGregor, son of Donald MacGregor and his wife Flora Cameron was united in marriage with Elizabeth Frances Lee, a nati ve of England and daughter of George nlexander Lee and his wife Sarah Anne Hanford on April 11, l8SS • Two hundred friends and relatives from Owen Sound, the immediate district, Buffalo, • Kincardine, Meaford and Chatsworth were visitors at the home of Mr . and Mrs. Dougald MacGregor to offer congratul ations to this well known couple on the 6oth anniversary of their marriage . The home on 5th St. East was fragrant with flowers-gift bouquets. Mrs . MacGregor • was gowned in fuchsia crepe with a shoulder cluster of golden roses and Mr. MacGregor wore a similar boutonniere. Mrs . John G. Lemon, daughter of the home , welcomed the guests, and was in charge of the Guest Book . Mrs . Ted Simpson and Mrs . Margaret McArt hur poured tea a nd the assistants were Mrs . Lorne Lemon, l'lliss Ruth Marshall and Miss Janet McKee , in the afternoon. In the evening Mrs. Simpson, grand- daughter of the coupl e received the guests, wh i le Mrs . Herbert Baker of Woodford and Mrs . d. J . MacGregor of Owen Soup.d poured tea. Assisting to serve were Miss Jean Baker, Mrs . Douglas Vermilyea and Mrs . Lorne Lemon. Beautiful gifts were received including gift bouquets from Knox Uni ted Church organie­ ations. Telegrams were received from Washington, Calgary, Fergus, Toronto and telephone calls from Detroit, Buffalo and local friends, who were unable to at tend. Little Lee Simpson, a • great grandson was present and also Stewart Steele of Buffalo, a son- in-law •

• • 104 Mr . and Mrs. Dougald MacGregor's 6oth Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Dougald MacGregor of 4ll- 5th St . East, Owen Sound celebrated their diamond (60th) Wedding Anniversary on Sunday April ll, 194g. Mrs . MacGregor was Elizabeth frances Lee, born in London , England , daughter of the late Mr . and Mrs . George Alexander Lee, coming to Canada when she was six years old. Mr . • MacGregor was the son of the late Donald MacGregor and his wife, t he former Flora Cameron, of Sydenham where he wa s born on April 7 , 1864. They were married in Owen Sound at Knox Church manse on April 11, 1888 by Rev . Morri son. They lived for 35 years on the MacGregor farm at Annan before coming to Owen Sound in 1921. While on the farm they were members of Daywood Presbyterian Church where Mr . Mac­ Gregor was an elder and often Mrs. MacGregor led the church singing. This service they repeated at Knox as Mrs . MacGregor sang in the choir for 15 years and Mr . MacGregor is an elder. I n his 1ounger days he was a member of the Oddfellows Mrs . MacGregor has been active in the Mary Scott Auxiliary of the W.M.S. of which she is past president. She was also active in thew. A. and the War Guild and Red Cross. Mrs . MacGregor is still ~n enthusiastic lawn bowler. She is also a pioneer of the Women's Institute-a member for 40 years. Members of the family are Ernest, Herbert, Florence-Mrs. John G. Lemon, Marguerite, Mrs . Harold Ansell, Amy, Mrs. Stewart Steele, who died in 1943 . There are 12 grandchildren • and two great g randchildren. Dougald was one of a family of twelve- Donald, Catharine,(Mrs. Joshua Wilson), Janet, (Mrs. George Baker), Lucy (Mrs . Archibald McArthur), Christina (Mrs . Gilbert McKay), Isabella (Mrs . Hugh Mcinnis), Margaret (Mrs. Duncan Gilchrist) and John, and the three eldest P'eter, John (born 1848 and died young) and Mary (Nrs. John Scott) Dougald was the last surviving member at the time of the Anniversary. Two hundred friends and relatives from the ci ty, immediate district and distant points were present to offer congratulations.

• 105 Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. McGuire's 50th Anniversary A fam~ly dinner was held at Hatton ~all on January 15th, 1967 and a reception a nd open house were held January 14th whe n relati ves , .f riends and neighbours cal.led to extend congra~~la:.ions at their home in Owen Sound . Ernest McGuire and Mary Rosemond (Minnie) Doyle were marri ed in St . Mary's Roman • Catholic Church on January 16, 1917 and farmed in ~ydenham until t heir retiring t o Owen Sound in 196) . They had three da ughters Marg uerite, Mrs . John Hogan, Jillowdale, Jean Mrs . Elmer Hood, Woodford,and Florence, Mrs. John Morrison, Lo ndon . There are 9 gr andchildren. Mr . McGuire di ed . He was s urvived by one s i ster Ka t hl een, Mrs . Lawrence Fisher and predeceas ed by three brothers, Father John , Bernard and Isaac, and s isters Ella and Mrs . Florence Langan. Iva (Sist er Gabrielle) was also a s urvi vor . Mrs . McGuire passed away She had two brothers Charlie and Jack and two sisters Margaret (Birdie) and Ethel. Her brothers and s i sters never mar ried . Cha rlie a nd Bi r die lived on the f arm Pt Ni Lot 23 , Concession 10 , near Leith until their r etir ement . Mr . and Mrs . McGuire sold their f arm t o Clem Reilly. Information supplied by Joan West (Mrs . Wayne) a gra nd- daughter.

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~ev. and ~1rs . Richara (Dick) -Ailions celebrated their 60th dnniversary en February 10, 2005 with a noon luncheonhosted by the family and St . Thomas Anglican Church . Winifred was a registered nurse and had an application to be an ai r line stewardness, but she said Dick had torn it up. He was in the services in dorld dar2. They had a family of f i ve-Doug, Diane, Dort!en, Larry and Pauline. 1/inifred said that the day of the wedding, she and her parents had to go part way by sleigh. Rev . Ani ons served m;my i..nglican Churches- some distant, douthampton, and the charge of Wi arton and do l sley. • Winifred was a member of the .Annan Women ' s Institute 106 Bill and Rae Medley' s 50th .Anniversary •

aill an« Rae (Mc,Arthur) Medley were joined in marri age by the Rev. Arthur G. Reynolds at the United Church manse at Annan Tneir picture was taken on tneir 50th ,Anniversary celebration at the farm at Annan

They have a son Keith . His wife ' s maiden name was Jean McLellan. They have two sons, Evan and Ian. Keith and Jean taught school in Toronto. Keith has retired in 199g and Jean the year previous . Bill and Rae retired to Shallow Lake and moved to Owen Sound in 1997.

' 107 The Stained Glass lifindow at r rinity An.g_~n United Church

Dedicated September 51 19i2 Notes by Rose~ary Kilbourn Pentecost was the real beginning of t. he church; a definite breakthrough of power just whe n t he believers were gathered together before nine in tne morning of a feast day. "Suddenly there was a s ound from heaven like the rushing of a violent wind, and it filled t he who l e house where they were seated. Before their eyes appeared tongues like flames, which separated off and settled upon each one of them" (Acts 2:2- 3 J .B. Phill ips}, The dove of course symbolizes the Holy Spirit coming at that time, and its rays go right down into the scene below closer to our own time , This window depicts that power flowing into God's people when two or three are ~athered together in His name . We show it here at the event of the co mmunion celebrated in Gideon Harkness• barn- -since that event is commemm.orated by this window. But the window als o is to remind us that God ' s power, though not visible as wind or flame, is still mi ghty and sure today. A stained glass window begins with the first idea. It is worked out in a sketco drawn to tne scale of one inch to each foot. Toough sma l l, a long time is often needed to arrive at the proper balance, keeping in mi nd the necessities of tne ultimate scale and transparency. This miniature is then enlarged to the full size of the window . ~ slide of the miniature is projected onto 11 cartoon"paper and sketched. This modifies the drawing at full scale. A major t ask is deciding where the lead will be placed and determining which pieces can be treated with aci d in order to have two colours on the same piece of glass. Then thre"8 tracings are made similtaoeously of these lead lines, on various 6 rades of brown paper. The pieces numbered. From the heaviest paper each piece is cut out with special scissors which remove enough between them for the core of lead in which each piece of glass will be set. The pattern is separated according to colour. Next, the coloured glass is selected from sheets of hand blown ;lass i mported from England, France or Germany. The glass is cut into one of the n~~bered sheets. The Trinity window here has 550 pieces. In the meantime, simulated l ead lines are painted on easels, (large fra mes of plate glass) , and t he coloured glass is then stuck onto these witn plasticine. Then the directions, tone, pattern and detail s are painted on the glass with iron oxide as it is supported against the large studio windows . The Trinity window is eleven feet high and was divided on three eas els. One difficulty is the continuity between the breaks since the artist can rarely see the whole window together . • i l l the pieces are then taken down and put on small trays wh i ch are f ired till the glass becomes translucent red and t he oxide paint becomes part of its fabric . Then all the pieces must be again sorted and mounted up on the easels and again painted. This time considering light control or strengthening paint t.hat have faded the f irst time. Then it is again fired . Now t he pieces that are to have yellow or flesh coloured stain are separated a nd after silver oxide or antimony are applied, these are fired for a t nird time at a lower heat. After a final s orting the glazier begins to work i n t oe leads whi ch are manufact ured in long St r ips the shape of a "H" on its side. The Trinity window because of its wi,dth is made into separate panels every two feet. The leads are soldered at each joint on both sides, and then a spe.cial formula cement is driven into the spaces to make it rigid and waterproof . The glass is then cleaned and packed upright in sections ready for instal lation. THE AR'I'L,1': ROSEMARY KI LBOURN R. C •.iL She graduat ed from t he Ontario College of Art in 1953 with the meda l for drawing and painting. She began wood engraving and por traiture i n London, England, e.xhib,iting with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters . She t aught art a t Central Tech. i n Tor onto, t he Artist's ,/orks hop, t he New School of l rt a nd McMaster University in Hamilton . She started worki ng wit h stained glass :as an apprenti ce in Yvonne Wi l liams Studio (who creat ed the round stained glass ,~indow in Leitn United Church) . She has created more than 30 windows f or both l a rge and smal l churches i n Ontario and ~uebec . Rosemary was • elected co t he Roya l Canadian academy of Art in 1977. lOi Page 2 The Stained Glass window at Trinity .Annan The stained glass window donated and dedicated on Sunday,September 5, 1982 was com ,~ssioned by Jessie Fisk's daughters, Katherine Morrison, Frances Langford, and Helen Young and their families. Tte Ci1 deon Harkness Family In March H14J, Gideon and }targaret Harkness accocnpanied by a number of acquaintances arrived near the shore of Georgian Bay to begin a new life. '!'hey settled on tne farm now owned by Jilf Hand, about half a mile nortn-east (toward Balaclava) from the four corners of Annan. Descended from a long line of Scottish Covelldnters, Gideon and nis family were ' staunch supporters of the fledgling Presbyterian community wnich their party brought with them. In 1852, the first communion service of tne Annan United Presbyterian Church was held in Gideon Harkness' barn because the school house in wnich regular worship services were held was tho~ght to be too small to accommodate the crowd expected that Sunday. • Gideon Harkness is named as one of the "seven who had tne most prominent part in conduct­ ing these services before there was a settled minister of the congregation. " Both Gideon and Margaret are listed i n the earliest extant communion roll begun by Rev. Robert Dewar in 1855. Both Gideon and his wife, Margaret died four months apart in 1397 and were buried side by side in ~nnan Cemetery. Gideon and Margaret had nine children, one of whom was Thomas James, the father of Jessie narkness Fisk. Jessie Fisk, a well respected Owen Sound teacher, died October 19, 1979. ' Jessie Fisk requested that a window commellllllorating the pioneer families of the Annan area as honouring her grand- parents be designed by ar~ist rtosemary Kilbourn and installed in the church at Annan as close as possible to the former Harkness family pew . Participants in the service were rtev: David Black, Bob dell, :V1 urray anct i',,a ry ilal l, Debr-.1 Flanagan, Mary Harding , Isabelle Grant, Lorraine Gonder, •• Carol Anne Rutherford and the Trinity Sanctuary Choir .

• • 109 The ~ddition to Trinity Annan United Church It was in the late 19801s the congregation of .innan Trinity United Church began to feel the need for more 3unday School space. Following many congregational meetings the members decided to go ahead with the J2so,ooo addition. The sod turning ceremony took place the last Sunday in June 1991 following t he regular church service with Rev . Donald Fairweather, Mrs. 1',arie (Davel Thompson, Mr. Sam Buzza, Beth Nightingale and Joey Sumstead taking part •

~ small piece of land, one-fifth of an acre behind the south-east corner of the church • property was purchased from ~ir. and Mrs . Otto Piplack •

The -1nnan Hall closed its doors sever11l years I?"evious and was purch;.;:;ed by r11r . Charles McPhatter, a member of the .innan Church, who offered it to the J.nnan congregat­ • ion as a fund-raiser provided they demolished it . The members rallied strongly behiad this project and tore the building down and chipped and cleaned the bricks to be used in the new addition. The old pine wainscotti ng from the hall was stripped and stained and used i n the minister' s study and up- stairs hallway, thus bringing toe old into the new . The original date-stone from the Annan Hall was sec in tne o~t- side wall •

• Page 2 The .lddition 110 The end result of the new addition incluoes a large down-statrs room, three handi­ capped accessible wash-rooms, a multi-purpose room, a nursery, the minister' s study, a secretary' s office and a new large kitchen as we ll as a mini kitchen upstairs. The church sanctuary was largely untouched except for fire and safety features •

A large ramp was built on the east side of the church and extends around to che soutn • siee, , thus enabling wheel- chair accessibility . .A l arge new septic system was installed. The congregation raised money for the renovations through numerous suppers, bake sales, garage sales, euchres and many generous donations . The Building Committee members were ~l Nightingale, Chairman, Steven Bumstead, Al Cochrane , Mrs. Lorraine (Jim) Gonder, Roon Casper, Doug Reid and Mrs . Jean (Lester) Bye . The Fund Raising Committee were Lloyd i>.itchell, Chairman, Jan Caldwell, 1,,rs . Melinda (Cliff) Cornfield, ?>,rs . Lorraine Gonder, -Al Nightingale, ,•:rs. Judy {B6b) Sutherland, and Peter Van Dolder. The architects for the new addition were ~lcon Engineering, un:ier the direction of ?<,r. Dale Dutot and Mr. Trevor Chuter. The construction was done by Mr. Dwight Burley, with the assistance of many sub- contractors and craftsmen. The new adjition was dedicated to the "Glory of God" on November 17, 1991 with Rev . Don Fairweather assisted by Mr. G~tdLessard, Chairman of Grey Presbytery doing the ded­ ication. Mrs. Bessie Reynolds , wife of the former Rev. A.C. rleynolds, who served this pastoral charge from 1937-1950 , cut the ribbon and also the special dedication cake. • EXIT

Rev . Don Fairweather, Mrs . Bessie Reynolds, cutting the ribbon, Mrs. Marie Thompson and l>Ir . G. Lessard . • 111' Page 3 The lddition • EXIT

Mr. Dale Dutot,..U..~iih~ingale, Lloyd Mitchell, G. Lessard and Rev . D. Fairweather •

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Mr. G. Lessard, Mrs. B. Reynolds, Rev.D. F.airweather, and Mrs . Marie Thompson . .! luncheon f ollowed the dedication service attended by many former and present me mbe r s and adherents. The infor~ation and pictures contributed by Mrs . L. (Jean) Bye .

• 112 150th Anniversary of Trini ty Annan Church •

The first committee meeting to plan the anniversary was held on February 9th, 1999. The committee were Rev , Jean Hilson, Suzanne ,!obott, Jean Bye , Alberta Lemon, Gwen Mitchell, and Audrey Spence. Mary Bassingthwaite was also named to this committee but declined. • Many meetings were held. Much time was spent com~iling lists of former members, adherents and families . On the week-end of Saturday, October 2nd and Sunday O~t. Jrd the anniversary was celeb- rated.- 1999. Doreen Scott with the help of Alberta Lemon , Jean Bye and Gwen Mitchell and committee members set up interesting displays of antiques, historic records and pict~res. Golden anniversaries which had been celebrated by members of the church were loaned from the Jmnan Tweedsmuir History Book . A reception on Saturday afternoon from 2- 4 was held, and the tea hostesses were Jan Platt and Judy Porteous. They decorated the hall with many artifacts of the past . There was a good attendance and an afternoon of fellowship was enjoyed. A dinner was held in First United Church on Saturday evening when 150 people attended. Audrey Spence and Gwen Mi tchell were the conveners. Ruth Cunningham served a smorgasbord dinner -beef and turkey. Mrs . Jackson, wife of Ovid, the Federal Member of Parliament, brought greetings on his behalf and congratulated the Annan congregation in a gracious manner. The Beckett family supplied music which set toes a - tapping • Helen Porter, daughter of Rev . Gordon Porter, a storyteller of ~ote , contributed one of her presentations. Rev . John Anderson, mimister from 1967-69 was the guest speaker. His wife, Mary • accom~anied him that week-emd,and they were pleased to be part of the celebration. A tea, under the convenership of Diane McLean, was served witn assistance from the committee. A week-end of fellowship had been enjoyed and the committee were pleased with the outcome •

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• • 114 Bonnie Galbreath of 3502 Lost Lake Dr . Texas 77339 visiced here and gave us the following information about her g reat-gr a ndfathers, Rev. Robert Dewar and Rv. J . o. Fraser . Rev . Robert Dewar Rev . Robert Dewar was born in 1811, and was married to Anne Pr imrose . They had 3 sons, Alex, Married Hattie Fraser, James and William and 2 daughters, I'1ary and Nellie, who were devoted to t heir fat her' s we l fare . Rev . Dewar was ordained Oc t. 18, 1855 and became sett l ed in che Lake Shore congregation in 1855. In his last 13 years Rev. Dewar was blind, but still very interest ed in church and • state . He was a regular contributor to the Times. He retired from the ..tnnan charge in 1877. Rev. J . B. Fraser conducted his funeral Feb . 22 , 1893 in Annan Church . He had passed away four days earlier, and is buried i n ~nnan Cemetery. Rev. J . B. Fraser J . B. Fraser was born on Oct. 13, 1846 at Bond Head, 40 mi les north of Toronto, son of Wi lliam Fraser ~ a Presbrterian minister for 46 years. His father had 3 families, (3 i n f i rst, 5 in second~ana 2 in th rd) . Rev. J . B. was one of t he five-Agnes , Mr s . George H. Robinson, • born in 1845, Rev. Robert Douglas, 1849, Harriet born in 1851, never married, Professor William H. of the University of Toronto, born 1853 were hi s brothers and sisters. Their mother died when J.B. was 16-Apr. 7,1862. J . B. went to a farm to help an older brother in Amabel Township i n 1863 . They cleared land, took implements and a yoke of oxen and ox cart, walking most of the way in 5 days. J . B. was the first teacher in Amabel . He returned to Bond Head in 1864; and taught school in that area. In 1865 he ~egan his s tudies in medicine. It was possible to graduate i n medicine aft er one year's study with a praccising physician and three sessions in college. He graduated in 1869. Dr . Fraser practised medicine in Stayner. On Oct. 18, 1869 he married Jennie E. Wells of Aurora. Tpeir first child, Lillian was born in 1S70 . Another daughter, Edith was born in 1S72, and on Sept. 18, 1874, a third daughter, Hattie was born. Dr . Fraser wanted to be a minister so in 1871, he began his studies. His medical education and 2 years practice were accepted by Knox College. He was the minister at Oro one summer. He finished his studies in 1874 with a J 120 .00 scholarship. He was ordained on Sept. 15,1874 in Knox Church, Toronto • He accepted an appointment to Formosa.~ son, Well s was born at the end of his third year there. His wife died 5 days later. Dr . Fraser returned to Canada, and a native woman • accompanied the family, and when the baby was weaned, she returned to Formosa. On Oct. 30 , 1879, he married Catherine Jane (Janie) Anderson of. Chatham N. B. He stated that she gave of herself to raise his children and to her devoted husband of nearly 50 years. They had 2 children, ~rlene, who lived only a few weeks, and Dorothy, a gold medalist in Science, at age 27, who died in the flu epidemic of 191S. Of Dr. Fraser's first family,Lillian was a registered nurse in New Jersey, ~dith (Mrs . Ritchie)mother of 6 children, Toronto, Hattie (Mrs. ~lex Dewar) of Iroquois Falls, mo ther of 3 and Wells, Bank manager in Peterborough - 3 children Rev . J.B. Fraser was called to Leith Annan where he was inducted Feb . 14,1SS4 . He wrote art~cles for the Sun- Times from 1916- 29. He served as clerk and treasurer of Presbytery. He was the local sec. -treas. of the Canadian Patriotic Flilnd . Rev . Fraser retired from the .Annan charge in October 1916. He was given an address expressive of love and afpreciation and a well filled purse. He an~ hi s wife moved to Owen Sound in 1916. In September 1924 , Owen Sound Presbytery celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination . He thanked God for excellent health within 2 months of his 80th birthday Rev . Mcinnis conducted Rev . Fraser's funeral in March 1929. • Compiled by Curator- A. Spence • 115 Leitb •

In the 1997 Christaas season, Canada Post issued a series of collectors' stamps featuring stained glass windows of the Madonna and Chilci. One of the three winclows featured is from the Leitk United ChurQh. The Church' s single stained glass window deJicting the Madonna and Child is on the 52¢ stamp-one that can be used for mailing to the United States. • This window •The Roly Family" was Jl.aced in Leith United Church in 1952 iy Laura Webster in rnemory of her daughter Frances Pauline We"bster. Tbe window as designed ay Ellen Simon was created iy YTonne Williams. Canadian artists have drawn on a tradition of depicting the Madonna with the infant Jesus that has existed from the very ieginning of Christian times. iut the image of mother and child predates even early religions, and it endures in iotb secular an4 sacred Canadian art as an exJression of hoJe and renewal, of creation and nurturing • nd the continuity of life •

• NoTem•er J, 1991"° Left to Right: Andy Vargas, Canada Post, Mary Reynolds,President-Friends of Leith, Mr. Ovid Jackson M.P. and Doug Reid-Friends of Leith. at the unveiling of the stamp. 116 Church Facts In 1888, there were 127 members on the communion roll. and in 1900, there were 192, Rev . Jones reported 49 at Leith and 116 at Annan in 1917. There ~·as ri valr " when Leith Church was established. l•1r . Ainslie thought the church would i mt>:i'ove~ the value of Leith. In 1875 , there was t he f irst mention of united communion • between Leith and Annan . Rev . Dewar examined students in Toronto. He was to get ~200. a yea r and use of the map , also $200 . from A~ed Ministers Fund . There used to be a weekly prayer meeting-from house to house . In 1904, The Presbyterian Record was to go to every fami ly. On Oct. 17, 1905 there was a Jubilee Memorial Service in co~.meMo ra t ion of 50 years since the or dination of Rev . Robt . Dewar and the faithf ul of the community and congregation who laid the foundAtion of Annan and Leith .

In 1908 Leith- Annan financial statement, Daywood- J 0 hnstone was added. In 1952 provision was made for 3 elders to retire every 3 years. Fraser Lamont was Clerk of Session from 1957- 68 . Gratitude was expressed to him from the church for f a ithful ser­ vice •.

In 1953 Presbytery deiegate was Arthur Lemon and the alternate was vies McKay . In 1962- 1964 Mrs. Kenneth Spence was the delegate and Mrs . Lester Bye was the representative 1967- 69 with ':lilliam McGregor the alternate. In 1959, because banquets were a means of making money for the wh ole church, Mrs , Mel. Buchanan was the secretary-treasurer. In 1960 and for some years the Sydenham Skating Club was a catering event, in March . Later Mrs. Don Ma cKinnon was secretary- treasurer. In the summer of 1969 an united service was held with the ',voodford charge at Ainslie ·" ,food, when Rev . John Anderson left . Thi s service was followed by a picnic and games. 1969- First report of Annan Woodford Pastoral Charge.

In the 1960 's there was a telephone commi ttee-Annan, Mr s . E,P, J 0 hnson, Leith-Mrs . J~mes Mitchel l and Johnst one-Mrs . 1Milliam McGregor. In 1971 a painting was presented to Mrs. Stanl ey (Nellie) Hutchinson on her 45th Anniv­ ersary for her l ong service as Sunday School Superintendent at ~nnan

A gift was presented to Al Alexander for being t he faithful treasurer of Annan Church for many years.

A plaque was presented to dilson Buzza on his 25 years as organi st. Scouts were re- organized in the fall of 1977 with 8 members, and Bob Rodger was leader. There was a Trinity Annan Central Committee with Mr s , M, G1ancey, President, l

In 1961 a duplicating machine was purchased. The church shed was so+d to Earl Sampson in 1962. A well was drilled at the Annan Church i n 1965 . In 1974 carpet was installed. Rev . Cyril Leach died Sept. 27, 1981. He was ordained in 1949 and retired in 1972. Bethesda Church closed J~ne JO, 1969, and the amalgamation was with ioodford. Silcote Church cl osed Sept, 28, 1969, with the last servi ce being June 22nd, 1969. and Johnstone ' s • last service was Nov . 23 , 1969. The Leith Miss ion Band 1919- 20 was organized with Mrs , T,J. Rutherford President and Ina Scott, Secretary. The Kate Rutherford M1ssion Band was organized in 1948. !,1rs. James Sibbald was one of the leadeus in 1950. The officers were President, Dorothy Armstrong, Treasurer, Helen Armstrong, and Secretary, Gordon Scott. The leader was Mrs . Ross Buzza, with assistants, Mrs , Roger /l

In 1900 the Lei th Sunday Jcbool improved attendance in the Bible vchool 1 dev . J . B. Fraser Supt. ?ii , Rutherford sec- treas. and t eachers Miss L. Ross and Bill McKeen . There was increased attendance in 1910 , and in 1911 , Mrs . Earley was involved, In 1912 the Supt. was A. Pusey, and others involved were Rev . Fraser, Malcolm Rutherford 1909, J . Gibson, James l,lit 'chell, sec.-treas and S,P. Buzza . In the Leith Sunday School in 1913 , the Supt. was C,S .Kemp wi th an ave·rage attendance of JO .In 1937 , there was Sunday School again With Margaret McKeen . Supt. In 1954, Roger Mi tchel l was the Supt . and Mrs . H. Ceasar was t he Sec. -Treas. for years, Teachers wer e Mrs , R. Bu121 11 , Mrs . R. Mitchell, Mrs . Ceasar, Mrs . James Mitchell and Mrs . Gelt Hofman. In 1953, 36 members attended with an average att ­ endance of 21, In t he Leith ~ . i . ¥iss Dirkie Hofman was Secretary-Tre~surer for many years, followed by Mrs . James Ferguson, Secretary and Mrs . ,/illiam Vanwyck , Treasurer.

There was . ~ a library as far back as 1g95 . John Harkness was involved in 1S9J. Books were sent to the Mission Schools i n Manitoulin Island. The Memorial ,lindow at Leith cost J500 .oo Leith congregAtion amalgarnated with Annan with the understanding there would be 2 special services at Leith church yearly. The cemetery and hall rernain under control of former Leith members . Mrs. Ross Buzza was the treasurer to look after insurance and other expenses of the Leith Church after it was closed. Mrs . Kyle Robertson i s the treasurer since l9S9. The Leith Hall was sold to t he Fleming family in

To return to early factsi in ~901 Dr . J . B. Fraser was given 2 months leave because of health impairment . Rev , t' Mcl•ari b of Ki l syth and Rev . Little, Chatsworth took charge in this charge. Dr. Fraser had fast horses. He was also an agr. r ep for this area, Dr . Sloan had been an elder at .Annan Church when he moved to Owen Sound, .Addition 2005 The following ministers served the 1U1nan Pastoral .;harge Rev . Don Fairweather 19S5- 1995 Rev , Howlett 1995- 1997 Rev , Jean ,l'ilson 1997- 2002 Rev , Patti Armstrong 2002- • The Annan charge s ponsored a >w ietnwr.eee family-1,.rs Phan, ner aaughter 1.yLan and f our sons. They arrived bo November 16, 1979, and were resi~ents in one of the Fl eming hot,ses . Gwen remember:. their hap}iness to see the sno11-drops in the spring and the magnolia tree on t he .trmstrong property in the 01,ien .:jound City Li,oit s . Nrs r•iitchel l was a driver t o their ~nelis h classes, ~s were many ot her volunteers. MyLan was married in t he summer of 1913 in St. Andr ew ' s Presbyter i an Churchand t he • John Tinke r f ~m ily, Roi•}r and G'llen l,:itchell, Kyle and Do rothy :..obertson, h.en and .iudr ey .;, pence and others \'ler e i nvited t o t he weutli~. 1'he bri de 1-iore r ed and i t '"'as an int _•c-est i ng weddi~ an<.l dinner. ,.. corrocti on t o the a bove i n1'orr.1 ,tion ,iaa t hat the ceremonr was at the ,nnan Untted Ch urch and t he di nner W;tS a t 3t. 4 o,ir ew' s. The invitat on r ectu-;,u- . aad :1<.rs . Phu iluyah r e(jul:lst t he pleasur e of your company a t tne mal'ria.;e of My Lan and 'l'ai Ha Liu. She wore a white weddine dress for che ceremony. LJ:.ITH lliY l parade led by a pipe band marched for the estiffiated 1000 onlookers, from tbe harbor to the church. The foll owing pictures show the boaters, antique automobiles, tractors, teams of horses and farm vehicles proceeding on the main street of Leith • • The pipe band leading tne parade. Bill Millman is on the left .

The boaters-Donna .Mitchell on the left at the front, and Dorothy (Mitchell) Robertson on the left at • the rear.

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Russel Mitchell driving the tractor, and Linda (Mitchell) Bumstead and her son Joey .

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Murray and Mary Hall in their antique car

Lawrence Weppler on his tractor drawing an4 old thresshing • machine

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George and ~lzina Bothwell riding in • :,, styl e • • • 120 l...l!;! Th JJAY P hlt.lD.11:

Left: Amanda Abbott, dressed in her grand­ mother Katherine Hewitson' s drees mQde for the Cent­ I ennial, 1967. Rignt : ~arah Bridge, great rand-daughter of t

Keith Davenport drawing a • wagon full of happy folks

Irvin Vanwyck with his • black team . Behind: Gordon Mitchell , and a covered wagon. 121 !£ITH DJ.Y On August 3, 1992, the Local Architectural Conservat1ion ..ldvisory Committee, (L-'.C.!C) spons ored tile designation as a heritage property the Leith United t.:hurch and cemetery, to kick off the fund- raising activities for the restoration of the church . Tne Minister of Culture and Communications, Karen Haslam was present to unveil the plaque. Grey .M .P .P. Sill Murdoch, neeve Russell r,.cCutcheon and other dignitar ies were also present, including Katherine Morrison , (Mrs . Bud) and Helen Young . These sisters were great nieces of Tom Thomson. Their maiden name was Fisk. A church service was held, on August 2nd, and t he church was fil led to over-flowing . • :A wal king tour was arranged with guides to give information on t he fol lowing houses, which 1 shall copy from t he brochure. Volunteers from the Tom Thomson Art Gallery also walked around with the visitors from 11.a.m. to 2. 30 p . m• . (1) Rose Hill Farm c.1870-John Thomson and family came to Leith in 1877, just three months after Tom Thomson was born. Torn lived in :this house until 1898 and attended the Leith school. The property is an equestrian centre. Visitors are asked to keep withi n the boundaries the owners have defined. (2) Leith United Church and Pioneer Cemetery- The church was buil t by James Gibson in 1S65 , on lands given by Adam J.inSlie . It is to-day much as it was when t he Thomson family worshipped here. The brick porch in front replaced a wood structure. The Sunday School rooms were created i n the 19301 s. The cemetery behind the church contains To:n Thomson 's grave as well as the plots of pioneer Leith families . (3) Leith Store 1~64-This brick store and home was built by Arthur Cameron. It remained in the family as was run as a store for S4 years. ~xcepting the veranda, the building is largely in original condition. (4) .Alexander Cameron House 1854--The log section is on its original site. The frame extension was once the telegraph office attached to Telfer's Mill. The present owner, a descendant of the Camerons, has generously agre~d to allow visitors to see inside the hQUSe. (5) Miller House c.1S55-The smaller square timber wing is original to the site. The two storey section was re- assembled on the site. Note tne sir1e of the log set above the front windows and door. (6) Briggs House 1S65-This finely proporti oned frame house indicated that the build­ er knew Georgian detail. Not even modern covering is able to mask the beauty of this house . (7) Robert Lemon House 1852-This house occupies its or i ginal site. The front retains • many original details. Note the window pane divisions. School was t aught here for a short period i n 1S5S while Leith' s first school building awaited completion. For many years a sign "Bui .~ville" hung from the front , (S) Kilsyth House 1864-This frame house, t he flue and firepldce from an 1$52 structure it replaced as well as a small barn were moved intact t o tnis site in 1959 by a desc­ endent of U.exander Fleming who built these structures. (9) Gilchrist Ho use c. 1896-Hefined Vistorian detail is the hall mark of this house. Note t he simple elegance of the eaves tric on the front bay. (10 ) Alfred' J:tay House c . 1900-This beautiful brick house comoines ~ictorian detail with practical Edwardian interior planning. The fulsome veranda minimiaes t he vis ual chaos of doors :nd windows tha t don' t line up. Note the casi; oement bases of t he porch columns. These exactly match the ones used at tour hous e #3,, (11) Leith Hall 1895-This site was donated to a group called "Leith Hall Club", who built this frame and brick veneer s ocial hall. I t served tne community for eighty years. The hall is now privately owned and generously made available for e vents such as Leith Day. (12) Burr House 1855-Peter Burr was the first blacksmith to set tle i n Leith. He and his son Billy oper ated the shop until HiSS • .J.lthough, the building was demolished years ago the present garage behind the hous e resembles the original shop. Note the irregular placement of windows at the front and the number of panes of glas s. Also see t he eaves trim on the gable end of the house . ( 13) Easton House 1857-Misses Betsy and Robina .Easton were dr essmakers who worked and lived in the square timbered sec~ion of tne house. Tradition has it that all the wood used in the house was cut from t he site. The Easton sist ers l i ved here unt i l llt90 . :/hen the large additions were made i n 1915 the property was called nBlarney Castle". (14} Baptist Church 1913- 0 .V. Cameron built this brick veneer on frame chapel. When an ass ociated church was expropriated to build the tank range, both congregations joined with an Owen Jound .church. The l og building and t he board and batten garage are recent additions. A front perch roof based on early photos was added t his year. . The original name and date tablet in t he front gable was def aced before the current owners purchased the property. (15) O.V. Cameron House 1915-Clearly Cameron was a man with flair and daring to build this original design in the village. The free placement of windows and doors indicate pr actical Edwardian thinking. The trim snows that he had more than Q nodding acquaintance with the American "Stick ~tyle" . Note t he depth and s~eep of the gaOle barge- boards and the needl e sharp ridge posts of finials . Yet beyond t hese exotic details t he house shows a ba s i c and thoughtful s i mpli ci ty. 122 Garryowen School •

- • Seated-L. toR . Raymond Traynor, Vincent Traynor, Elmer Traynor Front How : Bi]l Johnson, Roy McCutcheon, Anthony Traynor, Urban Traynor, Chester Grunsell, Alex Spence, Annie Traynor. 2nd Row : Grace McCutcheon , Clara Traynor, J>lar~aret Traynor, Olive Grunsell, Florence ,,lexander, Marion Bray, Adeline Campbell, Clifford Hray . Back Row: rlelen Spence, Margaret ,liggins, teacher, Catherine Alexander, John McDonald .

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Back Row- Terry Russell, Mrs. James Sibbald (teacher) Cathie l•1c1•1eekin , LloJtd ,tussell, Dick .:itegehuis, Sandra \'/ale, Linda Hofman, £ileen Hofman , rtuth Hutchinson, t!.lfred i~elson, Larry Knott Mrs . Irvin Vanwyck (teacher). Next how-Jim McMeekin, Doug Hofman, Harry Hutchinson, Beth Hofman, Jerry Bouma, Susan Hewitt, Joanne Holmes, Frances Bouma , Kathleen Hofman, Carol Hutchinson, Next Row-Gordon Hibma , Allan viade , Henry ,/ale, Paul Mcf.ieekin, •ayne Juniper, l•larilyn Bouma, Linda Hutchinson, Louise Rutherford,Darlene Nelson Debbie Nelson. Front ~ow-Patsy Holmes, Bruce Gregory, Gail Wade , Diane Hofman, Brian Juniper, Brad Juniper, Janice Holmes, Doug Pruder, Rudy Hibma, and Dickie Hibma • • •

\ 124 The Summer Folk at Leith The first summer resident, according to Mr . Thomas Murray, was John W. Redfern, his maternal grand-father. He owned Lot 33 and Lot 7, Huron Street on the shore) north of the bridge in 1891. From the biography of C.A. Fleming is recorded the following information. "C. .A. Fleming 1 s family spent the summer of 1889 at Leith" . At that time, Leith wa!la~ all round farming village and the industries were flour and grist mill, saw-mill , shingle mill, carpet wea ving mill , general store and t ailor shop. Beside activities in the school,CQUrch • and towns'i.p hall, a village band provided mus ic on special occasions . There were the occasional excursions on boats docking at Leith and Sunday School picnics were held at Harkness Point. The tri p from Owen Sound was a f i ne sail on the Bay, and the children, 1arents and teachers would arrive witn picnic hampers . When ~Ir. Fleming came here as a summer resident, he drove an horse and buggy or rode a bicycle. From 1908-13, he ran a motor boat, which he shared with neighbours. In i913 he drove an automobile back and forth to Owen Sound. The Fleming family spent the summer of 1sg9 in a log house in the village on the north- east corner of Leith Walk, where the Leith • Baptist Church was erected later. Another early camper was Robert McKnight, Pa ynter's Bay and Rossmoyne also became populated by summer folk, recorded elsewhere in this book. The three so.ns of C.A. Fleming also his youngest brother T.A. Fleming of Clevel and , Ohio eventually built summer cottages a nd now their grand- children and great g rand- children are a part of the summer population. It is impossible to record al l the names of the Leith summer residents on the Bayshore, although ~1r . Murray' s keen memory recounted many of them, and where they resided. John and Alex Thompson had considerable property, and also ran a boat to Owen dound from 1910 to the l930~s. It carried 30 passengers, and left promptly at 7 a . m., and if you were late you missed your ride. It made a ret~rn trip after the daily work was done in Owen Sound. Some of the first cottages were owned by the Douglas family-Thomas, then Stewart and their descendants live in two permanent homes now . In the spring of 1996, one of the remaining cottages, belonging to the late Mrs . Stewart Douglas was sold. There are two other cottages remaining- the one owned by the Lewis family and the Fry family, the other. Recently the cottage owned by Dr . Miller was torn down, also the one owned by Dr . George Taylor. His son Bill is having a permanent residencebui lt in 1996 on this propert~ as is Dr . Miller • Many cottages were removed at the time of the taketrverby the North Grey Conservation to establish Hibou Park • • ..ill along the i3ayshore are fine residences and among them is one owned by Miss Margaret Brewster, whohas related many family names from the past, who spent their summers on the shores of Georgian Bay . Compil ed by ~udrey Jpence

• • 125 About This Place-Leith The following was on the brochure for Leith Day, August )rd, 1992 The bit of Canadian geography which we know to-day as tne viilage of Leith, in the township of Sydenham, within the county of .Grey, Province of Ontario, bas in recorded history been called by many names, Firstly, Hesse in Quebec , after 1791, the Western District of Upper Canada. By 1842, this place was partcC the District ct' iellington in the County of Waterloo. By 1845 we became part of the ~ounty of Grey in Upper Canada • Only at the time of Confederation did this ar ea become pa rt of Ontario. The local land survey done in 1842- 1843 created tne boundari es and road network • and Sydenham Township. The name selected to honour the then Governor General, who succeed­ ed Lord Durham in 184~ . ~ith this commission, Charles Poulett Thomson became the Baron of Sydenham in Kent and Toronto in Canada . John Telfer, Cr own Land Agent arr ived in Owen Sound in 1840, to supervise the orderl y settlement of the district. Af ter six years he selected lands at the mouth of a stream called ~aters o' Leith as the~ot t o create his f i fe . ~e built a grist mill. (The remains of whicn still exist but are on private land). The mill required workers and attracted farmers with grain to pr0ce~s , and to meet t he needs of this new population the Village of Leitn in five short years became a thriving settlement of houses , a notel, general store, warehouses and a pri~itive wharf that connected the community to the world. Telfer who retained ownership of Leith had a town plot l a id out in 1851. It was a plan for a village of many streets and avenues with a large market square in the centre. His interests or fortunes appear to wane after the plan was completed for in 1854, he sold out to a John Wilson of Galt, Ontario. Legend has it that ~ilson never visited his purchase and in 1857, he sold to adam Ainslie, a lawyer in Galt. J.inslie was responsible for tne building.,a deep water wharf which then allowed steamers and sailing boats to call at Leitn. Warehouses and a storage shed soon crowded the waterfront, Grain and lumber were shipped out, finished good and mac.bi.rery came in, J. second mill for the processing of oa-cs was built on Ke efer Creek. Oatmeal fron, Leith found markets in Canada, the U.S. and as far away as Scotland . By 1860, population of Leith reached 300 permanent and "floating" residents. The village school enrolled 85 pupils in li75, and by then boasted a fine new church, a sports field, and a brass band which performed regular concerts. The general store offered a full range of everyday needs as well as fine china, fashionable wallpapers and yard goods. Almost everything a settler mi ght require could be made or purchased in Leith. The village was a market centre for the farm community. In many ways, Leith was the engine that drove Sydenham Township . • Unfortunately this energy was not to last, for the commercial and industrial base of Leith began to decline around the turn of the century. Telfer1 s mill was the last to close, operating untii 1921. The loss of job opportunities resulted in population decline. dhen the village school closed in 1946, only six students were enrolled. Correction-Leith School was closed i n 1943, and re-opened in 1947, There was a two-room school built and a large number of pupils attended there until the opening of ~ydenham Central School i n 1967. To - day the village is mainly home to permanent residents who appreciate the history and beauty of the area. It is interesting to note that for many years there were many seasonal residents, between Leith and the City of Owen jound boundary, on tne Bayshore and also on the Broken Front below Leith. Now these have been changed from cottages to permanent homes .

~ plaque designating Leith United Church and pioneer cemetery as an important heritage site was unveiled. A ribbon-cutting ceremony at the adjacent cemetery was followed by the laying of a wreath on Tom Thomson's grave . A giant 115th birthday cake was cut and served. This was a day to remember. A note from cne past- Leith dports Day Mr. C. &. Fl eming was one of che promot ers of Leith Day, as was .lil"thur Camer on, village post-ma s ter and merchant , Rev • .tt • .a . l,ochr ane, l.l r. Thurl 01~ Fr aser !:U'I1 additional members . 126

The following is a tribu~ written by Margaret Rutherford to Mr~ . ~ . B. Fraser, Mr . Kemp and Mr . Burr. Mrs . J • B. Fraser Among the women of the community who contributed much to it was Mrs . J . B. Fraser, wife of Rev . Fraser, who wa s in the Annan charge from 1884-1916. In the early days Dr . Fraser who was a medical doctor ass isted the resident doctor and Mrs . Fraser welcomed • all who called at their home . Mrs . Fraser was President of the Missionary Societies of the charge from the time they were organized until she left in 1917. When the ,/omen I s Institute was organized the meeting was held at the manse. During :lorld ,,ar l the women went th.ere to roll bandages and make surgical supplies. She had a very sweet voice , and sane in Annan choir for many years. Mr . Kemp . Some of the residents of Leith who deserve recognition was J.Jr. Kemp . The genial mill­ er was a very well r ead and clever -person. For some years he was Superintendent and taught the Bible C1ass. He is ~emembered by residents, children and su~~er residents alike for his patience with them . he would cheerfully unload the grain bags from the scales and weigh all the youngsters and load up agai n. The old mill was a favourite resort for them . Mr . Burr His father favoured the name Noah for the tiny baby. His mother wanted ·•illiam. At the baptism, the minister s l ipped Willi am t o the name . Mr . Burr was a gentleman

John Ross work among the Indians on the We stern coast of Canada is well wort h recording. This man t aught s chool and conducted worship services . When the tribes moved on to new f i shing grounds , he went with them. He built a small church and home . Bot h these buildings were swept away during the great tidal wave and much of the hard­ ware such as hinges that he used on furni ture came from sunken vessels in the Paci f i c Ocean. After he ;etired he dictated some of the history of the ,lest Coast Indians t o his wife, Much of this history has been printed Ross i nformation not typed in the history in Volume 2 William Ross born Apr . 5, 1835 died Oct. 6, 1913 , He married Margaret Telford at Annan , • and the ceremony was solemnized by Rev . Robert Dewar . Mrs . Ross was born l••ar. 7, 1835 and died Aug . 5, 1915 . Tbeir family were James Ross, born Jah: 10 , 1862.-Sent . 24, 1863 . Nilliam Telford Ross , Aug . 12, 1865- March 1950, who 11~ed in his later years at Lot 47, Pian 549 in Leith; John Telford Ross- 3ept. 19, 1867-Mar . 1964; Eli zabeth Murray Ross Sept. 29 , 1869-1960; Jessie Henderson Ross Dec , 29, 1871- 1961; Allan Henderson Ross Apr: 3;, 1874; Margaret Isabella Apr.16 , 1876-1909; and Dave l-1axwell Dec . 4 , 1877- 1929. ~ll an Henderson Ross died in 1938. '~illiam Ross lived with the sisters, Elizabeth and Jessie until he built the small house oFn the lot mentioned above . Another date was Catherine Ross wife of John Ross died on eb.22,18$6 at 69 years of age . ' Mr . Henry Ball:er Mr . Baker lived on Lot 3 5, Concessi on B of Sydenh~m Township • .\mong early settlers were many men of tal ent and unusual promise in their younger years, whose lives were wasted in the new land. Hr. Baker had served his apprenticeshi p in one of the largest banking establishments in Paris. He was an accomplished linguist. Along with the s chool, erected on his property. he built a large log brewery. He was the best customer and his business soon fai led and he drifted from one job to another. He died a young man and is buri ed in a pauper' s grave in Greenwood Cemetery . Willi am ->ibbald He was born i n Edinburgh, ~cotland in 1822 , the second son of Capt. James .>ibbald of • the Royal Navy , who served under Nelson at his death . ililliam came to Canada in 1842 and settl ed near Leith . He l eft in 1878 to go to Manitoba. He had married Charlotte Bales of England in lf:!52 . 'l'heir sons were James of British Columbia, John, ,/innipeg, Thomas, St,onewall, William oi' .Alexander, Malcolm of Rapi d City and the daughters were Mrs . Polson of British Columbi a , Mrs , Garrett of Elkhorn, Mrs . ,·!core of Brandon anrl Mrs . Mutler of Ranid City. Thi.§,.f~m!l y were not directly related to Andrew .:>ibbald . • Mrs. Edmund Buzza (Mary Jane Noble) of Balacl ava died June 1948. Her sons were Ch<1rles and James , and lived i n Owen Sound John Cathrae died Dec . 19, 1915 at Bogner at age 75, and was raised at Annan , and a me~ber of Rifles and Fenian Raid . 127 Pa~e 2 People of the Annan and Leith Area Rev . George M0 rrison Rev . George i•/ . Morrison, age 42 , minister of the United Churches at Javarly and Wyevale died in May 1950. He W'iS the son Mr . and Mrs . Donald M0 rrison and had one brother, Beaton. Hiw father was a member of a pioneer family near Leith. He was a special writer for the Temperance Advocate, secretary of Simcoe County Feder­ ation of ~griculture, and a director of the Community Life Training Institute. He also wrote for the Midland Free Press. He was the author of a book "Country Parson" . • His wife was formerly Mabel Clute. He had a son Ian and a dau;;hter Sheila. Dr . i!i lliam L:ing He came to 3ydenha:n Township in lSI~ 7, at the age of 51 yea rs . He settled at Lot 42 , Cone , B. on the Lakeshore Line. He was well educated, and had come from near Glasgow, dcotland. He spoke 7 langua,l!"es. He had a family of 9 sons and 2 daughters . Three became doctors, and one a druggist . He was one of the founders of Leith Church . He died in N0 vember 1S68 in his 73rd year. • Dr . Osborne Carr was born at ,loodford. There is a Dr . Scott notation but no information Dan Campbell Dan Campbell was born in Peel County, and came as a child to live in Sydenham Township. He lived in the Grey Duck , which was a hotel of the past. Mr , C.:1mpbell made and repaired shoes . He married 3arah Fawcett in 1879. and their children were ,lilliam, Dan, t•,ary and ::iadlie . and he also had a sister, Mrs. Robert Mason , Ma nitoba,and brother, Alexander, Thessalon. Mrs . J anet Grierson, niece of Mrs . Thomas Lunn, and a native of ~dinburgh came to Canada in 1850 and married Robert Grierson in 1851, and they lived at Leith. Her husband died in 1892, She was SO years old at the t i me of her death . Mrs . Ellen Coates died at the age of 82 . Her mai den name was Robertson, and she was born in Troy, Aberdeenshire , $cotland~ and came to Canada shortly after her marriage to Peter Burr. When he died , she married ~homas Coates. At her death she was survived by her son lilliam Burr. Her daughter, Mary died before her mother . Robert Elliott died in 1894, He had built the Annan manse. James Tllomson He was born at Bonhill, Dumbarton@hire , Scotland in 1838 coming to Canada in 1848. He settl ed in Sydenha'll Township and married Margaret Riddeli. They ha~ 2 sons 1/illiam and John and four daughters Mrs . Daniel Lamont, lhargaret, Hrs , George l!.dmonstone, Isabel, Mrs . J, Fretter and A~nes Thomson . Mrs . Daniel Lamont went to Manitoba to marry her husband in 1897. She was born in 1869 and died in September 1958. He died the nrevious January. Mr . Thomson was the last of a family of six sons and one daughter. He h::id been a trustee of Annan School Board , President of dydenham .lgricultural Society and also the Owen Sound "l?ricultural Society, and President of the .iydenham Mutual Fire Insurance Company . He was ·· a Presbyterian and a Liberal. Anna Sutherland Robertson Alexander Anna ' s grand- mother was Anna i•1cAllister and she was married to McKay . They lived on Lot 32, Concession Cina log house . Her uncle Hugh McKay built the stone house . .A.nna and Isabell a Buzza ' s paternal grand- father was John Sutherland and hi s wife was Isabella McKay-no relation to Alexander M8Kay . Mary Jane lrothers were Richard and .Arthur. G, 0 , Cameron married Margaret Cr11wford , daughter of Robert Crawford. There is mention of Emma Cameron

Mrs. David Thomas , a sister of 1

James Armstrong married A,;nes Scott, lived on L0 t 37 , Cone . S. Their family-t'lary, t•lrs . Dolphin, J '!mes , Jennie , Mrs . McCrae , Nellie, i'lrs . Henderson and agnes , Mrs. barber.

Robert Armstrong died at age 46 years. rle was a railwayman at Fort ;/illiam, also a councillor and interested i n business. Besides his brothers and sisters, and aged mother, a widow and 7 children survive, the oldest is Fred, 17 years . _ 1•1cArthur Joshua 1•,clrthur , 18$7-1967, Tom ,•lc1rthur 1880- V~ ry Ann McArthur 1876- Crawford John Crawford died Jan. 1896. He came from Lanarkshire, Scotland, 76 years before and lived 50 years on Concession A, having retired 5 years ago . • J<.tmes Couper, son of Mr . 3. nd hrs. John Couper, di ed in 1959. His wife was Daphne Powell, and they had a daughter Joan Frances, M!' . and Mrs . David Scott celebrated their 50th Anniversary Mar . 24, 1903 , Day Family Charles Peter(C,P. ) Day married Hannah Buzza in 1878. Their fariily , Harvey (went west in • 1902), ',Villiam , Al berta, Hannah, l•trs . Scott, Jean, Mrs . John .Anderson and Thomas . Robert Day di ed J 1 n . 1951 in Saskatchewan, born 18$6. He was a son of Robert J , Day, and WRS born at Davwood . He married Ada Ryder in 1919 in ;:;askatchewan. Or,e of their l'ariily was Marjorie, Mrs . G. Lord . He had 2 s i sters hrs , J 8 es l•loulton, Mrs . Andrew Virtlil:le and \-1 3 brothers, Temple- died 1959, Russel of Vamcouver, David British Columbia-died 1961 and Pearson- died 1948. 129 Pae;e 4 People 6f the Annan and Leith Area SydenhAm native, Sidney Day , son of John Day, died in February 1951- age 78 years. Mrs . George David, formerly Mary Turnbull Cameron, born at Leith , daughter of George and Mary Cameron, was married in 1911, died Feb, 1957 a~e- 82 years. Her husband died in 1947 . One son deceased. Walter Robinson, a teacher, married a Cameron and moved to the ·.'lest. • Arthur Johnson married Jessie Bell Mar . 6 , 1918, and the ceremony was performed by Rev . C. S, Jones . Their daughters were •'•rs . Nelson J.1 ckson and Mrs . illlan .:itrohm, and r.here were 3 grand-children. They celebrated the ir 50th Anniversary with a dinner at Hatton Hall. Mrs . Johnson was noted for decorating wedding and special occasion cakes. ~he died in 1958. From the Reminiscences of North 3ydenham comes the following information, Page 25 - Before the white man came to settle in the County,a French trading post was sit­ uated about the spot where Leith is now. • 1825-26 John A. Vail, f irst white man to make his home in this part of the shore- line of Grey County . 1935-Cape Rich was pioneered by Janes Carson. He returned in 1838 with his father and brothers Donald and Robert. The first grist mill was built about 1840, Hogsback 1840, settled by Mc~•i llan. Patterson' s Hill settled by Franks in 1844. There was a school at Cape nich in 1850. A peddler disappeared in Sydenham Township. Ed Fitzgerald, a cripple, was a peddler, who lived near the Roman Catholic Church sold tin basins, dishes , fish in the spri ng and cotton material. ililli ~'ll Stephen composed verses, John viilson on engineering, and sometimes these local poets had to compose stanzas of verse while marching to the door and back. These gather ings often ended in a dance . Mr . J ~mes Grady was a weather prophet, a drinker, had his feet frozen, but the informat­ ion did not say i f it was the result of drink . In 1895, it was recorded that he wished to sell his farm, which was at L0 t 28, Concession B. The corner in this area was known • as Grady ' s Corner~ and it is noted that 1l ex McFa rland lived there. Mr . Grady was marr­ ied to a Blythe. ::ihe died 20 years before him. 1',r . Grady was a great reader and humorist, and was a volunteer in the Fenian Raids . At his death, he was survived by 2 daughters and a sister. There is a no1Ethat Mrs . James Freckletpl'l died in January 1895 and lived here . Leslie Dixon ' s father made rugs at Lot 22, Plan 549 in Leith . •Mr , Dixon did carding, spinning nnd weaving .

There i s mention of the McDowell blacksmith shop. There w':1.S a David McDowell and James McDowell lived at Concession A. Lot 23 . Crawford 1906, Mabel Crawford-Robert Cannon, brother Stewart and sister Grace, J . B. Cannon brother at University. Shooting-James I •orrison and Alfretl Stewart. Thomas Vickers ' s daughter Ed ith di ed February 1895. Annan Band-George Henderson w3s the leader, and played clarinet, James Telford, Frank ~athrae, Robert Dix c;in, Robert Henry, 1lilliam Keefer, violinist, Adam 1,Vardell, opheleide, 1,Villiam Telford, cello and i·,1ss Agnes ~le Lean, organist. They played for parades at Annan and district events. Thomas Lunn , first settler in vicinity of Leith 1840, Mr . Hawke mentioned in connection with S1attery Mill. Dress- maker, Mary Hogg and Mrs . Johnston, both of Annan store and iilliam and Herbert John­ • son mentioned. There is mention of John Little keeping store at Annan also Ken Hurly . ;Jill Ross and George Buzza had oxen. Past Daywood Cemetery were 2 churches 9Aywood Baptist and on Lot 23 , Concession B, there was a Little Brown Presbyterian Church. It is now a pasture farm . 130 People of the Annan and Leitn ~Di~ Emma Cameron, daughter of Mr . and Mrs . Arthur Cameron , was born at Leith Feb . lJ, 1862. Her mother was Isobel Alexander. She married .llr. Charles Peter Day in ,,1arch 1893. His first wife, the former H~nnah Buzza had died leaving five children including Hannah (married A.A . Scott) six weeks old. Bernice Day s aid she believed that was in 189U . The Days farmed near Annan, and retired to Leith in 1915- ,iesley ('l;cKay house . I Emma Day had three brothers, G. C. Cameron, Richard, who died i n November 1947, and .lrthur. Mr . C.P . Day died on February 3, 1937, and Mrs. Day i n January 1948 . Mrs . Day had belonged to The Annan Institute. Mrs. Carl Barber was Mary Helen Day, daugnter of Hr . and Mrs. John Day, nee Mary Dawson . itrs . oarber was married in 1914, and two children, Jean and Hilfred, were born to t his union. Mrs. Barber had a sister Mrs. Frank McNeil and two brothers nupert and • Al l an. Mrs • .Alphonso Day was formerly Hester Silverthorn . She was marrie d in 1900. She died in January 1948 at the age of 73 years. Temple Day, son of Robert Day and rl elen Johns tone LJay died August 1959, at the age 80 years . He was married to Jessie .:imith . They had three daugnters, Dawn, Mrs. Neil Gunn, June, Mrs. Clifford Gazey and Frances. His brother Pearson died in Maren 1948 at tne age of 66. Another brother died i n March 1961-David, age 78. Thomas Robert Day was born on Nov . 6, 1861, the son of George and Hannah Johnstone Day . He died in Feo . 1949 . His brothers were William, Jonn, George, Sidney and .Andrew, and his sisters were Mrs. Helen Urquhart and 1'Irs. t,iary Lamins George Arthur (Hap) Day was born on l-lay 4, 1889 at Leith, the son of Sidrtey and Margaret lnn .Alexander Day. He married Uabel ~ophia Angus on August 19, 1916. Tneir family- Eleanor, Mrs. Douglas Carr, later Mrs . Jack Mercer, Ina, Mrs . Alex Garvie and Georgina, Mrs. Beverley :3hipley. Mr . Day had 2 sisters, Lottie, and Ina, t,.rs . rlerb Little, wno died in 1964, and brothers Richard, Reginald and Victor. !rthur Day died in June 196e.

Frank McNeil was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Neil McNeil, In 1910 he married J:.thel Irene Day, and they had one son Douglas and three d aughters-France:s , ;,1rs. Gordon Baltus Olive, Mrs. Harry wig/rt on and Florence, t•irs . Sam Neatn. Frank had a brother Peter, and sisters Lila and E

Reminiscences of North Sydenham Lunn Farm Pages 31-38 First I mplements page 40 \\lilliam Ma thewson or possibly \Jilliam Mathieson, who f armed On Lot 39, Cone. C. In one of the distillerysit i s re9orted that you could take all you could carry for 25¢ . The Wh i te Duck had a chattel mortga~e . Lillie and Nelli e 10 ~an connected with the hotel. One was a great singer. Maq;gie Mathewson a dancer and hor,s ewoman was connected wi th the hot.el, maybe Ryan ' s . Bil l .lrigley is mentioned, also ,,ir . James Tompkins, !l-irs. Hope and the Logan family.

The Bl ock Picnic was held in H0 ran ' s Grove, in area of the Separate vchool, and formerly owned by Michael Horan . There was a tailor shop in the Ross store. Auntie 3ibbald had a milliner y shop . Vlhi le Ross ' s had store in 1863, ~Jr . r-,cKe en t·la s book-keeper, and he got home to Lei th only on week- ends. Stores were kept open at night in those days . James Ross settled on Lot 38 , Concession C. Dril ling for oil on trie O' Reilly farm. Other farms were rented for oil rights from unnan to Town- line, but alas no oil. Ploughing Match- Sydenham Township, James Mitchell and Colin Spence were directors. 1·/here was the hospital set up by Sydenham Council at the tir:ie of the smallpox epidemic1 Square dance competitions were a favourite pastime . I nformation night for Health and Hospital Insurance in 1948. Sydenham Fair was held at Annan 1870-1876. There are no records for the school fair from 1907- 1925 . t nnan School Fair was revived in 1941, and all schools in Sydenham Township t ook part. Entrance examinations (from public to highoohool) were held at Annan for 3 days . 1964 was a dry year and some had t o send the washi ng out. The first barn r aising in '-'ydenham was at Robert Grierson ' s . There was a beef ring at Michael Traynor' s farm . There was a Helping H~nd ~roup at Lei th for many years. They contributed many articles, knitted and ~ood used clothing to the Save the Children. There is mention of it in 1952. • Street l ights for Leith wer·e agproved by 3ydenham Council i n Feb. 1952 , largely due to the ef forts of ,li lli am Rust D1 .:!.ye . He ci rculated a petition and secured 36 names . Hurricane Hazel i s remembered in October 1954 , a l so an August thunderstorm. ~ .,~ Interest in 1885 was ifo, in 1907-6% and in 1946- l•i• . l.,32 .tddition The Annan Hill Community halls were once t he focal point of social li£e for many r ural famili es. Dances, plays and concerts we re held i n the Annan Hall, and also meetings . The hal l, built in 1915 now sits unused. Its floors are sagging and the plas ter walls and ceiling are full of cracks. The red brick structure, , built and owned by a group of shareholders will be torn down . On July 7, 1989 , a country dance was held."Ladies are ask~d to bring lunch", which was what they did in the past. Proceeds from this dance went toward Trinity J.nnan Unit ed Church building fund, and the brick, a match to the church's was cleaned and re- used for • the extension . Clarence Armstrong, 82 , remembers when the hall •.as built. His father Thomas bought three shares for i., 5 . 00 . when he die

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These Mail aoxes have replaced the Post- Of.fi ce I The Annan Post Office is a parcel Pick up Centre . 133 Township of Sydenham His world of goods when he located at hi s newly acquired acreage consisted of an axe, a saw, a hoe, an augerand a gun . This man who owned the above goods was Jas. Ga rdner, one of dydenham ' s first arid foremost ;ioneers. Mr . Gardner was a member of j ydenham 1 s council. It is said that the Indians frequently helped the first whites to survive. Mr . Ro bert Elliott who lived from 1872- 1968 on the lMoodford-Owen Sound road told how the Petun Indians wintering in the shelter of the rock came silently and often to where there was sickness with heal ing herbs and tree bark • Charles Rankin surveyed the township in 1842- 43. John Telfer was the l amd agent. The • village, later Owen Sound was fir.st called Sydenham. The name was in honour of Lord Sydenha m­ governor of Canada f rom 1839-41. Settlers started to a rrive i mmediately after t he survey, first by water, next by land, coming up the Garafraxa. John Mac~ay was the first to a rrive on May 15, 1841 settling on Lot 21, Concession B, below .Annan where Shirley Bumstead lived as a girl. Most of the ea rly settlers were from Scotland as was lvlr . Ma cK ay . The Lowlanders settled along the shoreline of the bay in the Leith area. The Highlanders went to the s outhern part of Sydenham Township . The Irish settled i n wha t we know as the • Irish Blockand the English were in various parts of Sydenham. The f irst wedding in 1846 was solemnized between Sarah Campbell from N. Ca rol ina and Dougal Spence. In the Tweedsmuir History there is an article written by iJougal MacGregor , son of pioneer Donald MacGregor describing their first home, which was made of a pole stuck between 2 large trees and covering the top with hemlock boughs. They buil t a fire inside, and when the boughs dried out, they would catch fire and the men would drag out their bedding and belongings. The first el ms i n Sydenham measured 5' 6 1 and even 7' through . The felling of trees ~as done in a dangerous manner and it is a miracle there were not more fatalities . During the winter the pioneers would try to cut trees on a 10 acre area, and t hen in the s pring , they had a logging bee with 10 yoke of oxen, one for each acre. There was then a race to see whose acre lot would be cleared first by the oxen. Then t he big elms were burned, Land, for fall planting was the result of this laborious work . There were beech, maple , basswood ash, oak, pi ne and also cedar swamps i n the area. Fences were built of tree stumps a nd cedar rails. By 1461, fall wheat was produced at 27 bushels and spring wheat, barley, ~eas, oats, potatoes, turnips and carrots , also hay and other crops were being produced. By 1S6l- l5, 298 acres had been cleared and t he population was 3 ,021 • Road building was difficult . Low lying sections were laid with logs, crosswise and called corduroy, and then the road was bui lt on top. Pathmasters were named for ea ch s ection. • A land owner was responsible for so many work hours, which reduced hiJ taxes . This statute labour continued until 1925 when John Currie was named Road Superintendent in Sydenham. The first council meeting was held at ~Im . McKenzie ' s home on January 21, li50. Robert Heath, t he Reeve and Wm .McKenzie, the Clerk were named . In 1854 Richard Carney was elected as representative to the first County Council, where he was elected ,lfa rden. Other wardens f rom Sydenham have been Hugh Reid, .Annan 1873, wm . Lemon , Vail ' s Point, 1894 , James Thomson Bogner, 1906, Wm . McGregor, Balaclava 1940, Lorne Lemon 1976 and Bill Murdoch l9i7. The pr esent council was formed No vember 2000, combining Sydenham, jt. Vincent and Meaford and named Georgian Hi ghlands. The council has since changed the name to Meaford . Gerald Shortt is the Mayor, Robert Reid, the Vice-Mayo r,and the council are Linda VanAlst, Sam Luckhardt, Paul Hutchinson, Di ane Hurlburt and Harley Greenfield. At the present t ime the office is in Meaford . The fate of the Sydenham office is unknown. Schools i n Sydenham were Gordon' s , Rockford, ~nnan, Sunny Valley, Briar Hill, Bothwell' s Corner, Stone School, Silcote, Irish Block, Balaclava,(Bognor)-St Paul ' s, 3tr.athaven, Blind Line , Fifth Line, Massie, He ath Head , Leith, Garryowen, dood£ord, Morley and Durie' s . In 1967 the one-roomed s chools were closed and the Sydenham Central School was opened on 8th Street, close to Owen Sound. Many Owen Sound children in that area attend, as well as the Sydenham children, wh o are transported in bus es • In Sydenham,settlement and rel igion began very early. In the settlement of Annan, the Presbyterian Scots came to- gether by 1848 and their first church was established seven year s • later. There were also congregations of Presbyteri ans in Leith, woodford, Daywood , Johnstone, Knox and Bogner. There were Baptists at Leith, Anglicans and Methodists at Heath Head, Silcote and Zion . Quakers had come f rom England to Sydenham and practiced their 1eaceful religion. On the Irish Block, a fine Roman Catholic Church was built looking over farm land toward Georgian Bay • In a negati ve note , I would say that the amalgamation will no

Pt . Lot 34, Concession B- Annan The Vanwyck s t ore ~ias ope rated on this sito, a nd t he •!ihite Duck Hotel, wh ich was a rough cas t bui lding w:i. s a l so operated on this corner. The Geddes tore down the hote l and •• built the brick house. The Annan gar a <; e was operated on the site of the old stable of the hotel. This i?; arage wa s built by James Dickson in 1928 . The t elephone wa s install ed in the Geddes house in 1924. James llickson lef t --nnan in 1946 . Mel and Helen (Ktng) Shute lived here. Ken Galbraith was the owner for a short time and sold to Jack Clifford in 1949. Ken a nd Audrey Spence bought the property in Novembe r • of 1954, and they sold to Charli e and Ruth McPhatter, and the former oparated the garage be side t he house until he built the new one beside the .An!"lan Hal l . The McPhatters took

possession in ~ay 1955 1 and t hey moved to Pt. Lot 29 , Concession A . in 1973 , The McPhattei:-s sold to Robert ovans i n 197j. Al fred, Edna and Paul La,.1ton were living in th:l.1:1 house in 1974, a c cording to the Township list of electors, and 1,• ere tenants. Leo Grond i n wa s a n owner . Ian tlaterton bought t his property inl9.i5 and opera tes in the old ~arage, and it is a body shop. I an and Di anne have t wo daughters, Katr in~ and Car olynn • •

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Dr . Williim John Barly practised medicine in this house frow 1889-1895. Jr. Thompson also prac~ised "1'.~clicine here. The Alexanders lived here, as did John and Mary .:>cott . Mrs .

Jcott d:'..ed in 1926, and ,•1r • .::lcott in 1928. FrAnk Bassingthwaite bou~ht this house i n 1934, and the Bassingthwaite estate sold it to E;irl and Fannie Jjumstead , and they both died in 19!:lO, ~nd this property became the home of Bob and Joa"ne Rodger. In the wint.er of 1990, the•, sold to Mr . Kent Hqvward . • Mrs . Hay,1aI'd opera:ces the Annan Pos-c- OJ.'fice from tnis address ,

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This house was moved from a field at the back of Let 33, Cone . 0 to the present site across from the Annan Church . Jv.r . John Hutson lived here, and it is believed that he w"

1955 . Al sold the house to Erwin and Jul!i.a Marshall in 1975 , They lived here until 1990, The Marshalls sold this Jroperty to .Annette hooper, a Real &state agent , She made the upstairs i nto one room, and made otner changes. She, in turn, sold to DaYe Lang. • This house has been sold several times since t he Lang' s resiued there . • 140 Pt. ~ot )) 1 Concession C1 Sydenham Township .Annan The manse was the first building on this lot, and it was built in 1856, It was burned. A frame house was erected in 1882 at a cost of 165 pounds and 15 shillings. Rev . Dewar came to Annan in 1855 and preached until 1S77 , The house was given to hi m. He was blind and he used to walk to the store. There was a white picket fence , and it was a big help to Mr . Dewar . Rev . Dewar di ed in 1893. It is interesting to note that the grand- daugnters of the Dewars gave a flower urn at the time of the l OOtn dOniver­ sary of the .Annan Church. • The second house burned in the 1920 1 s , when the Sutnerlands lived there . james Cannon was buried from this house. The brick house was built in the 1930's. Thomas Armstrong lived here from 1936 until his death in 1954, !•,rs • .Armstrong lived there until her death in 1964, ¥.iss Elsie Ceaser was the house- keeper. Mr. and Mrs . Stanley Hutchinson. l i ved here for a period of tirae , Garfield and Noreen Mclnnis bought this house from the .Armstrong estate •

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1his house was built on the Tom Harkness farm , at Lot 32 , Concession B, for Gideon Harkness . It 1·Jas moved up to •nnan for illen flavnard . She was one of the Sunday ,:>chool teachers who walked to churcn from the old Maynard farm , A. D. Cameron lived in t his house , and a chivaree , when he was married was a memorable

event . Arthur !.>mi th also 01·ined t"iis property. H<1rol:i and Grace tlassingthwaite lived there, as did Mrs . ,!/illiam Thomson . l'ir . "'na i•lrs . Cclil'l Snence bou.,.ht it in 1957, and _following her death in Dece~ber 1971, it w1s sold to Douglas and J~nice Reid . It was then sold to .Jat alie (Kennedy) Staples .

Jim and Anne J3assingthwai te lived there for a short time . ·rhey leased it to Sheffield ana ~va Preston for five months . The present ownerl:l are l•lr. and Mrs . w. Zaph . wno nave mactc i t a very attractive rei:;itience . Tneir dau6hter ..:ionya Hayward is the post- mistress in .-.nnan .

• • 142 Addition Lot 5, Plan 549 Sydenham Township John and Daphne Johns on purchased t his house from Mrs. Jean Somers, the widow of Lewis Somers i n 19il. Mrs. Somer s died i n 19i2 in OWen Sound . This prQperty is located in Annan • •

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.lddition Lot 34 1 Concession C.N.E. Sydenham Township Annan This mobile home was purchased by Mrs. t>,arjorie Devine, from her motner Mrs. Florence Lamont, prior to her death on 1990 . 143 The Past Svdenham P1oughi.ng :,,atch It '"a s held on Noveirber 6, 1867 on the f arm of Gideon rl11rkness , Lake Shore .L.ine. First C1ass-AdAm \'laddell, Thomas 0amobell, Peter Kelly, Robert Jcott 2nd " Peter McGregor, ·.tilliam Keefer, Geor::; e Riddell ,illiarn 1•1 cKaY. . Boys-Chris L.qng , Dan Harkness, 1alter Keid, Bctgar Biggar, Adam1 beat tie, .'lilliam Burr. • The" were entertained afterw

Farmer' s Leal" and ,Deposi ~ Company First .,dverti sement Jan. 29, 1885 Money ·loaned at 5,• and 6i'• . Direct ors wel"e Gideon Harkness , l-1artin Cathrae, Hugh rteid, William l<..,efer, Jacies P. Telford, Annan , ,l. !..! . Bro•,m , riu~h Taylor, Owen Sound, Arr . 188$. Taverns in Sydenham April 1876-hrs. Palmer, Jesse Gibbons , Chas . Lemon , one rejected . 1n ox t~at had eaten fermented grain, which was in preparation for making a l e became int­ oxicated, and was offered for sale by its owners for corned beef. Michael Brett ' s home burned Sept . 17, 1890. The Catholic Church was on Griffith' s Corners. Annan Temperance Society-October 1890. Balacl ava- a government farm-Mr . Dodge buil der of fence October 1890. Addition 2005 ,innan rtesioences . Lots 7- ~ Plan 342 ~nnan This stone house was built by James Davidson, who kept a carpenter shop. It was later owned by Robert Day . It was enlarged from an original one storey cottage •. Tom Levens, Stan Michael and Temple Day 1954, Russell Flowers and Delbert and Donna Curtis liveo there. ~harles and ~hirley Price owned thi s house in 196~and then bought a farm on Lot 26, Concession b, and remained there 12 years and tnen bought rtockspring Camp . :lilliam and Lucy Inkster liveo there in 1974 and l:lud and ~lizabeth rteid also owneu tnis • house at one time . The Red 3rick House Next door Dr. Allan ,lloan graduated as a 1;iedicaJ. uoctor in 1J65 and bui l t a brick residence and di spensar y. This house was ourned and he replaced i t , with a larger one. Dr . vloan' s story is in Vo~ume 2. The ~peedie House Thi s home was the Post- Office and it was estaolished in lo65, by ,1illiain Spe~die . ,/il ... iam and Frances .Uddell 01,ined this house for many years unti tne latter r-.tirea to Owan Sound . dam and Pam 1,1arouka ownea it .ind later Jan .>eneciict . Lot o Plan 54 This house 1,r,s built i'or uonu:.d a,1 Peg nee rticdell) i-.acKinnon . I't was sol.;:. in .;ecember 1906 to Mr . ~nd !,.rs . .Jeorge Cricntun . In the ?O ' s it w.,. s sold to .-1.ubrey and Jetty ( nee Brewster) :durnett . The property was lacer soJ.d to ,,,ichi:lel. and r·rances di;! Martigny. Frances was a sister of ~etty Burnett . Bob ~rmstrong owned this proparty but sold it in the autumn of 2004 • • • 144 Lot 1 , Plan 549, Sydenharn Township Mr . John Telfer got this farm from the Crown and in Annan . Then it was purchased by Mr . Charles Armstrong, his son Jack and s i sters living there for qui te some years . After his death A, D. Dijmeron bought it. The farm was bought from Mr . Cameron by Mr . Thomas Levens , who lived there f or some time . Mr . Thomas McArt hur was the next owner • for just a few months . Mr . David Roberts bought it in 1954. Mr . and Mrs . William Tolton were the next owners , followed by Dr. Douglas Whiteside and his wife Joyce . Dr. 'ilhit eside came to this area in 1963 when the Mackinnon Phillips Hospi tal was opened, as he was a staff member . • They sold to Geoffrey Holland . Al and donnie Cochrane r ent ed thi s prop~rty f or a s hort pe r iod .

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• Lot 19, Pl an 549 Leith , • • E:arly residents, George Cameron, >'lilli/\m l:!uzza and -~d'l"" :1'11.-tdell had lived in this house . Mr . r. T. •·litchell lived here and after Mr . and , ,rs. 1•11tchell' s deaths in 1948, Be:i.ton 1•.orrison bought this property. They rented to Frank Turner, Les Grant, the Stefld­ m:i.n ' s, and iilliam Holmes Jr. There was a bad fire there while Ken and Joyce Mo rrison K . had it rented. Then the •'-orrisons bo·1r:ht this house . They sold to JvJr . and 1•,rs . Bob Armstrong . Then !,tr. and !-,rs . .Steven dcott bought it . He w:is a carpenter, so did consid­ er<>hle work on it. They sold to Mr . and Mrs. Kevin U'lmp in 19g9. Mr . ·'addell is mention.:id as a thresher in this area man1 years ago .

• • 146 Lot 20 , PJao s49 L.. jth This house was built by the Ross brothers for Robert Grierson . Mr. Thomas Veitch was the next owner, followed by ,'1r . and I.\rs. A.11:>ert Lemon, (Albert I s father was a brother of ,rthur l • Then i,,,.. . ~nd 1•1rs . Nesbit lived there, and t"en l•,r . amd Iilrs, Geor.;;e Sq,tt, • sister o(' i{::ilter Veitch . Tile next occupants were t•ir . ".nd 1'1rs . ,villiam Couper, and then Mrs . M.q_cin tyre, and ~1r . Rutherford l<:itchell was there in 1928. Nr . and 1tuart resided there in 1946, Mr . and Mrs . ,

It was then sold to Cameron and Mar go (Graham) Duggan in 1996. This bad been the home of her mother Ellen Graham and her gr and-parents, William anlt Nellie Holllles. • 'rhi:, now;ti was sold in 19':lc. to ,endy (;anning . •

• • A story from Frank and Jessie Turner 147 We moved to Leith in 1947. There were very few permanent residents , mostly just summer cottages. we lived in the Flem~ng cottage next door to the Ferguson cottage, where our friends Lloyd and Dorothy Harvey had rented lnow the home of Eric Crose) . There w~s no water, no insulation, a stove in the kitchen to burn wood or coal when we could afford it, plus a space heater, which we owneu in the living-room. The water would freeze if left on the floor, however candles st ored up high would melt. Water had to be carried from the Leith store, • which was operated by the Camerons . In 19413-49 we lived in the old Leith Hotel- had a pump in the kitchen with a well in the basement. There was no bathroom, so we found an old copper tub and had to heat water on the stove for our weekly batb, which was hot for Jessie, a little cooler for a,e and ~hen cool enough for our two girls. This hotel was later demolishea and the Grants built on that property • In 1949- 51 we lived in a house owned by Beaton and Laura Morri son, beside the br ick house , which was at that time occupied by Bill and Nellie Holmes . • I n 1951 we bought the old Notter house- Plan 549, Lot ~2 , which had been moved from Princes Street over to Queen Street. We ~ai d the gr and sum of i2500.00. There was no water and no i nside plumbing. The first item on our agenda was to put i n a bat h- room . A platform was built by the side of the house and a large t ank was put on it t o catch rain wat er t o flush our toi let and do di shes etc. We got our dr inking water from a well beside our house, whi ch was on the property wh i ch t he Holmes • rent ed . After several mor e people moved to Leith and new houses were being built, ~i ll aust D' Eye and I went to the council to ask about street lights for the safety of our chi ldren and also t he adults . The council would not help us, so we put up four lights ourselves at a cost per household of ~2 .00 a year, which i n some cases was very hard to collect. Even the farmers in the area were appreciative of these l i ghts and were the easiest to collect from . Since that time Leith has grown considerably and now there ar e very few cottages lett and a great many more permanent homes have been bui l t . Back then we had a school, which opened about 1947 or 1948 with one eeacher, Gwen (Taylor) Mitchell whot aught all grades. This l ittle red school house burned down in the fall of 1954- so we all got toget her and cleaned up t he old Baptist Ch~rch to serve as a school until we finally got a new school ~t that time we had a Leith Hall, the Leith United Church and a nine hole golf course. The Baptist Church closed just before we moved to Lei th, but was opened for the wedding of Bill Holmes Jr. and Judy Harvey. • Everybody knew everybody and we had l ots of activity in the Leith Hall- concerts by the Leith school pupils, pot luck dinners , euchre parties, dances weekly in t he summer for the teen- agersA chaper oned by oarents who took t urns as chaoerone. Many other dances were held there ano the music waa all pl ayed by local people ana it was good old time music . Those were the good old days . To- day we hardly kmow any of the local people- the golf course i s gone , the church i s cl osed except for one service a year and the Leith hall is privately o~ned and is only used a couple of times a year for bakesales or some other activity. Sports Days were started in 1952 which was a two day event with water sports one day and parade and other events the second day. These carried ~n until about 195i and were then again revived in 1985 . Sports Days were a great day for the children and adults to get to- gather. Unfortunately the sports days have not been held since 198• due to lack of initiative of the younger parents • • • Lot 3G 1 Plan 549, Sydenham Township Leith This old house, known as "Blarney Castle", was built i n 1857 from cedar logs cut on the property for t he Easton famil y, who lived in it until li91. The hous e stood empty until Mrs. Tew Rust D' ~ye bought it for $75.00 in 1916, for a summer cottage. ~ daughter, Mary, Mr s . Harold Oatt, her husband and family, Rose111ary, #illiam and Susa n resided there for years. They built a large addition i n ' Mr. and Mrs. James Knott purchased t his house in The Knott's were divorced, and Olive Knott and her second husband Kenneth Flood lived there until they sold to Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Merrett inl9ii-co:rrection, Ber ni e Merrett and Margaret Wyman, her maiden name . They l ived here until 2000 and sold t o a couple, wno stayed a short time . They sold t o Faye Campbel l , who reside~ there i n 2005, 149 Lot 33 1 Plan 549 1 Sydenham Township Leith One- fifth of an acre, known as Lot 5, south side of Princes Street, part of a sub- division of Lot 33, Concession A, was laid out by John Telfer in 1851 . In 1865, Neil McNeil was a resident of Leith so this would have 'Qe en bis home . According to a deed, on Dec. 27th, li77, Neii and Francis .tnn McNeil sold this house to Joseph and Anna Fawcett. On .lugust 26tn, lit91 the Fawcetts sold to John D. McLeod and Barbara McLeod for • a sum of $200.00. According to information frer.i Mrs. Laura Brown, the house was formerly located on Buchanan Street, and was built for Richard Alexander or some of his family. It was moved to its present site by John McLeod . Fro1n the deeds, December 24th, 1898, Jonn Mc Leod willed or sold it to Barbara McLeod, and on August l , 1904, James Hope signed an agreement for 1300 .00 . But in June 1905, it was back in the possess.ion of Barbara an.I. John .McLeod . The i•l cLeods, in turn, sold it on February 4, 1908 to Leslie and Edith Dixon for i250 .S0 . Then on February 10.,. 1912, Ella .t. Rixon was the purchaser, at a price of 4375 .01, and the Misses Rixon had the house moved back from the road, and a basement put under the structure. In 1950, Mr. and Mrs . Charles Brown bought this property, and t.hey moderni:1ed it, and Laura took great pride in beautifying the grounds. She always came to t ne flower bed of Audrey ipence every spring to get the calendula (volunteer) plamts. Mr. 3rown died in the early 1950's, and Mrs . Brown's funeral was on February 7, 1975 . Prior to that the hoµse was ~old to Thomas and ..:lane (Prohaska) Briggs .

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• 150 ,ddition Plan 549 1 Lot 44 1 Sydenham Township Leith This house, ewned by Misses Kate aid Margaret Rutherford was willed to t heir niece, Anne (Rutherford) Rose at the time of Margaret ' s death in l 9i4. Debbie Wiede•an, da ughter of Mrs. Rose, is residing in t his residence. Debbie Smith, daughter of Mrs Rose moved t o Owen Sound in the summer of 2000 . It • was rented until March 2002 , when it was sold to Jason and April (McMillan) Robinson •

Addition Pt, Lot 34, Concession A. Sydenham Township Leith • Anne Rose purchased the Sibbald house from her uncle, Jim and aunt, Laura, in 1926. In 2000 (Ailgust ) Anne Rose passed away. 1/endy (Rutherford) ->idair purchased t his house from her cousin Debbie Smi th. It was then rented to Gary and Carol Green from late December 2000 until J uly a, 2003 , Then this house became theproperty of Betty Welsh and derner Toben. The garage was conver ted to a residence for Betty' s mo t her, Dor ot hy Jel sh .

.Addi t i on Lot 28 Pl an 549 Leith (Former Bapt ist Church ) Barbara Power bought this property from Johu and Nancy Kellett in 19liS . In 1991 3arbara and Bob Power ~dded a board and b3tten addition- a connecting foyer, plus 2 storey double garage aod living accommQdation!l'ney put on a scr eened summer room . Addition Lot 27 Plan 549 Leith (Former .3apti,;;t Parsonage) Mr . and Mrs . Nelson Artley resided here • .indrew and .Audrey d.ell sold t hi s house to Capt. ,lilli am Oat es in the spri ng of 1955. Fr ank and Vera Canning were her e for s everal years. The Ralston family r esided here for a short time . James and Margaret Gregory and t heir family- Bruce, wendy and Heat her resi ded here unti l they sold to .lrchie Carnahan , and he sold to Robert and Janet Turney i n 19i6. The exchange from the Gregor y! to Archie Carnahan was i n 19i1~ 151 William Gibson - Janet Elder Family of Carstairs. L3.narkshire , .Scotland- - Original in~~~ (Elder)Gibson' s writing Friday July 19th 1799 I was Married and got home - Janet Elder Monday half , ast t welve noon May 24th li02 was the Birth of Janet Gibson our oldest rtaughter • Saturday past 12 Morning Febry lith liQ4 was the Birth of Alexander Gibson our oldes~ Son Died 2d March li2i. Febry 6th 1S06 Thursday half past Seven morning was toe Birth of Jean Gibson our Second Daughter Was Married to Murdogh Morrison 21th Octr li2.I& (li25) Died 3d Octr 182i and left 2 children Janet ana Rotert Morrison January 6th l8~i Wendsday i:OClock ~orning was t he Birth of James Gibso~ our Secoaa Son 4ugust 4th 1809 Friday 9 oClock morning was the Birth of Eli~abeth our third da~hter July ith lill Monday half past 3 oClock afternoon was the Birth of Grizzal ant Christian our 4 and 5 dau~hters Christion Died July lil2 July 11th 1813 §unday half past 11 oclock at night was the Birth of Thoaa~ our t hird son !prile 29th 1815 Saturday 5 oclock night was the birth of Mary our 6 daughter Died bth of April~ li2l May 27th 1817 Tuesday half past Five Night was the Birth of Cathron our Seventh Daughter ------(Biele entries) - Transcribed from a photocopy of t he ori~inal 27 November 19i3 Jean 3lizabeth (Crosskill) Rhiness Box 9il, Haileybury, Ontar io, POJ lKO Great- Great- Grand- Daughter of daughter, Janet Gibson & \iilliam Martin m 13 Aug , li24 ~s far as is presently known, son, James Gibson with his wife, Janet Rae , who came to the Leith area, Sydenham Twp., Grey County, Ontario, originally to Toronto in li4l, was the only one of t ne above generati on to come to Cana~i n li52 Two children of oldest daughter, Janet Gibson and husband, :wlilliam Martin. later also ,, cameto Sydenham Twp.-Oldest daughter, Janet (Martin) Alexander, husband Hobert, anli children Janet and Willia111 "Bill" arrived about li54, later moving t o Owen Sound. My grandfather I s family always referred to Aunt Janet as 11 J.u:nt J.l exander", to distinguish her from their other Aunt Janet ' s -Secona (~o~ecee~) son, William Gibs~u.)·jartln, •Y great- grand­ father, and his wife, Jane "Jean" Gray arrived in Owen 3ouna i n lffi with 7 children, later 11oving to Holland and t hen to Sydenham T-wp. They are buried in Maclean I s Cemetery, Sydenham Twp. (William Gibsol!~tJJl._was actually middl e son of 3.) This.information was sent to .!udrey Spence, following research she had done on Mrs. Rhiness request for data on her great- great-grandmother's brother, Jaw.es Gibson. Lei th Properties The ~lue wood house known as the Grierson house was built by James and ..Ulan Ross . t{.r . Gilchri-st, the teacher, lived in this house, aS clid Mrs . .,,_cholson . Tnis house was bought by Mr . Stuart Fleming, and still belongs to his family and is rented. Pt. Lot 31 Concession A Mr . John Harkness built a 12 room brick1 and frame house at the front of the farm which he had owned and sold to his son- in- la1~ Charles Julyan anu his da~hter Mary. 111'hen Mrs . Harkness died in 1906 the Julyans sold the farm to John Sibbald and moved in with her father . A steel barn was erected on this property. The property was later sold to the Showell fami ly. The father and sons 5ric and i:.lmer operated a honey business here for some time . The ..,howells moved to Owen ~ound in 194i. J.rnie and Muriel Hanenh•irg lived here Hnd solu to Roman and .mid Mantin in 1951. They had an antique shop while they lived in Leith . Mr . and Mrs. Henry ,1ale were the next owners. They, in turn, sold to ..rr . and J.lrs . ?abst, and their son Klaus still lives there in 2005 • Lot 31 Plan 51t9 This house was built in 1W55 by the aoss Brothers f or Peter Burr. A blacksmith was built on the corner . In ye$1 l1 S past it was owned by :ituart Fleming and rented to Wi lliam and Norah Henderson for many years . Ken Flood owned itfor awhile . Betty .elsh and lerner Tob~r sold it in 2003 to Jane Schwab . 152 Pt. Lot 34, Concession A Sydenham Township rhis bui lding WRS originally a s table used by C. P , Day . Then it became an ice house in •..ihich Arthur Cameron, store- keeper across the road, packed ice in saw- dust . Clarence Cameron bought this building , beside his newly constructed house . In this former stabl e , he made cabinets and doors , in 194i. This building was sold to Jilliam Rust D1 Eye , wben the Cameron family moved t o California. The upper part was torn down t o the foundation and Norman Hutchinson const­ ructed a one room snack bar for Rust D1 Eye which had a big sign "Dog on a itick" . He ran it until he returned t o Toronto to his original employment . Frank Turner operated t he Snack Bar for a few years . • This building and large lot was sold t o Kenneth and Audrey Spence in 1961. Al Alexander, a carpenter worked with Ken and partitions were put up, and as a result, a kitchen, l iving-room and two bed-rooms and a bath-room we re created . ~ob Benedict did the Plumbing. The rented house was 24 ' x 24 ' . In the summer of 196), I sobel Atkinson rented t his house. Fo llowing thi s , she built a summer home near the bridge, as s he enjoyed her stay here . • J a ck and Margaret Soper were the tenants from 196)- 65 , f ollowed by Jim and Sheila MacKenzie and their two children, 1965- 67 . Bi ll and Diane ~ameron were here a short time. Harold and Judy Irvine and their two boys were the next occupants for five years. Neil and Karen Hemming rented f r om 1972- 74. Roger and Jane Polkinghorne came in tne spring of 1975 and their twin boys Ryan and Ron were born that year •. They moved in 1977 t o t he Hofman house on Concession A. Jonna (Thomson) Petz and her boys were the next tenants They moved to British Columbia . Mrs. Ruth Haggerty was the next occupant, and then Sandy McKay and Tracy Knott from 19&J -i6. John and Patti Spence lived here from 19i6 to 1995 , Their children Chri s ten and Bradley were born while they resided here. An addition was built i n 1991 , Bob Neelands put in the foundation and Ken, John and Scott built the l arge bed- r oom and garage and basement family room . Lat er a large deck was built across the back. Carpet s were installed, The Spence family moved to Chatsworth in the fall of 1995, and Allan .alker moved in and i ater married ~harrol, and they bought a house around the corner i n the fall of 2001. I n March 2002 Melody l,lorris and Jamie Grant became tenants until October when Bruce rtiseborough rented this house and i s still there in 2005 , •

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The house on this property was built by William Ross when he retired from the near-by farm on Concession A, Pt Lot 29, more recently the Hugh McKay farm. The land on which Mr. Ross built the house was previously owned by Adam Ainslie. Rossmoyne, a lovely summer resort, has been built up on the lake front, and Mr, Ross cut a wide opening from the house to the lake so that there would be a fine view of the water from the house. The Indians used to tent just across the little creek at Harkness ' point in the Ainslie Woods.

Mr. Murray Wilkinson purchased this property from the Misses !:toss-Elizabeth and Jessie • in 1951 . Mr . and Mrs. Robert Tritten became the owners in 1970. Tim and Tammy Dean purchased this property in the summer of X987. Addition 2005 John and iarbara Bryja purchased this property from the Deans • •

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• 154 Lot 26. Concession A. Sydenham Township This f ar m, which is known as Lot 26, Concession A was part of the lands originally held by the Crown, and was first sold to the late George Reid, t he first settler upon it. Mr . Reid came to Galt from the County of Roxburghs~ire , Scotland in 1842. He was born in the village of Minto in 1812. In 1844 he came from Galt to Sydenham Township, and in 1846 • he bought the hundred acres known as Lot 26 from the Crown , paying f orty- five pounds for it. He also bought the 48 acres lying immediately in front of i t, and facing on the bay; this was known as the Broken Front and a separate deed had t o be issued for it. The same is true • of all the farms f acing on the bay. A separate deed was i ssued for the broken f r ont in every case. The deed which conveys Lot 26 from the Crown to Mr . Reid and his heirs and assigns forever is written on the finest quality o f sheep skin, and bears t he date of January 9th, l81t6 . The lot is described as being sit uated i n the township of Sydenham, County of Waterloo, District of 1,'lellington. I t is signed as witness by Lieut- General, ,the !li ght Honourable Charles 1',urray, ~arl Cathcart of Cathcart, in the County of Henfrew, K. C .B . administrator of the Government of the Province of Canada and ~ommander of the Forces in British North America. The autograph of the witness appears in the upper l eft hand corner of the deed, alongside the seal. Mr. Re id immedia tely gave the farm the name of "Hunt Hill". His father, J\1r . Jame s Reid made his home with his son on this farm and died here in 1853 • The first barn-raising bee ever held in Sydenham was held her~, the framer of the • barn being Mr . Peter Day , who had settled on the Lake Shore Line in 1845, Here also occurred the birth of t he first white child ever born in Sydenham in the person of Betsy Reid, later Mrs . William Veitch. Mr . Veitch, who was manager of a bank in Chesley, died about l8e4. The two Dar.m lots nex~ adjacent on the southwest side of Lots 26, Nos 25 and 26, now from the Crown owned by Mr . J ohn Scott and t-ir , Hugh Ma cKay, r espectively were purchased by Mr . George Corbet, one of the pioneer foundrymen of Owen Sound . of the finest farms in Sydenham. From the very beginning, •H,lint ~ill" was known as One No finer piece of soi l lies out of doors . Mr . Reid, two of whose brothers settled near · ser and his st all fed steers were among . tly successful as a stock rai ' Bogner was ~~miaen ' the Chri·stmas fair s held in Owen Sound around 1874 and 1879. He was the finest of all at a man of kindly disposition and was highly respected by all who knew him, for his many married and of hi s large family by t he second excellent qualities. Mr , Reid was twice AlbeFt Lemon in the Western Provinces, e members survive in 1924-Mrs . marriage, Only thre th old homestead • ser of Owen Sound and William on e . th M,r S James Fra t th year. He had been e • d in 1890 while in his eeventy- eig l • Mr . George Re i d passe away ' hter. second child in a family of eight sons and one daug The death of his son Davi d in June 1924 , made the sale of the farm necessary. 155 Page 2 Lot 26, Concession A and B. F. Sydenham Township A sale of farm property of more than ordinary interest to all wh o know the pa rties

to the transaction took place in September 1924 on Concession A, township of Sydenham, when the administrators of the estate of the late David Reid sold the farm occupied by that Sentleman until his death in June 1924, to Mr . Andrew Hope. As this sale marks the • pas sing of the last of one of the very earliest pionee r families in Sydenham from the vicinity of Leith. The Sun-Times deems it worthy of more than casual r eference. The farm passes out of poss ession of the Reid family, who have operated it for 82 years. The financial consideration involved has not been made public. Mr . Hope takes poss ession on March 1st 1925 , He is already well known in Leith and vicini ty as a progressive and highly successful farmer. From the Sun- Times Sept. 27, 1924, Actually this farm did not really go out of the family because Mr . Andrew Hope ' s wife was a Veitch, and her mother was a Rei d, Following Mr . Hope, his sons William and Th omas were in charge of this farm operation . Mr . Wi l liam Hope died in 1971, and the farm is now owned by his nephew, rlobert Hope, son of Mr , and !,,rs . Reid Hope . Bob had purchased this farm in 1967, Mr . Andrew Hope and Maggie Veitch, both of Chesley were married on February 9, 1892 at the Malcolm manse by Rev . D. Duff. Bob Hope bought this farm with his retirement in mind, planning to build a house • on the shore frontage . Most of this acreage is used for hay and pasture. The operation is classified as a beef, small cow-calf venture. Addition 2005 In recent years Bob Hope r esi ded in Owen Sound . He passea away January 12, 2002 . nis fami ly-Rober t and his wife li.aurie of Ba r rie, John of Annan and Peggy Jdne and her husband David Restivo of Toronto, survive . John Hope lives ~n the family farm •

• 156 Lot 27 1 Concession A. Sydenham Township This farm was bought from the Crown by Mr. Corbet. The next owner was Wi l liam Fawcett, grand-father of Jessie Fawcett Wilson . He died from blood poisoni ng from a rusty nail wound, and Mr. AlGibson then bought the farm. His wife was a Veitch , a sister ef William Ve itch' s father. Mr. John Gitson, the former owner' s brother purch­ ased this farm, and he later sold to Mr. John ~cott, and his son Jim then became the owner. He sold to Dick Johnson, an appliance dealer in Owen Sound. The Veteran ' s Land Act possessed this farm and sold to Ross and Margaret Forgrave in 1962 . The Forgraves had thr ee children, Andrew, Jeffrey a nd Martha. Margaret belonged to the Annan Institute, • and we were concerned about her family, as they were quite young at the time of her·death. Ross sold the farm to ~land Irene Silliphant in 1979, and t hey moved in 19SO. Ross had 6! acres severed f rom this holding, and he finished building a house on t his lot in 19S7. In 1992- 93 sold this house and moved to Courtenay B. C. He died i n February 1999. From Jim Scott, he sold his farm in 1957, and he and his sons, Gordon and Lloyd moved to Owen Sound. Addition 2005 11 and Irene Silliphant sold this pr operty in 1995 to Brian and Kat hy Hopson . They have t wo daught ers •

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• 157 Lot 28 . Concession~. Sydenham Town shi p Th is property was bought from the Crown by a Mr . Corbet . Several of t hese early l and holders came up from Galt and just bo ugh t the land up on speculation. I n a 1924 ~un- Ti mes write-up of the Rei d , later Hope property, it i s stated a Mr . George Corbet, one of the pioneer foundrymen of Owen Sound was the buyer, so it is presumed this is the Mr . Corbet who took this land f r om the Crown • Henry Moore next owned i:his property. He and his son William Moore both taught i n the • Leith School for a time, and his daughter was Nina Moore Jameison, author of v. _ "The Hickory Stickn . Mr . Mo ore was an ardent teetotaler and in "Remi niscences of North 3ydenham" i t is written that at a lo~ging bee, he arranged . that the men refused to work until he produced some whiskey.

A fami ly of Murrays next owned this l and, and they sold t o Mr . 1Yilliam Gibson, whose wife was a Telford, and an _aunt of the Misses Ross . It was while they were t here t hat the first binder was demonstrated i n Sydenbam . Mr . lllesley McKay and his bride Maude McKay (McKee) we re married in 1925 , and were the owners of this farm.

They retired to Leith in the ear ly 1950 1 s and rented their f arm to Mr . and Mrs . Harry Ar mstrong, and later to Mr . and Mrs . Wally Peters, ( the house) • In 1957 , Mr . and 1'i1rs . I rvin Vanwyck bought thi s farm from the McKays . Additional Information from Nell Hutherford ~l bert Lemon , who was married to Jessie Reid lived on this farm, prior t o moving to Western Canada . George McKay also resided here. He was no r e lation to Hugh McKay . l•1r . and Mrs . J ames Frizzell resided there and sold to l•1r . rlugh McKay, who resided there with his family until his son Wesley took over this property. The present house was built at the time of Wes and Maude's marriage . .!ddition 2005 • Irvin Vanwyck died suddenly on Fe bruary 15, 1999. Mildred ana Irvin built a house at t he f ront of t ne property at tne r ight of the lane, in 1995 . Their daughter 0aroline and her husoand Tim .buckton and their daughters , Ranai anti .lle,< reside in the farm house .

e • Pt Lot 29. Concession~. Sydenharo Township This land was taken from the Crown inl860 by Thomas Lunn and he bought the broken front for ten pounds the previous year from the Hon , Goodhue . Lunn ' s Landing on the shore

front was the only way Mr . Lunn could get 1.n· with hi s supp 1ies . ,.'l rs . L· unn was Mrs . ,I, Rust de Eye ' s great great grandmother. In 1865 the grandfather of the Mi sses Ross bought • the farm . The whole front of the fine stone house was built from a single stone and some of the huge granite stone is still down in the broken front-1954, In 1902 Mr . Charles Lemon bought the farm and afterward his father, Mr , John Lemon, then his brother, .,lbert, owned it, Mr . George McKay, whose old home was on Superior Street, came from the States and bought it, l i ving there only a few years. The Frizzel' s lived there a short time. In 1910, Mr . Hugh ,1cKay got possession. He was the owner until his death in 1956, His son Neil died in 1955, and Ross and Ida carried on the farming operation until 1973 , when M,· . and l•1rs . Charles i-,cPhatter became the owners , ,1J.dit ion 2005 ~n rlie <>cna h.uth 1'1cPh ·•tttlr cold this property i n !•13.y 2000 to Paul Osad:.:uk and Michele ,.;alll.l:lerow. The r.ccPhatt.ers • moved to their home at Sauble Beach •

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• 159 Concessi on A, Pt. Lot 30, Sydenham Township This farm was bought from the Crown in 1846 by a Mr . Thomas Ca apman, who sold to Shade and Davi dson, It changed hands several more times , belonging to ,,inslies, McKenzies, Wallaces and Mr , James Burr, father of Mr . J . Burr who lived at .Annan . It came to the Oqnald Cameron family in 1864, Since then no owner has lived there as it became a grass • farm . The house was sold and moved away in 1951, and the barn was in ruins in 1954, and since then has completely disappeared. There i s a fine row of cottages along the l ake front and in the fiel d above the road a gravel pit. This proper~y was bought by Mr . Thomas Day , and in 1985 , it belongs to his daught ers, Mris . Dorothy J ordison , Mrs . Ruth Wright and 1'\iss Berni ce Day •

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Concession Jo. and 160 Pt. Lot 2§, Concession B. F, Sydenham Township Thomas Veitch , a native of Ro xbur ghshire, Scotland, came wit h hi s wife to Canada and r esided for a t i me i n ;.yr, Dumfries Township, County of ilaterloo. He was a cabi net maker and carpenter and carri ed on his trade t here for a number of years. In 1856 he came to Leith looking for l and on whi ch to settle. He purchased 100 acr es, Lot 25, Concession A, two mi les below Lei t h. This was owned by Mr . Robert Grierson, who • became the f i rst teacher i n the Leith ~chool. He sold this pr operty to Thomas Ve i t ch for 450 pounds . Returning to Ayr for two years he then ret urned to Leith and bought an extra 63 acres , also from Mr . Gri erson, the pr ice of this acreage being 300 pounds . This l and wa s s i tuated acr os s the road f r om the hundred acres and extended a l ong the Bay , and was

designated Lot 25 , Br oken Front, Concession A . A l og house and a s mall bar n we r e on the Br oken Front when purchased. Af t er a number of years t his house was replaced by a double br ick house 24 ' x 34' , kitchen 18 ' x 20 ' and

summer ki tchen 14' x 161 • The bri ck work was done by Mr . Middlebro and the interior fini sh was the handwor k of the owner . P-rior to 1900 a small barn 30 ' x 36' was built. In ear l y 1900 a larger barn was built of frame constr uction with stone foundation, size 40 ' x 100' . This had rock elm beams which are still i n good condit ion. There were cement floors and steel stanchi ons in thi s building. Wooden drai ns were placed i ndifferent pa r ts of the l a nd. Wood in those earl y days was used i n that capaci ty. A creek r an through the barnyard and at the house a stoned well fifty - five feet deep was a lways f ull of spendi d spring water. • Mixed farming has a l ways been the practice on this very productive f~rm . For many years the work was done by horse drawn implements, in later years being replaced by mechanized macbi nery . Through t he years an or chard was plant ed. Mr . Ve i tch always said his reason for deciding on this property was the freedom from s t ones . There is also a beautiful view of Georgian Bay , ~tount Pleasant was the name chosen

f or this farm . Among the prized possess.i,Ci>niS i n the Veit ch family is a swing mirror handmade and carved. This was presented to Mr . and Mrs. Thomas Ve itch by thei r fri ends when they left Ayr in 1858. Many pieces of furniture wer s made by Thomas Veitch for his brick house . Among them i s a chest of drawers and a glass cupboard in splendid condition which are prized possess-

ions. In early 1900 telephone communication was established and el ectricity in 1952 . When Thomas Ve i tch retired from farming hi s youngest son, Wa l ter, carried i n i n his father ' s foot steps, Upon ~alter' s retirement in 1927, his only son Willi am took over the • farming operat ion, and he was keenly i nterested in good catt le and horses. Thomas Veit1;\l :Wll.S marri ed in Roxburgh shi re , Scotland to Hargaret Tillie, also a native of that place . 'l'hey had a family of three sons and four daughters , ',~i l liam, 161 Page 2 Pt. Lot 25_, Concession A and B. 1'' . Sydenham Township Thomas, Walter, Mrs. George Scott, Mrs . James Reid, Mrs. J. Gipson and Jean, who never married and spent her life at home with her family. Walter Veitch, who succeeded his father, Thomas Veitch, on the farm in 1885, married Fanny Warrilow, of Owen Sound. They had two children, William, June 1, 1887, and Frances, July 31, 1893 , William married Lillian Foulds of Bothwell's Corner, December 1, 1927 . In • that year he took over his father's farm. Frances married James Lemon of woodford, and she resided in London, William Veitch passed away May 12, 1966, after a very brief illness. He had spent his entire life on this farm where he was born. This farm which was in the Veitch name since 1856 was sold in 1966. Thomas Veitch, born 1815, died in 1901; Margaret Tillie Veitch, born 1819, died 1900; 'ialter Veitch, born 1857, died 1943; and Fanny ,iarrilow \!eitch, born 1857, died in 1946. -Adaition In 1970 Andrew and Bettie acquired this property. In lii4 Andrew married Lorraine Brown . Together they dedicate countless hours to producing historical and natural science resource material for books, radio and print material • .IUldrew joined the staff of the Owen Souna and North Grey Union Public Library in 1971, He was tht! ~e~d of the Library for many years and is now retired. d , Bassett resides in a small residence on this property • •

• • 162 Concession A. Lot 35, Sydenham Township (Rutherford Farm) Pictures and story from the Farmer's Magazine June 1937-contributed by Miss Margaret • Rutherford,

Malcolm Rutherford (now 83)

The grandson of the man who taught the Newash Indians how to trade has developed a high producing milking shorthorn herd . This article is written by Christine MacGillivray Campbell. The jug on my desk is crammed with holly branches. These are from the wide perennial border of the lawn surrounding the old Rutherfordhouse at Leith, five miles up the shore­ road from Owen Sound • "I was given a sprig of it by One of' the neighbours when I was a youngster," Colonel • Rutherford explained, snipping off big sprays of the shining evergreen leaves for us. "I planted that and it has grown here ever since, No, it has no berries, just yellow blossoms in the spring." Mark you, then, that holly grows in Canada not only in Vancouver and Victoria but in gardensby Lake Huron and the Georgian Bay. The Rutherford house, well and solidly built of' red brick, is over seventy years old. Its modern verandah, very wide and extending across the front and side, is of' cobble-stones. A special feature of this verandah is a fireplace built into one of its outer corners, Here Colonel Rutherford and his family come to spend their happy summers, though they live in Owen Sound because the head of the house is Registrar of' the Surrogate court, local Regist­ rar of the Supreme Court and Clerk of the County Court . He holds other offices, too, that keep him so perennially busy that it is only on holidays or after hours that he can find time for a visit to the group we had come to see. At the moment that group was out walking in the crisp sunshine of' a rare bright winter' s day. These fifty ladies, with never a moment of warning for primping or manicure, showed • their descent and breeding by their peri'ect poise and placid gaze . Though some of them are very youthful, there was not a giggle nor a self-conscious skip even when they faced the camera. They looked on with mild interest, and reflectively they chewed gum ~

• 163 Page 2 Concession A, Lot 35, Sydenham Township •

Part of the Shorthorn herd at Bayside with the barn and Col. Tom Rutherford on his silo in the background . favourite Saddle porse "Silver. " Though these numerous matrons have long lines of honorable ancestry and what matters more, very definite records of their own merits, they are not paraded at exhibitions. They stay at home and devote themselves to careers of vital importance. Their life-work has been the task of supplying good milk, to the childr en and to bigger, though less important folk thau children, of sections of Owen Sound . They l i ve in the farm stables and the 35- foot high silo you see is their special provision pantry. But to introductions . This matriarch is Rose Bell. She is entitled to profound resp­ ect, having seen many genera tions of her children' s children. Having had 1g single calves, one of them last year, she finished a record of 9, 223 pounds of milk, just before her 17th • birthday. She is now 21 and still milking. Here, too is Woodbine Rose. dhe is 18. These two only remain of the original group of ten cows that Col. Rutherford selected to found the herd just after the war . The present herd consists of the stock of the best four of these cows . The original sire was The Duke, whose dam had a record of 13 , 599 pounds of milk and 474 pounds of butterfat . The three nearest dams of his successor, the Duke 11, averaged 11,000 pounds and the five nearest dams of the following sire, Queenston Clay Boy, averaged 12,goo pounds, From Rose Bell and ioodbine Rose two- thirds of the present herd is directly descended. Of the smart younger set are Bayside Dolly Fillpail, Bayside Polly Milkmaid, Bayside &!ma, Rose Belle, all by Queenston Cl ay Boy and with respective four-year- old records of 8,415 lbs. , 7,597 lbs. , 8,330 lbs. and 9, 405 lbs. (in 305 days) . Bayside ~nnie' s three- year- old record was the highest in Canada for 1934 and Bayside Rose Belle had the high four- year- old record in the 305- day class in 1936. The 21 milking cows in the herd have top records averaging 8 , 650 lbs. , nine of which • are 305 day records, and nine from cows under 4 years old. These records range from 7 to 11 thousand pounds . The same uniformity appears in the conformation of Beefing qualities in the cows . Big strong animals, weiighing from 12 to 15 hundred pounds each when in milking 164 Page 3 Crutcession A, Lot 35, Sydenham Township condition, they have marked Shorthorn characteristics and conformation. Bayside herd has been accredited for 8 years and has never had a reacting animal. The cows are also free from contagious abortion, all but two having been bred on the farm , "Since the milk was sold, " ,Colonel Rutherford stated, "no skim mi l k was available, On • this account male calves were sold at from one to two weeks old. This has worked out very well. At this age they can be crated for shipping, That means quick del ivery, minimum Ship­ ping cost, and a low cost to the purchaser.

In 1985, Mr . and Mrs, Jaffray Rutherford still reside there, Their children Bruce in Victoria, British Columbia, Louise, Toronto, David, Terrace Bay and Jock, attending school were the fifth generation on this farm, which was acquired from t he Crown by Thomas Ruther­ ford in 1847 , He was succeeded by his son Malcolm, then grandson Thomas and at present by a great grandson . This 100 a cre holding was purchased for 45 pounds, and Thomas Rutherford felled the first tree when he moved in and took possession. !ddi tion 2005 In 1~99 Jaffrey and Qetty ~uth­ • erfor J built a house ~cross the road from the farn on t heir proptlrty. 3etty pass~d a1~ay on May 1st 2000 . Davi a , Jaff and Betty' s son, Andrea ~nd t heir fqmily moved t o the Rut herford f arm .

B1f.1Ade ratmbome. the bome of the Rutbf:tfoid, !CM' four &Cllf;tat.ions aod oow th. summer llomc -,f Colon,J Tbomaa YOtlftlt Bob and bis pooy 1tte shown io the (offll10Ull,d..

• • • • 165 .Addition Lot 36, Concession A, Sydenham Township In 1990, this property changed nands . Joe and Betty Gray and Ji m, their son,and his wife Jennifer, and their son Robert reside here. Jim operates the Jack Pine Equestrian Centre.Competitions are held during the year • •

The J.:1c11 Pine .::: 11.oetitri .in Gt1ntre holu:, competitions s'ro , June to September with local and ..iistant riders competing. NoraOray i s following in her motner 1 s foot-steps and is in competition. "

Lot 37 , Concession J. , Sydenhlilll Township Marion and Harold Ceasar sold the house and 10 acres to Kevin and Jennifer Blackshaw in 1989, Dr, Riva E, Berezowski bought the farm from Robert Byers •

• 166 Lot 27 1 and N2 Lot 28, Concession B. Sydenham Township This property was sold to t he City of Owen S0w1d for a land- fill site,(and began operating in November of 19S3) by Fred Genoe . The house, that was owned by the Stanley Elders, (formerly the Fred Day house) was torn down, and it is believed that it was in 1985, This lot is now part of the l~nd fill property.

The Owen Sound Land- Fill The first meeting opposing a land- fill, being established on the Genoe property was held in the Annan Hall en May 25, 1976, Many meetings were held prior to the hearings. Gordon Rice and Kip Fleming t ook aerial pictures in April 1977. The first environmental board hearing was held from May 2- 12, 1977. Subsequent hearings were held. ~ concert was held at the O.S.C. V. I . on Nov. 19, 1977 to raise money for the opposition committee. Charl ie Farquharson and Catherine McKinnon were the featured artists. This concert was a sell- out and one to remember. On Mar. 16, 1979, there was an environmental hearing followeo by an O. M. B. hear­ ing in January 1980. In February there was a committee named to investigate incinerat­ ion. In May l 980 , the O. M. B. gave approval to the "dump" . Sydenham Counci l appealed to the Cabinet, and 6n March 22nd and 23rd, there was a hearing at Osgoode Hall. The opposition lost, and on August JO, 1982, work was star ted on the land- fill. The road l~ading from Bothwell' s Corner to the land- fill site was widened and paved by the city of Owen Sound . This was done to solve transportation problems for the garbage trucks. The reason for tne opposition wast he location, because it was known by local residents that there would be run- off, and there has been to farms below the site. The hearings were trying to prove that water does not run down hill. The dates for the above information were recorded in Mrs . Gori on rlice ' s diary, and were given to the curator, and we are grateful for this data. I

• Concessi on B. NE . Cor ner Lot 31 167 In 1849 Wi l l iam Riddell settled on a farm on Concessi on B, t he Lake shor e Line . It was a g ra nt from the Crown . Then his son, John Riddell, took it over, f arming for yea rs and re- bui lding the barn. It was sold t o hi s on , Wi l l iam T. Ri ddell i n the spring of 1925 • In 1948 Donald A. MacKinn~n, son- i n-law of Wi lli am T. Riddell , bought i t. • Thi s farm is known as"Inglesyde". The MacKinnons sold t o Alex and Dor is Vasey in 1962, Ben an& Leone Budgeon f rom Haileybury purchased this property consisting of a brick house and 13 acres in June 1967 • The Budgeon•s son Ben Jr. and hi s wif e Cat her i ne purchas ed t his hous e and lot in 197~, and came here to reside in 1973 , Catherine said she un•er&tooa t he first stone barn in • this a r ea was built on this Lot, and the re we r e s:.ill re1111ants remaining whe n they move• t her e •

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• • 16a Concession B, Lot 32 Over a century ago, Gideon Harkness left Scotland and settled on a farm near Annan . It was Crown land. This farm was passed on to Thomas Harkness. He farmed untiJ. around 1916 . It was then sold to viesley Jobe . Then ,lilliam Riddell bought it. ,1 e was followed by • :li1liam Harkness from whom James Slattery bought it in 192S . The Slattery family believed that they had the most beautiful site in this part, in fact, in any part of Ontario . Mr . and Mrs . Wi1fred Hand purchased t his property in August 1975~ .ln ol d sned was torn aown and t he Hands built a double garage and 11ork-sbop in the early IIO ' s . There is still there an old stone building which might have been a milk or hen house and it is now used for storage •

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• 169 Concession B, Pt Lot 34, dydenham Township This farm was original l y occupi ed by George Nesbi t, whose name appears on the f irst communion roll of the Annan Chur ch. It i s i nteresting to note t hat in the l ist of r esi d­ ent s in Sydenham Township on the above property in 1865, George and Wi lliam Nisbet are

l i s t ed 1 a dif ferent spel ling from the name on t he top l ine . The next owner s were For ds, John VanWyck and his son Edwi n S. VanWyck, who sold to Aaron Sil verthorn a nd Sons in 1944. James Brownl ee t hen pur chased i t and owned i t i n 1954. Thi s was originally two farms with El liot s l iving on the sout h 50 acres, l a t er the Ha rrells . I n 1954, t he log house and an orchard wer e men t ioned. At one t i me, there was a l so a cheese f actory sit uated t her e . Addition 1998 In 1951, Peter anu Lois Van Dolder rented this f a r m from Dr . Brownlee,and i n 1954 they purchased t his pr operty. I n 1971 Peter and Lois moved i n t o t heir •ungalow at t he front of t his pro,erty. Wietse and Corrie Van Uolder • ought the farm. They tore down the wood- shed and kitchen and added a two level addi tion of 24 x 50 feet . They also tore down the driving shed a nd replaced it with a three car garage. In 1971 a cement floor was poured i n the chicken house . ~ 20 x 40 feet swimming pool was built in 1972 . In 1972 the Van Dolders dug a pond and stocked it with fish . In 1972, 6oOO white pine and spruce were • Jlanted and in 1980 another 4000 trees were planted in the back field. In 1997 t he chicken house, {stone auilding) had the mort ar pointed. The Van Dolders had ~abian horses until 1997 . ,Andy Van Dolder built his first house, oelow the hill in 1968. Then he built at Annan in 1970, and in 1996, he • uilt a house on top of the hi ll. Cash and Carry is owned • Y .Andy and Lucille Van Dolder and Peter Johnand Deb•ie • Van Dolder. Andy and Peter John own the Four Seasons. Van Dolder' s Ki tchen a n• Bath i s owned •Y Wietse and Robert Van Dol der •

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The Home of Lester and Jean Bye Lester and Jean Bye purchased their home on Concession B, Part of Lot 39, Sydenham Township in 1986 from Grace and Elmer (ill Pearson. The lot consists of li acres.

Mr . and Mrs. Pearson had the house built in 1967. Mr . Larry Sarfoot was the cont­ ractor and Mr. Willis Hicks built the stone fire-place . In 1986 the Bye's added a family room on the west side of the house and in 198i an attached garage was renovated into~ new kitchen and new cupboards were installed. • A driving shed was built in 19S6 to house the tractor and car. Lester passed away on August 1992 . 171 Concession C, Lot 24, Sydenham Township A farm bel ow a hil l with a creek running through i t was taken over by Ja~es Cannon, it being a grant from the Crown . William Robert s on , the next ow ~er resided there for years . In 1913 i t was purchased by J . B, Morris , He was there for 16 years , renting it for a f ew years , then selling it to Norman McArthur in 1932 , This property wa s sold t o Keith Hutchinson in 1971, •

• • 172 Concessi on C, E, Lot 28 , Sydenham Township Thomas Day took this acreage from the Crown , and on his death it went to Albert Day, his son, who continued owner ship during his life-time and in 1915 it was transferred to his son, Dani el Day, who owned it until his death in 1940, a ~d was later sold by his heirs to Doug and Violet Reid . • !ndre and Bonnie De Decker purchased this farm from the Reids in 1970, The Garry Griffin family occupied this property. • The present owner in 2005 is Grant Walker •

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'l'he farm on which t~e Rober t the north- east half of Lot 32 , the south- west half of Lot 31 and parts of t he south- east portions of the north- east half of Lot 31 and the south- v1est half of Lot 30 in Conoesaion C and '1.lso Lot 25 in Concession 7 of Sydenharn Township. The north- eas t half of Lot 32 consisting of 50 acres was crranted by t he Crown in the year 1848 to 1/illi am Lamb ,1ho, in turn, sold it to Robert P~terson, a merch~nt in the town of dydenha,~, in the county of Grey , in the Prov­ ince of C~nad::i for 200 pounds in 1$54 • The south- west half of Lot Jl, Concession~. consisting of 50 acres, was gr'inted by • the Crown to lvl3rtin C,,thrae in 1848, \llho also sold hi s farm to Robert Paterson of the town of Sydenh::im , which is now Owe11 Sound, in the year 1!!54 for 162 pounds and 10 shillings. There is some doubt as to the ownershi p of the parts of the north-east half of Lot 31 ~nd of Lot 30 now in the farm a~ this Dart of Lot 31 ~as also regi stered in the n~me of l-l1rtin C"lthr!c>e but trere are two declarations, one signed by ::i h"rgaret i3i?;;ger and

another si ned by Gideon H-irkness in 1886 to the e;t'fect th3t this lp.nd belonged to a John ilson in the year 1850 and for someti me prior to that d3.te . At any rate, itobert ?aterson came into possessi on of this land in 1854 . .Kobert Paterson o,med these lots until ~is death ~nd his widow Ann J . P~terson sold them to ,iilliam J . P3.ter son in 1885 ~nd in June 1905 , Jilliam J . ?sterson sold the f3.r m to ~obert h9rkness . During the years

• the farm belonged to the p~tersons it w~s rented to several other f3.milies 3.S some of the Patersons were business peopl e in O...ien ~ound l ater establishing the Paterson House Hotel.

Lot 25 , Concession 7 is a small lot consisting of 3 acres nt the extreme south east­ erly limit of the south- west half of Lot Jl, Concession C. T1iS lot 1·ias never regis.;ered R bert Hnrkness to Ch:'>rles clurlbut and i-.r . rl"'rkness si~ned a • b O until the f'lr m ins sold Y ·, h'ld pe::iceable possession of this lot and had it enclosed declar~tion to the effect that he . ; hire the o,1n;lrship of the sai·d 1 o t • by a fence for the ,nst fourteen years thus r;iv _ng p.,,,.e 2 North Lqst p,ilf of Lot 32 , C~ncession C 174

It i s believed ths1t this lot ·aas always used by the O':mers of the so•Jth-,i.Jst '1::.lf of Lot

31, Concession c . Robert ihrkness sold the f:trri to t.:harles uurlbut in r•,1.y 1919, who , in turn, sold i t to ililli'l.'ll , . uewitson in 1935 . ,1\lli am llewitson sold the f'lrm to nobert I and Katherine Hew i t s on, t he present owners , i n 1944. The present house was built at t•.,io different times , the m1.i n n3.rt, being of solid stone constructi on , bdi n" built by itobert P "lterson i n the l"lte 1850 ' s and the remA.inder, of cement block constr uction, bein~ built by Robert tl~rkness about the year 1909. The oresent barn was built by Robert Harkness in 1905 and the present drive shed 42 foot by 60 foot ,i"ls also buil t by ..r . H~rkness about the year 1907. '.!:'hi s building housed the horses and sheep and the rem3inder was used for macni nery storage. Thi s building ~,as converted t o house beef cattle ~swell ~s the main barn in 1972. Robert and Katheri ne

Hewitson built q met.,l clad 40 fuot by 64 foot machinery shed in the ,,inter of 1971- 72. ,;. 32 volt Delco- i.l ect r i c plant ,ns i nstal led lim the f:.rm in t he early 1920' s by l•lr · Ci,-.rles .iurlbut. Tnis Pl<1nt provi ded electri c newer for the farm until 1939 when .lydro­ .;;lectric po•·1er was installed by 1li lliam :lewi tson.

J. W"ter pressure syst em :-ns i nstall ed i n 1950 mal'ing possi bl e t he installstion of ~ bath roe~ the s~me year , Ori1>in"lly.,, the house ,1as heated by wood stoves ,9.nd in the early 1920' s C.:h:irles Hurlbut inst:,lled '1 CO"l-wood :;r 'l.vi ty f•1r11qce . In 1976 the house W3.S moderni zed by t

,,nd K,.therine t1ew i tson w:i. th the inst3.ll3tion of a forced :tir oi l furn"lce , 3. modern ki tchen • 'Ind <>n up- to- date l~··ndry :i.nd b'lth- ronr,. In 1957, t'hirt }'- seven and ii h1lf 1cres of :...0 t 31, Concession B, (the ttid1ell f.1rml was purcli 1sed from Donald :i.nd ,•,;irrm . In 1969 the south- west half of Lot 32 , Concession C 1'13.S purchaso;Jd from '"arl 1nd i:le•llqh Levens with the latter retainin:i; the house and two 3.cr es of land. In 1980 thi s propert, w3.S sold to Curti s ,ind Juz,anne (Hewitson) Abbott with the exception of a five i;icre l ot in the

extreme western corner .1hich was ret'lined for a residenti3 1 lot by the tlewitsons .

From 1948-1970 , L0 t 22 0oncession B- 100 .icres ,.,ias 01-med and oper~ted by the He,~i tsons in conjunction 1-1 i th t.heir home frirm , From 1950-1970, Lot 22, Concession 5- 100 :icr es ,,as also owned and operated by the Hewitsons al.on~ ,tith their home farm . •

• 175 .Addition N. E. k Lot 32 1 Concession C1 Sydenham Township Lloyd and Pat Mitchel l pur chased from Robert Hewitson t his property in June 19a7 . In t he fal l of 19S8 they covered t he back ceinent bl ock part of t he hous e with white vinyl. They also changed 2 windows on the s outh side to patio doors. I n 1989, t hey are doing renovations to the ins ide of t his part. In the f a l l of 19SS, they built a lean-to on t he nor t h side of the earn. This is used f or round bale storage and a shelter for t he cattle, They also had the lane built up in 19S8, usi ng fill from t he J!nnan road (south) • Add ; ti co Lloyd Mitchell was t ragi cally ki f2Q5ed while taking down a barn on the Lorraine • Gonder f arm. Lots J2 and 33 Concession, .:>ydenham , Munici pality of Meaford Roger Mitchell was killed in an automobi le accident near Shelburne in September 1996. The two sons, Kenneth and Lloyd took ownership of thi s property. J.Irs . rtoger Mi tchell (Gwen )resides in the house .

Lot 34 1 Concession~ Larry Mitchell and his wife Lori are t he owners of this property. They have four children. Larry rents t he l and to h.enneth Mitchell J.. granny apartmt:lnt was added to t ho bri ck house for Lori ' s mother. Russell moved t o 01-1e11 JOUnd and Larry rents his former residence.

Lot Ji Concession A Gelt Hofman died on .vecember 21st , 1996. His

Lot 37 , Concession A Harold and Marion Ceaser sold thei r property in the early 90 ' s t o M:c • . and Mrs . Kevin Blackshaw. I t was sold again and Mr . Tom Bunce resides there in 2005 ,

• A Lo t 32 Concession Fr ank and Ti na Bouma sold this farm i n 1996 to Jeff Franks and Joan Ashdown. They have three chil dren. The land is farmed by t he George McCol l family ,

Lot 24 Concession A Broken Fr ont Mrs . Sherry Fl eming sold this property in 19i5 t o Mr . ~. Cameron Lipsit . In 2003 , The Li psits sold to Norman and Catheri ne ,,areham. 'rhey have a son and daughter. Glen, Judy Porteous and their f amily, Samuel, riannah and Claire moved from t he Sma ll house on this farm t o a property near ,iilltamsford i n the sprine; of 200/i. . Glen had raised prize winning sheep on t his property. N. Pt. Lo·t 4 Plan 514 Th e house belongi n~ to William and Margaeet Miles was sold t o Barry and Lynn Jones . Due t o high water, es a result of storms, Mrs . Jones insisted on moving . Ralph and Brenda Spurr ell purchased t his proper t y i n 19i 7 . Theysold i t t o Mr . and Mrs • .'lade in 1999. I t was sold again in 2004, and the Wade ' s doubled t heir money . I t is being used as a summer home . Informati on from Brenda Spurrell.

Lots 13 1 14-15 Plan 342 Herb and J oan Myatt sold this property t o Donalo and Rosemary Mc Lean i n the late 1980 1 s . I t wa s sold again. 176 Conces sion C, E! Lot 33 Mr . Davison t ook over a f ar m in the village of Annan, i t being a g r ant f r om the Crown . I t was next owned by I saac Whi te, then by Mr . McLar en. Mr . James Di ckson was the next owner, A. D. Came ron l i ving in t he house while teaching at t he Anna n School • • Then dil l i am Cat hr ae bought it. Mr . Fr ank Cameron was the next owner, followed by hi s s on Norbert Cameron . Frank Cameron and his wife Elizabeth (Curley) Cameron bought this properyy from William and Isabel (Aitken) Cathrae in 1916. • The Camerons had four chi ldren at that time-Frank , Hilda , l'lal ter and ll:leanor. Norbert was born on k,;i,gust 11th , 1920 . He married Dorot hy Walsh i n 1940 . They worked on t he farm with Fr ank Sr. unti l hi s death in 1947, and they wor ked with Elizabet h Cameron until approximatel y 1955 , when Norbert took over t he farm. No r bert and Dorothy had 12 children, all born on this f a r m. Dorot hy passed away in 1973 , He and Catherine Armstrong we r e ma rried on J une 30th, 1978 and s t ill r eside on this

f a r m. No r bert and Catherine ret ired to Owen Sound . She passed away in 199S. Norb ' s son J i m and his wife Joanne live on t hi s family farm with their chi l dr en . Their barn was burned and l at er r eplaced • •

• • 177 Concession c, E. Pt . Lot 34, Sydenham Township This farm was first owned by Andrew Biggar and f amily. The Annan Cemetery is on a part of this f a r m and came into being when a Biggar child a nd an Armstrong child from the next farm di ed and no burial place wa s available . The land was donated by the Bi ggar s . In one corner was built the first church about 1853 or 1854 . As time went on the • building proved too small and in 1882 the present Annan church was built still on t he same farm . Also situated on the farm was a hotel a nd a drill shed, the latter used during t he Fenian Raid times . For a number of years it did duty f or the Sunday School. The owners have been following the Biggars, the Re i l lys, James Moffat and Mr and Mrs. James Leflar and daughter Eva, who sold to Mr. and Mr s . Gor don Little following Mr . Leflar's death in late 1954 . Mr. Li ttle, a teacher at the Owen Sound Collegi ate and Vocational Institute, began his farming career by raising pigs. Later he pl anted a large number of apple t rees, and this orchard produced fine crops.

This property was sold to Mr. 1,Vilson Shears in 1969. They sold to the De Li berates in 1983 . Information from 3tephen Fair To my knowledge , the house is over 100 ye~rs ol d . It ha s 4 bed-rooms on the upper floor ama a living-room , kitchen and den on the lower floor. . we moved int

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In 1•66 John Traynor sold to Michael Traynor this property. One year later it was sold to Michael Traynor Jr. In 1913 this property changed hands again and it was sold to Donald 0ameron . Nine years later, in 1922, Joseph L. Cameron became the owner. In 1935 this 100 acres was sold to John C. Hill. In 1943 Joseph L. Cameron was the owner again. In 1951 Mr . Cameron sold to ,f. Ben Grunsell the W ~ N ~ of this property and to Allan Wilson and his wife .:.dna the ti: ! ii i on which Mr . Gordon Wilson, their son pastures cattle in 2003 . On December 10, 1969 Ben Grunsell sold to dalter Bavington and ~dna Mae Bavington. They, in turn, sold on December 19, 1974 to Gary and Gail Brewer. In the summer of 1991 a new well was drilled and the result was 15 gallons per minute. • The Brewers' are permanent residents since 1994 •

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• 110 ... dditions 2005 E ! LOT 25 Concession 4 - Sparkhall Property ~ydenham Township Mark and Lynn Sparkhall bought the Northcott property in 1994 and moved to i t in 1996 , They have built a new driving shed, cemented the barn- yard and builtnew fences everywgere. Pt LOT 25 Concession 4- Fries House Laurie G. and Janice Fries bought t his house i n 19~3 from Stanley Hutchins on . • LOT 24 Concession 4 This farm is owned by Ken Romanishen.Leona rd Cahoon rents t he l and. LOT 23 Concession 4 The Bluewater Logging Company (aarfoot) logged it and t hen sold to John and Kathie Pugelj • in 19i 9 . They live in the cement house- Cement blocks. N. LOT 23 One hundred acres was bought in July 198¥ by Albert and Susie Scharf. For several year s they moreorless camped and worked on the grounds, building bridges over waver-ways and building fences. In 1993 the h~use and barn complex was built. The house is a frame structure with an &uropean style. The barn is a modern horse barn with anindoor riding r i ng . In 1994 a barn for hay was constructed. In 1996 a large garage and work- shop was added . LOT 23 Concession 5 Sydenham Township Bill and Susan Sutton bought this property in 19o4 from Mr . Donavan Sumner The Sutton' s hav.etwo sons, ~fichael and Chad . The duttons have tiled the l and and bui l t new fences and r epaired the barn ~nd stable . They also erected a new drive-shed and built grain bins. A new well was dr&lled. Garryowen School House- S. S. No . 14 Sydenham Bob Greenberg bought the school in l96i from the Smith Brothers . In 1972 a new plumbing system was inst alled, disconnecting the old pump used since 1957. A full b~th-room , kitchen and laundry room was built. Closets, cabinets, book- shelves and a stair-wa y to an unfinished upper level have been installed. J.n up- grade of t he hydro was done in 1975 , The Bob Greenbergs enjoyed living at Garryowen , but needed a larger home f or their family, • so bought a house in Tara. The school house was listed i n t he early 1970 1 s as an historic place as it is one of the few remaining wooden school houses in the province of Ontario . The entire building includ­ ing the siding is buil~ of cedar. The front door is a beautiful example of carpenter vernacular architect ure . LOT 23 , Concession 6 and Ni LOT 23, Concession 7 This property owned by Elmer Armstrong was sold following his death to Wilfred Holyoke and Elizabeth Keeling. Linda Orman is the present owner in 2005 . LOT 27 Concession C Sydenham Gordon and Ruth Byers sold this property to Govert Verberg. It w~s later sold to Cornelius deBr uyn . Hi s wife Ann passed away on ,A_pril 20, 1993 , Mr . de Bruyn owns this far m in 2005 . LOt 2i-South half) Concession B- Sydenham Thi s property owned by Gordon and Conni e Rice was sol d by t he latter to the Cit y of Owen Sound. The house was burned and the small garage was sold to Douglas Reid . Gordon had • passed away and some yea rs later Connie moved t o Owen Sound after selling the property • • 111. Concession 5. s; Lot 22 . Sydenham Township This farm situated on the fifth concession was bought on r~ovember 29, 1897 by Hugh Campbel l . The next o,,iner 1,ias Jack Campbell who took possession on September 24 , 1920 . On May 23, 19JJ it was bought by George A. Bothwell and i n May 194) was taken over by his son Allan tiothwell . • The latter farmed until his death at t he age of 47, and this was in the year 1959 . At this time Mrs . Bothwell sold the farm to Glynn 1laterton-,-Glynn and Loi s ( ne fll. Johnson) . They r aised their f 1.1ruily 'llendy (Mrs . Gerry Bachiu) Ian and -Keith . • Lois passed away in March 1999, Glynn sold this property to Keith and 'lleresa in 2000 ,

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• • 1.12 J.ddit ion Lot 24 , Concessi on 5, Sydenham Township Lester and Jean Bye sol d t heir property i n the spring of 19i6 t o Kenneth and Ros emary Mitchell . •

• Addition Lot 25, Concession 5, Sydenham Township John and Debbie McQueen bought this farm from William and Mar i on J ohnson i n March 19i7. Since then , t he barn has been torn down. The Johnsons purchas ed a house at 443 - ?th !ve.~.Owen Sound from t oe ~ally McArthur estate. John Mac,.Ju~en W;tS kil led in a t ragic accident on October a, 2001 . The fatality occurred at t he "Word of Life Camp and Retreat Centre near Woodford •

• liJ S~ Lot 25, Concession 5, Sydenham Township The farm now owned by Clarence Armstrong on the 5th Concession was first owned, as far as is known, by John Hope . He lived there until 1g99 , when Bernie Traynor bought it . He married a Miss Carr and raised a family of 13 children. Be bought the farm now owned by Lester Bye and moved there in 1920 . Mr . Traynor still owned the farm until 1923 when he • sold it to Charles Thompson of Owen Sound . He had it f or two years ..hen Dan Cameron bought it. He sold it to ~elsley McDonald on January 30 .1930 . Mr . McDonald never lived on this property but farmed it with his own which was beside it , Mr . McDonald sold to Clarence Armstrong in November 1947, who resides in Owen Sound . The log house was torn down in 1949. Mr . Armstrong has made many improvements, fence rows were removed to increase acreage in the fiel ds , tile draining was done where needed. A new implement shed was built by Clarence Armstrong and Bill Johnson in 1982. This farm is now own~d by Dave Atton •

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• 144 .!ddition Lot 26 1 Concession 5 1 Sydenham Township

Pt. Horth Half This property was sold to Laverne Sprung on December 29, 19a9, by the owners, Elgin and Laura Knight. .Addition 2005 In 2001, Laverne and Evelyn Sprung sold this property t o Keith and Carol Davenpor t • .A well has been drilled, f ences built, and i nside changes t o t he barn i ncludi ng a •, new front out- s ide door.

s, Lot 26 1 Concession 5, Sydenham Township This farm was sold to Ronald Knowles on June 4, 1990. Ronald is to be married to • Cindy Mervyn on Septer11ber l, 199u. They plan to have a beef operation. Elgin and Laura Knight erected a buil«ing to house equipment 2S 1 x 48' in 19a7. Addition 2005 Mel and Brenda O'Neill r eside in the residence with their f amil y •

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Lot 27, Concession 5

The original 'l'raynor f'lr.lily emii"rated from ~rm'l.'l:h County, Ireland to ,-l bian, York

Countv in 0nt:i.r!.o . ... bout 1g46, .,hen l ::nd in the newly formed township of dydenh'ilm w'IS r.1'ide '3.v'lil!ible "or settlers, ,·,ich!iel Traynor, his ,,ife, .;,nn.1 dor,m, and their family of six sons and four d'lt11>:hters came nort h . 1'hey came by easy st'l.e:es t,iki ng four days to m,ike the trip because t hey br ought t heir st ock with t hem . n number of Irish settlers came to the same

l ocal i ty and the block of l and t aken was a f ter 1'lards called the I r i sh Hl ock • The Crown lands, Lot 27 , Concessi on 5, consi sted of 137 acres and was deeded t o • Mich'lel Traynor and his heir s for ever 'tl ith t he exception of any mines of gold and »i lver found thereon, or Piny navigable wat ers flowing t hrough . Ti,ey cleared the land bv degrees,

buildtng -i house :i.nd two barns of logs . Oxen ..iere used for ,1ork in the f i elds ,

On the retirement of ,1i,ch,iel Traynor, '• is son P,,trick, took over the management of the ~'ilr~ . Patrick Traynor marri ed Johanna. cKenna and t hey had a famil y of five sons and seven dauP"hte!"S . l·1ore lan1 .1as cleared and horses took over the work of oxen, P

1 ~nd ~fterw~rd enlar~ed the frame blrns to the present 40 ' x 60 ' and 40 ' x 100 • This was the first farm in the di strict to have~ telephone and people came long di st'lnces to m~ke c~lls. 1h±s rnr'!.l iine was inter taken over by the Bell l'elephone Com~any. In 1e82, P~trick Tr1ynor added to the ori~inal far by purchasing an adjoining f'ilrm

from •··-r- . Robert :lo ;g. In 1910, !',c retired to u :en .:»0und '!.nd his son, ,,icl-iael 1. tock over

the-home far·: ,nd another son, .. '!.urice took the llnd purchased from 11,.. . Hoa;g ,

!·.ichael A . T!"'lynor ,arried A

,-linchcliffe and th~·' t ook possession on N0 vember 1 , 1981. Patrick and Dolores moved to 1789- o t h -•venue ..asc. , Owen bound . Addition 2005

In t he early 90 1 s Mi chael and Gerr y Traynor purchased t hi s pr operty_. After many • r enova tion s , it became a very beautiful home •

• li7 Lot 28 1 Concession 5. Sydenham Township This home was eompleted in Septem\ler 1975. It was the home of Michael and Slawka (Jerrie) nee Shekalo Traynor. Their children are Julie .ume, born Dec. 18, 1973, Patrick Jason and Michael Ryan . Jason was born on Nov . 29, 1975, • and Ryan on :March 12, 1977. In 1991 the Traynors sold this property to David Bennett.

Part of Lot 27, Concession 5, East Half-.3 acres. Patrick David and Elisaeeth {Connell) . , Traynor own this property. Their children are David Josepn and Robyn Howard Traynor resided here yntil the house was eurned in 1963 , His brother Patrick purchased the 100 acres, and 87 acres was sold to ~leert and Diane McLean in 1982 • Davi d and Betty Traynor sold t heir • property to uil l and June Gi l::son .

Part of Lot 27, Concession 5-West rialf, 2 acres. William and Anne Marie {Traynor) Jackson were married in 1978 and moved to this new house in l9iG. They have 2 children, Lyndsay Anne and Ameer. Thi ~ property w~s sold to Gerry and dendy i3a~hiu • • • l~i Concession 6 , S~ Lot 23, North part Lot 22, ~ydenham Township This farm was taken from the Crown by Tom Maynard, who farmed there until his death in 1881. Then his son, James was heir to it. He married Elizabeth Dickson and they raised a family of two sons and five daughters . In the year 1902, Mr . Maynard passed away . His eldest son, Tom, g ot possession l iving with his mother , brother and sisters until • his mother married and he married when the family moved to another farm. Tom married Nelli e Cannon on March 5 , 1919 and they continued living there until Tom ' s death in September 1940 . The place was then sol d to Thomas Armstrong . He had it for two years and sold it to • Albert Elliott, who had it about four years . It was then sold to John Couper , who was the owner when these histories were first compiled i n 1954.

Elmer Armstrong bought this property in 1962 and his son Jack took possession of it itl 1972 . .Addition 1998 Donal d and Marj orie Rogers bought this property f r om the Arms trongs i n 1990 . They tore t he original house downand 'began t o build a t imber frame home in 1993. They moved i n to their new home in 1995 . It is heated by wood and t he r e is no hydro. Wind and solar power a re t ne sources of power. 70% of t heir hot water is created from the wind and solar power. There is also a bank of batteries for power stored in t he basement • It is an open concept with t hree floors . The kitchen is an ol d fashioned one,,and • t he bed-rooms are upstairs, with 2 wood stoves, upstai rs and down. The s out n side is almsot al l windows •

• • 1~9 Lot 24 . Concession 6 , Sydenham Township This farm consists of 200 acres of land. It has a large stone house and a large frame barn. The first owners of this farm, as f a r as is known, was Martin and ,Jilliam Cathrae, who, after farming for some years , sold i t to Gilbert McKay . Mr . McKay sold it after a period of two years to Mr . Jack Michael. He farmed it for six years and then sold it t o Reid and John Gillies. In 1918 the farm was sold to Mr . and Mrs . John Hutchinson a nd it remained in the Hutchinson family until 1936 when it was s ol d to Mr . Sturdy. During the five years of Mr . 3turdy' s ownership, the farm was worked by Mr . James Armstrong. In 1942 the farm was sold to Clare Armstrong. Mr . and Mrs . ->tanl ey Hutchinson and family lived on the f a rm from 1942 to 1954 , In 1954 Clare Armstrong sold t he farm to Mr . Melvi lle Buchanan and his wife, the former MaryLou. Ri ddell. They had been farming at Vandeleur. Mr . and Mrs . Donald MacQueen bought thi s farm in 1961. They moved from London with their three chi ldren, Paul Jean and John.

A large steel driving shed was ad<:ied to the farm buildings . The stone house wa s built in 1866 . Lot 25, Concession 6, Sydenham Township 190 On April 23 , 1!46, this lost consisting of 184 acres was pur chased by Andrew Si bbald, Crown Sale, and he paid 23 pounds 12 shi llings. On March· 17, 1886 Andrew Sibbald died, leaving the estate to his wife. On March 6, 1894 Mrs . Sibbald died and in May the land was sold to her son, Robert Sibbald. • On Apri l 2, 1900 Robert Sibbald deeded the land to Michael Brett. Hi& death occurred in 1906 and on September 23, 1909 this property was deeded to his son John Brett, In 1931 Maurice Traynor purchased 84 acres and on July i2, 1932 the remainder of the f arm was purchased by James H. Lemon, On !pr il 4 , 1934 James H. Lemon sold the lands to to Torrence H. Cramp . Miss Florence S . Hindle and Mr . and Mrs . .Everett Johnson purchased this property on February 26 , 1951. Addi tion Prior no 1974 this pr operuy was sold t o Geor 5e and I na Black . ~ome ye~rs after veorgc •s death, Ina married Otto Pi plack. The present owners are Ur . Trevor riai" and ~t efanie Ham . Hydro and water have been put into the house and barn. The inside of the house bas been restored and fences have been repat red and trees have been pl anted around the house . The house had been vacant for 25 years • • 191

J.ddition Pt. Lot 25 andLot 26 1 Concession 6 1 Sydenham Township Charles and Shirley Price sold their property to Lou and Saleina D1 0nefrio, of Toronto in the early part ~f 19S7. The new owners are not permanent res idenli's e

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J.ddition Lot 26 1 Concession 6, Sydenham Township Mr. and Mr s. William Taylor sold their modular horne to Mr. and Hrs. Mancel Whalen, their son-in- law and daughter in 19i7,

' 192 Concession 7, Wi . Lot 22 a0 d ~. d . l Lot 23, Sydenham Township The ori gi nal owner , John Couper , took the .first farm consi sti ng of 100 acres in 1844. He workedrear Galt and walked back and .forth to t he farm doing a certain amount of work each year unt il he obt ained the Crol'ln Deed on December 14, 1847. In 1853 he purchased the adjoini ng 100 acres from James Ross, then sold 50 acr es on the north- east corner t o • Mr . Thomas Armstrong. The first l og house was built on the farm in 1848. There was a huge elm tree, stand­ ing at the end of the house, which blew down i n 1963 . John Couper' s bride , Euphemia dwan . came to this house in the bush from Gl asgow, Scotland and it was six weeks before she saw another whi~e woman .

A frame barn, 40 1 x 60! was built in 1850 and is still part of the 60 1 x 100' build­ ing which now stands . In 1856 the large stone house now in use was built and the brick house on the farm was built i n 1880. The farm was owned by three generations of the same family from December 14, 1847 unt i l April 30, 1951 when it was sold t o Willi am G. Love . In Febr uary 1952 it was bought by Clayton Boyd . iiddition 1998 On 1956 Bert and Margaret King 'bought t his farm from Clayton Boyd . They did ext ­ e nsive remodeling of t he house, putting in a nea t ing system, bath- room and modern • kitchen. The barn wa s up- graded as well. I n 1975 t his property was sold to Jack and Jenny Williams . They, in turn, remod­ eled t he house t o suit t heir li_fe s t yle. Then a Mr . Leve ck, (not sure t his s pelling i s corre ct) bought t he farm and later s old i t t o Cha rles and Jenny Turner. The present owners are Mr . and Mr s . Albe rt Greaves . They, t oQ, are doing some work on the house , but no structur al changes. It is pla nned to j oin t he ma in stone house to t he brick one and ,use it as a ga rage and workshop . The barn i s being repaired, as well, I so t hey can use it f or hor s e~ •

• 193 Concession 7, Pt . N.! Lot 21 , Sydenham Township In the year 1849 Thomas Lamb sold to James and Janet Ross 208 acres composed of Lots 23 find Lots 24 on t be 7th conce::!sion in the townshi!.p of Sydenham in the county of Waterloo and the province of Canada. On June 6 , 1854, James and Janet Ross sold to John McNaughton the north part of Lot 23, containing 42 acres and Lot 24 containing 66 acres on • the 7th concession, in the township of Sydenham, county of Grey and the province of Canada . On October 31, 1854 John McNaughton sold to Charles i11en and his wife Grace Allen. She sold to Ja~es Cannon ~r. in 1859. He died in March 1888 and willed the farm to his eon, William Cannon, who died in July 1895 and left the farm to hiS widow, Jane Cannon and these children; James, Nellie and Robert Cannon. In 1896 James Cannon leased the farm for eight years paying $150 .00 rent yearly, In March 1907, Nellie Cannon and Robert Cannon signed a quit claim deed . James Cannon left the farm to hi s nephew, Leonard Cannon, who sold t o Mr . and Mrs . Clifford Stewart, who, since buying the farm· in 1944, have built a new gravel lane in from the road and installed hydro and telephone. Mr . Bill McArthur bought this farm in 1960 . The Mcirthurs enlarged the barn in 1965 . The farm was sold to A.RD.A in 1971. Eleven acres, i ncluding the house viere reserved by Bill and Pauline JllcArthur. • The house and 11 acres were sold to Rick and Barbara Snider in 1987 •

• 194 Concession 8 1P.t. ~ot 22. Sydenham Township First and successive ownerswere John McKay , W. P. and James Telford, l'iilliam McKenzie , John and William Couper, John Couper, and John McArthur from 1940. Part of the original barn is still used as it was enlarged about thirty- five years 1919 . ago I\ The first house 1,ias log but not on the present site. The second house was frame and • the third and present house is brick and frame. This farm consisted of 166 acres. Hydro was installed in 1951, a water pressure system and a bathroom were added and other renovations were also done. An implement shed was erected in 1957. In 1971 the Mcilrthurs sold the farm to A.RUA-Agricultural Rehabilitation and Develop- .Administration ment reserving 4 acres including the house and shed . The McArthurs, (Jomand Marybelle) resided there until 1973, then moved to Owen Sound, ~enting the house for three years from Mr . illan Brand of Keswick were Dr . Gerald Seaman and Tom Frizzell The house was sold to Jim Vanderwal in 1976, the present owner . Mr. Jack Prosje rented the land from .ARD.A for five years, then purchased it • .Allan Prosje is now the owner of this property • •

• 1921 Concession 10, Lot 2j, Sydenham Township The Hatton and Doyle families came originally from Ireland to Coldwater, and thence to Owen Sound . For the remainder of their l ives they were close friends and neighbours , This farm was Crown land and was purchased by William Hatton in 1837 . On October 1, 1840 , he and John Doyle (whose property was a longside) b rought their stock and grain with • wagons and walked thei r cattle from Coldwater, a distance of about one hundred miles. Mrs. Ha tton and Mr s . Doyl e came in two sailboats with the Indians. They put in at Christian Island long enough for one child to be born with the help of an Indian woman . They sailed on the next day. Mrs. Hatton had her three boys and all thei r furniture in the sailboat. She and the children stayed at Government House in Owen Sound for about two weeks until Mr . Hatton had a shanty built on the farm. Later t hey built a large home where three more boys were born. Three of the children, J ames 14, Bernard 6 and Wi lliam 4 died in one week from some sort of cholera in the year 1848 . Mr . Duncan Morrison, grandfather of Beaton Morrison, made casket s for the children. There were no cemeteries as yet in the country or in Owen Sound, so they decided to use a portion of their farm, and it was here the boys we re buried . This cemetery is on t he banks of the river, which winds through the farm, and it is surrounded by a cement wall. In 1909, John Hatton built the vault and he and his wife and son are buried there • • John Hatton was t he son of Wi lli am Hatton. There are some neighbours and f r iends also bur i ed there. Ther e was a bond left and the i nterest from it was to pay for the upkeep of the cemetery. rtt present it is under the care of the Knights of Col umbus and they bel­ i eved that the townships were taking over all cemeteries and so it has fallen to wrack and r uin especiall y s ince Hurricane Hazel played havoc with the wal l The fann remained i n t he Hatton family until the death of Rob ert Hatton, gr andson of the first owner. The farm was sold in 1945 to Cecil Toms, who resided on the Meaford road . Mr . Gordon Bothwell was the next owner, f o l l owed by Lawrence Weppler, who sold to the present owner, Ron Coates- 1985 , Information was given t hat this is now the property of Dr. Clifford Kee ling • • Concession 10, Pt Ni Lot 23, ~ydenham To~nshi p 196 This farm was purchased from the Crown in 1841 by John Doyl e . He was succeeded by his son, John Doyle, wh o wa s married to Mary Dil lane of Chatsworth . Thei r family were Charlie, John, Minnie (Mrs . E. McGuire) , Ethel and Birdie. Charl ie and Birdie lived on t heir farm, "Sprucedale" until t hey retired to Owen Sound , • selling to John Hofman i n 19 57. He sold to Dr . George Sanz in 1975 .

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• 197 Concession 10, N! Lot 24, Sydenham Township This farm was originally the McJ.uley holding. Then i t was owned for thirty seven years by the Buckl ey family. The buildings were erected by the Buckleys in 1900 • • Mr . A. Hofman bought this farm in 1937. " Hazeldene" was the home of Mr. Hofman and his family Pierre, Dirki e, John, Gelt, Anna and Helen, formerly of Ho lland. Mr . and Mrs , Jack Prosj e, (nee Helen Hofman) and their sons Allan and Kenneth have ' resided on this property sincel966 when they purchas ed it from Helen's father •

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• 191 Concession 10 , S! Lot 24, Sydenham Township

This property was originally known as the Moore farm . In 1865, in the His tory of the County of Grey, Michael Moore , Mi chael Moore Jr. and J@nn Moore are listed as resi d­ ents at the above location. The farm was in t he possession of James Harkness when Mr • • Hugh McKay purchased i t. His son Ross then owned i t . The McKay\purchased this l and in 1927. The barn was burned while Ro ss McKay was the owner .Prior to this Mr . Doug McKay lived there wi th his family . This farm was sold to Ronald Coates in 196i An a i r-strip -was built . Race- horses are seen pasturing i n t he fields . This ,roper ty was sold t o Doug and Dorot hy Whitney i n 1991 •

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