Annan WIF63

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  1. WIF63-3-001 - Annan WIF63 Volume 3 - Sydenham / Meaford
    13 -tth Inhabitants in 1865 13 rryowen 14 L±ith 15 1th diackarnith 18 -ith o1f Course 1 -4lth Store 2 -r:ott's rickyard 23 sith Grist ..il1 24 -ther Leith ..i11s 25 Cooper and iresamuker 3hops 27 Leith Uisti11ry 28 Leith 21ot0.S nd Taverns 29 3rtdT)e &t keith 30 Post (sffjces nd wail ervice5 31 Leith ani .trnan T3lephone ervice 33 Eeekeepers at Lith The £pe Plant 35 Aarly Farm £sovement 37 Leith ïarm Forum Leith 3rass band 13 Sports 44 iture and icia1 Life 47 nslie inod 50 r ffort 52 F-rm and...

  2. WIF63-3-002 - Annan WIF63 Volume 3 - Sydenham / Meaford
    Backround History of the Area In this area of Grey County it was probably ban of Algonquin Indians who were the rirst rarr'i,rs in this county. Because of the white ran's cunning and interfering the Iroquois came into Grey County and massacred the two Indian tribes and the scattered survivors were absorbed into the other tribes. Lntcr 0iiiibway Indians, by their warfare and persistence, cleared the Iroquois out of this county and came to settle here themselves.

  3. WIF63-3-003 - Annan WIF63 Volume 3 - Sydenham / Meaford
    Page 2 Background History of the Lrea &t this time the stooked grain had been placed in the barn for safe suorage until 'ther f1l work was done. The threshing ees were as all other chores a i-k, and the meals that the wornn of the house was the present day banquet meal JnoK like meagre fare. iany of the old name apples are no mere md older citizens have nothing but fond menories or apples called "Greenin.;s", "Ben iivis", ttMaidents thlush' and "Sheeps Nose".

  4. WIF63-3-004 - Annan WIF63 Volume 3 - Sydenham / Meaford
    In the winter of 1847-4a one was cut down about two miles south of Annan, waich measured seven feet in diameter on the stump, and fully eight feet at the ground. Another 1are elm, about the same size in diameter wa cut a few years later on a farm about three miles northwest of Leith. Thomas Vickers, in his cheese factory on Lot 35, Concession B, no doubt contributed to the 16, 387 pounds of cheese prothtced in iydenham in 1861.

  5. WIF63-3-005 - Annan WIF63 Volume 3 - Sydenham / Meaford
    nnan Annan was known as Van.yck's Corner, ad on i1arch 1, 1865, it was called opeedie or S peedievi1le, and later Dunedir and finally on say 1, 1874, it was named snnan, tne name it :il1 retains over an hundred years later. he first place of business in Annan was the store erected by ir. iandy Geddes(mother of ,tiex and illiam) Inc ecna.plaouf ousiness was a large frame two storey building opposite the Van- JK notel on the Lakeshore s..the.

    Photos: Annan 1916

  6. WIF63-3-006 - Annan WIF63 Volume 3 - Sydenham / Meaford
    ifle other 3tcre and post office in nnan was the one erected by .ii1iam apeedie. -irn lot bctcn th ucJie LI;JL cfi:ritt - tL1.: JOt,.u J:oies avidson, aria in trie barn at the oack, ne carried on a carpdntry ousiness aiofl itobert Clark. tefore the turn of the century in the village of nnan, there were 2 hotels, 1. stores, .me school house, one puolic flbrary, one Presbyterian Jnurch, a drill hill, 2 biacsnith shops.

    Photos: Last Ox Team in Annan The Grey Duck

  7. WIF63-3-007 - Annan WIF63 Volume 3 - Sydenham / Meaford
    Tis not the upl&nd pastures with their droves of fattening kine, Nor the groves of spruce and hemlock, or balsam, birch and pine, All picturesque, attracting with a randeur passin; fair; Tis morthan this and better-some friends are living there. us not the fruitlandsglowing in their wealth of treasure sweet Nor the staunch and well built dwellings where love and friendship Tis something more entrancin;, more ennoblin and rare, Tis romance, lovely Annan, my friends are living there. Tis not ...

    Photos: Annan Corner The Road to Annan

  8. WIF63-3-008 - Annan WIF63 Volume 3 - Sydenham / Meaford
    The land that the present Annan store stands on was taken Xroi the Crown by tr. In 1530, tne store changed hands again with wr. receit years, the outside of the store has been re-covered, the inside remode±ied to a 5ilf-service type of store, and along with numerous modern refrigeration units and an cii furnace has the appearance of a modern store.

    Photos: Annan Store

  9. WIF63-3-009 - Annan WIF63 Volume 3 - Sydenham / Meaford
    Other businesses tnat have been housed in this building, along with the store and post-office have been a tailorshop run in conjunction with the store when the xtoss family were in business there. Bowie operated the store tter Mr. Thomas Edmonstone, for a short period, and then it was sold to iir. The store was open lon hours, and the only means of ettin from Annan to £eith was on foot, and Over roads th.it cert.in1y had no pt.vin; .

    Photos: Annan Store 1967

  10. WIF63-3-010 - Annan WIF63 Volume 3 - Sydenham / Meaford
    1) The Blacksmith shop at .&nnan The blacksmith shop was located beside the home) owned by ou 3orners. Jharlie Lemon, who was blacksmith for many years learned his trade at i.ichirinley's rilacks'nith shop in Sognor and started up business for himself in Annan. I thers who carried on a blacksmith business in this location were J.F. lelford, wh:: built the stone house and buildings for the blacksmith trade about 1858.

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