Samuel Thomas Adair with a man made hand stump puller clearing the land.

Samuel and Marianne Hughes' Golden Wedding Anniversary.

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Community : West Gwillimbury
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Description : Samuel & Marianne Hughes' family.
Back Row, left to right: Martha E., Rachel M., George, Phoebe C.
Front Row: Marianne, Joel, Elizabeth, Samuel L.

Photograph of Sara Lyons (nee Martin) (1886-1966) and Ann "Jennie" Smith (nee Martin) (1881-1947) in-front of the family farmhouse.

They were the daughters of Thomas Martin (1840-1919) and Elizabeth Martin (nee Lee) (1850-1936). Elizabeth Lee was the daughter of Thomas Lee (1794-1868) and Ann Lee (nee Graham) (abt. 1825-1903).

Photograph of Sara Lyons (nee Martin) (1886-1966) and Ann "Jennie" Smith (nee Martin) (1881-1947) in-front of the family farmhouse.

They were the daughters of Thomas Martin (1840-1919) and Elizabeth Martin (nee Lee) (1850-1936). Elizabeth Lee was the daughter of Thomas Lee (1794-1868) and Ann Lee (nee Graham) (abt. 1825-1903).

A metal and wooden sickle. Similar to a scythe, a sickle is a hand held tool for agricultural use, specifically used to cut things like grass or hay.

"To save 32 million acres of food-growing land is to interfere with the delicate buyer and seller relationships of the marketplace. Massive state intervention in the marketplace does guarantee absolutely that the productive capacity of Ontario's farmers will be severely restricted by a new host of governmental restrictions and directives. If you examine the food growing capacity of certain totalitarian nations such as the Soviet Union, the state of that country's agriculture is nothing short of national disaster."

Photograph from the South Simcoe Plowing Match in September 1992.

Photograph from the South Simcoe Plowing Match in September 1992.

The hamlet of Springdale taken prior to the flood caused by Hurricane Hazel (Oct. 15, 1954) Photo is taken facing north.