Personal Story
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Newspaper Articles about Stokes Bay during 1940s and 1950s
A fantastic collection of newspaper articles gathered by Helene Scott about stories and people of Stokes Bay. Thanks to Virginia Elliott for making these treasures available. Use the crossed arrows to enter and exit full… read more.
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Memoir by Margaret Laughlin Given McGee 1862-1955
Christmas, 1947, and I am 85 years old today. I am going to reverse my policy of looking forward at life, and instead I am going to take a backward glance and for a little… read more.
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Mrs Louis Sutter Recalls Many Changes on the Bruce Peninsula since 1871
By Mrs. Louis Sutter, R. R. 1 Mar, born Jane McMaster 1856-1943 First prize winner of Pioneer Story Contest, July 6, 1939, Wiarton Echo Having heard that you would like to receive pioneer stories of… read more.
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Stokes Bay 1946-1960s: Some Tiny Tales
Cows with No Borders In the late 40s and early 50s, we would often be awakened in the mornings to the sound of cowbells in our backyard. At the time there were hardly any fences… read more.
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Community Softball Games on the Sand
Supplement #2 to initial post – Stokes Bay Photos and Memories from Jack Bertrand Another fun community activity in the late-1940s and early 1950s were the softball games played on the sand behind Vaughan’s Camp.… read more.
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Dances at Jeanne & Don’s in the 1950s
One activity I remember fondly were the dances at Jeanne & Don’s in the 1950s, which brought the community together on a regular basis in the summers: The dances were a regular social activity for… read more.
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The Sinking of The Asia and Christie Ann Morrison
Excerpt from The Sun Times, Owen Sound, article #942575, At one o’clock in the morning on Sept. 14, 1882, the wooden steamer Asia left her berth in the darkness of Owen Sound’s harbour. The Asia… read more.
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Stokes Bay Photos and Memories from Jack Bertrand
The following pages are some glimpses of my and my family’s time in Stokes Bay, which began in the mid-1930s and continued to the early 1990s. That was mostly my parent’s time. I was a… read more.
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The Big Seige 1952 – Stokes Bay, Ontario, Canada
A collection of media and stories related to The Big Seige in Stokes Bay of 1952, including first hand accounts and newspaper articles. Photos courtesy of Jack Bertrand The Big Seiche by Vincent Elliott May… read more.