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Marsh growers meet with the Ontario Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. William Stewart (with hat).

Clam digger mounted on a barge cleaning the river to improve drainage to the pumps.

Massey Harris Pacemaker with steel spade wheels, as used before the 1950s, plowing at a local plowing match.

Request to purchase the north half of Lot 2, Concession 11, from P. Robinson, Esq., for George Wilson.

Demonstrating a horsepower unit for a threshing machine at a fair in Dashwood. For a heavy load, four teams of horses could be harnessed to it.

Mechanized harvesting of onions using tractors and pallet boxes.

An onion topper, the first step in harvest mechanization on the marsh.

Group which wrote the book "Governor Simcoe Slept Here: The Legacy of West Gwillimbury." This project was given the acronym "WEGWHIST."
Back Row, from left: Donna Saunders, Franz Aschwanden, Bill Marks, John Fennell, Bob Sturgeon, Del Crake, Auke Ellens, Erica Marks, Kelly Roberts,
Inset: Ann Stam.
Seated: Janet Gunn, Marilynne Williams, Sarah Riley, Barbara Verney, George Jackson, Jan Blommaert, Leila Lloyd and Addy Ellens.

Description : As we approach the end of the writing and editing, we are faced with the challenge of marketing our product, the book. We need someone who can help us develop a marketing plan and execute it. We offer the same pay and benefits that we all enjoy as volunteers - an interesting project, good fellowship, positive enthusiasm and the real feeling of accomplishment. Governor Simcoe Slept Here: The Legacy of West Gwillimbury is the book being written by the volunteers of the WEGWHIST project. To help pay for publication costs, a Patrons Page has been established. Donors will be recognized in print, in this wonderful book that will be published this year, and hopefully available by December.