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: Harvesting; Photo of the hay harvest on the Fred Lucas farm in 1930. The image shows two draft horses pulling a wagon stacked quite high with hay. George Lucas is standing on top of the pile holding the horses' reins with another unidentified man standing at the rear of the wagon. An unknown man and two children, Celestine Graham and Dorothy Lucas, stand beside the wagon., IHS1604

: Harvesting Ice On Lake Simcoe; Ice Harvesting operation on Lake Simcoe at the foot of the 8th Line. Pictured are a set of workers preparing to guide rectangular blocks of ice down a channel and into a conveyor for transport to the ice storage house on shore. Cliff Carscadden was in charge of the laying out of the icefield and manning the circular saw mounted on a sled. Savannah Lodge appears in the upper left hand corner. Ice harvested from Lake Simcoe was shipped all over Canada and the United States. Large industries grew up around the cutting, storing and shipping of the ice. The railways built spur lines into places on the lake to pick up the ice, which was harvested in blocks — some weighing over 300 pounds. The ice would be stored in ice houses between layers of sawdust., IHS4197(a)

: Harvesting Ice at Belle Ewart Ice Company, 5 March 1949; Photo of blocks of ice on an elevated conveyor belt with a man, John Ferguson, standing at the top of the elevator. The ice was stored by the Belle Ewart Ice Company and was used locally for cooling and refrigeration. The photo was taken on 5 March 1949 towards the end of the ice industry's heyday., IHS1914

: Harvesting On The Pratt Farm; Neighbours helping with the harvest. Thrashing machine, horse drawn wagon and bags filled with grain., IHS2256

: Harvey Donnelly; Photo of Harvey Donnelly at approximately 10 years old and riding a horse on the Donnelly Farm, 4th Line, Lefroy., IHS593

: Hat Making Course Stroud 1955; Hat making course, From page 126 of the Stroud Tweedsmuir History, Vol. 11., IHS3382-132A

: Hauling Hay - Howard Allan Farm; Howard and Edna Allan and son Ronald on the wagon. Mr. Harrison forking hay. The farm was located on the fourth line west of Churchill, Lot 14, Concession 3. AGRICULTURE METHODS, IHS1303

: Hauling Wood; Driver, Blake Constable is using sleigh and horses to haul wood out of the bush in the winter.

: Hay Carts; Photo of a threshing gang, likely from the early 20th century. Mrs. Isabella Eldrige, the wife of John Eldridge, mother of Robert Eldridge, and grandmother of Marjorie Elridge, is pictured standing in a long sleeved dress on the right. Threshing parties traveled from farm to farm within a community during harvest season because the task was so labour and resource intensive. This photo shows three separate teams of draft horses pulling hay carts, with the roof of a farmhouse just visible in the background., IHS2779

: Hay Wagon; Mrs. Wilson Emrick and Evelyn Emrick on a hay wagon. As transcribed from a tape of a conversation between Don Beatty and John Cowan: "This is a typical load of loose hay, probably coiled in the field and pitched on by hand. It's on the way to the barn. It would be taken off, probably by a hay fork, transferred into the mow for winter feed. I don't know that the two ladies driving it were necessarily driving the team. I think that they just posed for the picture.", IHS351

: Hay Wagon; Image of an unidentified man and boy standing atop a hay wagon. This image was originally captioned as "Doug and Allan Ross on wagon they were helping their father bring in sheaves of grain to be threshed" but has now been identified as incorrect by a relative as this is neither Doug nor Allan Ross.

: Hay Wagon With People; Sitting on the haywagon at Harvest time on the Fred Lucas farm. From left to right standing: Bert Taylor, George Lucas. Seated: Mr. Baldwin, Fred Lucas, Dorothy Lucas, George McVicar., IHS1599

: Haying At Matchett Farm; Haying at the farm of Harold Matchett. At this time loose hay was pitched with pitch forks onto hay wagons. Pictured are Elmer Moore (left), son of Laura Matchett, and Harold Matchett (right)., IHS1222

: Haying At The Fred Morris Farm; Haying at the Fred Morris farm, with Mr. Morris on the load.

: Hazel Trotter; L to R: Keatha Riley (Mrs. Wm) Alice Baker (Mrs. Norman) Hazel Trotter (Mrs. Wilbert) At home of Mrs. Hector Smith - April 1985

: Head Of Creek - Lefroy; Head of creek, Lefroy 1904., IHS279

: Heaslip Home; The Heaslip home on Church Street, S/E corner of Cook and Church. A large tract of land in West Gwillimbury Township on Highway 89 between the 5 and 10 sideroads. Wood was cut and piled in the winter because of the swampy land it was on. In the little house on the hill, the Heaslips kept milk in a separate building that was immaculately kept. Cold water was the means of keeping the milk fresh until it was picked up by the consumer in pails or jugs. A number of young people took music lessons from Miss Addie Heaslip, who was a student of Dr. Vogt, the founder of the Mendelson Choir. Mr. Heaslip was a lamp lighter for the Town, and Miss Marion Webb said they were coal oil lamps and she and the kids used to follow Mr. Heaslip around as he went on his rounds every evening. The picture was donated to the Tweedsmuir History by Mrs. Dave (Dell) Evans. It was taken about 1942 and the Evans resided here while Mr. Evans was in the Army.

: Hebrew Centre 1944; Hebrew Centre of Bell Ewart 1944 Ewart Street, Bell Ewart Bell Ewart, IHS4001

: Hector Smith'S Shop And Lumber Yard; Photo of Hector Smith's lumber yard in Cookstown in the mid-1970s showing a large amount of lumber, both round and planed, stacked in groups. In 1945 Hector Smith took over the sawdust business established by his father-in-law, Robert J. McAfee. By 1946 Hector Smith's shop located on John Street was selling not just sawdust but also finished lumber, plywood, wood shingles, cement, and building hardware, and the business was renamed H.F. Smith Lumber. Hector was seriously injured in 1975 in a pedestrian accident, and the business was then taken over by his son Wally, and later his other son Don. In 1976 Wally and Don purchased the property located on the northwest corner of George and John Streets to further expand the business, and in 1978 they joined with Home Hardware. It wasn't until 2005 that, upon Don and Wally's retirement, the business left the family when it was sold to 25-year employee Neil Currie and his business partner Paul Dubé.

: Hector Smith'S Warehouse And Lumber Yard; Photo of the front exterior of Hector Smith's Warehouse and Lumber Yard in the mid-1970s. The building itself is two storeys with a white roof and striped awnings over the first floor entrance and windows. In 1945 Hector Smith took over the sawdust business established by his father-in-law, Robert J. McAfee. By 1946 Hector Smith's shop located on John Street was selling not just sawdust but also finished lumber, plywood, wood shingles, cement, and building hardware, and the business was renamed H.F. Smith Lumber. Hector was seriously injured in 1975 in a pedestrian accident, and the business was then taken over by his son Wally, and later his other son Don. In 1976 Wally and Don purchased the property located on the northwest corner of George and John Streets to further expand the business, and in 1978 they joined with Home Hardware. It wasn't until 2005 that, upon Don and Wally's retirement, the business left the family when it was sold to 25-year employee Neil Currie and his business partner Paul Dubé.

: Helen (Cochrane) Mcgirr; Helen (Cochrane) McGirr, Stroud Women's Institute., IHS124

: Helen Boake; Photo of Helen Boake (later married to Orville Carr) taken in the dining room of the home of James Boake (grandfather of Mrs. Jean Black). Also visible are coal oil lamps and a buffet called a sideboard., IHS1269

: Henry Dawson, Son Of Fred Quantz; Portrait of Henry Dawson with an unidentified friend, before Mr. Dawson joined the army., IHS675

: Henry Nesbitt'S Hotel; Photo of the hotel in Lefroy owned and operated by Henry Nesbitt, and later his son. Henry also owned a livery stable., IHS498

: Henry Sloan Family; (l to r): Susan (Willson) Sloan (Mrs. Wallace Sloan) Susie (Sloan) Truman Minnie (Sloan) Wright Lizzie (Sloan) Reive All daughters of Henry Sloan and Susannah Langtry Costumes and clothing, IHS1651

: Henry Taylor; Henry Taylor, IHS629

: Hens; A flock of hens kept for eggs at the J.W. Reid home, with Mr. Reid in chair., IHS2198

: Herb Beelby; Herb Beelby with bull, at Oro Fair from pg. 114 of Stroud Tweedsmuir History, Vol II., IHS3382-120B

: Herb Hughes; Studio portrait of the profile of Herbert "Herb" Hughes. He was the son of Nathaniel Hughes and brother of Elijah Hughes, as well as second cousin to Douglas Hughes. In the photo he is wearing a white tie with a black suit jacket and is sporting a moustache., IHS1429

: Herbert Black And Family; Photograph taken in 1961 of Herbert Black, his wife Grace (née Brown) and their three daughters Jean, Ruth, and Susan. The family is posed outdoors with a number of trees in the background. From left to right they are Herbert, Jean, Grace, Ruth, and Susan. The ladies are wearing dresses or skirts, and Herbert is dressed in a suit. The photo is available on page 104 of the Stroud Tweedsmuir History, Vol. 2. Herbert is the son of Robert Black and Margaret Fagan, a descendant of James Black who was a pioneer from Ireland that arrived in Innisfil in 1847., IHS3382-104B

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