Vankoughnet, Cannon and Tom Neal - 1976 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Vankoughnet, Cannon and Tom Neal - 1976 / Cloyne & District Historical Society
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| 説明 | Tom Neal was born in Kingston on September 11, 1913 the eldest of Martin and Nellie Neal. He moved to the Harlowe area with his parents when he was very young and grew up on the Old Harlowe Road (now Wintergreen Road) near Neal's Lake. He received his elementary education at Pipe's School near his home. Over the years, 10 more children were added to the family - seven girls and three boys.As a young man he worked at various jobs, one being selling sewing machines. He later worked at Ajax Ontario at an ammunition plant making powder for shells. During WWII he joined the RCAF and was stationed at St. Emile, Quebec before going overseas to Yorkshire England in the Medical Corps.After returning home he 'cornered' the market for 50 years with stores at the main (only) intersection in Harlowe. The first was a used furniture store on the north east corner. In 1952 he bought the general store on the north west corner from Hugh and Jean Hillier and ran it until 1962 when he sold it to John and Joan Flieler. Five years later he started another general store back on the northeast corner. He operated it until 1985, eventually closing it and buying back the previous store, now significantly expanded from John and Joan. He ran it until his death at 87 in 2001. Cottagers and tourists on nearby Big Gull and Kashwakamak lakes became used to buying everything needed for their camps, right down to their olives at Tom's stores.Tom was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 328 Northbrook. He was one of the longest serving members on the Council of Barrie Township. He served for over 30 years and was Reeve for 28 years in 1953-54, 1961-64, from 1968-88 and finally 1992-97. In 1972 he served as Warden of Frontenac County. He was the last municipal officer to wear the Chain of Office for the Barrie Township before the municipality amalgamated in January 1998 to the Township of North Frontenac. In January 2016 Reeve Neal's dedication and hard work within the township and the county was recognized. A framed picture and certificate honouring Tom was dedicated and hung in the Harlowe Community Hall, a testament to the contributions he made in making the community what it is today.Thanks to Eileen Flieler for received information from Darlene Parks, Tommy Neal Jr., and others in the Neal Family. The photo is from the CDHS Album. Thanks also to the Frontenac News for the writeup about the dedication.Photo and story were featured in the 2017 CDHS Calendar.Part of the Neal Family Album.Note: Commercial use of this image is prohibited without CDHS permission. All CDHS Flickr content is available for personal use providing our Rights Statement is followed:pioneer.mazinaw.on.ca/flickr_statement.php |
| 撮影日 | 2016-05-26 08:04:39 |
| 撮影者 | Cloyne & District Historical Society , Cloyne, Canada |
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