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Tradition and Innovation: The Importance of Agriculture to Markham 1820-1920
Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada

 
Workers enjoying the mid-day meal at Bob Agar's barn raising
73 of 99 		Barn raising supper at the Klinck home in Victoria Square, Markham Township
74 of 99 		Barn raising supper at the Ramer family farm in Mount Joy, Markham Township
75 of 99 		Barn raising at Amos Burkholder's farm
76 of 99 		This commander is a handcrafted wood working tool showing signs of hard wear and makeshift repair
77 of 99 		The Commander, a heavy mallet used for driving framing timbers together when raising a barn
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Hauling timber to raise Amos Cole's barn in Locust Hill, Markham Township
79 of 99 		Women and children at Amos Cole's barn raising
80 of 99 		Preparing for the mid-day meal following the raising of the mill in Cedar Grove, Markham Township
81 of 99 		Enjoying the mid-day meal following the raising of the mill in Cedar Grove
82 of 99 		Raising the mill in Cedar Grove
83 of 99 		Invitation to the barn dance following completion of George and Nellie Freeman's barn in Cedar Grove
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George Milne Freeman (1870-1967)
85 of 99 		Nellie Dimma Freeman (1875-1939)
86 of 99 		Watching the raising of George and Nellie Freeman's barn
87 of 99 		View of the barn raising from the top of George and Nellie Freeman's farm house
88 of 99 		Threshing gang at the farm of Fred Reesor posing with the Cedar Grove Farmers Syndicate's engine
89 of 99 		Brothers Thomas and James McQuay jointly worked the farm inherited from their father
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