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Tradition and Innovation: The Importance of Agriculture to Markham 1820-1920

 
Diary of Benjamin B. Reesor discussing seasonal tasks like chopping wood and making syrup
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Maude Gee and Miss Lister making apple sauce
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George and Maude Gee were involved in a range of agricultural activities to support their family
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Sadie Gee in front of her family's home, notice the wooden step at left for loading eggs for market
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Sadie Gee with two lambs on her parents' farm
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Fred and Albert Reesor standing in their walnut grove
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Freeman Ramer (1872-1950) with his tractor at his home on Main Street in Mount Joy
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Samuel Hoover Byer Ramer and his son Ora delivering milk in Markham Village
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Soapmaking at the Johnson residence
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Record of butter and egg income on the Robinson farm, two of their many income earning activities
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Income from barley production on the Robinson farm for 1882
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Income from potatoes on the Robinson farm for 1882
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Wheat production on the Robinson farm for 1882
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Nehemiah Ogden's barn raising in Unionville, Markham Township
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Pages from the diary of Gertrude Brown listing the preparations involved in holding a barn raising
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The 'Winning Side' taking supper first at Thomas Thomson's barn raising
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Ladies enjoying the meal they organized at Thomas Thomson's barn raising
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Women serving the mid-day meal at Nehemiah Ogden's barn raising in Unionville, Markham Township
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