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: Road Construction Widening 4Th Line; Road packer, part of road construction equipment which widened 4th line, IHS 4361

: Road Grading 1920; Six horse team hitched to road grader late 1920's Farmers paid their road tax with labour and horsepower Roads - maintenance Animals, horses, IHS1596

: Road Maintenance - Cutting Into Hills; Horse power - cutting down the "cuts" - steep hills at north of village - Hwy.11 Roads - maintenance Highway 11, IHS521

: Road With Horses; Working on the road, with horses, c. 1910 Fred Warnica, Samuel Blackmore, on the road to Allandale Roads - maintenance Fred Warnica Samuel Blackmore Animals, horses, IHS233

: Road Work To Tollendal; Doing roadwork to Tollendal. S. Blackmore and Fred Warnica driving horses. This is showing how roadwork was done then. Roads - maintenance Animals, horses, IHS234

: Roads -Bulldozer; Township of Innisfil hired Allan G. Cook, Ltd. Barrie Bulldozer with plow on it to move stubborn drifts after a storm John Cowan, Road Superintendent Roads - maintenance, IHS1621

: Roads -Culverts; Townline, Essa and Innisfil - 10th line to Hwy.90 Tremendous work, according to John Cowan - changing a culvert and taking out fill 30 feet down. Development road at that time. Couple of years later the county took over the road Roads - maintenance, IHS1622

: Roads Maintenance In 1923; Photo showing teams of horses and men cutting down the hill in Churchill on Highway 11, now Yonge Street, north of where the Community Hall would later be located., IHS2671

: Roads, Sidewalks and Bridges; Chapmen Farm-Later Munsey or Wisker Ave., Bell Ewart. Smoke from??? Further information is available at the Knock Heritage Site, IHS3627

: Roads,Bridges-John Cowan Overpass; John Cowan Overpass CNR Overpass - built in 1971 by township of Innisfil. named in honor of veteran superintendent, John Cowan of Innisfil roads, IHS1626

: Roads- 10Th Line East Of Stroud; Tenth line - east of Stroud In front of Arthur Green farm(left) and William Wright(right) Bert and Fred Wright's father., IHS2188

: Roads-9Th Line; Land Mark Elm tree on 9th line west, at or near Fred Peacock's lane way. The road is built around the tree. Further information is available at the Knock Heritage Site, IHS3409

: Roads-Churchill; " The Cuts" just north of the Community Hall of today No. 11 Hwy north of Churchill, before it was paved, IHS1891

: Roadwork - 25Th Sideroad; 13th Conc. 25th Sideroad. Work was done by taxpayers in lieu of paying Road Tax Horses owned by Edward Guest Roads - maintenance Edward Guest, IHS1030A

: Robert Lamb With Cultivator; Robert Lamb with four horses on a cultivator. Don Beatty and John Cowan added the following information: Mr. Lamb farmed with horses all the time. When the Reardons took over, they farmed with horses too.

: Robert Mcdonald, Blacksmith; Robert McDonald, Blacksmith. From Page 104A of the Stroud Tweedsmuir History, Volume 11., IHS3382-110B

: Robert And Isabella Mccullough; Studio portrait of Robert McCullough (1855-1937) and his wife, Isabella "Bella" Galloway. Robert is dressed in a suit and is seated in a chair while Bella stands to his left in a long black dress with her hair elaborately styled. They lived on the south half of lot 15, concession 5 until they eventually sold their property and moved to Toronto. Their children, a boy and a girl, were named Roy and Lula., IHS1721

: Robert And Margaret Black; Studio portrait of Robert Black Jr. and his wife Margaret Fagan. Their children included Alex, Ethel, Herbert, Ina, Carrie, and Wilbert. Robert was the son of Robert Black Sr. and Margaret Booth, and grandson of James Black and Mary Latimer, some of Innisfil's earliest pioneers who emigrated from Dungannon, Ireland in 1847. In this photo Robert is seated and wearing a wool suit while Margaret stands to his left dressed in a long dark coloured dress with long sleeves and styled hair. This photo can be found on page 103 of the Stroud Tweedsmuir History, volume II., IHS3382-103C

: Robert Bateman; Photo of Robert Bateman, born on 18 March 1853. On 15 February 1876 he married Sarah Sawyer. Together they had two children: Edna Maud (Bateman) Allan (1876-1962) and Joseph Morwood Bateman (1878-1896). Robert Bateman died on 18 February, 1933., IHS1944

: Robert Bateman and Group; Photo of Robert Bateman (far right), the grandfather of Kay, Ruth and Eva Allan. The identities of the others in the photo are unknown., IHS816

: Robert Bateman'S House; Photo of Robert Bateman's house on 1st Line of Innisfil, west of Highway 11 on the north side of highway, third farm down. Robert Bateman was Eva, Kay, and Ruth Allan's grandfather. There is a fence with two large gateposts at the entrance to the property, and the house itself a large two-storey building with a verandah, shuttered windows, and two chimneys., IHS807

: Robert Boyes' Farm; Buildings on the farm of Robert Boyes. Page 91 of the Stroud Tweedsmuir History Volume 11., IHS3382-96A

: Robert Carr'S Home; Robert Carr's Home. On the left is Selby Carr holding horses, age. 6., IHS3282

: Robert G. Simpkin; Robert (Bert) G. Simpkin, (Local Historian) 1890-1978 See page 150 of Innisfil Historical Review (1984 Edition) Further information is available at the Knock Heritage Site, IHS3549

: Robert Goodfellow; Portrait of Robert Goodfellow at age 65. He was the grandfather of Robert Goodfellow in #231 and Great Grandfather of Jack Duncan, Lefroy., IHS237

: Robert Goodfellow; Portrait of Robert Goodfellow, who was born in 1866., IHS236

: Robert Grose Family At Cherry Creek; Grose family portrait. Pictured from left to right - Back Row: Christopher Burns (1848-73), Mary Jane (1846-85), and Noah Reuben (1852-91). Middle Row: Sarah Ann (1850-80), father Robert Grose (1819-1904), and his second wife, Mary Gartley. Front Row: Annie (1857-?), Lois (1862-1887), and Alex 1859-1906). Not pictured: Isabella Susanne (1865-1867). Robert Grose first married Sarah Burns and his children with her were: Mary Jane, Christopher, and Sarah Ann., IHS69

: Robert Hammond King; Incorrect image displayed - please check back for updated information - September 2015. Photo of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hammond King's family. Pictured from left to right are: Stanley King, Elsie (King) Watt, Violet (King) Lougheed with husband Ray Lougheed (behind), George, Cameron, Bessie (King) Cameron, Mrs. Robert H. King, Mrs. Stanley King, Dorothea (King) Tompkins, George Tompkins. Children in front: Robbie King, Bob Lougheed, Ronnie Watt, Penny Tompkins, and Sandra King. OHS # 2099

: Robert Henry "Harry" Thompson; Photo of Robert Henry "Harry" Thompson in a horse drawn cart. He is holding the reins of the horse with one hand, and holding the reins of a second draft stallion wearing a decorative costume. The second horse is likely dressed for a parade, and Harry is dressed in a waistcoat with pocket chain and a fedora., IHS 4391

: Robert Kneeshaw; Portrait of Robert Kneeshaw, born in 1813 in Yorkshire, England. He married Jane Garbutt on 11 March 1839, and died in West Gwillimbury Township in 1882. Robert Kneeshaw was the Great Grandfather of Mr. Douglas Hughes., IHS1437

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