Polar Medal as a result of
his formidable effort.
   In 1864, upon retirement,
James settled in present-day
Georgina, where he owned
property and died only months
after Canada’s Confederation.
Many of his relatives rose to
prominence in Georgina,
holding important political,

economic and social titles.
   The exhibit includes
various images of rare
artefacts and archival
documents from the Georgina
Pioneer Village & Archives’
collection: comic book
images, letter
transcriptions, journal
entries, official HBC

correspondence and before-and-
after photographs of
conservation work done to
restore the integrity of
these pieces.