Résultats

      Dr. and Mrs. George Wesley Hall enjoyed travelling. They travelled extensively to Europe in 1927, and throughout Canada and the U.S.

      Photograph pictures Dr. George Wesley Hall preparing for a road trip. Others in photograph are not identified. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Photograph of Eldon Road taken in in the 1920s. Horse and buggy driving down the road. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Mrs. G.W. Hall knew that the vote for women could not be won by isolated individuals. She pulled supporters together through various societies such as the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

      Dr. George Wesley Hall belonged to many organizations that bettered his community. He was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge, which raised money for social causes. Dr. George Wesley Hall contributed to the recreation facilities of his community by purchasing shares in the Oakwood Co-Op Rink Company in 1923.

      Dr. George Wesley Hall’s medical practice was state of the art, and had radium and x-Ray before any other rural area in this county.

      Dr. George Wesley Hall was dedicated to his patients. He once worked all day knowing he had appendicitis, and only at the end of the day did he tell his son, Dr. George C.R. Hall that his appendix had ruptured.

      Photograph of Eldon Road (formerly known as King Street) in Little Britain, Ontario, 1910. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of her presentation on her family.

      Photograph of Eldon Road (formerly known as King Street) in Little Britain Ontario, 1910. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of her presentation on her family.

      Notice the lantern in front of the doctor's house. In Dr. George C.R. Hall’s words, “Along about this time-– pre-WWI, I remember my father with several others pioneering street lights. Posts were erected at intersections and a glass container put on top. This had an opening, and John Griggs used …

      With his mechanical interests, Dr. George Wesley Hall was interested in the automobile. More pictures and information regarding Dr. George Wesley Hall’s interest in automobiles can be found in other vehicle photos. The Locomobile was described as the 'Mona Lisa' of American historical automobiles. It had a reputation as one …

      This is a photograph of Dr. George C.R. Hall, taken in 1916 or 1917, accompanied by two friends. Names were not provided for the friends. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      During the summer months George C.R. Hall worked at his uncle’s 200-acre farm, located four miles away. He rode his bicycle back and forth daily, starting at seven A.M. and finishing by six P.M. or later. “All the grain on a 200-acre farm was pitched by me onto the wagons …

      The following comment accompanies the photo in the presentation: “This job took up much of my time for the next several weeks. Threshing would require two or three days, and this was done by the threshing gang, who operated a steam engine and used wood which had to be prepared …

      Photograph of Dr. George C.R. Hall in 1919. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This picture of Dr. George C.R. Hall was taken in the winter of 1920. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

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      Dr. George C.R. Hall as the Grand Master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in 1938. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Throughout this decade Dr. George C.R. Hall continued to give to his community by serving as the Medical Health Officer (from 1936 to 1970) and as the trustee and chairman of the Little Britain School.

      In the 1930s, Dr. & Mrs. George C.R. Hall’s two other children, Warner and Patricia, were born. Picture of Mrs. George C.R. Hall and her two children, Warner and Patricia.