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Concerned Farm Women
A2015.030 · Entidade coletiva · 1981-[early 1990s?]

In September 1981, Beth Slumskie and Doris Sweiger called a meeting of friends concerned by the financial situation on some farms, particularly livestock farms, which had reached a point of crisis. Fifty women met one evening to discuss their alarm over the issues affecting the financial viability of their family farms. As a result, a public meeting was planned and, two weeks later, 250 farm women gathered to share their concerns and fears. At that meeting, Concerned Farm Women was formed. Many activities soon followed: a protest was organized to coincide with the Port Elgin visit of the federal Minister of Agriculture, Eugene Whelan in the fall, meetings were held with the provincial Minister of Agriculture Lorne Henderson, public meetings were organized, and numerous radio, newspaper and television appearances drew public attention to the group’s concerns.

Concerned Farm Women prepared an extensive brief of the psychological effects of financial stress on farm families as a submission to the task force mobilized by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture in fall 1981. The brief was used in lobbying efforts with federal and provincial governments, who requested documentation of the group’s statements; hence, a survey was initiated.

“Initially conceived as a quick poll of area farm women, the survey took on a life of its own as offers of assistance poured in from community service, resource people and agricultural groups. Weeks of kitchen-table meetings with farm women resulted in a 31-page questionnaire. Three university students were hired to administer the survey and collect and code the data. With the help of township clerks, they prepared a list of farm women in Bruce and Grey Counties and randomly selected 600 women to participate. … The coded data was prepared for computer analysis during fall 1982, and in December the second phase of the project was begun, with the hiring of five farm women to analyse and disseminate the survey findings and prepare a manuscript for a book.” (Glover)

The book, “The Farmer Takes a Wife : a study by Concerned Farm Women” by Gisele Ireland, published in 1983, was the result of that process. “It presents the results of the survey, focusing on the psychological and financial stress experienced by farm families. It is also about the farm women in Grey and Bruce Counties; how the financial stress had affected them, their roles on and off the farm, and their views of themselves and their future.“ (Glover)

In 1985, the organization also published the book “To Have and to Hold” by Catherine Meanwell, a lawyer in Owen Sound, and Susan Glover of Keppel Township, a former magazine editor and a dairy farmer, concerning the growing complexity of legal problems for farm couples, with a focus on family law and property ownership, as well as credit arrangements.

In subsequent years to the early 1990s, Concerned Farm Women remained active provincially in a somewhat less prominent manner. “At the county level they contributed valuable briefs on subjects of provincial and national importance: land use, severances, the rights of existing farmers to farm without the handicap of litigation from new landowners. Politicians respected the CFW’s briefs because of their accuracy and sincerity.”” (Powers, 99)

“The efforts of Concerned Farm Women, along with appeals from all farm organizations, brought some relief from the Ontario government in the form of the Ontario Farm Financial Assistance Program. … The collective thinking of the Concerned Farm Women provided a nucleus of ideas about positive alternatives.” (Powers, 99)

Albright and Kelly family
AFC 141 · Família · 1883-1979

Frederick Stanley Albright was born on March 23, 1883 in Haldimand County, Ontario, the son of Reverend Josiah and Sarah (née Moyer) Albright. Raised in Beamsville, Ontario, Albright attended Victoria College at the University of Toronto, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1908. While at Victoria College, Albright was the editor of the student newspaper, Acta Victoriana. Albright moved to Calgary in 1912 and was admitted to practice law through the Law Society of Alberta. Albright joined the firm of Clark, McCarthy, Carson and MacLeod and lectured in the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta. Elnora Evelyn Kelly was born on November 14, 1889 in Cayuga, Ontario, the daughter of Reverend S. Judson and Elizabeth (née Slaght) Kelly. In 1912, Evelyn received her BA in English and History from Victoria College at the University of Toronto. Evelyn Kelly and Frederick Albright were married on June 12, 1914 in Thorold, Ontario; they returned to Calgary shortly afterwards. Frederick Albright enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in June, 1916 and initially worked as a recruiter in Calgary. He was sent for training to Bramshott Camp in England in March, 1917 before being sent to action in France. Frederick Albright was killed in action on October 26, 1917 at Passchendaele, Belgium. He isburied at Larch Wood Cemetery in Zillebeke, Belgium.During Frederick's military service and after his death, Evelyn earned a law degree, becoming the second female lawyer in Alberta. Evelyn Albright returned to Ontario in 1920 and joined the University of Western Ontario's Faculty of Arts. She became the first female instructor in the English department and was promoted to assistant professor in 1930. Leaving London in 1931 for the University of Chicago, she was awarded her Master of Arts degree. Evelyn returned to Londonand became an associate professor at the University of Western Ontario in 1935. Evelyn was appointed convener of the Committee on Laws for Women and Children for the Local Council of Women in London. She was also president of the University Women's Club. Albright retired in 1951 but remained active in the University of Western Ontario's Alumni Association. Evelyn Albright died on April 24, 1979. She is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Norfolk County, Ontario.

London Free Press
AFC 177 · Entidade coletiva · 1849-

Founded in 1849.....

AFC 301 · Entidade coletiva · 1935-

The Association was founded in 1935 to commemorate the 18th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, in the First World War.

Mahler Rosé Families
AFC 382 · Família · [18-?-]

The Mahler family includes the children of Bernard and Marie Mahler, their spouses, and their children. The children of Bernard and Marie include: Isidor, Gustav, Ernst, Leopoldine, Karl, Rudolf, Alois (Louis), Justine (Ernestine), Arnold, Friedrich (Fritz), Alfred, Emma Marie Eleanor, and Konrad Mahler. Most notably, Gustav Mahler, was the eldest surviving Mahler sibling and was also a famed conductor and composer in the 19th and 20th centuries.

The Rosé family includes the children of Herman and Maria Rosé, their spouses, and their children. The children of Herman and Maria include: Alexander, Eduard, Arnold Josef, and Berthold Rosé. Both Alexander and Arnold were members of the well-known 19th and 20th century musical ensemble, The Rosé Quartet.

Several relationships and marriages connected these families. Gustav Mahler and Arnold Rosé were musical contemporaries and friends. In 1898, Emma Marie Eleanor Mahler married Eduard Rosé. And in 1902, Justine Mahler married Arnold Josef Rosé. As a result of Justine and Arnold's union, they had two children. Their eldest child was named Alfred Rosé. Alfred Rosé established himself as a musician, musical therapist, professor, and composer. He eventually immigrated to London, Ontario in 1948. The connections between the Mahler and Rosé families resulted in the records, files, letters, photographs, memorabilia, and artifacts that make up The Gustav Mahler Alfred Rosé Collection.

For more information on The Gustav Mahler-Alfred Rosé Collection see "The Gustav Mahler-Alfred Rosé Collection: An Inventory" and "The Mahler Family Letters" by Stephen McClatchie.

Macallum, Archibald Byron, Sr.
AFC 431 · Persona · 1858-1934

Dr. Archibald B. McCallum Senior was brother to fellow doctor Hugh McCallum and father to A. Bruce McCallum Jr., also a doctor. He was born April 7, 1858 in Belmont Canada West. He graduated from the University of Toronto and for a time was Professor of Biochemistry at McGill University. He changed his last name from ‘McCallum’ to ‘MacCallum’ at some point throughout his career.

Thompson, Walter
AFC 446 · Persona · 1907-1996

Walter Thompson was born in Danville, Illinois on January 14, 1907 to mother Alice and father John Thompson. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Drury College in 1928, focusing on History and Economics. Thompson married Juanita Emack in 1928 and they had four children together Susan, John, Molly, and Ann. He then attended Harvard, graduating with his MBA in 1930 where he focused on Marketing. Thompson came to the University of Western Ontario (UWO) in 1930 as a professor of business. From 1938-1942, he served as the Head of the Department of Business Administration. He then left UWO to work as a senior officer in the Office of Price Administration until 1945. Thompson returned to UWO after the war and remained a professor of the business faculty from 1945 until 1972 when he retired. While at UWO, he founded and directed the Management Training Course in 1948 and became associate dean of the School of Business Administration in 1950. Also during his time at UWO, Thompson consulted for many companies including working as a Senior Consultant in Management Development for Canadian National Railways from 1952 through 1972. In 1968, the Canadian International Development Agency awarded Thompson funding to work with the University of the West Indies to establish management studies in Jamaica and Trinidad. He was appointed Project Director and this project became a major focus of his work into the 1970s. He served as Chairman of the Continuing Education Committee of the School of Business Administration at UWO from 1969-1972 and was also very involved with planning alumni events at Drury College. Thompson has been a visiting lecturer at Harvard and the Ford Visiting Professor at the University of the West Indies. He published many articles and conducted studies focused on marketing, management, and administration. Thompson received honorary degrees from the University of Waterloo, York University, and the University of Western Ontario in 1968, 1972, and 1973, respectively. Thompson died in 1996.

Ron Nelson Photography Ltd.
AFC 450 · Entidade coletiva · 1946-1990

George Ronald Nelson was born on January 2, 1915 in London,Ontario. Nelson began his career as a professional photographer in 1932. For a time, he operated as G.R. Nelson Photography. He served as an official photographer for the Royal Visit of 1939. Nelson served in the Royal Canadian Air Force and Navy between 1941 and 1946. Nelson received a licence from the City of London to operate a photography business in late 1946. This business was known as Ron Nelson Photography. The firm's work was primarily commercial and aerial photography, although some individual and group portraits were done as well. The Province of Ontario established a corporation called Ron Nelson Photography, Ltd. in October, 1966. Nelson transferred all of his assets to the new corporation later that same year. In 1985, Nelson began to wind the business down by selling off many assets, including his studio at 388-392 Horton St. The corporation was formally dissolved in 1990. Ron Nelson died on April 4, 1994.

Eisenhardt, Jan, 1906-2004
AFC 451 · Persona · 1906-2004

Jan (Ian) Eisenhardt was born April 24th, 1906 in Hjørring, Denmark. After attending schools in Denmark and France, Eisenhardt received a scholarship to study at the University of British Columbia’s School of Commerce in 1928. From 1929-1930, Eisenhardt worked as a Playground Attendant for the City of Vancouver before returning to France to play professional football (soccer) for the Olympique de Marseille football club. In 1932, Eisenhardt returned to Vancouver and became the Playground Supervisor for Vancouver. In 1933, Eisenhardt became a Canadian citizen.

In 1934, as the Director of Physical Education for the Province of BC, Eisenhardt developed and led the Provincial Recreation program, popularly known as Pro Rec. In this role and as the Chairman of a federal committee on Youth Welfare, Eisenhardt developed recreation and fitness programs for the unemployed during the Depression. At the outbreak of World War II, Eisenhardt enlisted in the Canadian Army, rising to the rank of Major and becoming the director of the Canadian Army Sports Program in 1943. In 1944, he was named National Director of Physical Fitness for Canada and appointed chair of the National Council on Physical Fitness where he participated in drafting the National Physical Fitness Act. After the war, Eisenhardt became the Director of Staff Activities for the United Nations in New York in 1947 and was later assigned to UNESCO in Paris.

In February of 1950, Eisenhardt became the Supervisor of Physical Education and Recreation for the Indian Affairs branch of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration. In this role, he toured and drafted a physical education programme for residential schools and established the Tom Longboat Awards. By November of 1951, dissatisfied with the lack of support for the physical education program, Eisenhardt resigned from his position effective December 1951. In January 1952, shortly after beginning his job as the Director of Canadair Employees’ Recreation Association in Montreal, he was fired from this position after having allegedly been ‘blacklisted’ by the Canadian government. Eisenhardt later spent years working to clear his name and made a claim for compensation from the government.

In Quebec, Eisenhardt worked for the Community Club in La Tuque in 1953 and was hired by the Dominion Life Assurance Company in Montreal in 1954. Eisenhardt was active in the Danish community in Canada, serving as President of the Danish Club in Montreal from 1960-1965. In the 1970s, Eisenhardt worked as a lecturer of Scandinavian literature and Campus Administrator for John Abbott College where he organized tours of Denmark and East Germany for students. Eisenhardt continued to promote fitness and recreation initiatives, including crossing the Øresund Bridge from Denmark to Sweden in 2000 and Walk for Health, where he visited elementary schools to promote staying active. As a resident of Dorval, Eisenhardt ran for Alderman in 1992 and Mayor in 1998.

Later in life, Eisenhardt received many accolades for his contributions to sport and recreation in Canada including a Canadian Sports Lifetime Achievement Award, a Queen’s Jubilee Medal, and was a member of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and the Order of Canada. He received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from Malaspina University College (now Vancouver Island University) in 2004. Jan Eisenhardt married Barbara Ferdon in 1949 and had four children. Barbara died in 1995 and Jan Eisenhardt died on December 26, 2004 at the age of 98.

Abbeyfield Housing Society of Shanty Bay · Entidade coletiva · 2000-2004

Abbeyfield Housing Society of Shanty Bay was a volunteer organization founded to bring a retirement home (O'Brien House) to Shanty Bay.

Aldborough Old Boys Association
Aldborough Old Boys Association · Entidade coletiva · 1920-[?]

The Aldborough Old Boys Association was organized on November 27, 1920, and the first officers were as follows: President Hon. F.G. Macdiarmid; Vice-President Archibald MacColl, Secretary J.G. Gillies, Treasurer Robert Kelly; Directors Duncan McPhail, Peter Stalker, Dr. S.M. Dorland, D.M. Buchan, James Barnett, Daniel MacKillop and Michael Baker.
To commemorate the landing, at Nellie's Hill, of the early pioneers, in grateful recognition of their bravery, sacrifice, suffering, and self-denial, and to perpetuate the cherished memory of those nation builders, The Aldborough Old Boys' Association purchased and possessed several acres of land at the lakeside, and thereon are erected a number of good buildings that were used by the community when holding picnics and other public gatherings. These inviting grounds had gained popular favour with the residents of the township, and for many miles around various organizations had selected them for annual and other gatherings.
The Association has also erected an attractive cairn bearing the names of many early settlers and likewise the names of those from the township who served in the First World War.

Brian Mendes
BM · Persona · c. 1940/1960-

Mr. Brian Mendes of Kitchener, Ontario has undertaken research into the development and manufacture of Canadian Army Type Anti-Aircraft Radars from 1939-1946.

Berton, Janet
Berton, Janet · Persona · 1920 - 2015

Janet Berton was born Janet Walker in Fernie, British Columbia on 29 June 1920. Her parents moved to Haney in the Fraser Valley when she was 15.

In 1938 she enrolled at the University of British Columbia. Ms. Walker was very active in campus life, taking on a variety of roles that included being an executive member of more than a dozen organizations including Phrateres, The Letters Club, The Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, the Radio Society and the Student Christian Movement. However, her main interest was journalism, and she edited the student handbook, Tillicum, and served on the editorial board of the UBC yearbook, The Totem. Eventually she would become the senior editor of the Tuesday edition of the semi-weekly campus paper, the Ubyssey. The Friday editor was Pierre Berton, whom she would eventually marry several years later.

Her career in journalism continued after her graduation in 1941 when she went to work for the Vancouver Daily Province. In 1946 she had to give up her career at the Province after marrying Pierre Berton, as he was a reporter for the rival Sun newspaper. In the summer of 1947 Pierre became assistant editor at Maclean’s and the couple moved to Kleinburg, Ontario in 1959. The Bertons raised eight children, including one adopted daughter and one foster son.

Mrs. Berton is a community-minded individual who was active in a variety of different organizations. She served on the Heritage Vaughan Committee beginning in 1981, and was a member of the executive for both the Kleinburg and Area Ratepayers’ Association (KARA) and the Kleinburg Binder Twine Festival. She was also a past president of the University Women’s Club of North York, a vice-president of the University Women’s Club of the Town of Vaughan, and editor of the national Chronicle of the University Women’s Club of Canada. She co-edited the 60 year history and the 75 year history of the Canadian Federation of University Women.

Mrs. Berton was a founding organizer of HELP, a local information and referral service in Vaughan. She also volunteered her time to several organizations, including Dellcrest Children’s Home for Disturbed Children, The Kleinburg Home and School Association, the Kleinburg United Church (of which she sat on the Board of Stewards) which included running the Explorer’s Group for Girls between the ages of 8 and 11 for over twenty years. She also served on the Humber Heritage Committee and Community Heritage Ontario. In 1992 she received a Volunteer Service Award for her outstanding contributions.

Berton, Pierre
Berton, Pierre · Persona · 1920-2004

Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton was a noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and was a well-known television personality and journalist. An accomplished storyteller, Berton was one of Canada's most prolific and popular authors. He wrote on popular culture, Canadian history, critiques of mainstream religion, anthologies, children's books and historical works for youth. He was also a founder of the Writers' Trust of Canada, a non-profit literary organization that seeks to encourage Canada's writing community. His childhood home in Dawson City, Yukon, now called the Berton House, is currently used as a retreat for professional Canadian writers.

He was born on July 12, 1920, in Whitehorse, Yukon, where his father had moved for the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush. His family moved to Dawson City, Yukon in 1921, where they lived until moving to Victoria, British Columbia in 1932. His mother, Laura Beatrice Berton (née Thompson) was a school teacher in Toronto until she was offered a job as a teacher in Dawson City at the age of 29 in 1907. She met Frank Berton in the nearby mining town of Granville shortly after settling in Dawson and teaching kindergarten.

Like his father, Pierre Berton worked in Klondike mining camps during his years as a history major at the University of British Columbia where he also worked on the student paper The Ubyssey. It was here that Pierre met Janet, the senior editor of the Tuesday edition, and they married in 1946. The Bertons raised eight children, including one adopted daughter and one foster son.

Berton was conscripted into the Canadian Army under the National Resources Mobilization Act in 1942 and attended basic training in British Columbia, nominally as a reinforcement soldier intended for The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. He elected to "go Active" (the euphemism for volunteering for overseas service). He was warned for overseas duty many times, and was granted embarkation leave many times, each time finding his overseas draft being cancelled.

The Bertons moved to Kleinburg ca. 1950. At the age of 31, Pierre was named managing editor of Macleans. In 1957, he became a key member of the CBC's public affairs flagship program, Close-Up, and a permanent panelist on the popular television show Front Page Challenge. That same year, he also narrated the Academy Award-nominated National Film Board of Canada documentary City of Gold, exploring life in his hometown of Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush. Berton joined the Toronto Star as associate editor and columnist in 1958, leaving in 1962 to commence The Pierre Berton Show, which ran until 1973.

Berton served as the Chancellor of Yukon College and, along with numerous honorary degrees, received over 30 literary awards such as the Governor General's Award for Creative Non-Fiction (three times), the Stephen Leacock Medal of Humour, and the Gabrielle Léger Award for Lifetime Achievement in Heritage Conservation. He is a member of Canada's Walk of Fame, having been inducted in 1998. He was named a Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest decoration, and was also a member of the Order of Ontario.

In 2004, Berton published his 50th book, Prisoners of the North, after which he announced in an interview with CanWest News Service that he was retiring from writing. On October 17, 2004, the $12.6 million CAD Pierre Berton Resource Library, named in his honour, was opened in Vaughan, Ontario. A school in Vaughan, Ontario was also named after Pierre Berton in the York Region District School Board in September of 2011.

Berton passed away at Sunnybrook hospital in Toronto, reportedly of heart failure, at the age of 84 on November 30, 2004. His cremated remains were scattered at his home in Kleinburg.

Brimmell, R.P. (Richard Philip)
C2 · Persona · 1928-2007

Richard P. Brimmell was a local historian and former Guelph Mercury newspaper editor. He came to Guelph in 1954. Richard Brimmell worked at the Guelph Mercury as city editor and later as a managing editor until 1960. He then accepted the position of business administrator at the Wellington County Board of Education, a position he held until 1970. During his time at the Board of Education, he served as the president of the Ontario Association of School Business Officials. After returning to the Guelph Mercury briefly in the 1970's, he joined the City of Guelph as City Purchasing agent, retiring after thirteen years of service. In addition to his work with the Mercury he also wrote editorials and columns for the Guelph Tribune. Mr. Brimmell also served as Chairmen of the Guelph Public Library Board.

Throughout his career, Richard Brimmell continued to write local histories and articles chronicling Guelph and its stories. As a member of the 11th Field Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery, Richard Brimmell wrote a regimental history. He also continued his community service with the Evergreen Seniors Centre in Guelph.

He died November 28, 2007 at 79 years of age.

Moon, Alex, 1926-1987
C3 · Persona · [1830?]-1935

Alexander (Alex) Moon was a Guelph lawyer and heritage preservationist. He helped found the Guelph Civic Museum and served on its board in various capacities, including chairman. He was also well known for his work in the preservation of Guelph's heritage buildings. Mr. Moon died in July of 1987 at the age of 61.