Publicity for the walkathon to raise money for the Straffordville United Church building fund
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- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ross Andrews fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- textual records
- Date Range
- May 1969
- Accession Number
- 2008-27
- Storage Location
- M1 S3 Sh6 B3 351
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ross Andrews fonds
- Creator
- Ross Andrews
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2008-27
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M1 S3 Sh6 B3 351
- GMD
- graphic material
- textual records
- Date Range
- May 1969
- Publication
- 351b was posted on Facebook and Instagram: May 26, 2023.
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs : b&w negatives ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- Ross Andrews was a photographer for the Tillsonburg News.
- Scope and Content
- Eleven photographic negatives of publicity for a Walkathon to raise money for the Straffordville United Church building fund, in May 1969. An envelope with the identification of what is depicted in the negatives, is stored with the negatives.
- 351a was published in the Tillsonburg News on May 30, 1969 with the following caption: "When they heard about the walkathon to help pay off the mortgage on the Straffordville United Church, Mr. and mrs. Frank Reiser, Linda, Bob (the one wearing the hat), and David decided to make it a family affair. Their sponsors have been asked to sponsor the familyas a unit and to date they have been promised about $20 per mile. here they are practising on the road in front of their home".
- Name Access
- Straffordville (Ont.)
- Straffordville United Church
- Website / Street View Notes
- Link directs to a Facebook post featuring the image.
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