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McCorqudoale family
Family · [17- ] -

The McCorquodale family of West Zorra and East Nissouri townships held their first joint gathering of all the branches of the family that descended from John and Sarah McCorquodale of Argyllshire, Scotland, in 1925.

Since then, the family has continued the tradition of family picnics and reunions, usually in May and June.

Emmons, D.B.
Person · 1930-05-23 - 2017-05-29

EMMONS, Douglas B. (1930-2017) dairy scientist, research scientist, Ottawa, Ontario.

Douglas Byron Emmons was born in Hastings County, Ontario on 23 May 1930. He received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the Ontario Agricultural College in 1952. He received a Master and a doctoral degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1953 and 1957, respectively. In 1958 Emmons joined the Dairy Technology Research Institute of the Canadian Department of Agriculture in Ottawa. He served as head of the Dairy Technology Program (1963-1973) and in the Food Research Institute (1974 onwards). In 1995 Emmons became Emeritus Research Scientist in the Research Branch of Agriculture Canada.

Doug Emmons won the Pfizer Paul-Lewis Award in Cheese Research from the American Dairy Science Association in 1963, and was the first Canadian to win its Borden Award in 1994. He also won the William J. Eva Award from the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology, 1981 and a research award from American Cultured Dairy Products Institute, 1993. He was the Canadian delegate to the annual conference of the International Dairy Federation from 1971 onwards as well as chairman of its Canadian National Committee, 1975-1992. Emmons was associate editor and then editor of the Journal of Dairy Science, 1992-1995.

Doug B. Emmons died in Ottawa on 29 May 2017, aged 87.

Daly House
Corporate body · 1838-1994

Built in the early part of 1838, the Daly House was located at the corner of King and Oxford Street in Ingersoll, Ontario. According to local history books, it was originally a log house where Indigenous people traded their furs. It would soon become a stopping point for travelers on the Old Stage Road.

The hotel’s original proprietor, Absolam Daly, added a second story on top of the singe story log structure to house guests. Sadly, this building was burnt down in 1855 and was subsequently rebuilt by the Christopher brothers on the same site using yellow brick, produced in Springford, Ontario. In 1857, Daly leased the hotel to John Patterson. However, he returned in 1862 and operated the business until 1880, when he sold it to Harry Blewett. Upon Blewett’s death in 1883, the hotel was taken over by Peter Kennedy.

Several other individuals operated the hotel through the years, including:
George L. Thompson 1893-1905
N.J. Kennedy 1950-1910
J.C. Hyde 1910-1913
Oliver Scott 1913
J. Anderson Coulter et al. 1914
William Revell 1929-1942 (Note: his wife briefly operated the hotel following his death)

In 1942, the hotel was operated by Vince Barrie and served as a rooming house only. Over the years, well known politicians such as John A. McDonald, Alexander Mackenzie, and Wilfred Laurier, all stayed at the hotel, and it was once a stopping place for the “Estelle”, the electric trolley that operated between Woodstock and Ingersoll.

Later known as the Ingersoll House, it was demolished in April 1994. The Ingersoll Town Hall and Library were later built on the hotel’s former location.

Corporate body · 1955-

Opened in Baden, Ontario in 1955, Waterloo-District Secondary School serves students from Waterloo Region, Oxford County, and Perth County.

Facey’s School S.S. No. 7
Corporate body · 1857-1965

Known as Facey’s Public School, the original S.S. No. 7 East Zorra was built in 1857 on land owned by Thomas Facey. In 1875, the original building was closed, and a new larger schoolhouse was erected. At the end of the 1965-1966 school year the school was permanently closed with students being bused to either Tavistock or Hickson. From 1975 to 2002, the building served as the congregation of Maple Grove Mennonite Church. Today, it is a private home.

Tavistock Public School
Corporate body · 1966-

Tavistock Public School was officially opened on October 21, 1966. As of 2024, the school has just under 400 students ranging from JK to Grade 8, with a dedicated staff of thirty-two.

East Zorra S.S. No. 13
Corporate body · 1872-1965

S.S. No. 13 East Zorra was built on property purchased from Solomon Bender in 1872. The school was closed at the end of the Spring term, in June 1965, with the children living north of Maplewood Sideroad going to the Tavistock School in September and with the children living south of Maplewood Sideroad attending Hick School in the Fall.

Vandecar Cemetery
Corporate body · 1848 -

A pioneer cemetery, the Vandecar Cemetery is located on part Lot 15, Concession 10, East Zorra Township (515887 11th Line). The earliest burial was in 1848. In April 1855, a public meeting was held at Gregory’s School House, with John Harrington serving as Chair, to consider purchasing and fencing a lot on the farm of Benjamin Gregory to be used as a burying ground. In June 1875, Simon Winchell Vandecar was named caretaker.
In September 1962, the cemetery was rededicated with a plaque being unveiled. On July 18, 2015, a War of 1812 Veteran’s Plaque for Isaac Osborn was dedicated.
Many of the older tombstones have been placed in a central cairn.

Corporate body · 1853 -

Formerly known as the West Zorra Agricultural Society, the West Zorra and Embro Agricultural Society was formed in 1853. The Society first met in the hotel at Embro, Ontario, with their show grounds being located on the large green space opposite the hotel. By 1881, the Society was holding its meetings in the Embro Town Hall. Today the West Zorra and Embro Agricultural Society is known for operating the Embro Fair each year.

Marshall, Robert Henry
Person · 24 January 1873 - 1958

The son of Robert and Mary Ann (nee Risebrough), Robert Henry Marshall was born in Dereham Township on January 24, 1873. On March 31, 1897, he married Elizabeth Janes Sutherland in West Zorra Township, and they would go on to have five children together. A lifelong farmer, he passed away in 1958 and is buried in the Woodstock Presbyterian Cemetery.

Walker, Byron Edmund
http://viaf.org/viaf/48382637 · Person · 1848-1924

Byron Edmund Walker was born on October 14, 1848 in Secena Township (Haldimand County), Ontario to Alfred Edmund Walker and Fanny Murton. He was the second born of nine children. Walker spent his early childhood on a farm in Caledonia before his family moved to Hamiliton in 1852. Walker’s early education took place at his grandmother’s school: the Hamilton Central School where he completed all six grades. At the age of 12 or 13, Walker began working for his uncle, John Walter Murton, who had a currency exchange business in Hamilton.

Walker became a prolific Canadian banker. In 1868, he joined the Canadian Bank of Commerce, becoming a general manager in 1886 and President in 1907, a position he held until his death.

He married Mary Alexander in 1874 while working in New York City. They had seven children:

  1. Ethelwyn Walker (1875-1966)
  2. Edmund Murton Walker (1877-1969)
  3. Ewart Buckan Walker (1879-1953)
  4. Gladys Walker (1882-1971)
  5. Dorothy Isabella Walker (1889-1975)
  6. Alfred Alexander Walker (1891-1974)
  7. Harold Colman Walker (1893-1969)

Walker had a broad range of interests from politics, education, to the arts. He is responsible for the establishment of many Canadian cultural institutions, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Canadian War Museum, and the Royal Ontario Museum.

Walker was a part of a group responsible for the campaign for a public museum in Toronto, which resulted in the creation of the Royal Ontario Museum. Walker, among others, collected funds and solicited financial support from the government. Walker worked with Edmund Boyd Osler to create an organizational structure for the museum. Walker was the first chairman of the ROM’s Board of Trustees. In the early years of the museum, Walker was a great financial support; his own fossil collection became the basis of the ROM’s paleontology collection. W.A. Parks named a dinosaur for him in 1922: Parasaurolphus walkeri.

Walker was knighted by King George V, was a Knight of Grace of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and appointed a Honrary Japanese Consul-General by Japan.

Walker died in Toronto on March 27, 1924 at the age of 75.

Tushingham, Maggie
Person · 1921-2016

Maggie Tushingham was born Margaret McAndrew Thomson on March 3, 1921 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland to Henry and Margaret Thomson. In 1939, she was hired by C.T. Currelly to work at the Royal Ontario Museum throughout the Second World War. Between 1941-1942, she participated in the excavation of Fort Ste. Marie, Midland and was instrumental in discovering the Huron site of Cahiague near Orillia.

In 1947, she worked in Athens on the Agora with Dr. Homper Thompson excavating the Stoa of Attalos.

In 1948, she married Douglas Tushingham in Chicago; and in 1950 when he was made the Director of the American School of Oriental Research (now the Albreight Institute) they moved to Jerusalem, Jordan. Through the American School and then the British School of Archaeology, the Tushinghams excavated any sites throughout the Middle East, including Dhiban, Jericho, and Jerusalem. During the 1950s and 1960s Maggie worked alongside Douglas as Registrar and Cataloguer of finds.

After two years of teaching at Queen’s University, Douglas was offered the Directorship of the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology (ROMA) and they moved to Toronto. His position as Chief Archaeologist took them worldwide covering many of the excavations of the ROM.

Tushingham died in Richmond Hill, Ontario on June 19, 2016.

Corporate body · July 6, 1993-

In London, the health care complex now known as St. Joseph’s Health Centre (originally St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Mary’s Hospital and Marian Villa), was administered by the Sisters until 1993. St. Stephen’s House, a transition home for alcoholics, was run by the Sisters until 2004. In Chatham, St. Joseph’s Hospital was administered by the Sisters until 1993, and since 1998 has been part of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.

In January 1995, the Sisters donated their residence at 430 London Road to St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Sarnia to be used as a hospice. St. Joseph’s Hospice in London came under the direction of the St. Joseph’s Health Care Society whose expertise in operating the ten-bed hospice in Sarnia was integral to their involvement. A residential facility was opened in 2014.

This shift in hospital control came about in 1987, following the election of a completely new General Council of the Sisters of Joseph, when hospital ownership and sponsorship were raised as key issues. The Society was formed in 1993 in response to a decision made by the Sisters to cease direct administration of the health care institutions founded by them by establishing each of their hospitals as separate corporations and having lay people take over the administration. Therefore, they formed the St. Joseph’s Health Care Society to take up the particular role of Sponsor to ensure the ongoing stewardship of the treasure of Catholic health care into the future. The Society is the overall governing body. It connects the hospitals back to the Church to maintain Catholic identity. It has both canonical and civil law obligations. It governs the hospitals and hospices formerly administered by the Sisters in London as well as hospices in Sarnia, and London. The Society also addresses social and health needs and serves as a catalyst to implement solutions.

St. Joseph’s Health Care Society now administers St. Joseph’s Health Care (London, Ont.), St. Joseph's Hospice of Sarnia and Lambton, and St. Joseph’s Hospice of London.

Some important dates in the history of the transfer of hospital administration:

July 6, 1993: St. Joseph’s Health Care Society formed in London.

1985: Bluewater Health Foundation formed.

January 29, 1998: Signing of Strategic Alliance Agreement between St. Joseph’s Health Care Society on behalf of St. Joseph’s Hospital Sarnia and Sarnia General Hospital. Ownership of hospital later transferred to Lambton Hospitals Group.

February 1, 2018: Chatham Kent Health Alliance formed, amalgamating Sydenham District Hospital, the Public General Hospital, and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chatham.

The St. Joseph’s Health Care Society is governed by a volunteer board of directors. The Society approves the appointment of institutional board members, upper management, and auditors and annual audited financial statements.

The Society is responsible to:
• approve the appointment of board trustees who are committed to the mission and values of St. Joseph’s Health Care Society;
• ensure the provision by board members, staff, and administrators of health and pastoral care services to reflect Roman Catholic values; and
• foster the Catholic Church’s philosophy of health care through sponsorship of a health leadership program.

William Atkinson
Person · 1916- 2000

William Aktinson was born on February 26th, 1916 to William and Margaret Ethel Atkinson in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. At the age of 14 Atkinson left school and took a job as an office-boy. At the age of 16, Atkinson joined the merchant service as an apprentice with F. Carrick & Co LTD of the Medensleigh Steamship Company. He was at sea for 4 years, during this time he completed his second mates foreign going certificate.

In October 1938, Atkinson began his service with the Royal Naval Reserve as a sub lieutenant. In 1942, Atkinson was appointed to commission and command the HMS “Manitoulin” which was being built in Ontario. He stayed in Canada for a year serving with the Royal Canadian Navy, until he was recalled to England for another command. While residing in Canada, he completed his Masters Foreign Going Certificate. In 1944, Atkinson applied for a transfer to the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve, which was rejected on the basis that he was not a Canadian citizen. In 1945, he was promoted to the rank of acting Lieutenant Commander with the Royal Navy. In 1946, Atkinson made a second request to transfer to the Royal Candian Navy Reserve, which was once again denied. It was recommended to him to reapply once he had officially immigrated to Canada. In 1947, Atkinson retired from the Royal Naval Reserve with the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

Atkinson immigrated to Canada in 1948 with hopes of joining the active list of the Royal Canadian Navy. He arrived in Montreal and presented himself before the Royal Canadian Navy authorities, but due to the decline of naval jobs during the postwar period, he was added to the retired list of the HMCS “York”. During this time, Atkinson was forced to seek out employment alternatives. Atkinson found job as a Night Manager of Childs Restaurant, located on 238 Yonge Street, Toronto. He supplemented his income by writing short stories for magazines, and delivered a 3 part broadcast entitled the “Emigrant’s Report” for the BBC Toronto Office. In March 1950, Atksinson left Childs Restaurant for the position of Resident Manager at the Glen Gordon Manor Inn in Blenheim, Ontario.

In 1951, Atkinson requested to be transferred to the RCNR’s active list through an application for a short service appointment. He was granted the role of Area Recruiting and Public Relations Officer for Western Ontario on the HMCS “Hunter”. This appointment was followed by a similar role in British Columbia on the HMCS “Discovery”. From 1954 to 1955, Atkinson completed the Junior Officer’s Technical and Leadership Course on the HMCS Stadacona, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was later appointed as First Lieutenant Commander of the HMCS “Quebec”. In 1956, Atkinson was dispatched to Vietnam and served as a Naval Advisor to the Canadian Delegation to the International Truce Commission.

In 1958, Atkinson returned to Canada, where he served as a Staff Officer in Ottawa. At this time, the Navy and the RCMP had begun its targeting of gay officers and recruits. After being subjected to RCMP and Canadian Naval Intelligence interrogations over the span of 10 months, Atkinson was given the option to be fired or to resign “voluntarily”. Atkinson submitted his resignation and was “Honourably Discharged” with the position of Lieutenant Commander in November 21, 1959. Atkinson would have qualified for a full pension on August 1, 1961, if he had been allowed to complete his ten years of service.

Following his forced resignation from the Royal Canadian Navy, Atkinson returned to the hospitality business. He managed a number of golf clubs in Quebec and Ontario. These clubs included the Kanawaki Golf Course, the York Downs Country Club, the Islington Golf Club, and the Brampton Golf Club. From 1961 to 1965, Atksinson owned a coin laundry service company called the “Coin Wash Limited”, located at 730 Charlevoix Street, Montreal. Atkinson spent a short period of time working at the Southern Palms Hotel located in Barbados from 1969 to 1970. He supplemented his income with acting and modelling which lasted until the 1990s, and was featured in commercials and shows, from a Bell Telephone Commercial, La Femme d’Aujourd’hui, Night Heat, and the Littlest Hobo.

Atkinson served as the President of the Sprucewood Court Condos located in Agincourt, Ontario, where he resided for over 15 years. In 1988, Atkinson moved to 19 Maple Street, Ajax, Ontario, where he lived until his death on January 17th, 2000.

Throughout his life, Atkinson had an interest in writing. From 1939 to 1946, he was enrolled in the London School of Journalism’s Short Stories’ Writer’s Program, which conducted its courses via correspondence. Atkinson submitted a number of works of fiction and non-fiction to various publications. This included a piece that was submitted to The Reader’s Digest and The Body Politic, that dealt with his interrogation and forced resignation from the Royal Canadian Navy.

In 1991, Atkinson made a request for his military personnel records from the National Archives of Canada under the Privacy Act. This search yielded a number files relating to his service, performance, medical, and dental records. However, the search did not result in any records from the RCMP or Canadian Naval Intelligence interrogations that pertained to his sexuality, which he was subjected to for 10 months.

Ann Silversides
Person

Ann Silversides is a journalist, broadcaster, author and editor specializing in health policy.

Silversides is the author of the book AIDS Activist: Michael Lynch and the Politics of Community (published in 2003 by Between the Lines), a biography of Toronto-based gay activist and university professor Michael Lynch. Lynch was a founding member of several organizations including the AIDS Committee of Toronto, AIDS Action Now! and Gay Fathers of Toronto.

Silversides has worked as a freelance and staff journalist since 1977. Her work has been featured in the Calgary Herald, the Globe and Mail, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Canadian Medial Association Journal, Cuso International, healthydebate.ca and Maisonneuve Magazine.

Silversides has received numerous awards for her work in health policy journalism including: the Canadian Medical Association Michelle Lang Award for Excellence in Print Reporting (2013); the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario media award for Canadian Women's Health Network article on mammography screening (2012); the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario media award for best in-depth radio documentary (2012); the Canadian Institute for Health Research health journalism award (2010 and 2012); Canadian Council grants (2003 and 2007); and the Atkinson Foundation fellowship in public policy journalist (2004-2005).

Michael Lynch
Person · 1944-1991, predominant 1953-1991

Dr. Michael Lynch was a Canadian-American university professor, activist, writer, scholar, and father. He taught modern poetry, fiction, and writing at St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto from 1971 to 1990. He was one of the first advocates for lesbian and gay studies by teaching one of the first courses with gay themes offered at a Canadian university. He hosted conferences on Walt Whitman and his paper, Here is Adhesiveness: From Friendship to Homosexuality, and was awarded the first Crompton-Noll Award from the Lesbian and Gay Caucus of the Modern Language Association in 1981. He served as an early editor of that organization's newsletter from 1981 to 1990. Dr Lynch was founder or early organizer of numerous gay organizations in Toronto: The Gay Alliance Towards Equality, the (Toronto) Gay Academic Union, and Gay Fathers of Toronto. He was a member of the editorial collective that published The Body Politic. When AIDS came to public attention in 1981, Dr. Lynch was one of the first leaders in Toronto to respond to the crisis. Dr. Lynch was a co-founder of the AIDS Committee of Toronto and served as chairperson in 1984. He originated the idea of Toronto's AIDS Awareness Week in 1983 and helped to found AIDS Action Now! In 1988, he was organizer of the Toronto AIDS Memorial and the founder of the Toronto Centre for Lesbian and Gay Studies. He was struck down by AIDS in 1991.

Royal City Quilters Guild
Corporate body · 1991 -

The Royal City Quilters Guild was formed in 1991. The Guild held its first general meeting in April of that year chaired by Evelyn Lane at the Delhi Recreation Centre. The Guild started with just sixteen members and has since grown to over one hundred members. The Guild’s objectives are to promote quilting as a traditional craft and art form, provide educational opportunities in the form of workshops or speakers, exchange ideas, and to preserve the tradition of quilt making. Membership is open to anyone interested in quilts and quilt making. The guild charges a membership fee and holds monthly meetings. Active in the community, quilts created from quilting bee’s organized by the Guild are often donated to local hospitals and or women’s shelters.