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      Baseball appeared in Cobourg in the mid 1860s when it was imported from the United States. It more closely resembled softball back then and was often in competition for popularity with cricket and lacross. The first Cobourg Baseball Club was organized in 1894.

      Cobourg Horse Show 1905-1914; 1921-1923 In the earlier shows there were only 12 to 15 exhibitors but by 1911 no less than 35 large stables were represented with some 165 horses. The world record for the high jump was set in Cobourg in 1912 by Sifton's "Confidence", which cleared 7 …

      The Cobourg Dye Works was owned by the Dick Family from Montreal. Originally, the building housed a brewery operated by John Sinclair Wallace. Wallace came to Cobourg with his father, Captain Patrick Wallace and his cousins the Mackenchnies. The Brewery was later carried on by the Burnets and around 1895 …

      The Woollen Mills was the largest industry in Cobourg for most of the 19th century. It was begun about 1845 by Stuart McKechnie and this two brothers. It was later carried on by Alexander Fraser and William Rosamond. At the turn of the century the factory was bought by the …

      Front Row: Piquette Mitchell (Washington), Mrs. Haskill, R. de L'Albertini. 2nd Row: Col. Cornell (Buffalo and Cobourg), Sam Cornell (son of Mrs. Albertini), ? Doty (Rochester - son of Rev.Doty of Rochester, N.Y.)Back row: Mrs Albertini(Miss Scovell, then Mrs. Cornell then Mrs. Albertini), Mr. Daintry(Cobourg), Rebecca Cornell (daughter of Mrs. …

      Pictured from Left to Right are: Wirt Howe (New Orleans), Alexandrine Sibley (Detroit), Howard Post (Baltimore), Charlotte Sibley (Detroit - later Mrs. Stephen P.Harwood, Baltimore),Elsie Sibley (Detroit - later Mrs. Peabody, Detroit), Helen Clark (Detroit), Litti/Lotti(?) Fowler (Baltimore)

      Over 400 guests including Sir Wilfred and Lady Laurier attended the reception at the "Maples" King Street East.