Dunchurch WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 6, [1982] - [1982], p. 4

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VOLUME 3 ALONG MEMORY LANE WITH HAGERMAN PEOPLE Volume 3 "Along Memory Lane with Hagerman People," is herewith presented. The histories have been written, or told, by family members. Attracted by free grants of what they hoped to be good farm land, settlers chose lots and began clearing and building, as specified. The welfare state had not began in any way. Mother‘s Allowâ€" ance, Family Allowance, Old Age Pension at 70 years of $20.00 a month, if sons could not help support a parent, all the many funds now in place, were not then known. As well, families were large by today‘s standards; 8, 10, 12 children were commonplace; 14, 16 and even 18! But families managed. They were content with what they had. Let us honour their memory, in the telling and reading of their lives. Beginning at the north of the township, Con. 14, the accounts received proceed southward along The Great North Road (now Hwy. 124) to the most southerly homes, Lot 29, Con. A and Lot 29, Con. B. The Farley Sideroad is next, then the Balsam Road area and last are the Lorimer and Shawanaga Lakes settlers. Accounts written by members of families in Volumes 1 and 2 are not repeated in Volume 3. Our thanks to those who researched and wrote down and gave these interesting facts, with pictures of those involved, are hereby expressed. The Curator

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