Résultats

      The following comment accompanies the photo in the presentation: “We used to swim in a creek near Whiteside’s farm where there had been a flour mill. An old elm tree had exposed roots to hang on with, while kicking with the feet until finally for a few feet we would …

      Dr. George C.R. Hall had an interest in automobiles throughout his life. When he was 15 years old he rebuilt his dad’s old car using a box as a seat. A driver’s license was not necessary, and the car only traveled a few miles-- usually to a swimming hole at …

      ”When I was 13 years old, General Sir Sam Hughes came to our house, and I recalled his car. It was the first car I saw that had electric lights. The lights went off when the engine was turned off. Previously we used oil, then carbide with a mixture of …

      “During the hot June days while the crops were growing, there was the manure to draw out. I wore old rubber boots, khaki pants and a straw hat. The heat was brutal, and after a while I got use to the odour. Over the summer, the rows of turnip became …

      “Running the blower, which blew out the straw, usually fell to my lot, and it was generally an easy job, unless those building the straw stack were particular and did not mind having themselves covered with the outcoming straw occasionally. These were the days when the stomach was always empty, …

      Attending the Canadian National Exhibition was a tradition with both Dr. Halls.

      Both Doctors Hall were interested in technology-- especially the airplane. Father & son would travel to Armour Heights, to watch the WWI airplanes. Dr. George Wesley Hall‘s interest in the airplane lead him to take a flight over Little Britain after WWI, and he also flew with Billy Barker, a …

      This photograph of a hydroplane was taken by Dr. George Wesley Hall at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1916. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Photograph taken by Dr. George Wesley Hall at the Canadian National Exhibition Airshow in the early 1920s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This photograph was taken by Dr. George Wesley Hall at the Canadian National Exhibition Airshow in 1919 or 1920. It features a German airplane. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      A photo of Star Radio Car at the Canadian National Exhibition taken by Dr. George Wesley Hall in 1919. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      French Military Band at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1918. Photo was taken by Dr. George C.R. Hall. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This photograph was taken by Dr. George Wesley Hall at the Canadian National Exhibition Airshow in 1919. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Photograph taken by Dr. George Wesley Hall at the Canadian National Exhibition Airshow in 1919 or 1920. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Dr. George C.R. Hall’s car in picture. During the 1940s there were no snow tires, rather chains were wrapped around the tires. Dr. Hall often travelled to his patients in adverse weather. His sons, Terence or Warner would often go with their dad late at night to shovel the car …

      Video was filmed at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto by Dr. George C.R. Hall in the 1920s. A copy of this video was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      The trip took four hours.

      Dr. George C.R. Hall’s snow car, was a 1925 Ford truck with skis on the front and wheels covered with chains on the back. This allowed the doctor to travel over the snow drifts. Dr. Hall promised his wife the snow car would never tip over but it did, with …

      "Finally a new school of two rooms was built around 1913. By then I was in the senior room and we had washrooms in the basement." George C.R. Hall's words.

      “Our teacher was a renowned character throughout the area, very strict but fair. Ink spots on the floor or desk were not left for the janitor. The unlucky one who did the mischief cleaned it up and kept at it until Mr. Charles was satisfied. Carving initials on furniture was …