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1904-1976 (Creation)
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- Tunis, Cora
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- Dundas
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13 cm of textual records
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Cora May Tunis was born on October 15, 1891, in Greensville, Ontario to parents Jacob Nathaniel Tunis and Theressa Grace Carey Tunis. She was a volunteer at the Dundas Historical Society Museum and donated a number of artifacts. She passed away in Dundas, Ontario in 1987.
Cora Tunis had a very large family with many siblings and relatives with whom she remained in contact throughout her life. She had twelve siblings: Jacob Melvin Tunis (1893–1921), John Ethbert Tunis (1881–1910), Vera Estella Tunis (1895–1984), Hazel Theresa Tunis (1898-?), Talbert Stanley Tunis (1890–1929), Charles Roy Tunis (1886–1939), Alice Gertrude Tunis (1878–1950), Marilla Maud Tunis (1873–1953), George Witfield Tunis (1880–1959), Charlotte Priscilla Tunis (1884–1964), Olive Alma Tunis (1888–1974), William Edward Theodore Tunis (1874–1882).
Cora can trace her genealogical history in Dundas all the way to one of the earliest settlers in the area. Cora's great-grandfather was Rees Tunis who was an early settler and farmer in the area. Rees Tunis moved to Dundas in 1790 to secure a Crown Grant of Lot 9, Concession 3 in West Flamboro. He married Sarah Binkley in 1811 and they built a home in the 1820’s on Lot 13, Concession 2. While he was a builder by trade, Rees would eventually operate the Red Mill in Ancaster which was previously owned by Richard Hatt.
Custodial history
While Cora Tunis donated items to the Museum during her lifetime, it is unclear how this material came to the Museum.
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The fonds consists of diaries, fashion magazines, ration booklets, autograph book, miscellaneous documents, recipes, remedies, note books, and cards. It also includes two photographic prints.
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- English
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Related materials can be found in the Tunis Family Collection.
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May 29, 2012