An account of an incident in the childhood of Archie MacKinnon of Guelph, Ontario.
An incident in the childhood of Archie MacKinnon of Guelph, Ontario.
2008.73.3
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2008.73.4
Copies of e-mail correspondence about MacLeans and MacKinnons from Tiree who settled in Ontario.
E-mail correspondence about MacLeans and MacKinnons from Tiree who settled in Ontario.
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Letter dated 20/7/2001 from Archie MacKinnon of Guelph and Alasdair Sinclair`s reply.
Letter dated 20/7/2001 from Archie MacKinnon of Guelph about items in this acquisition, plus Alasdair Sinclair`s reply.
2008.72.3
Photocopy of a receipt dated 17th March 1845 for the purchase of oatmeal by John MacLean, Caoles (Am Bard Thighearna Cholla; 1787-1848), at Barney`s River, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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CD with scans of the marriage lines for and a receipt from John MacLean, Am Bard Thighearna Cholla.
CD with two scans: the marriage lines for John MacLean, Am Bard Thighearna Cholla, and Isabella Black on 18th July 1808; a receipt for the purcahse of oatmeal by John MacLean at Barney`s River dated 17th March 1845.
2008.72.2
Photocopy of the marriage certificate of John MacLean, Caoles (Am Bard Thighearna Cholla; 1787-1848) and Isabella Black. They were married in Glasgow on 18th July 1808, where they were both residents and where John was a shoemaker. They later emmigrated to Nova Scotia.
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2008.66.1
Black and white photograph of the grandchildren of Lachlan and Catherine MacFadyen of Salum.
The grandchildren of Lachlan and Catherine MacFadyen of Salum, photographed in Lindsay, Ontario in 1921. Lachlan and Catherine were married in Tiree on 2nd February 1831 and emigrated to Canada shortly afterwards. They settled in Brock Township, Ontario where they had eight children.
L-R: (standing) Hector Allan (1869-1950), Lachlan Martin (1871-1959), Annie Belle (1873-1948), Catherine Jane (1877-1944), George Charles (1878-1961), Neil Malcolm (1880-1928), Millie Hannah (1882-1952), Linnie Hughena (1884-1930), (front) their mother Melinda Gilson (1846-1831), widow of Lachlan and Catherine’s son Hugh.
2008.68.1
Black and white photograph of Senator Donald Cameron.
Senator Donald Cameron was born in 1901 and spent his early days in Hong Kong, where his father, who came from Mull, worked in the naval dockyards. His mother was Marion MacFadyen from Croish in Caolas. In 1906 the family emigrated to Canada and bought a farm of 320 acres near Innisfail, Alberta. Donald won a scholarship to study Agriculture at the University of Alberta. He went onto become a lecturer in the Department and founded the Banff School of Fine Arts. After years as its Director, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 1955.
2008.61.5
Two Clan Gillean badges, two name badges with ribbons and a silver ring.
Two Clan Gillean / MacLean badges: OSC Toronto (1931-32) and “Past Royal Deputy” , two name badges with ribbons for clan conventions in Detroit (1953) and New York (1956), and a silver ring with the Clan Gillean crest. From a collection of memorabilia belonging to Alexander C. MacLean.
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Copied birth certificate and photograph of Alexander Campbell MacLean of Kilmoulaig.
Birth certificate for Alexander Campbell MacLean of Kilmoulaig, born 20th August 1878 with attached photograph, used for a job application and stamped by the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Toronto.