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Hope, Albert
Person · 1879-1953

Albert Hope was briefly a builder in Peterborough who later taught manual training in Peterborough schools. During the time that the fonds was created he was living at 704 George Street, Peterborough, and later lived chiefly at 219 Stewart Street.

Anson House
Corporate body · 1912-

Anson House, since 1912 Peterborough’s most historic home for the aged, became the third Protestant home in Peterborough in 1931. The Peterborough Relief Society was founded in 1862 with a view to providing outside relief for the poor of Peterborough. The mandate was narrowed to be primarily Protestants, and primarily women and children, in 1863. The organization continued to dispense some outside relief, but beginning in May 1865 its prime concern became the Peterborough Protestant Home, located by 1870 on Steward St. just north of Brock St, and after 1911 at the location on Anson St; its name was changed to Anson House, in 1931. At different time, there were pressures (usually resisted) to have the Home operate as a House of Refuge, but its mandate was not so widened. Anson House ceased to exist and was integrated into the nursing home at Fleming College, where one wing was named in perpetuity for Anson House.For details see the history of the organization, Anson House: A Refuge and a Home (Trent University History 475 Class, edited by Elwood Jones and Brendon Edwards, 2001)

Tolmie, Archie
Person

Archie Tolmie is a local historian in the Peterborough area.

Barrie, Thomas
Person · 1866-1942

Thomas Barrie (1866-1942), Otonabee-born Peterborough businessman, began his business career with the J. T. Fairweather Co. Fairweather’s was then at the north-west corner of George and Simcoe, and in 1900 he acquired the Fairweather builing. He shared the building with Turnbull’s department store. Barrie’s moved to its attractive new building just south of Charlotte in 1912. Turnbull’s took over the whole building; during this renovation, Turnbull’s store collapsed in August 1913, a disaster that left six dead. Barrie’s expanded to several western locations, including Vancouver, Regina, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw and Toronto. During the 1930s, he reduced his western story. He was a life member of Rotary and of YMCA, a former president of the chamber of commerce. He was survived by his wife and sister in 1945.

Barrie's Limited
Corporate body · fl. 1900-1960

Thomas Barrie (1866-1942), Otonabee-born Peterborough businessman, began his business career with the J. T. Fairweather Co. Fairweather’s was then at the north-west corner of George and Simcoe, and in 1900 he acquired the Fairweather builing. He shared the building with Turnbull’s department store. Barrie’s moved to its attractive new building just south of Charlotte in 1912. Turnbull’s took over the whole building; during this renovation, Turnbull’s store collapsed in August 1913, a disaster that left six dead. Barrie’s expanded to several western locations, including Vancouver, Regina, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw and Toronto. During the 1930s, he reduced his western story. He was a life member of Rotary and of YMCA, a former president of the chamber of commerce. He was survived by his wife and sister in 1945.

Heideman, Anne
Person

Anne Heideman was best known as the first Director of the Peterborough Centennial Museum and Archives.

Gariepy, Alfred W.
Person · 1946-

Fred Gariepy (1946- ) is a practising lawyer with Gariepy Murphy, 195 Sherbrooke Street, Peterborough. A graduate of Trent University, he has practised in Peterborough since 1974. His father, Alfred Richard Gariepy (1911-1991) was the founder of the Peterborough Tool and Machine Co. Ltd and ran it for 37 years.

Holt, Alene
Person

Alene Holt was born in Stratford, Ontario and was married to Maurice Holt, manager from 1940 of the Peterborough branch of Household Finance Corporation. Their only child was Cooper (b 1947). She was educated in Stratford, Chalk River and Windsor. She graduated from Western Business College, Windsor. During the late years of World War II, she was publicity director for the Victory Loans. Her journalistic experience included a radio show in St Catharines, and projects with the Peterborough Examiner. Entered municipal politics in 1953.

Mitchell, Charles
Person

Charles Mitchell was an employee of Outboard Marine Corporation who lived on RR4, Peterborough.

Naismith, Clive
Person

Clive Naismith, a former OPP policeman, while stationed in Peterborough in 1961 was assigned to be a member of the search team hunting for the Havelock bank robbers in the late summer of 1961. He kept a complete set of articles related to the excellent coverage by the Peterborough Examiner and also shared his memories.