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Maple syrup in the Adair bush on Con. 8 in 1947
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Ella (Margaret Luella), Wesley, his mother Matilda (Switzer Adair) visiting relatives on occasion following the death of her daughter Laura in child birth. 1927 Chevrolet touring top with side curtains and wooden spoke wheels in the background.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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A three horse team pulls a binder cutting grain on the Adair Farm on Con. 8 in approximately 1922. Wesley Adair stands on binder with Peggy and Laura Adair (sister and sister-in-law) in front.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Adair homestead on Con. 8. Ella with Elva on farm wagon in 1945.
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Adair house and driving shed. In later years beautiful gardens were developed where the chicken coop once stood. Cedar hedge in the background.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Ford tractor on Adair farm on Con. 8 with one furrow plow. Wesley Adair with dog Teddy in the early 1950's.
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Cecil Adair (brother of Wesley) and his wife Peggy with infant daughter Laura on the Adair Farm on Con. 8 in 1921.
Eliza, Matilda & Samuel Adair in their Farmhouse
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Eliza Switzer (nee Anderson) with her daughter Matilda and Matilda's husband Samuel Adair in the farm kitchen.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Professor W. H. Day, who initiated much of the work in the marsh operated the Kingwilbra Gardens beside Bridge Street. Tom Fuller Sr. was one of the workers on the marsh for the professor. Mr. Fuller recalled getting paid 17-cents an hour and then getting a rather substantial raise to 20 cents an hour. The work crew included Arthur Taylor, Jack Geddes (killed in action during the Second World War), Wilbert Mulliss, Bruno and John Carvalho, Frank Maurino, Herb Taylor, Homer and Howard Henbest, Gordon McKelvie, Bob Edney, Charles Hansford, Joe Sangdrige. In the photo, top left, A. Moffat, S. Foster, H. Taylor, Tom Fuller, A. Doan, J. Foster, W. Semenuk, B. Cudmore. Middle Row: N. Gilfin, A. West, M. Thompson, R. Smith. Bottom Row: J. Ellis, H. Ellis, Hunter, J. Sadur, M. Zlotkin.
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A view of the Marsh Canal looking north from the 5th line bridge.