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    Alex Cooke studying the chart of the settlers of the "Scotch Block" used to illustrate the talk on the subject given by Jean Ruddall

    Marjorie Powys presenting Jean Ruddall with a gift to thank her for her talk about the pioneer settlers of the "Scotch Block"

    Jean Ruddall illustrating her talk on the pioneer settlers of the "Scotch Block" with a chart

    Peter Peddie (1840-1917) and Mary (Downie) Peddie (1843-1930)

    On the back is written in pencil "Father of Wm. Laidlaw, Lawyer"

    Speakers for the evening. Left to right - Marion Inglis (Campbellville W.I.), Lois Parker (Campbellville W.I.), Doreen Hume (Scotch Block), Francis Clements (Mountain Union).

    Group of students with male teacher taken outside frame school. Photograph pasted on board With the photograph are sheets of paper giving names of students.

    "Ligny School" S.S.No. 1, 1920. Miss Morrison, Teacher...

    Farmer, patriot or rebel, business man. Born in Perth, Scotland. Settled in the Scotch Block with his parents c. 1819. He was tried for treason after the Mackenzie rebellion, convicted and sentenced to transportation. He escaped and fled to the United States. He was pardoned in 1842 and returned to ...

    L-R - Back row: Peggy Johnson, Edythe Davis, Eliza Lawson, Helen Service, Mary Murray, Mrs. W. Snow, Isabelle Patterson, Eva Chisholm, Catherine Currie, Ada McCann, Gladys Robertson, ?, Jean Robertson, Mary Brown. Front row: ?, Mrs. Peddie, Mrs. Rowney, Mrs. Love, ?, Edith Joyce, Mrs. N. Lawson, Doreen Hume.

    Scotch Block Women's Institute, 60th Anniversary held at the Masonic Hall

    Scotch Block Women's Institute Christmas dinner at Swiss Chalet

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    Note on back of photograph. "The congregation of the old United-Presbyterian Church at Mansewood in a photo believed to have been taken around the mid-1880s. The man with whiskers in the centre is the preacher Rev. Finnie. Also in the photo are members of the Chisholm, Elliott, Bowman, Scott, Alexander ...

    Back row - Jim McDonald, Bill Snow (killed in WWII), Neil Miller, Lorne Darling, Stan Marsh, Arnold Howley, Edgar Howden, Edith (Ford) Joyce (Edith wasn't married when picture was taken) (teacher). Middle row - Roy Miller, Gordon Snow, Delbert Snow, Tom Snow, Harold Middlebrook, Norma Lawson, Georgina McDonald, Irene Middlebrook. ...

    Back row, L-R, - Stella Snow, Isabel Peddie, Elva Hearns, Fin McCallum, Robert Steele, John Steele, Grant Sayers, Teacher - Alma Pell. Middle row - L-R - Kay May, Hubert Moore, Gordon McCready, Magaret McCallum, Bessie Snow. Front row - L-R - Edith Hearns, Shirley Elliott, Mary Stark,Ruth Peddie.

    Gordon Timbers wearing the Stewart Tartan brought from Scotland by John Stewart

    Back row L-R - George Brown, Finlay Currie, Robert Joyce, Joan Cardinal, Grant Stark, Teacher - Margaret McMillan. Front row L-R - Barbara Brown, Keith McKenzie, Douglas Brown, David Irving, Eleanor Joyce, George Irving, Donald Brown.